2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	India
Dates	15–25 March 2022
Teams	3 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in Jamshedpur host cities)
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Third place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	24 (4 per match)
Attendance	10,113 (1,686 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Serto Lynda Kom (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Serto Lynda Kom
Fair play award	Bangladesh
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The 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship was the third edition of the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under–18 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was held from 15 to 25 March 2022 in Jamshedpur, India.^[1][2][3][4]

India won the title of the SAFF U–18 Women's Championship 2022 after finishing on the top table with nine points and with a superior goal difference over Bangladesh.^[5]

Host selection

On 15 December 2021, AIFF declared to be the host of the tournament.^[6]

Venue

All matches were held in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

Jamshedpur	Jamshedpur
JRD Tata Sports Complex
24,424

Participating nations

Country	Appearance	Previous best performance
Bangladesh	3rd	Champions (2018, 2021)
Nepal	3rd	Runners-up (2018)
India	3rd	Runners-up (2021)

Match officials

• Choden Kizang
• Om Choki
• Yapa Appuhamilage Pabasara Minisarani

Players eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

All times listed below are local, IST (UTC+05:30).

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	India (H)	4	3	0	1	13	2	+11	9	Champion
2	Bangladesh	4	3	0	1	7	4	+3	9
3	Nepal	4	0	0	4	4	18	−14	0

Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts

Matches

15 March 2022

19:00

India	7–0	Nepal
Priyanka Sujeesh P. 15' S. Lynda Kom 17', 35' Apurna Narzary 69' Purnima Kumari 77' Sumita Munda 87' Nitu Linda 90+6'	Report (SAFF) Report (AIFF)

JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

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17 March 2022

19:00

Nepal	2–4	Bangladesh
Dipa Shahi 31' Amisha Karki 90+3'	Report (SAFF)	Afeida Khandekar 2' Most Aklima Khatun 33' Mst Eity Khatun 35' Shahada Akter Ripa 43'

JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Attendance: 523

Referee: Yapa Appuhamilage Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)

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19 March 2022

19:00

Bangladesh	0–1	India
	Report (SAFF) Report (AIFF)	Nitu Linda 63'

JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Attendance: 856

Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

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21 March 2022

19:00

Nepal	1–5	India
Sadipa Bholan 79'	Report (SAFF) Report (AIFF)	S. Lynda Kom 23', 38', 61' H. Shilky Devi 16' Anita Kumari 55'

JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Yapa Appuhamilage Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)

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23 March 2022

19:00

Bangladesh	2–1	Nepal
Shamsunnahar 69' Shahada Akter Ripa 83'	Report (SAFF)	Amisha Karki 4'

JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Attendance: 300

Referee: Choden Kinzang (Bhutan)

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25 March 2022

19:00

India	0–1	Bangladesh
	Report (SAFF) Report (AIFF)	Most Aklima Khatun 74'

JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur

Attendance: 5,234

Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Winners

2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship champions
India First title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer[7]	Most Valuable Player[7]	Fair Play award[7]
Serto Lynda Kom	Serto Lynda Kom	Bangladesh

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 24 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

5 goals

• Serto Lynda Kom

2 goals

• Shahada Akter Ripa
• Most Aklima Khatun
• Nitu Linda
• Amisha Karki

1 goal

• Afeida Khandekar
• Mst Eity Khatun
• Shamsunnahar
• Priyanka Sujeesh Pottekkat
• Apurna Narzary
• Hemam Shilky Devi
• Anita Kumari
• Purnima Kumari
• Sumita Munda
• Sadipa Bholan
• Dipa Shahi

See also

• 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship
• 2022 SAFF Women's Championship
• 2022 SAFF U-17 Championship

References

1. "India set to host SAFF U–18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". AIFF. 15 December 2021.
2. "India to host SAFF U-18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". Sportstar. 15 December 2021.
3. "নতুন বছরে ৭ টুর্নামেন্টর লক্ষ্য সাফের". Daily Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
4. "মাত্র ৩ দেশ নিয়ে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ". Daily Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
5. "India bag SAFF U-19 Women's Championship 2022". South Asian Football Federation. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
6. "India set to host SAFF U-18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
7. "India Bag SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022". South Asian Football Federation. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

External links

• Official website