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

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championship contested by the national teams of the

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(SAFF). The tournament was 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

. Bangladesh won the final match 3–1, claiming their first SAFF title. Bangladeshi player Sabina Khatun was the tournament's best player, winning the Most Valuable Player award. Also, Sabina Khatun won the Top Scorer(s) award as she scored the most goals during the tournament with eight. Bangladesh's

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, with four clean sheets, won the Best Goalkeeper award, awarded to the

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with the most clean sheets.

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 editions.

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 (

with the most

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s) awards were given.

References

External links

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