2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Bhutan
City	Thimphu
Dates	20–31 August 2025
Teams	4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue	1
Final positions
Champions	India (3rd title)
Runners-up	Bangladesh
Third place	Nepal
Fourth place	Bhutan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	53 (4.42 per match)
Top scorer	Anushka Kumari (8 goals)
Best player	Abhista Basnett
Best goalkeeper	Meghla Rani Roy
Fair play award	Bangladesh
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The 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship was the 7th edition of SAFF U-17 Women's Championship an international football competition for women's under-17 national teams, organized by SAFF. The tournament was played in Bhutan from 20–31 August 2025. Four teams from the region participated in the tournament.^[1]^[2]^[3] Bangladesh are the defending champion.^[4]

India is the defending champion having won the title for the finished tournament by 5 win of 6 with 15 points on 31 August 2025.^[5]

Host selection

At the SAFF Executive Committee virtual meeting, held on 24 December 2024 in the Dhaka, Bangladesh SAFF announced the name of Bhutan host country of the tournament.^[6]

Players eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 2008 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.

Participating nations

The following four nations are participating in the tournament.

Team	Appearances in the SAFF U-17 Women's Championship	Best performance
Bangladesh	7th	Champions (2017, 2024)
Bhutan (Host)	7th	3rd place (2018)
India	6th	Champions (2018, 2019)
Nepal	7th	Champions (2022)

Venue

All matches being play at this venue.

Thimphu
Changlimithang Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Draw

The draw and fixtures were announced by SAFF tournament committee on 9 July 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The four nations will play each other twice in the round robin format.

Squads

The following squads were announced ahead of the tournament.

Bangladesh^[7]	Bhutan (Host)^[8]	India^[9]	Nepal^[10]
Mst Yearzan Begum (GK) Meghla Rani Roy (GK) Ishita Tripure (GK) Shiuly Roy (DF) Arifa Akter (DF) Arpita Biswas Arpita (DF) (C) Kranuching Marma (DF) Sorovi Rani (DF) Tania Akter Fomi (DF) Mst Amena Khatun (DF) Purnima Marma (DF) Umma Kulsum (MF) Thuinuye Marma (MF) Fatema Akter (MF) Joba Rani (MF) Mst Almina (MF) Reya (MF) Mst Momita (MF) Mamoni Chakma (FW) Alpi Akter (FW) Sauravi Akanda Prity (FW) Protima Rani (FW) Mst Reshme Akter (FW) ★ Head coach: Mahbubur Rahman Litu	Kelzang Wangmo (GK) Nima Wangmo Kelzang Wangmo Susmita Subba Sonam Choden (C) Tenzin Lhazom Pema Dekar Sonam Yangchen Reyang Gisel Wangchuk Tshering Lhamo Khandu Tshomo Rinzin Dema Tenzin Yangden Dorjee Dechen Dolkar Ugyen Toshmo Kuenzang Lhamo Kuenden Sonam Tshogyel Chorten Zangmo Kinley Zangmo Pema Lhazin Deki Yangzom Sonam Yeshay Pelmo Ismita Rai ★ Head coach: Anjana Turambekar	Munni (GK) Surajmuni Kumari (GK) Tamphasana Devi Konjengbam (GK) Alena Devi Sarangthem (DF) Alisha Lyngdoh (DF) Binita Horo (DF) Divyani Linda (DF) Elizabed Lakra (DF) Priya (DF) Ritu Badaik (DF) Taniya Devi Tonambam (DF) Abhista Basnett (MF) Anita Dungdung (MF) Beena Kumari (MF) Bonifilia Shullai (MF) Julan Nongmaithem (MF) Pritika Barman (MF) Shveta Rani (MF) Thandamoni Baskey (MF) Anushka Kumari (FW) Nira Chanu Longjam (FW) Pearl Fernandes (FW) Valaina Jada Fernandes (FW) ★ Head coach: Joakim Alexandersson	Jharna Dumrakoti (GK) Laxmi Oli (GK) Ganga Gurung (GK) Dikshya Rayamajhi (DF) Samjhana Chand (DF) Alija Kumari BK (DF) Gyanshu Dolmo Lo (DF) Purnia Tadi (DF) Anu Majhi (DF) Min Maya Shrestha (DF) Anshu BK (DF) Diki Syangbo Tamang (MF) Kritisha Tamang (MF) Rabina BK (MF) Sahara Limbu (MF) Babtika Karki (MF) Bhumika Ubdathoki (MF) Ashika Karki (MF) Srijana Baduwal (MF) Asmita Magar (FW) Yam Kumari BK (FW) Anita Rana Magar (FW) Dikshya Ranpal (FW) ★ Head coach: Chet Narayan Shrestha

Match officials

The following match officials were chosen for the officiated in the tournament.

Referees

Sharaban Tahura
Meera Tamang
Neetu Rana
Kriti Sen
Pabasara Minisarani Yapa

Assistant Referees

Sohana Khatun
Kinzang Choden
Lalhruaizeli Khiangte
Somika Rai
HM Malika Madhushani

Match Commissioners

Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman
Mindu Dorji
Wendy Assunta Decosta

Round robin

Key to colours in group tables
	Champion

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 tie-breaking 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.

Standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
1	India	6	5	0	1	30	4	+26	15	Champion
2	Bangladesh	6	4	1	1	15	8	+7	13
3	Nepal	6	1	1	4	4	21	−17	4
4	Bhutan (H)	6	0	2	4	4	20	−16	2

Source: SAFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored;
(H) Hosts

20 August 2025

15:00

India	7–0	Nepal
Basnett 16', 42' Longjam 26', 56' A. Kumari 34', 62' Nongmaithem 45+2'	Report

Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu

Attendance: 150

Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)

20 August 2025