2016 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)Nepal Sabitra Bhandari
(12 goals)
Best player(s)India Indumathi Kathiresan
Fair play award Nepal
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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.

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.

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
December 2016
 India (Host) 4th Champions (2010, 2012, 2014) 54
 Afghanistan 4th Semi-finals n/a
 Bangladesh 4th Semi-finals 114
 Bhutan 4th Group-stage n/a
 Maldives 4th Group-stage 116
 Nepal 4th Runners-up 105
 Sri Lanka 4th Semi-finals 115

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.[5]

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.[6]

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
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
Maldives 0–9 Nepal
Report Bhandari 12', 28', 39', 50', 63'
Yonjan 52'
Lama 71'
Bhujel 74'
BK 90+3'
Attendance: 7462
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Nepal   1–0 Sri Lanka
Gunawardane 87' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 4830
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) Hosts
India 5–1 Afghanistan
Kamala Devi 3', 32'
Mallik 29'
Dangmei 45+2'
Sanju 90+2'		 Report Muhtaj 88'
Attendance: 20411
Referee: Mizanur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 6–0 Afghanistan
Sabina Khatun 6', 15', 40', 44', 48'
Shopna 85'		 Report
Attendance: 14310
India 0–0 Bangladesh
Report
Attendance: 10498

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' Report Kamala Devi 45'
Indumathi 50'
Mallik 83'
Attendance: 16478
Bangladesh 6–0 Maldives
Shopna 11', 22', 58'
Sabina Khatun 48', 64' (pen.)
Nargis Khatun 52'		 Report
Attendance: 8464
Referee: P.Singh (India)

Final

India 3–1 Bangladesh
Dangmei 12'
Mallik 60'
Indumathi 67'		 Report Shopna 40'
Attendance: 20463
Referee: Ismail Khan (Maldives)

Goalscorers

12 goals
8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Draw Held in Dhaka". Goal Nepal. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.