2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
{{EngvarB|date=November 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
| year = 2021
| image = 2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship Logo.png
| size = 200px
| other_titles =
| country = {{BAN}}
| dates = 11–22 December
| num_teams = 5
| confederations =
| sub-confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = Dhaka
| Sponsors = Dhaka Bank, IFIC, CleanAll
| Broadcast = Tsports
| champion_other = {{fbwu|20|BAN}}
| count = 2
| second_other = {{fbwu|20|IND}}
| third_other = {{fbwu|20|NEP}}
| fourth_other = {{fbwu|20|BHU}}
| matches = 11
| goals = 44
| attendance = 49303
| top_scorer = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Saheda Akter Ripa
(5 goals)
| player = {{fbaicon|BAN}} Saheda Akter Ripa
| prevseason = 2018
| fair_play = {{fbwu|20|NEP}}
| nextseason = 2022
| updated =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-2021-saff-calendar/15scy2mqzigv31mx6qhmxsxf3t|title=All you need to know about the 2021 SAFF calendar|publisher=Goal.com|date=17 April 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.offsidebangladesh.com/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2/|date=6 November 2021|title=কক্সবাজারের পরিবর্তে কমলাপুরে হবে অনুর্ধ্ব ১৯ নারী সাফ!|language=Bengali|work=Offside Bangladesh|access-date=6 November 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/74407|date=5 November 2021|title=কক্সবাজার নয়, অ-১৯ নারী সাফ কমলাপুরে|language=Bengali|work=Daily Dhaka Post|access-date=6 November 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.offsidebangladesh.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF/|date=29 November 2021|title=সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৯ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ আয়োজনে প্রস্তুত বাফুফে|work=Offside Bangladesh|access-date=28 November 2021|language=Bengali}}{{cite news|url=http://www.footballbangladesh.com/2021/12/09/7320/|date=9 December 2021|title=শনিবার ঢাকায় শুরু হচ্ছে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৯ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ|work=Daily Football Bangladesh|access-date=9 December 2021|language=Bengali}}{{cite news|url=https://saffederation.org/news/read/22|date=10 December 2021|title=Participating Teams Thank SAFF for Organizing SAFF U-19 Women's Championship|work=South Asian Football Federation|access-date=10 December 2021}}
Bangladesh is the defending champion having defeated India 1–0
goals in the final of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/bangladesh-beat-india-retain-saff-u-19-womens-championship-title-2923311|date=22 December 2021|title=Bangladesh beat India to retain SAFF U-19 Women's Championship title|work=The Daily Star|access-date=22 December 2021}}
Host selection
On 14 October 2021, SAFF members board meeting took place in Malé, Maldives, where Bangladesh was announced to be the host of the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sports24team/videos/3930376767064147/?app=fbl|date=16 October 2021|title=ডিসেম্বর ঢাকায় অনুষ্ঠিত হবে সাফ অনূর্ধ্ব-১৯ নারী চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ|language=Bengali|work=Channel 24 Sports|access-date=18 October 2021}}
Venue
All matches were held at the BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Dhaka
|rowspan="4"|{{location map|Bangladesh|float=right|width=200|caption=|lat=23.8103|long=90.4125|label=Dhaka|position=top }} |
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BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium |
Capacity: 25,000 |
Participating nations
FIFA suspended Pakistan Football Federation on 7 April 2021, so they cannot participate in this competition.{{cite news|title=FIFA suspends Chad and Pakistan football associations|url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/fifa-suspends-chad-and-pakistan-football-associations}} Maldives withdrew from the tournament before the fixtures were finalised.
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style="width:160px;"|Country
! style="width:100px;"|Appearance ! style="width:300px;"|Previous best performance | ||
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{{fbwu|20|BAN}} | align=center|2nd | Champions (2018) |
{{fbwu|20|NEP}} | align=center|2nd | Runners-up (2018) |
{{fbwu|20|IND}} | align=center|2nd | Third-place (2018) |
{{fbwu|20|BHU}} | align=center|2nd | Fourth-place (2018) |
{{fbwu|20|SRI}} | align=center|1st | – |
Players eligibility
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.
Match officials
;Referees
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
- {{fbaicon|BHU}} Tshering Yangkhey
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Jaya Chakma
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Rupadevi Gurusamy
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Anjana Rai
- {{fbaicon|SRI}} Pabasara Minisarani
{{colend}}
;Assistant referees
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- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Salma Akter Mone
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Reshmi Thapa Chhetri
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Bina Nawachhe Shrestha
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Meera Tamang
- {{fbaicon|SRI}} Malika Madhushani
{{colend}}
Group stage
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|align=left|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.
- 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.
