2019 SAFF Women's Championship

The 2019 SAFF Women's Championship was the 5th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Initially, scheduled from 17 to 26 December 2018 in Sri Lanka, the competition was rescheduled, as Sri Lanka withdrew as hosts.[1][2][3] Afterwards, it was scheduled to be held in 2019 from 12–22 March[4] and to be hosted by Nepal.[5][6] India won the tournament by defeating Nepal 3–1 in the final.

2019 SAFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates12–22 March 2019
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (5th title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored33 (3.67 per match)
Attendance30,200 (3,356 per match)
Top scorer(s) Indumathi Kathiresan
Sabitra Bhandari (4 goals each)
Best player(s) Dangmei Grace
Fair play award Bangladesh

Participating teams

Defending champions India and Bangladesh were pitted in Group B and Group A respectively. In Group A, Nepal who finished second in the first three editions of the tournament were drawn with 2016 runners-up Bangladesh, Bhutan and Pakistan and in Group B, along with India, Maldives and Sri Lanka are placed.[1][4] Afghanistan will not be playing in SAFF championships from this edition though they played in the 2016 edition even after changing their sub-confederation from SAFF to CAFF in 2014.

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
Dec 2018
 India5thChampions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)62
   Nepal (Host)5thRunners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019)108
 Bangladesh5thRunners-up (2016)125
 Maldives5thSemi-finals (2016)132
 Sri Lanka5thSemi-finals (2012, 2014)n/a
 Bhutan5thGroup stage (2010,2012,2014,2016)n/a

The Pakistan withdraws participation in the fifth edition of the 2019 SAFF Women's Championship.[7]

Squads

Venue

The Sahid Rangsala in Biratnagar, Province No. 1, Nepal serves as the host venue for the SAFF Women's Championship.[6][8]

Biratnagar
Sahid Rangsala
Capacity: 10,000

Group stage

The group stage draw for the tournament was held on 13 November 2018 at the South Asian Football Federation head office in Dhaka.[4]

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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1    Nepal (H) 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bangladesh 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Bhutan 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2019. Source: SAFF
(H) Host.
Nepal   3–0 Bhutan
Manjali  13'
Sabitra  16'
Niru  54'		 SAFF ANFA
Attendance: 2,798
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Bhutan 0–2 Bangladesh
SAFF BFF Mishrat  47'
Sabina  85'
Attendance: 2,379
Referee: Ashish Chowdhury (India)
Bangladesh 0–3   Nepal
Report Parvin  6' (o.g.)
Sabitra  23'
Manjali  28'
Attendance: 4,687
Referee: Sanjay Chakrabarty (India)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Sri Lanka 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2019. Source: SAFF
India 6–0 Maldives
Sanju  27', 89'
Grace  8'
Sweety  13'
Indumathi  23'
Ratanbala  45+4'		 SAFF AIFF
Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Ashmita Manandhar (Nepal)
Maldives 0–2 Sri Lanka
SAFF ANFA Chalini  40', 50'
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Dulal Mridha (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka 0–5 India
SAFF AIFF Grace  4'
Sandhiya  7'
Indumathi  36'
Sangita  45'
Ratanbala  47'
Attendance: 1,684
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 March – Biratnagar
 
 
   Nepal4
 
22 March – Biratnagar
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
   Nepal1
 
20 March – Biratnagar
 
 India3
 
 India4
 
 
 Bangladesh0
 

Semi-finals
Nepal   4–0 Sri Lanka
Magar  42'
Anita  73'
Bhandari  82'
Rekha  86'		 Report
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
India 4–0 Bangladesh
Indumathi  22', 37'
Dalima  18'
Manisha  93+3'		 Report
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Mohommed Nizam (Sri Lanka)

Final
Nepal   1–3 India
Bhandari  33' Report Chhibber  26'
Grace  63'
Tamang  78'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammed Manir Dhali (Bangladesh)

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

  • Dangmei Grace

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

    As of 19:47, Sunday, June 14, 2020 (UTC)

    References
    1. "2018 SAFF Women's Championship official draw concluded". the-afc.com. AFC. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
    2. "SAFF Women's draw held". South Asian Football Federation.
    3. "Nepal starts training for SAFF Women's C'ship". República. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
    4. "Nepal to take Bhutan in SAFF Championship Opener". footcricnepal.com. footcricnepal. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
    5. "OFFICIAL: Biratnagar To Host SAFF Women's Championship". Goal Nepal. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
    6. "SAFF Women's Championship 2019 Fixture". South Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
    7. Pakistan Withdraws Participation In 2019 SAFF Women's Championship (nepal24hours)
    8. "Biratnagar to host SAFF Women's C'ship". The Daily Star. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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