Russia were crowned as the champions of the prestigious SAFF U17 Women’s Championship 2023 after their comfortable 2-0 victory over India saw them amass 12/12 points throughout the tournament, know the final winner result and points table
On Tuesday, the India U-17 squad played bravely but ultimately lost to Russia in their final match of the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship campaign. The Young Tigresses placed third overall on the table after winning two and losing two contests.
SAFF U17 Women’s Championship 2023 final points table, winner, awards winners list, results and score
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2023 SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship Russia vs India result, score, winner, & final standings
India entered this match on a high after destroying Bhutan 9-0, but they were aware that their opponents are the most powerful team in the competition. Russia made sure India didn’t have much of the ball almost right away by controlling play and rotating possession. Although India’s defense was capable, they were brought to their knees in the 10th minute by a costly goalkeeping error. Immediately after, Russia were awarded a penalty owing to foul in the box by Indian defense and it proved costly as Daria Kotlova scored with this to make it 2-0 for Russia.
Although Indian players gave their best in search of goals, stern Russian defense kept them at bay and ensured the game stayed at 2-0 till the very end. With this victory, Russia finished the tournament at the top of the table with four wins from four games. Meanwhile, India will be disappointed to finish third with only six points from four games.
2023 SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship final Standings, point table, & results
| Rank | Team | Matches | Win | Tie | Loss | Points |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Nepal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Bhutan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship 2023 results
20 March
15:15
Nepal 1-4 India
20 March
19:15
Bhutan 1-4 Bangladesh
22 March
15:15
Bangladesh 0-3 Russia
22 March
19:15
Bhutan 0-5 Nepal
24 March
15:15
Russia 9-1 Bhutan
24 March
19:15
India 0-1 Bangladesh
26 March
15:15
India 9- 0Bhutan
26 March
19:15
Nepal 0-3 Russia
28 March
15:15
Bangladesh 1-1 Nepal
28 March
19:15
Russia 2-0 India
SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship 2023 top goal scorers
Indian ace Shilji Shaji finished the competition as the highest scorer with eight goals, including her five-goal performance against Nepal. Russian superstar Elena Golik finished in second place with five goals. Throughout 10 matches of the tournament, total of 49 goals were scored meaning 4.9 goals per match.
| Rank | Player | Country | Goals |
| 1 | Shilji Shaji | India | 8 |
| 2 | Elena Golik | Russia | 5 |
| 3 | Barsha Oli | Nepal | 3 |
| Anastasiia Chernousova | Russia | 3 |