2022 SAFF Women's Championship

2022 SAFF Women's Championship
२०२२ साफ महिला च्याम्पियनसिप
Tournament details
Host countryNepal
Dates6–19 September
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up Nepal
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored59 (4.92 per match)
Attendance30,048 (2,504 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Sabina Khatun
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Bangladesh Sabina Khatun
Best goalkeeperBangladesh Rupna Chakma
Fair play award Bangladesh
2019
2024

The 2022 SAFF Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).[1][2][3] The tournament was played from 6–19 September 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

In the final, Bangladesh played Nepal on 19 September 2022 at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. Bangladesh won the final match 3–1, claiming their first SAFF title.[4] Bangladeshi player Sabina Khatun was the tournament's best player, winning the Most Valuable Player award. Also, Sabina Khatun won the Top Scorer(s) award as she scored the most goals during the tournament with eight. Bangladesh's Rupna Chakma, with four clean sheets, won the Best Goalkeeper award, awarded to the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets.[5][6]

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