The 2024 SAFF Women's Championship will be 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 scheduled to play from 17–30 October 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal.[2][3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nepal |
| Dates | 17–30 October 2024 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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
editThe following seven teams will participate 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
editAll matches will be played at these venue.
| Kathmandu | |
|---|---|
| Dasharath Rangasala | |
| Capacity: 15,500 | |
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Draw
editThe 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
edit| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| India Nepal (hosts)
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Maldives Bangladesh
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Bhutan Pakistan
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Sri Lanka
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Draw result
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Group stage
edit- All matches will be 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
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Bangladesh
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Pakistan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sri Lanka
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Maldives
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Bhutan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout stage
edit- 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
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| October 2024–Kathmandu | ||||||
| Champion Group A | ||||||
| 30 October 2024–Kathmandu | ||||||
| Runner Up Group B | ||||||
| Winner SF1 | ||||||
| October 2024–Kathmandu | ||||||
| Winner SF2 | ||||||
| Champion Group B | ||||||
| Runner Up Group A | ||||||
Semi-finals
edit| Champion Group A | v | Runner Up Group B |
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| Champion B | v | Runner Up Group A |
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Final
edit| Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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See also
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
editThere have been 0 goals scored in 0 matches, for an average of -nan goals per match (as of 17 October 2024).
References
edit- ^ "Kazi Md. Salahuddin Re-Elected As President". SAFF. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "ঢাকায় নয় সাবিনাদের সাফ কাঠমান্ডুতে". www.dhakapost.com (in Bengali). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "মেয়েদের সাফ ফুটবল নেপালে". www.prothomalo.com (in Bengali). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh women make history, clinch maiden SAFF title". The Daily Star. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "সাফে বাংলাদেশের গ্রুপসঙ্গী ভারত". www.offsidebangladesh.com (in Bengali). 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.