2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship (original) (raw)
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2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Bangladesh |
| Dates | 11–22 December |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in Dhaka host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bangladesh (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Third place |  Nepal |
| Fourth place |  Bhutan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 44 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 49,303 (4,482 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Saheda Akter Ripa(5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Saheda Akter Ripa |
| Fair play award | Nepal |
| ← 2018 2022 → |
International football competition
The 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship was the second edition of the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under-19 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was held from 11 to 22 December 2021 at BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka in Bangladesh.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Bangladesh is the defending champion having defeated India 1–0 goals in the final of the tournament.[7]
On 14 October 2021, SAFF members board meeting took place in Malé, Maldives, where Bangladesh was announced to be the host of the tournament.[8]
All matches were held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| Dhaka |   Dhaka |
|---|---|
| BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 |
Participating nations
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FIFA suspended Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021, so they cannot participate in this competition.[9] Maldives withdrew from the tournament before the fixtures were finalised.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
2nd | Champions (2018) |
| Nepal |
2nd | Runners-up (2018) |
| India |
2nd | Third-place (2018) |
| Bhutan |
2nd | Fourth-place (2018) |
 Sri Lanka |
1st | – |
Players eligibility
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Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team has to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.
Referees
Assistant referees
| Key to colours in group tables |
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Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
- Drawing of lots.
All times listed below are local, BST (UTC+06:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 10 | Advance to the Final |
| 2 | India |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | Nepal |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | |
| 4 | Bhutan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0 |
| 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship champions |
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 BangladeshSecond title |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Top Goalscorer[10] | Most Valuable Player [10] | Fair Play award[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Saheda Akter Ripa |
Saheda Akter Ripa |
Nepal |
There have been 44 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Subhashi Madhushani (against Bhutan)
- ^ "All you need to know about the 2021 SAFF calendar". Goal.com. 17 April 2021.
- ^ "কক্সবাজারের পরিবর্তে কমলাপুরে হবে অনুর্ধ্ব ১৯ নারী সাফ!". Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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- ^ "শনিবার ঢাকায় শুরু হচ্ছে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৯ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ". Daily Football Bangladesh (in Bengali). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Participating Teams Thank SAFF for Organizing SAFF U-19 Women's Championship". South Asian Football Federation. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh beat India to retain SAFF U-19 Women's Championship title". The Daily Star. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "ডিসেম্বর ঢাকায় অনুষ্ঠিত হবে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৯ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ". Channel 24 Sports (in Bengali). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations".
- ^ a b c "2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship awarded". South Asian Football Federation. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.