2024 SAFF Women's Championship

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)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (2nd title)
Runners-up Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored62 (5.17 per match)
Attendance55,371 (4,614 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bhutan Deki Lhazom
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Bangladesh Ritu Porna Chakma
Best goalkeeperBangladesh Rupna Chakma
Fair play award Bhutan
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The 2024 SAFF Women's Championship was 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 was played 17–30 October 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[2][3]

Bangladesh was the defending champion. In the final, Bangladesh played against Nepal on 30 October 2024 at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Bangladesh won the final match 2–1, claiming their second SAFF title.[4]

Participating teams

The following seven teams were participated in the tournament.

Country Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
August 2024
 India 7th Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) 68
 Nepal (Host) 7th Runners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022) 99
 Bangladesh 7th Champions (2022) 139
 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) 175

Venue

All matches were played at this ground.

Kathmandu
Dasharath Rangasala
Capacity: 20,000

Draw

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

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

Draw result

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

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

  • All matches were 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bangladesh 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  India 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3  Pakistan 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Pakistan 2–5 India
  • Suha Hirani 45+2' (pen.)
  • Kayla Siddiqi 47'
 Report
Attendance: 452
Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)
Bangladesh 1–1 Pakistan
Shamsunnahar Jr. 90+1' Report Malik 32'
Attendance: 307
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
India 1–3 Bangladesh
 Report
  • Afeida Khandaker 19'
  • Tohura 29', 42'
Attendance: 251
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nepal (H) 3 2 1 0 17 0 +17 7 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bhutan 3 2 1 0 17 1 +16 7
3  Sri Lanka 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4  Maldives 3 0 0 3 0 25 −25 0
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Sri Lanka 1–0 Maldives
  • Dilasha Imasha 17'
 Report
Attendance: 104
Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)
Nepal   0–0 Bhutan
Report
Attendance: 5,562
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan 4–1 Sri Lanka
  • Lhazom 7', 76'
  • Dorji Edon 32'
  • Namgyel Dema 79'
 Report
  • Thushani Madushika 23'
Attendance: 214
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)
Maldives 0–11 Nepal
Report
  • Preeti 5', 65', 87' (pen.)
  • Sabita Rana Magar 29'
  • Rekha 32', 42', 48', 63', 78'
  • Anita KC 69'
  • Amisha Karki 88'
Attendance: 6,671
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
Maldives 0–13 Bhutan
Report
  • Sonam Choden 5'
  • Tshering 7', 18'
  • Lhazom 14', 19', 46', 52', 70'
  • Namgyel Dema 41'
  • Deki Yangdon 47'
  • Tshering Yangden 65', 80'
  • Tshering Lhaden 68'
Attendance: 325
Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)
Nepal   6–0 Sri Lanka
  • Sabita Rana Magar 8'
  • Sabitra 12'
  • Rekha 13', 36'
  • Amisha Karki 47'
  • Rashmi Kumari Ghising 90+4'
 Report
Attendance: 7,617
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)

Knockout stage

  • 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

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 October 2024 – Kathmandu
 
 
 Bangladesh7
 
30 October 2024 – Kathmandu
 
 Bhutan1
 
 Bangladesh2
 
27 October 2024 – Kathmandu
 
 Nepal1
 
 Nepal (p)1 (4)
 
 
 India1 (2)
 

Semi-finals

Bangladesh 7–1 Bhutan
 Report
Attendance: 486
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
Nepal   1–1 India
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 18,009
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Final

Bangladesh 2–1 Nepal
 Report
  • Amisha Karki 56'
Attendance: 15,373
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)

Winner

 7th SAFF Women's Championship 2024 

Bangladesh
Second title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Top scorers (top scorer), Most Valuable Player (best overall player) and Best Goalkeeper (goalkeeper with the most clean sheets) awards were given.

Most Valuable Player Top scorer(s) Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Award
Bangladesh Ritu Porna Chakma Bhutan Deki Lhazom
(8 goals) 		Bangladesh Rupna Chakma  Bhutan

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 62 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.17 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: GSA

Hat-tricks

† Bold Club indicates winner of the match.

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Nepal Preeti Rai3  Nepal  Maldives 11–0 21 October 2024 [6]
Nepal Rekha Poudel5  Nepal  Maldives 11–0 21 October 2024 [6]
Bhutan Deki Lhazom5  Bhutan  Maldives 13–0 24 October 2024 [7]
Bangladesh Tohura Khatun3  Bangladesh  Bhutan 7–1 27 October 2024 [8]

Broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster Ref.
 India FanCode fancode.com
   Nepal Kantipur Max HD,
Kantipur Max HD (YouTube) 		Kantipur Max HD on YouTube

See also

References

  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 triumphs in SAFF Women's Championship 2024 with 2-1 win over Nepal". www.unb.com.bd. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ^ "সাফে বাংলাদেশের গ্রুপসঙ্গী ভারত". www.offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Paudel hits five, Rai nets a hat-trick as Nepal put 11 past the Maldives". www.thekathmandupost.com. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Bhutan stuns Maldives 13-0". www.observer.bd. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Tohura's hat-trick powers Bangladesh into SAFF Women's Championship final with 7-1 win Over Bhutan". www.unb.com.bd. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.