The 2016 SAFF Women's Championship will be the fourth 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 will take place in India from 26 December 2016 to 4 January 2017, after the country was awarded hosting rights in January 2016.[1] This will be the first time India will have hosted the SAFF Women's Championship.
Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Group A edit
Bhutan edit
Maldives edit
Nepal edit
The final 20-player squad was announced on 9 December 2016.[2]
Head coach: Kumar Thapa
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Sri Lanka edit
The final 20-member squad for Sri Lanka was announced on 24 December.[3]
Head coach: M. Jusmin
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Group B edit
Afghanistan edit
Bangladesh edit
The final 20-member squad for Bangladesh was announced.[4]
Head coach: Golam Robbani
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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India edit
The final 20-member squad for India was announced on 22 December.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Final squad named for Women's SAFF". The Himalayan Times. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Young, talented Lankan lasses brimming with confidence". Sunday Times. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's Football team's SAFF mission starts today". The New Nation. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Women's Final 20-Member Squad Announced Today". The All India Football Federation. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "J&K man to coach India's women football team". Kashmir Life. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.