The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup, is a competition for women's national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seven members are eligible to participate in the tournament.
| Organising body | SAFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Region | South Asia |
| Number of teams | |
| Current champions |  Bangladesh(2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  India (5 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | FanCode |
| Website | saffederation.org |
 2024 SAFF Women's Championship | |
History
editThe current SAFF members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Formerly, eight members used to compete against each other until Afghanistan departs from SAFF. It is held in every two years.
India won first 5 edition so far, beating Nepal four times and Bangladesh once in the final.[1][2] Winning their second title consecutively, Bangladesh are the current champion defeating Nepal by 2–1 goals on 30 October 2024 in the final.[3]
Results
edit| Year | Host | Final | Losing semi-finalists | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||||
| 2010 Details |
Bangladesh
|
 India |
1–0 |  Nepal |
Bangladesh and  Pakistan
| ||||
| 2012 Details |
 Sri Lanka
|
India |
3–1 | Nepal |
 Afghanistan and Sri Lanka
| ||||
| 2014 Details |
Pakistan
|
India |
6–0 | Nepal |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
| ||||
| 2016 Details |
India
|
India |
3–1 |  Bangladesh |
 Maldives and  Nepal
| ||||
| 2019 Details |
 Nepal
|
India |
3–1 | Nepal |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
| ||||
| 2022 Details |
Nepal
|
Bangladesh |
3–1 | Nepal |
 Bhutan and India
| ||||
| 2024 Details |
Nepal |
Bangladesh |
2–1 | Nepal |
Bhutan and India
| ||||
Statistics
editPerformance by nation
edit| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| India
|
5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) | 2 (2022, 2024) | |
| Bangladesh
|
2 (2022, 2024) | 1 (2016) | 3 (2010, 2014, 2019) |
| Nepal
|
6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024) | 1 (2016) | |
| Sri Lanka
|
3 (2012, 2014, 2019) | ||
| Bhutan
|
2 (2022, 2024) | ||
| Afghanistan*
|
1 (2012) | ||
| Maldives
|
1 (2016) | ||
| Pakistan
|
1 (2012) |
- Bold = Hosts
- * = Not part of SAFF anymore
Participating nations
edit- Legend
| Team | 2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
SF | GS | SF | 2nd | SF | 1st | 1st | 7 |
| Bhutan
|
GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | SF | 7 |
| India
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | SF | SF | 7 |
| Nepal
|
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 7 |
| Maldives
|
GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | 7 |
| Pakistan
|
SF | GS | GS | × | × | GS | GS | 5 |
| Sri Lanka
|
GS | SF | SF | GS | SF | GS | GS | 7 |
| Former team(s) | ||||||||
| Afghanistan
|
GS | SF | GS | GS | Not part of SAFF | 4 | ||
All-time table
editAs of 30 October 2024
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India |
7 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 16 | +141 | 77 |
| 2 | Nepal |
7 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 133 | 23 | +110 | 71 |
| 3 | Bangladesh |
7 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 50 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka |
7 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 74 | –52 | 25 |
| 5 | Pakistan |
5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 53 | –30 | 16 |
| 6 | Maldives |
7 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 100 | –86 | 11 |
| 7 | Bhutan |
7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 97 | –71 | 10 |
| 8 | Afghanistan |
4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 67 | –57 | 5 |
Top goalscorers of all time
edit- As of 30 October 2024
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ngangom Bala Devi
|
27 |
| Sabina Khatun
|
26 |
| 22 | |
| Sabitra Bhandari
|
21 |
| Sasmita Mallick
|
20 |
| Jamuna Gurung
|
17 |
| Kamala Devi
|
17 |
| Sajana Rana
|
10 |
| 10 | |
| 8 |
Winning coaches
edit| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | India
|
Mohammad Shahid Jabbar
|
| 2012 | ||
| 2014 | Tarun Roy
| |
| 2016 | Sajid Dar
| |
| 2019 | Maymol Rocky
| |
| 2022 | Bangladesh
|
Golam Robbani
|
| 2024 |  Peter Butler
|
Awards
editThe following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Most Valuable Player (best overall player), Top scorers (top scorer) and Best Goalkeeper (goalkeeper with the most clean sheets) awards were given to the player and, the Fair play award were given to the Team.[4]
| Year | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Best goalkeeper | Fair play award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player(s) | Goals | ||||
| 2010 | Bala Devi
|
Sasmita Malik
|
13 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2012 | Yumnam Kamala Devi
|
Jamuna Gurung
|
8 | ||
| 2014 | Sabina Khatun
|
Bala Devi
|
16 | Maldives
| |
| 2016 | Indumathi Kathiresan
|
Sabitra Bhandari
|
12 | Nepal
| |
| 2019 | Grace Dangmei
|
Sabitra Bhandari Indumathi Kathiresan
|
4 | Bangladesh
| |
| 2022 | Sabina Khatun
|
Sabina Khatun
|
8 | Rupna Chakma
|
Bangladesh
|
| 2024 | Ritu Porna Chakma
|
Deki Lhazom
|
8 | Rupna Chakma
|
Bhutan
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "GoalNepal.com - A Complete Nepali Football website". Goalnepal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Ranjith Rodrigo appointed acting President of SAFF". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh women make history, clinch maiden SAFF title". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "BANGLADESH WIN MAIDEN SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE". saffederation.org. 19 September 2022. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.