2016 SAFF Women's Championship


The 2016 SAFF Women's Championship was the 4th 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. The tournament began in India from 26 December 2016 and went on until 4 January 2017. The country was awarded hosting rights in January 2016. This was the first time India had hosted the SAFF Women's Championship.
The defending champions coming into the tournament were India, who won the three previous tournaments. By the end of the tournament, India emerged as champions again, defeating Bangladesh in the final 3–1.

Participating teams

Apart from the hosts, India, six other South Asian teams participated in the tournament. On 3 November 2016 it was announced that Pakistan would not participate in the tournament.
CountryAppearancePrevious best performanceFIFA ranking
December 2016
4thChampions 54
4thSemi-finalsn/a
4thSemi-finals114
4thGroup-stagen/a
4thGroup-stage116
4thRunners-up105
4thSemi-finals115

Squads

Venue

The Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal served as the host venue for the SAFF Women's Championship.

Siliguri
Kanchenjunga Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

The group stage draw for the tournament was held on 17 November 2016 at the South Asian Football Federation head office in Dhaka.

Group A



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Group B



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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Goalscorers

; 12 goals
; 8 goals
; 5 goals
; 3 goals
; 2 goals
; 1 goal
; 1 own goal