2016 SAFF Women's Championship

2016 SAFF Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates26 December 2016 – 4 January 2017
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions India (4th title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored57 (4.75 per match)
Attendance117,662 (9,805 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nepal Sabitra Bhandari
(12 goals)
Best player(s) India Indumathi Kathiresan
Fair play award Nepal
2014
2019
All statistics correct as of 28 March 2019.

The 2016 SAFF Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament began in India from 26 December 2016 and went on until 4 January 2017. The country was awarded hosting rights in January 2016.[1] This was the first time India had hosted the SAFF Women's Championship.

The defending champions coming into the tournament were India, who won the three previous tournaments.[2] By the end of the tournament, India emerged as champions again, defeating Bangladesh in the final 3–1.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh to host the 2017 South Asian football cup". Asia News. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Reality check for host in Nepal-Malaysia friendly today". My Republica. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "India keep unbeaten SAFF record". shekicks.net. 5 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. ^ "India Wins SAFF Championship for the 4th time". goalie365.com. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search