SAFF Women's Championship
Football tournament
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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. India are the current champions, having defeated Bangladesh in Goa. However India remain most successful team in the history of the competition, having won six titles, while Nepal has finished second 6 times
| Organiser(s) | SAFF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Region | South Asia |
| Teams | |
| Related competitions | SAFF Championship |
| Current champions |  India(6th title) |
| Most championships | India (6 titles) |
| Broadcaster | FanCode |
| Website | saffederation.org |
 2026 SAFF Women's Championship | |
History
The current SAFF members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Formerly, eight members used to compete against each other, until Afghanistan departed. It is held approximately every two years. India won first 5 editions, beating Nepal four times and Bangladesh once in the final.[1][2][3]
Results
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Losing semi-finalists | No. of teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 1 | 2010 |  Bangladesh |
India |
1–0 |  Nepal |
Bangladesh and  Pakistan |
8 |
| 2 | 2012 |  Sri Lanka |
India |
3–1 | Nepal |
 Afghanistan and Sri Lanka |
8 |
| 3 | 2014 | Pakistan |
India |
6–0 | Nepal |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka |
8 |
| 4 | 2016 | India |
India |
3–1 | Bangladesh |
 Maldives and  Nepal |
7 |
| 5 | 2019 | Nepal |
India |
3–1 | Nepal |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka |
6 |
| 6 | 2022 | Nepal |
Bangladesh |
3–1 | Nepal |
 Bhutan and India |
7 |
| 7 | 2024 | Nepal |
Bangladesh |
2–1 | Nepal |
Bhutan and India |
7 |
| 8 | 2026 | India |
India |
3–1 | Bangladesh |
Bhutan and Nepal |
6 |
| 9 | 2028 | ||||||
| 10 | 2030 | ||||||
Teams reaching the top four
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|
| India |
6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2026) | 2 (2022, 2024) | |
| Bangladesh |
2 (2022, 2024) | 2 (2016, 2026) | 3 (2010, 2014, 2019) |
| Nepal |
6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024) | 2 (2016, 2026) | |
| Sri Lanka |
3 (2012, 2014, 2019) | ||
| Bhutan |
3 (2022, 2024, 2026) | ||
| Afghanistan* |
1 (2012) | ||
| Maldives |
1 (2016) | ||
| Pakistan |
1 (2012) | ||
- Bold = Hosts
- * = Not part of SAFF anymore
Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 8 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 17 | +158 | 89 |
| 2 | Nepal | 8 | 35 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 137 | 25 | +112 | 77 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 8 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 81 | 46 | +35 | 56 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 80 | –58 | 25 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 53 | –30 | 16 |
| 6 | Bhutan | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 99 | –69 | 13 |
| 7 | Maldives | 8 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 115 | –99 | 11 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 67 | –57 | 5 |
Results by tournament
- Legend
| Team | 2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2019 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
SF | GS | SF | 2nd | SF | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 8 |
| Bhutan |
GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | SF | SF | SF | 8 |
| India |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | SF | SF | 1st | 8 |
| Nepal |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | SF | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | SF | 8 |
| Maldives |
GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 |
| Pakistan |
SF | GS | GS | × | × | GS | GS | × | 5 |
| Sri Lanka |
GS | SF | SF | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | 8 |
| Former team(s) | |||||||||
| Afghanistan |
GS | SF | GS | GS | Not part of SAFF | 4 | |||
Overall top goalscorers
| Name | Goals |
|---|---|
| Bala Devi |
27 |
| Sabina Khatun |
26 |
| 22 | |
| Sabitra Bhandari |
21 |
| Sasmita Mallik |
20 |
| Jamuna Gurung |
17 |
| Kamala Devi |
17 |
| Sajana Rana |
10 |
| 10 | |
| 8 |
Winning coaches
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | India |
MD. Shahid Jabbar |
| 2012 | ||
| 2014 | Tarun Roy | |
| 2016 | Sajid Dar | |
| 2019 | Maymol Rocky | |
| 2022 | Bangladesh |
Golam Robbani |
| 2024 |  Peter Butler | |
| 2026 | India |
Crispin Chettri |
Awards
The following awards are given at the conclusion of the tournament.[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 | 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 |
Deki Lhazom |
8 | Rupna Chakma |
Bhutan |
| 2026 | Sanfida Nongrum |
Aveka Singh |
4 | Panthoi Chanu Elangbam |
Nepal |
See also
- SAFF Championship
- AFC Women's Asian Cup
- Football at the Asian Games
- ASEAN Women's Championship
- CAFA Women's Championship
- EAFF E-1 Women's Football Championship
- WAFF Women's Championship
- Sub-continental football championships in Asia
- Football at the South Asian Games
- SABA Women's Championship
- CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League
- SAFF U-20 Championship
- SAFF U-17 Championship
- SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
- SAFF U-17 Women's Championship