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2024 SAFF Women's Championship

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2024 SAFF Women's Championship
२०२४ साफ महिला च्याम्पियनसिप
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates17–30 October 2024
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Attendance6,118 (2,039 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Grace Dangmei
(2 goals)
← 2022
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 18 October 2024.

The 2024 SAFF Women's Championship is the 7th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).[1] The tournament is being played from 17–30 October 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[2][3]

Bangladesh is the current champion. In the final, Bangladesh played Nepal on 19 September 2022 at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Bangladesh won the final match 3–1, claiming their first SAFF title.[4]

Participating teams

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The following seven teams are participating in the tournament.

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
June 2024
 India 7th Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) 67
 Nepal (Host) 7th Runners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022) 98
 Bangladesh 7th Champions (2022) 140
 Sri Lanka 7th Semi-finals (2012, 2014, 2019) 157
 Pakistan 5th Semi-finals (2010) 158
 Maldives 7th Semi-finals (2016) 161
 Bhutan 7th Semi-finals (2022) 173

Venue

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All matches are playing at these venue.

Kathmandu
Dasharath Rangasala
Capacity: 41,000

Draw

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The draw ceremony of the tournament was held in Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 June 2024. The seven participants was divided into two groups which Group A consist three teams & followed by Group B four teams.[5]

Draw

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Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 India
 Nepal (hosts) 		 Maldives
 Bangladesh 		 Bhutan
 Pakistan 		 Sri Lanka

Draw result

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Group A
Pos Team
A1  India
A2  Bangladesh
A3  Pakistan
Group B
Pos Team
B1  Nepal
B2  Sri Lanka
B3  Maldives
B4  Bhutan

Match officials

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Referees
  • Bangladesh Jaya Chakma
  • Bhutan Om Choki
  • India Kanika Barman
  • Nepal Anjana Rai
  • Sri Lanka Y. A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa
Assistant referees
  • Bangladesh Salma Akter Mone
  • Bhutan Tshering Choden
  • India Ujjal Halder
  • Nepal Merina Dhimal
  • Sri Lanka H. M. Malika Madhushani

Group stage

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  • All matches being played at Nepal.
  • Times listed are UTC+05:45.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Semi-finals

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 3 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bangladesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Pakistan 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
Pakistan 2–5 India
  • Suha Hirani 45+2' (pen.)
  • Kayla Marie Siddiqi 47'
 Report
Attendance: 452
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
Bangladesh v Pakistan
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
India v Bangladesh

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Nepal (H) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
3  Bhutan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4  Maldives 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2024. Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Maldives 0–1 Sri Lanka
Report
  • Dilasha Imasha 17'
Attendance: 104
Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)
Nepal   0–0 Bhutan
Report
Attendance: 5,562
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan v Sri Lanka
Maldives v Nepal
Maldives v Bhutan
Nepal   v Sri Lanka

Knockout stage

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  • In the knockout stages, if a match finished goalless at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.

Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 October 2024–Kathmandu
 
 
Champion Group A
 
30 October 2024–Kathmandu
 
Runner Up Group B
 
Winner SF1
 
27 October 2024–Kathmandu
 
Winner SF2
 
Champion Group B
 
 
Runner Up Group A
 

Semi-finals

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Champion Group AvRunner Up Group B
Champion BvRunner Up Group A

Final

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Winner SF1vWinner SF2

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 8 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match (as of 18 October 2024).

2 goals

1 goal

Source: GSA

Broadcasting rights

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Country Broadcaster
   Nepal Kantipur Max HD,
Kantipur Max HD (YouTube)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kazi Md. Salahuddin Re-Elected As President". SAFF. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ "ঢাকায় নয় সাবিনাদের সাফ কাঠমান্ডুতে". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "মে‌য়ে‌দের সাফ ফুটবল নেপা‌লে". www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh women make history, clinch maiden SAFF title". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ^ "সাফে বাংলাদেশের গ্রুপসঙ্গী ভারত". www.offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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