The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Women's Championship is association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 15. The tournament is organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
| Founded | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Current champions |  Bangladesh |
| Most successful team(s) |  India Bangladesh (2 titles) |
 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship | |
History edit
The tournament began in 2017 and is hosted every other year. For 2021, the decision was made to make the tournament a U-16 tournament versus the previous three iterations which had been U-15. However, the tournament was ultimately postponed.[1] Later, Bangladesh was declared to be the host of the 4th edition, which is going to take place in U-15 format on late 2022.[citation needed]
Results edit
- U17 format
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2023 Details |
Bangladesh
|
 Russia
|
RR | Bangladesh
|
India
|
RR |  Nepal
|
- U16 format
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2024 Details |
Nepal
|
Bangladesh
|
1–1 (3–2 p) |
India
|
Nepal
|
RR |  Bhutan
|
- U15 format
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2017 Details |
Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh
|
1–0 | India
|
Bhutan
|
RR | Nepal
|
| 2018 Details |
Bhutan
|
India
|
1–0 | Bangladesh
|
Bhutan
|
2–2 (4–3 p) |
Nepal
|
| 2019 Details |
Bhutan
|
India
|
0–0 (5–3 p) |
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
RR | Bhutan
|
| 2022 Details |
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
RR | Bangladesh
|
Bhutan
|
– | – |
Participating nations edit
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- GS – Group stage
- q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- — Hosts
- × – Did not enter
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Withdrew before qualification
- — Withdrew after qualification
- — Disqualified after qualification
| Team | 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
| Bhutan
|
GS | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6 |
| India
|
2nd | 1st | 1st | × | 3rd | 2nd | 5 |
 Maldives
|
x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 |
| Nepal
|
GS | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6 |
 Pakistan
|
x | GS | x | x | x | x | 1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
x | GS | x | x | x | x | 1 |
| Guest team | |||||||
| Russia
|
x | x | x | x | 1st | x | 1 |
Awards edit
| Year | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Best Goalkeeper | Fair play award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player(s) | Goals | ||||
| 2017 | Akhi Khatun
|
Naorem Priyanka
|
4 | Not awarded | Bangladesh
|
| 2018 | Naorem Priyanka Devi
|
Silky Devi Shamsunnahar Jr. Tohura Khatun Chandra Bandari
|
4 | Bangladesh
| |
| 2019 | Rupna Chakma
|
Lynda Kom Serto
|
4 | Bhutan
| |
| 2022 | Sauravi Akanda Prity
|
Sauravi Akanda Prity
|
9 | Sujata Tamang
|
Bangladesh
|
| 2023 | Elena Golik
|
Shilji Shaji
|
8 | Sujata Tamang
|
India
|
| 2024 | Sauravi Akanda Prity
|
Sauravi Akanda Prity Anushka Kumari
|
5 | Yearzan Begum
|
Bhutan
|
Winning coaches edit
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bangladesh
|
Golam Robbani Choton
|
| 2018 | India
|
Biby Thomas Muttath
|
| 2019 | India
|
Biby Thomas Muttath
|
| 2022 | Nepal
|
Bhagwati Rana Magar
|
| 2023 | Russia
|
Elena Medved
|
| 2024 | Bangladesh
|
Saiful Bari Titu
|
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Deshkal, Shampratik. "SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Postponed". Shampratik Deshkal. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.