2012 SAFF Women's Championship

The 2012 SAFF Women's Championship is the 2nd SAFF Women's Championship since the first one in 2010. The competition is contested by the eight South Asian women football teams. India defended their 2010 title by defeating Nepal 3–1 in the final.[1][2]

2012 SAFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySri Lanka
Dates7–16 September
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (2nd title)
Runners-up Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored75 (5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Jamuna Gurung (8 goals)
Best player(s)India Yumnam Kamala Devi
2010
2014

Venue

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All matches were played at the CR & FC Grounds in Colombo. The stadium has a capacity of 5,555 seats.


Teams

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Teams are:

Country AFC Women's rank FIFA Women's rank
  India 11 52
  Afghanistan 35 128
  Bangladesh 23 115
  Bhutan 33 128
  Maldives 24 116
  Nepal 30 97
  Pakistan 32 128
  Sri Lanka 31 128

Fixtures and results

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  India 3 3 0 0 19 0 +19 9
  Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6
  Bangladesh 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
  Bhutan 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 0
India  3–0  Bangladesh
Kamala Devi   64'
Bembem Devi   76'
Alochana Senapati   89'
Report
Attendance: 4641
Referee: Mohomed Nizam (Sri Lanka)
Bhutan  0–4  Sri Lanka
Report Nilushika Kumari   4'
Erandi Kumudumala   21', 57'
Praveena Perera   84'
Attendance: 1868
Referee: M Rahman (Bangladesh)

India  5–0  Sri Lanka
Suprava Samal   17'
Rinaroy Devi   32', 51'
Pinky Bompal Magar   53'
Prameshwori Devi   56'
Report
Attendance: 3176
Referee: Shamsur Talukdar (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh  1–0  Bhutan
Suinu Pru   19' Report
Attendance: 4065

Bhutan  0–11  India
Report Tuli Goon   13'
Kamala Devi   23', 30'
Sasmita Mallik   27' (pen.)
Pinky Bompal Magar   38', 49', 65'
Prameshwori Devi   42', 64'
Montesori Chanu   63'
Supriya Routray   73'
Attendance: 2368
Referee: Mohommed Jamaldeen (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh  1–2  Sri Lanka
Aungmraching Marma   75' Report Hasara Dilrangi   83'
Achala Chitrani   86'
Attendance: 1733
Referee: Hiron Shetty (India)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nepal 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 9
  Afghanistan 3 1 1 1 6 8 −2 4
  Pakistan 3 1 0 2 3 12 −9 3
  Maldives 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Nepal    8–0  Pakistan
Jamuna Gurung   9', 32', 34', 44'
Pramila Rai   16'
Sajana Rana   42'
Anu Lama   51'
Dipa Adhikari   72'
Report
Attendance: 870
Maldives  1–1  Afghanistan
Fathimath Afza   30' Report Diba Naweed  2'
Attendance: 4873

Nepal    5–0  Maldives
Dipa Adhikari   19'
Anu Lama   35'
Jamuna Gurung   59', 88', 90+1'
Report
Pakistan  0–4  Afghanistan
Report Shabnam Rohin   8', 23'
Hailai Arghandiwal   51'
Marjan Haydaree   89'
Attendance: 4870

Nepal    7–1  Afghanistan
Niru Thapa   5', 45+2'
Jamuna Gurung   19'
Sajana Rana   47', 72'
Anu Lama   69', 89'
Report Marjan Haydaree   42'
Attendance: 1241
Referee: Hasan Mir (Pakistan)
Maldives  0–3  Pakistan
Report Hajra Khan   12', 85'
Malika-e-Noor   69'
Attendance: 4612

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 September – CR & FC Grounds
 
 
  India11
 
16 September – CR & FC Grounds
 
  Afghanistan0
 
  India3
 
14 September – CR & FC Grounds
 
  Nepal1
 
  Nepal3
 
 
  Sri Lanka0
 

Semi finals

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India  11–0  Afghanistan
Kamala Devi   5', 57', 90'
Prameshwori Devi   31'
Bembem Devi   40', 61', 70'
Sasmita Mallik   43', 78'
Romi Devi   59'
Pinky Bompal Magar   81'
Report
Attendance: 1618
Nepal    3–0  Sri Lanka
Anu Lama   48'
Dipa Adhikari   76'
Laxmi Poudel   90+3' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 1931

Final

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India  3–1  Nepal
Supriya Routray   8'
Bembem Devi   66'
Kamala Devi   83'
Report Dipa Adhikari   3'
Attendance: 4961

Goalscorers

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8 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goals

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Football: India Beat Nepal And Clinch 2012 SAFF Women's Championship". xtratime.in. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. ^ "Breaking news: India wins the SAFF Women's Championship". sportskeeda.com. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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