SAFF Women's Championship
| Founded | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Region | SAFF |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |
 India (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |
India (3 titles) |
 2016 SAFF Women's Championship | |
The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup, is the main association football competition of the women's national football teams governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Eight members compete in the tournament.
The SAFF members are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It is held every two years.
So far India has won every edition, always beating Nepal in the final. The next edition is held in India in August/September 2016.[1][2]
List of winners
| Year | Host | Final | Losing semi-finalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||||
| 2010[3][4] Details |
Bangladesh | India |
1–0 |  Nepal |
 Bangladesh,  Pakistan | ||
| 2012 Details |
Sri Lanka | India |
3–1 | Nepal |
 Afghanistan,  Sri Lanka | ||
| 2014 Details |
Pakistan[5] | India |
6–0 | Nepal |
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka | ||
| 2016 Details |
India | ||||||
References
- ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=26060
- ↑ http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/01/06/sports/ranjith-rodrigo-appointed-acting-president-saff
- ↑ "SAFF: India clinch the title". indiablooms.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Indian women football team flay Pakistan in SAFF semis". sunday-guardian.com. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/news.php?id=15999
External links
- Tournament at soccerway.com
- South Asia Football - Complete SAFF website
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