2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

The 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship was the first edition of the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under-18 national teams organized by SAFF. The tournament was hosted from 28 September – 7 October 2018 at Changlimithang Stadium.[1] Six teams from the region took part (Sri Lanka had its team withdrawn from the tournament).

2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bhutan
Dates28 September – 7 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in Thimpu host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up   Nepal
Third place India
Fourth place Bhutan
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored65 (6.5 per match)
Attendance24,383 (2,438 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bangladesh Mossammat Sirat Jahan Shopna
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Bangladesh Akhi Khatun

Venue

All matches were played at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan.

Thimphu
Changlimithang Stadium
Capacity: 45,000

Draw

A draw for tournament ceremony was held on 7 July 2018 in Motijheel at conference room of Bangladesh Football Federation. SAFF general secretary Anwarul Haque Helal and BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, were among others present on the occasion.[1] Initially all of seven countries team participated for the draw, two groups A and B were made: group A consisted of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives and group B consisted of Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Pakistan.[2] Later, however, Sri Lanka had their team withdrawn from the tournament and the groups were redefined.

Group A Group B

 India
 Sri Lanka †
 Maldives
 Bhutan

   Nepal
 Bangladesh
 Bhutan ‡
 Pakistan

† Sri Lanka withdrew before tournament
‡ Bhutan drawn to Group A, thus both the groups redefined

Squads

Each team had to register a squad of minimum 18 players and maximum 23 players, minimum three of whom must be goalkeepers.

Players eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team had to register a squad of minimum 16 players and maximum 23 players, minimum two of whom must be goalkeepers.

Group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals
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.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  India 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2  Bhutan (H) 2 1 0 1 13 4 +9 3
3  Maldives 2 0 0 2 0 21 −21 0
Source: Championship schedule according to the SAFF U18 Women's Championship official website.SAFF
(H) Hosts
India 4–0 Bhutan
Devneta Roy 35', 50'
Manisha 64'
Asem Roja Devi 67'		 SAFF AIFF
Attendance: 3941
Referee: M. Rahman (Bangladesh)
Bhutan 13–0 Maldives
Yeshey Bidha 3', 7'
Sonam Choden 16', 41', 44', 86'
Namgyel Den 19', 50'
Galley Wangmo 21', 72'
Suk Maya Galley 35'
Jamyang Choden 67'
Tandin Zangmo 84'		 SAFF
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Nani Ram Thapa (Nepal)
Maldives 0–8 India
SAFF AIFF
  • 16' Asem Roja Devi
  • 19' Karishma Rai
  • 22' (pen.) Pakpi Devi
  • 27' B. Mariyammal
  • 34', 46' Soni Behra
  • 57' Sangita Kumari
  • 62' (o.g.) Jannat Adam
Attendance: 2466
Referee: K.L.S Chathuranga (Sri Lanka)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1  Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 19 1 +18 6 Qualified for Knockout stage
2    Nepal 2 1 0 1 13 2 +11 3
3  Pakistan 2 0 0 2 0 29 −29 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2018. Source: Championship schedule according to the SAFF U18 Women's Championship official website.SAFF
Nepal   12–0 Pakistan
Rekha Paudel 5', 17', 19', 32', 38', 71', 74'
Saru Limbu 47'
Rashmi Kumari Ghising 67'
Alisha Jimba 82'
Manjali Kumari Yonjan 87'
Manisha Raut 92'		 Report
Attendance: 1348
Referee: Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan)
Pakistan 0–17 Bangladesh
Report 10', 30', 40', 62', 73', 76', 90'Mossammat Sirat Jahan Shopna
7', 13', 22', 71'Marzia
37' Mishrat Jahan Moushumi
58'Akhi Khatun
74'Krishna Rani Sarkar
87' Tohura Khatun
32', 69' (pen.) Sheuli Azim
Attendance: 3618
Referee: Tanmoy Dhar (India)
Bangladesh 2−1   Nepal
  • 90+2' Rashmi Kumari Ghising
Attendance: 1941
Referee: D.D Indika Sendanayake (Sri Lanka)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 October –
 
 
 India1(1)
 
7 October –
 
   Nepal1(3)
 
   Nepal 0
 
5 October –
 
 Bangladesh1
 
 Bangladesh4
 
 
 Bhutan0
 
Third Place
 
 
7 October –
 
 
 India1
 
 
 Bhutan0

Semi finals
India 1−1   Nepal
Jabamani Tudu 62' SAFF AIFF 15' Rashmi Kumari Ghising
Penalties
 1−3
  • soccer ball with check mark Rekha Poudel
  • soccer ball with red X Puja Rana
  • soccer ball with check mark Anjana Rani Magar
  • soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 3148
Referee: Golam Mourshed Chowdhury (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 4−0 Bhutan
Attendance: 2340
Referee: Kuldeep Tariyal (India)

Third place
Bhutan 0–1 India
  • 72' Devneta Roy
Attendance: 1740
Referee: Md Shafiqul Islam (Bangladesh)

Final
Bangladesh 1–0   Nepal
Masura Parvin 49'
Attendance: 1641
Referee: Abdulla Shathir (Maldives)

Winners
 2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship champions 

Bangladesh
First title

Goalscorers

There were 65 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 6.5 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

  • Nepal Rekha Paudel

4 goals

  • Bangladesh Marzia
  • Bhutan Sonam Choden

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References
  1. "SAFF U18 Women's Championship draw held". saffederation. org. 28 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "SAFF U15, U18 Women's Championship draw held". bff.com. 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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