2016 SAFF Women's Championship

The 2016 SAFF Women's Championship was the 4th 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 began in India from 26 December 2016 and went on until 4 January 2017. The country was awarded hosting rights in January 2016.[1] This was the first time India had hosted the SAFF Women's Championship.

2016 SAFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates26 December 2016 – 4 January 2017
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored57 (4.75 per match)
Attendance117,662 (9,805 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sabitra Bhandari
(12 goals)
Best player(s) India Indumathi Kathiresan
Fair play award   Nepal

The defending champions coming into the tournament were India, who won the three previous tournaments.[2] By the end of the tournament, India emerged as champions again, defeating Bangladesh in the final 3–1.[3][4]

Participating teams

Apart from the hosts, India, six other South Asian teams participated in the tournament. On 3 November 2016 it was announced that Pakistan would not participate in the tournament.[5]

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
December 2016
 India (Host)4thChampions (2010, 2012, 2014)54
 Afghanistan4thSemi-finalsn/a
 Bangladesh4thSemi-finals114
 Bhutan4thGroup-stagen/a
 Maldives4thGroup-stage116
   Nepal4thRunners-up105
 Sri Lanka4thSemi-finals115

Squads
Main article: 2016 SAFF Women's Championship squads

Venue

The Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal served as the host venue for the SAFF Women's Championship.[6]

Siliguri
Kanchenjunga Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

The group stage draw for the tournament was held on 17 November 2016 at the South Asian Football Federation head office in Dhaka.[7]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1    Nepal 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Maldives 3 2 0 1 8 12 −4 6
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Bhutan 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Nepal   8–0 Bhutan
Bhandari  5', 9', 23', 35', 72', 77'
Sharmila Thapa  26'
Khatri  90'		 Report
Attendance: 1368
Referee: Monir Dhali (Bangladesh)
Sri Lanka 2–5 Maldives
Liyanage  43'
Kumudini  45+2'		 Report Rifa  24'
Zahir  27', 64', 80'
Shamila  88'
Attendance: 2613
Referee: P.Singh (India)
Bhutan 0–2 Sri Lanka
Report Liyanage  60'
Perera  77'
Attendance: 4064
Referee: Hanafi Zardan (Afghanistan)
Maldives 0–9   Nepal
Report Bhandari  12', 28', 39', 50', 63'
Yonjan  52'
Lama  71'
Bhujel  74'
BK  90+3'
Attendance: 7462
Nepal   1–0 Sri Lanka
Gunawardane  87' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 4830
Referee: Monir Dhali (Bangladesh)
Maldives 3–1 Bhutan
Zahir  18', 90'
Shamila  36'		 Report Ghalley  81'
Attendance: 6701
Referee: P.Singh (India)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  India (H) 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4
3  Afghanistan 2 0 0 2 1 11 −10 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Host.
India 5–1 Afghanistan
Y. Devi  3', 32'
Malik  29'
Grace  45+2'
Yadav  90+2'		 Report Farkhunda  88'
Attendance: 20411
Bangladesh 6–0 Afghanistan
Khatun  6', 15', 40', 44', 48'
Shopna  85'		 Report
Attendance: 14310
India 0–0 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 10498
Referee: Hanafi Zardan (Afghanistan)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 January
 
 
   Nepal1
 
4 January
 
 India3
 
 India3
 
2 January
 
 Bangladesh1
 
 Bangladesh6
 
 
 Maldives0
 

Semi-finals
Nepal   1–3 India
Bhandari  75' Devi  45'
Kathiresan  50'
Malik  83'
Attendance: 16478
Referee: Mizan Khandakar (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 6–0 Maldives
Shopna  11', 22', 58'
Khatun  48', 64' (pen)
Khatun  52'		 Report
Attendance: 8464
Referee: P.Singh (India)

Final
India 3–1 Bangladesh
Grace  12'
Malik  60'
Kathiresan  67'		 Report Shopna  40'
Attendance: 20463

Goalscorers
12 goals
8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • Muhtaz Farkhunda
  • Nargis Khatun
  • Tanka Maya Ghalley
  • Sanju Yadav
  • Mariyam Rifa
  • Sharmila Thapa
  • Krishna Khatri
  • Manjali Yonjan
  • Sapana Lama
  • Hira Kumari Bhujel
  • Nirmala BK
  • Maheshika Kumudini
  • Praveena Perera
1 own goal
  • Rushani Gunawardena (playing against Nepal)

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. "Reality check for host in Nepal-Malaysia friendly today". My Republica. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "India keep unbeaten SAFF record". shekicks.net. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. "India Wins SAFF Championship for the 4th time". goalie365.com. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. "Another pullout as Pakistan skips Women's Asian Cup". Football Pakistan (Dawn). 3 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. "Players Called for SAFF Women's Championship Preparatory Camp in Punjab". The All India Football Federation. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  7. "Draw Held in Dhaka". Goal Nepal. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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