India aim to reclaim SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 title in Goa; sixth title bid.

SAFF Women’s Championship 2026: India aim to reclaim title on home soil - full schedule, watch live

Record five-time champions India have been drawn in Group B with Bangladesh and the Maldives. All matches will be played in Goa. Watch live!

India will be aiming for a record-extending sixth title once theSAFF Women’s Championship 2026football tournament gets underway in Margao, Goa, from Monday.

TheIndian women’s football team, 69th in the FIFA rankings, will open its campaign against the Maldives on May 25. The final will be played on June 6. All matches of thefootballtournament will be hosted at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao.

Live streaming of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 matches will be available to watch in India.

According to the tournament format, six teams have been divided into two equal groups. After single-legged round robin games, the top two from each group make the semi-finals.

India have been drawn in Group B of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 alongside defending champions and world No. 112 Bangladesh and the Maldives, ranked 167th.

Group A features Nepal (87th), Sri Lanka (162nd) and Bhutan (164th).

India head coach Crispin Chettri has named a 23-member squad, which includes Grace Dangmei, Manisha Kalyan, Sangita Basfore and Pyari Xaxa.

First started in 2010, theSAFF Women’s Championshipis in its eighth edition.

India, champions in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019, dominated the regional competition before Bangladesh emerged victorious in the last two editions in 2022 and 2024. India were knocked out in the semis on both occasions.

This will mark the second time India will host the SAFF Women’s Championship after staging the 2016 edition in Siliguri, West Bengal, where the Blue Tigresses clinched their fourth title.

It will also be the second SAFF tournament to be hosted in Goa after the 1999 SAFF men’s championship, which India won by defeating Bangladesh in the final at the same venue.

Where to watch SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 live

Live streaming of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 football matches will be available to watch in India on FanCode. The SAFF Women’s Championship will not be telecast live on any TV channels in India.

SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 schedule

All in Indian Standard Time (IST)

Bhutan vs Nepal - 4:30 PM

Maldives vs India - 7:30 PM

Sri Lanka vs Bhutan - 4:30 PM

Bangladesh vs Maldives - 7:30 PM

Nepal vs Sri Lanka - 4:30 PM

India vs Bangladesh - 7:30 PM

Semi-final 1: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up - 4:00 PM

Semi-final 2: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up - 8:00 PM

Final: TBD vs TBD - 6:30 PM

SAFF Women’s Championship 2026: India football squad

Goalkeepers: Panthoi Chanu Elangbam, Ribansi Jamu, Shreya Hooda

Defenders: Astam Oraon, Juli Kishan, Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam, Purnima Kumari, Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam, Sarita Yumnam, Thoibisana Chanu Toijam

Midfielders: Aveka Singh, Jasoda Munda, Priyangka Devi Naorem, Sanfida Nongrum, Sangita Basfore, Shilky Devi Hemam

Forwards: Grace Dangmei, Karishma Shirvoikar, Lynda Kom Serto, Malavika P, Manisha Kalyan, Pyari Xaxa, Soumya Guguloth

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