The 2014

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). All seve ...

was an

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tournament for women's national teams organised by the

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(SAFF). It was the third edition of the tournament since the first one in

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. The competition was contested by the eight SAFF members.

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

were the reigning champions. The tournament was hosted in

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from 11 to 21 November 2014. In the final, India beat Nepal for the third time and to remain the only nation to lift the title. Indian player Ngangom Bala Devi won the top-scorer award, scoring 16 goals in five matches.

Host selection

On 10 September 2013, SAFF executive committee decided that 3rd SAFF Women's Championship will be held in

Venue

Jinnah Sports Stadium Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 people and is the largest stadium in Pakistan. Stadium This stadium was built in the ...

hosted all the matches. Although entry to all games was free, there were very few local spectators. After a

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one week before start, there were some security concerns but the tournament was considered safe by the

Pakistan Football Federation Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in Pakistan. Founded in 1947, its headquarters are at the FIFA Football House in Lahore, Punjab near Punjab Stadium. The federation manages the men's and women's ...

. Some matches were televised.

Teams

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Fixtures and results

Draw was done on 10 November 2014 at Manager's meeting.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

Goalscorers

;16 goals * Ngangom Bala Devi ; 6 goals *

Indumathi Kathiresan Indumathi Kathiresan (born 5 June 1994) is an Indian women's international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Odisha FC and the India women's national football team. International Indumathi has represented the India women's national f ...

; 5 goals *

Anu Lama Anu Lama (Nepali:अनु लामा) (born 3 October 1987) is a Nepalese women's Association football, footballer who currently is the Captain (association football), captain for the Nepal women's national football team and a Forward (associa ...

Irom Prameshwori Devi Irom Prameshwori Devi (born 1 May 1989) is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for Eastern Sporting Union. She also represented the India women's national team. Honours India * SAFF Women's Championship: 2012, 2014, 2016 * South As ...

; 4 goals *

Sabina Khatun Sabina Khatun ( bn, সাবিনা খাতুন; born 25 October 1993) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Bangladesh Women's Football League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh wom ...

Yumnam Kamala Devi Yumnam Kamala Devi (born 4 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and an occasional striker for the Indian team. She currently plays for Eastern Sporting Union in the Indian Women's League. Career Internat ...

Sajana Rana Sajana Rana (born 13 June 1987) is a Nepalese women's footballer who currently is part of the Nepal women's national football team and plays as a futsal midfielder for New Radiant's women's team having previously played for the APF Club. Club ca ...

;3 goals *

Krishna Rani Sarkar Krishna Rani Sarkar (Bengali: কৃষ্ণা রানী সরকার; born 1 January 2001) is a Bangladeshi women's football forward. She currently plays at the Bangladesh women's national football team and Suti V. M. Pilot Model High ...

;2 goals * Suinu Pru Marma * Dipa Adhikari * Erandi Kumudumala ;1 goals * Marjan Haydaree * Musammat Mummun Ather * Jyoti Ann Burrett *

Moirangthem Mandakini Devi Moirangthem Mandakini Devi (born 1 March 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eastern Sporting Union. She has been a member of the India women's national team. Honours India * SAFF Women's Championship: 2014 * South A ...

Oinam Bembem Devi Oinam Bembem Devi (born 4 April 1980) is a retired Indian footballer from Imphal, Manipur. In 2017, she was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. She was nicknamed the ''Durga of Indian Football'' and is c ...

Thokchom Umapati Devi Thokchom Umapati Devi (born 10 March 1994) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Gokulam Kerala FC. She has been a member of the India women's national team. Honours India * SAFF Women's Championship: 2014, 2016 * South Asian G ...

Mariyam Rifa Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic form of the biblical name Miriam (the name of the prophetess Miriam, the sister of Moses). It is notably the name of Mary the mother of Jesus. The spelling in the Semitic abjads is ''mrym'' (Hebrew מרים, Arama ...

Sabitra Bhandari Sabitra Bhandari ( ne, साबित्रा भण्डारी), popularly known as Samba, is a Nepali professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Nepal women's national football team. She is the highest goal scorer in Nepal ...

* Menuka Giri * Niru Thapa * Sehar Zaman *

Shahlyla Baloch Princess Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch (12 March 1996 – 12 October 2016) was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a forward for Balochistan United and the Pakistan national women's team. She was granddaughter of Prince Agha Abdul Kar ...

* Shenaz Roshan * Malika Noor * Hajra Khan * Achala Chitrani *

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* Praveena Perea

References

External links

Tournament
at goalnepal.com
Results
at futbol24.com
Results
at kolkatafootball.com {{DEFAULTSORT:SAFF 2014 in Asian football 2014 in women's association football

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