{{Hatnote|All times listed below are local, BST (UTC+06:00).}}
=Standings=
|section=
|teamwidth = 180
|update=complete
|source=[https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/saff-u-19-womens-championship-2021-bangladesh/group-stage/61137/ Global Sports Archive]
|team2=IND |team4=BHU|team1=BAN |team3=NEP|team5=SRI
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|win_BAN=3 |draw_BAN=1 |loss_BAN=0 |gf_BAN=19 |ga_BAN=0 |status_BAN=H
|win_BHU=1 |draw_BHU=0 |loss_BHU=3 |gf_BHU=5 |ga_BHU=13
|win_IND=3 |draw_IND=0 |loss_IND=1 |gf_IND=9|ga_IND=1 |status_IND=
|win_NEP=2 |draw_NEP=1 |loss_NEP=1 |gf_NEP=10|ga_NEP=1
|win_SRI=0 |draw_SRI=0 |loss_SRI=4 |gf_SRI=0 |ga_SRI=28
|name_BAN={{fbwu|20|BAN}}
|name_BHU={{fbwu|20|BHU}}
|name_IND={{fbwu|20|IND}}
|name_NEP={{fbwu|20|NEP}}
|name_SRI={{fbwu|20|SRI}}
|res_col_header=Status
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to the Final
}}
=Matches=
{{football box
| date = 11 December 2021
| time = 15:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|BHU}}
| score1 =5
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-11/bhutan-u19-vs-sri-lanka-u19/2542919/
| score2 =0
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|SRI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 3250
| referee = Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)
}}
{{football box
| date = 11 December 2021
| time = 19:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|BAN}}
| score1 = 0
| score2 = 0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-11/bangladesh-u19-vs-nepal-u19/2542920/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|NEP}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 5539
| referee = Rubadevi Gurusamy (India)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 13 December 2021
| time = 15:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|BAN}}
| score1 = 6
| score2 = 0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-13/bhutan-u19-vs-bangladesh-u19/2542921/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|BHU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 4992
| referee = Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)
}}
{{football box
| date = 13 December 2021
| time = 19:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|IND}}
| score1 = 5
| score2 = 0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-13/sri-lanka-u19-vs-india-u19/2542922/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|SRI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 2372
| referee = Tshering Yangkhey (Bhutan)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 15 December 2021
| time = 15:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NEP}}
| score1= 6
| score2 = 0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-15/nepal-u19-vs-sri-lanka-u19/2542923/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|SRI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 1650
| referee = Tshering Yangkhey (Bhutan)
}}
{{football box
| date = 15 December 2021
| time = 19:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|IND}}
| score1 = 3
| score2 = 0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-15/india-u19-vs-bhutan-u19/2542924/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|BHU}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 2250
| referee = Anjana Rai (Nepal)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 17 December 2021
| time = 15:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|BAN}}
| score1 = 1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-17/bangladesh-u19-vs-india-u19/2542925/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|IND}}
| score2 = 0
| goals1 =
- Shamsunnahar {{goal|7|pen.}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 5743
| referee = Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka
}}
{{football box
| date = 17 December 2021
| time = 19:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NEP}}
| score1 = 4
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-17/nepal-u19-vs-bhutan-u19/2542926/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|BHU}}
| score2 = 0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 2873
| referee = Rubadevi Gurusamy (India)
}}
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{{football box
| date = 19 December 2021
| time = 15:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|NEP}}
| score = 0–1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-19/india-u19-vs-nepal-u19/2542927/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|IND}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
- Priyangka {{goal|67}}
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 3276
| referee = Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)
}}
{{football box
| date = 19 December 2021
| time = 19:00 UTC+6:00
| team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|BAN}}
| score1 = 12
| score2 = 0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-19/sri-lanka-u19-vs-bangladesh-u19/2542928/
| team2 = {{fbwu|20|SRI}}
| goals1 =
- Anuching {{goal|2||77}}
- Rituporna {{goal|7||43}}
- Saheda {{goal|16||49||87}}
- Akhi {{goal|47}}
- Afeida {{goal|54||70||83}}
- Unnoti {{goal|84}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
| location = Dhaka
| attendance = 6233
| referee = Anjana Rai (Nepal)
}}
Final
{{Football box
|date = {{Start date|2021|12|22|df=y}}
|time = 18:00 UTC+6:00
|team1 = {{fbwu-rt|20|BAN}}
|score1 = 1
|score2 = 0
|team2 = {{fbwu|20|IND}}
|goals1 =
- Mogini {{goal|80}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium
|location = Dhaka
|attendance = 11125
|referee = Anjana Rai (Nepal)
|report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-12-22/bangladesh-u19-vs-india-u19/2607759/
}}
Winners
{{winners|fbwu|20|2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship champions|BAN|Second}}
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
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Top Goalscorer{{cite news|url=https://saffederation.org/news/read/30|date=22 December 2021|title=2021 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship awarded|work=South Asian Football Federation|access-date=23 December 2021}} |
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{{fbwuicon|20|BAN}} Saheda Akter Ripa
|{{fbwuicon|20|BAN}} Saheda Akter Ripa |{{fbwu|20|NEP}} |
Statistics
=Goalscorers=
{{goalscorers
|updated=complete|matches=11|goals=44|ongoing=no
|5 goals=
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Saheda Akter Ripa
|4 goals=
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Naorem Priyangka Devi
|3 goals=
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Afeida Khandaker
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Rituporna Chakma
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Menuka Kumari Ale Magar
|2 goals=
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Anuching Mogini
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Tohura Khatun
- {{fbaicon|BHU}} Pema Yangzom
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Nitu Linda
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Reshmi Kumari Ghishing
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Rajani Thokar
|1 goal =
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Anai Mogini
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Maria Manda
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Unnoti Khatun
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Akhi Khatun
- {{fbaicon|BAN}} Shamsunnahar
- {{fbaicon|BHU}} Sonam Lhamo
- {{fbaicon|BHU}} Tshering Choden
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Karen Estrocio
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Sumati Kumari
- {{fbaicon|IND}} Santosh
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Kusum Khatiwada
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Sabita Rana Magar
- {{fbaicon|NEP}} Saloni Ranamagar
|1 own goals=
- {{fbaicon|SRI}} Subhashi Madhushani (against Bhutan)
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://saffederation.org/ Official website]
{{SAFF Football}}
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