2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
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Tournament details
Host country India
Dates15–25 March
Teams3 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in Jamshedpur host cities)
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Third place   Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored24 (4 per match)
Attendance10,113 (1,686 per match)
Top scorer(s)India Serto Lynda Kom
(5 goals)
Best player(s)India Serto Lynda Kom
Fair play award Bangladesh

The 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship was the third edition of the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under–18 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was held from 15 to 25 March 2022 in Jamshedpur, India.[1][2][3][4]

India won the title of the SAFF U–18 Women's Championship 2022 after finishing on the top table with nine points and with a superior goal difference over Bangladesh.[5]

Host selection

On 15 December 2021, AIFF declared to be the host of the tournament.[6]

Venue

All matches were held in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

Jamshedpur
JRD Tata Sports Complex
24,424

Participating nations

Country Appearance Previous best performance
 Bangladesh3rdChampions (2018, 2021)
   Nepal3rdRunners-up (2018)
 India3rdRunners-up (2021)

Match officials

  • Bhutan Choden Kizang
  • Bhutan Om Choki
  • Sri Lanka Yapa Appuhamilage Pabasara Minisarani

Players eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2004 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India (H) 4 3 0 1 13 2 +11 9 Champion
2  Bangladesh 4 3 0 1 7 4 +3 9
3    Nepal 4 0 0 4 4 18 −14 0
Source: SAFF
(H) Hosts

Matches

India 7–0   Nepal
Priyanka Sujeesh P. 15'
S. Lynda Kom 17', 35'
Apurna Narzary 69'
Purnima Kumari 77'
Sumita Munda 87'
Nitu Linda 90+6'		 Report (SAFF)
Report (AIFF)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
Nepal   2–4 Bangladesh
Dipa Shahi 31'
Amisha Karki 90+3'		 Report (SAFF) Afeida Khandekar 2'
Most Aklima Khatun 33'
Mst Eity Khatun 35'
Shahada Akter Ripa 43'
Attendance: 523
Referee: Yapa Appuhamilage Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 0–1 India
Report (SAFF)
Report (AIFF)		 Nitu Linda 63'
Attendance: 856
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
Nepal   1–5 India
Sadipa Bholan 79' Report (SAFF)
Report (AIFF)		 S. Lynda Kom 23', 38', 61'
H. Shilky Devi 16'
Anita Kumari 55'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Yapa Appuhamilage Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 2–1   Nepal
Shamsunnahar 69'
Shahada Akter Ripa 83'		 Report (SAFF) Amisha Karki 4'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Choden Kinzang (Bhutan)
India 0–1 Bangladesh
Report (SAFF)
Report (AIFF)		 Most Aklima Khatun 74'
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Winners

 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship champions 

India
First title

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Top Goalscorer[7] Most Valuable Player[7] Fair Play award[7]
India Serto Lynda Kom India Serto Lynda Kom  Bangladesh

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 24 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

5 goals

  • India Serto Lynda Kom

2 goals

  • Bangladesh Shahada Akter Ripa
  • Bangladesh Most Aklima Khatun
  • India Nitu Linda
  • Nepal Amisha Karki

1 goal

  • Bangladesh Afeida Khandekar
  • Bangladesh Mst Eity Khatun
  • Bangladesh Shamsunnahar
  • India Priyanka Sujeesh Pottekkat
  • India Apurna Narzary
  • India Hemam Shilky Devi
  • India Anita Kumari
  • India Purnima Kumari
  • India Sumita Munda
  • Nepal Sadipa Bholan
  • Nepal Dipa Shahi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "India set to host SAFF U–18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". AIFF. 15 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "India to host SAFF U-18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". Sportstar. 15 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "নতুন বছরে ৭ টুর্নামেন্টর লক্ষ্য সাফের". Daily Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "মাত্র ৩ দেশ নিয়ে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৮ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ". Daily Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "India bag SAFF U-19 Women's Championship 2022". South Asian Football Federation. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "India set to host SAFF U-18 Women's, SAFF U-19 Championships in 2022". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "India Bag SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 2022". South Asian Football Federation. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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