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The second SAFF Women’s Championship will once again be organised by the South Asian Football Federation and the tournament will be held from September 7 to 16 at the Longden Place ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Indian Women go into the tournament as the defending champions having won the inaugural edition with a 1-0 final win against Nepal in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in December 2010. India have been drawn in Group A along with Bangladesh, Bhutan and hosts Sri Lanka. India face Bangladesh in their opener on September 7, then play the hosts Sri Lanka on September 9 and then face Bhutan on September 11. The other Group B contains Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan.
Interestingl,y both these groups had been drawn with the same set of four teams as two years ago at the 1st SAFF Women’s Championship.
30 Indian Women probables are currently sweating it out at the SAI Eastern Centre to make the final 20 players squad which will fly across to Sri Lanka. India go into the tournament as the big title favourites, especially after having scored 41 goals and conceding only one in their title triumph in 2010.
FIXTURES
Quarterfinal League
Group ABangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka
07-Sep-2012: India – Bangladesh07-Sep-2012: Sri Lanka – Bhutan09-Sep-2012: Sri Lanka – India09-Sep-2012: Bangladesh – Bhutan11-Sep-2012: Sri Lanka – Bangladesh11-Sep-2012: India – Bhutan
Group BAfghanistan, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan
08-Sep-2012: Nepal – Pakistan08-Sep-2012: Maldives – Afghanistan10-Sep-2012: Nepal – Maldives10-Sep-2012: Pakistan – Afghanistan12-Sep-2012: Nepal – Afghanistan12-Sep-2012: Maldives – Pakistan
Semifinals14-Sep-2012: Winner Group A – Runners-Up Group B14-Sep-2012: Winner Group B – Runners-Up Group A
Final16-Sep-2012: Winner SF1 – Winner SF2
