The 2022 SAFF Women's Championship was the 6th edition of the

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, the international

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championship contested by the national teams of the

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(SAFF). The tournament were played from 6–19 September 2022 in

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, Nepal. In the

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played

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on 19 September 2022 at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in

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. Bangladesh won the final match 3–1, claiming their first SAFF title. Bangladeshi player

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was the tournament's best player, winning the Most Valuable Player award. Also,

won the Top scorer(s) award as she scored the most goals during the tournament with eight. Bangladesh's Rupna Chakma won the Best Goalkeeper award with four clean sheets, awarded to the

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with the most

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Participating teams

Apart from the hosts,

, six other South Asian teams participated in the tournament.

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would participate in the tournament after two season.

Venue

Nepal was confirmed as the host for the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship at the SAFF Ordinary Congress on 2 July 2022.

Match officials

;Referees * Jaya Chakma * Om Choki * Ranjita Devi Tekcham * Anjana Rai * Pabasara Minisarani ;Assistant Referees * Salma Akter Moni * Choden Tshering * Riiohlang Dhar * Radhika Shakya * Malika Madhushani

Group stage

*All matches were played at Nepal. *Times listed are UTC+05:45.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

*Times listed are UTC+05:45.

Bracket

Semi-finals

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Final

Winner

Statistics

Goalscorers

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. The Top scorers (top scorer), Most Valuable Player (best overall player) and Best Goalkeeper (