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.

SAFF Women's Championship
Founded2010
RegionSAFF
Number of teams7 (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]

List of winners

Refs:[3][4][1]

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
 Afghanistan,  Sri Lanka
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

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  India5232210138613267
2    Nepal5231805102178554
3  Bangladesh5188193832625
4  Sri Lanka51761101843-2519
5  Pakistan3104061338-2512
6  Maldives51532101456-4211
7  Afghanistan4121291067-575
8  Bhutan5140113377-721
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See also

Football at the South Asian Games

References

  1. "GoalNepal.com - A Complete Nepali Football website". Goalnepal.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. "Ranjith Rodrigo appointed acting President of SAFF". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. "SAFF: India clinch the title". indiablooms.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. "Indian women football team flay Pakistan in SAFF semis". sunday-guardian.com. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. "Draws held for SAFF women's events". The Daily Star. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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