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2022 SAFF Women's Championship
The 2022 SAFF Women's Championship was the 6th 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). The tournament was played from 6–19 September 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| Nepal |
| 6–19 September |
| 7 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Bangladesh (1st title) |
| Nepal |
| 12 |
| 59 (4.92 per match) |
| 30,048 (2,504 per match) |
| Sabina Khatun(8 goals) |
| Sabina Khatun |
| Rupna Chakma |
| Bangladesh |
| ← 2019 2024 → |
The 2022 SAFF Women's Championship was the 6th 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). The tournament was played from 6–19 September 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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. Bangladeshi player Sabina Khatun was the tournament's best player, winning the Most Valuable Player award. Also, Sabina Khatun won the Top Scorer(s) award as she scored the most goals during the tournament with eight. Bangladesh's Rupna Chakma, with four clean sheets, won the Best Goalkeeper award, awarded to the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets.
Apart from the hosts, Nepal, six other South Asian teams participated in the tournament. Pakistan would participate in the tournament after two editions.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA rankingOct 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) | 61 |
| Nepal (Host) | 6th | Runners-up (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019) | 103 |
| Bangladesh | 6th | Runners-up (2016) | 140 |
| Sri Lanka | 6th | Semi-finals (2012, 2014, 2019) | 155 |
| Maldives | 6th | Semi-finals (2016) | 159 |
| Bhutan | 6th | Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) | 177 |
| Pakistan | 4th | Semi-finals (2010) | 160 |
Nepal was confirmed as the host for the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship at the SAFF Ordinary Congress on 2 July 2022.
| Kathmandu | |
|---|---|
| Dasharath Rangasala | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | |
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Referees
Assistant Referees
- 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 |
- Times listed are UTC+05:45.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 September–Kathmandu | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 8 | |||||
| 19 September–Kathmandu | ||||||
| Bhutan | 0 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 3 | |||||
| 16 September–Kathmandu | ||||||
| Nepal | 1 | |||||
| Nepal | 1 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| 6th SAFF Women's Championship 2022 |
|---|
| BangladeshFirst title |
There have been 59 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4.92 goals per match.
8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabina Khatun | Sabina Khatun(8 goals) | Rupna Chakma | Bangladesh |
- 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
- 2022 AFF Women's Championship
- 2022 CAFA Women's Championship
- 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
- 2022 WAFF Women's Championship
- 2022 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
- 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
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