2026 SAFF Women's Championship

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2026 SAFF Women's Championship
Logo of 2026 SAFF Womens Championship.png
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
City Margao, Goa
Dates25 May – 5 June 2026
Teams6 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue Fatorda Stadium
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The 2026 SAFF Women's Championship is the biennial edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's national teams from the South Asia region, organized by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The 2026 edition in India is the 8th edition of this competition. The tournament is scheduled to be held in India from 25 May to 5 June 2026 at Fatorda Stadium in Goa. [1]

Contents

Bangladesh are the defending champions. [2]

Participating teams

The following six teams confirmed their participation in the tournament. Pakistan skipped this edition in India due to strenuous relations with the hosts. [3]

CountryAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking
(April 2026)
Flag of India.svg  India (Host)8thChampions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)69
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 8thRunners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024)87
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 8thChampions (2022, 2024)112
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8thSemi-finals (2012, 2014, 2019)162
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 8thSemi-finals (2022, 2024)164
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 8thSemi-finals (2016)167

Venue

Margao
2026 SAFF Women's Championship (India)
Fatorda Stadium
Capacity: 16,200
Margao Stadium.jpg

Draw

The draw ceremony of the tournament was held at the SAFF Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22 April 2026. The seeding for the draw was done in accordance with the latest FIFA Rankings issued on April 21. India and Nepal were placed in Pot 1; Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were placed in Pot 2; and Bhutan and Maldives were placed in Pot 3. Finally, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan were drawn in Group A, and the host was drawn along with Bangladesh and the Maldives in Group B. [4]

Pots

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3
Flag of India.svg  India (H)
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 		Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 		Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives

Result

Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
A2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
A3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of India.svg  India
B2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
B3Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives

Match officials

Referees

Not yet selected.

Assistant referees

Not yet selected.

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 00000000
3Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 May 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svgvFlag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svgvFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svgvFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of India.svg  India (H)00000000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 00000000
3Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 25 May 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svgvFlag of India.svg  India
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svgvFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa
India  Flag of India.svgvFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
3 June – Goa
 
 
Winner Group A
 
6 June – Goa
 
Runner Up Group B
 
Winner SF 1
 
3 June – Goa
 
Winner SF 2
 
Winner Group B
 
 
Runner Up Group A
 

Semi-finals

Champion Group AvRunner-up Group B
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa
Champion Group BvRunner-up Group A
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa

Final

Winner SF1vWinner SF2
Fatorda Stadium , Margao, Goa

Statistics

Goalscorers

TBD

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerTop ScorerGoalkeeperFair Play
TBDTBDTBDTBD

Marketing

TBD

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcasterRef.
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh T Sports
Flag of India.svg  India Fancode
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives TBD
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal TBD
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka TBD
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan TBD

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mergulhao, Marcus (12 March 2026). "Goa set to host SAFF Women's Championship". The Times of India . Times News Network (TNN). Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh clinches second consecutive SAFF Women's Championship with 2-1 win over Nepal". United News of Bangladesh . 30 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (6 April 2026). "Pakistan to skip SAFF Women's Championship". The Times of India . Times News Network (TNN). Archived from the original on 17 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hosts India drawn with Bangladesh and Maldives in SAFF Women's Championship 2026". All India Football Federation. 22 April 2026. Archived from the original on 22 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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