2026 SAFF Women's Championship

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2026 SAFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
City Margao, Goa
Dates25 May – 7 June 2026
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue Fatorda Stadium
2024
2028

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 tournament is scheduled to be held in India from 25 May to 7 June 2026 at Fatorda Stadium in Goa. [1] .

Contents

Bangladesh are the defending champions. In the 2024 edition final, Bangladesh defeated Nepal 2–1 on 30 October 2024 at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, claiming their second SAFF title. [2] The 2026 edition in India will be the 8th edition of this competition.

Participating teams

The following seven teams were participated in the tournament.

CountryAppearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking
(December 2025)
Flag of India.svg  India (Host)8thChampions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)67
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 8thRunners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024)89
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 8thChampions (2022, 2024)112
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 8thSemi-finals (2012, 2014, 2019)163
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6thSemi-finals (2010)154
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 8thSemi-finals (2016)167
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 8thSemi-finals (2022)165

Venue

Fatorda Stadium is the possible venue for this tournament.

Location of the host city
Location of the host city of the 2026 SAFF Women's Championship
Margao
Fatorda Stadium
(Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium)
Capacity: 16,200 [3]
Fatorda Stadium Fatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa.png
Fatorda Stadium

Draw

The draw ceremony of this tournament has not been held yet. The schedule will be announced soon.

Draw result

Draw Ceremony has not been held yet.

Match officials

Referees

Not yet selected. List Will be selected soon.

Assistant referees

Not yet selected. List Will be selected soon.

Group stage

The groups have not been determined yet. They will be determined soon.

Knockout stage

Not yet determined. Will be determined soon.

Winner

Not yet determined. Will be determined soon.

Awards

Not yet determined. Will be determined soon.

Statistics

Not yet determined. Will be determined soon.

Goalscorers

Not yet determined. Will be determined soon.

Hat-tricks

Not yet determined. Will be determined soon.

Broadcasting rights

CountryBroadcasterRef.
Flag of India.svg India FanCode fancode.com

References

  1. "Goa set to host SAFF Women's Championship". Times of India . Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. "Bangladesh triumphs in SAFF Women's Championship 2024 with 2-1 win over Nepal" . Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – Statistical Kit" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2026.

See also