SAFF Women's Championship
The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup, is the main association football competition of the women's national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Seven members currently compete in the tournament. Formerly, eight members competed, before the departure of Afghanistan from SAFF.
| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Region | SAFF |
| Number of teams | 7 (formerly 8) |
| Current champions |  India |
| Most successful team(s) | India (5 titles) |
 2019 SAFF Women's Championship | |
The current SAFF members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is held every two years.
So far India has won every edition, beating Nepal four times and Bangladesh once in the final.[1][2]
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Losing semi-finalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2010 Details |
 Bangladesh |
India |
1–0 |  Nepal |
Bangladesh,  Pakistan | ||
| 2012 Details |
 Sri Lanka |
India |
3–1 | Nepal |
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| 2014 Details |
Pakistan |
India |
6–0 | Nepal |
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka | ||
| 2016 Details |
India |
India |
3–1 | Bangladesh |
 Maldives, Nepal | ||
| 2019 Details |
Nepal[5] |
India |
3–1 | Nepal |
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh | ||
| 2021 Details |
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Medal summary
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| India |
5 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) | – | – |
| Nepal |
– | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) | 1 (2016) |
| Bangladesh |
1 (2016) | 3 (2010, 2014, 2019) | |
| Sri Lanka |
– | – | 3 (2012, 2014, 2019) |
| Maldives |
– | – | 1 (2016) |
 Afghanistan |
– | – | 1 (2012) |
| Pakistan |
– | – | 1 (2010) |
General statistics
As of 2019
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 6 | 132 | 67 |
| 2 | Nepal | 5 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 17 | 85 | 54 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 5 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 43 | -25 | 19 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 38 | -25 | 12 |
| 6 | Maldives | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 56 | -42 | 11 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 67 | -57 | 5 |
| 8 |  Bhutan | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 77 | -72 | 1 |
See also
References
- "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.
- "SAFF: India clinch the title". indiablooms.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- "Indian women football team flay Pakistan in SAFF semis". sunday-guardian.com. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- "Draws held for SAFF women's events". The Daily Star. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
External links
- Tournament at soccerway.com
- South Asia Football - Complete SAFF website
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