2016 SAFF Women's Championship squads

The 2016 SAFF Women's Championship will be the fourth 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). The tournament will take place in India from 26 December 2016 to 4 January 2017, after the country was awarded hosting rights in January 2016.[1] This will be the first time India will have hosted the SAFF Women's Championship.

Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group A

Bhutan

Maldives

Nepal

The final 20-player squad was announced on 9 December 2016.[2]

Head coach: Kumar Thapa

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK    NEP Namita Dali — GK    NEP Anjila Subba — GK    NEP Anjana Magar — DF    NEP Gita Rana — DF    NEP Punam Jargha Magar — DF    NEP Hira Kumari Bhujel — DF    NEP Anchali Waiwa — DF    NEP Mana Maya Limbu — DF    NEP Kabita Dhimal — MF    NEP Renuka Nagarkoti

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF    NEP Sapana Lama — MF    NEP Dipa Adhikari — MF    NEP Anita Basnet — MF    NEP Dipa Rai — MF    NEP Manjali Kumari Yonjan — FW    NEP Sabitra Bhandari — FW    NEP Krishna Khatri — FW    NEP Sharmila Thapa — FW    NEP Saru Limbu — FW    NEP Nirmala BK

Sri Lanka

The final 20-member squad for Sri Lanka was announced on 24 December.[3]

Head coach: M. Jusmin

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SRI H. Kumari — GK  SRI A. Wijerathna — GK  SRI S. Subasinghe — DF  SRI C.S. Francis — DF  SRI I.M. Withanage — DF  SRI R. Gunawardana — DF  SRI H. Jayasinghe — MF  SRI T.K. Angela — MF  SRI A.C. Sarukkali — MF  SRI Praveena Perera

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SRI G. Madushani — FW  SRI Kanakkahewage Silva — FW  SRI Chalani Ekanayake — FW  SRI T. Thushani — FW  SRI D. Leelanthi — FW  SRI I. Liyanage — FW  SRI K. Karunarathna —  SRI A. Kumari —  SRI M.K. Godawelage —  SRI H. Dayananda

Group B

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

The final 20-member squad for Bangladesh was announced.[4]

Head coach: Golam Rabbani

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BAN Rowshan Ara — GK  BAN Sabina Akter — GK  BAN Mahmuda Akter — DF  BAN Sheuli Azim — DF  BAN Shamsunnahar — DF  BAN Nargis Khatun — DF  BAN Masura Parvin — DF  BAN Nilufa Yesmin Nila — DF  BAN Anai Mogini — MF  BAN Sanjida Akhter

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BAN Misrat Jahan Moushumi — MF  BAN Marzia Akter — MF  BAN Maria Manda — MF  BAN Israt Jahan Ratna — FW  BAN Sabina Khatun (Captain) — FW  BAN Krishna Rani Sarkar — FW  BAN Maynu Marma (Vice-captain) — FW  BAN Munmun Akter — FW  BAN Anuching Mogini — FW  BAN Sirat Jahan

India

The final 20-member squad for India was announced on 22 December.[5]

Head coach: Sajid Dar[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  IND Aditi Chauhan — GK  IND Elangbam Panthoi Chanu — GK  IND Vijaya Kumar Vinitha — DF  IND Gurumayum Devi — DF  IND Loitongbam Devi — DF  IND Manisha Panna — DF  IND Thokchom Devi — DF  IND Dalima Chhibber — DF  IND Jabamani Tudu — MF  IND Sangita Basfore

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  IND Sasmita Malik — MF  IND Yumlembam Premi Devi — MF  IND Indumathi Kathiresan — MF  IND K Sumitra — FW  IND Dangmei Grace — FW  IND Irom Devi — FW  IND Ngangom Bala Devi — FW  IND Salam Devi — FW  IND Yumnam Devi — FW  IND Sanju

References

1. "Bangladesh to host the 2017 South Asian football cup". Asia News. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
2. "Final squad named for Women's SAFF". The Himalayan Times. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
3. "Young, talented Lankan lasses brimming with confidence". Sunday Times. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
4. "Women's Football team's SAFF mission starts today". The New Nation. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
5. "Women's Final 20-Member Squad Announced Today". The All India Football Federation. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
6. "J&K man to coach India's women football team". Kashmir Life. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.