| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
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| Dates | 5 to 15 February 2016 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2.91 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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The women's football tournament of the 2016 South Asian Games is the second edition of the tournament. It was played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong, India, from 5 February to 15 February 2016.
India defended their title with a 4–0 win over Nepal.
It is being played on round-robin format. The top two teams will be play in the final. The team finishing third in the Group Stage will be awarded with Bronze Medal.