India women's national under-17 football team

India women's national under-17 football team

The Indian women's national under-17 football team represents India in international women's under-17 football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in India, the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The federation is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).

The team have only participated once in the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, back during the tournament's inaugural edition.

History

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA first organised the U-17 Women's World Cup in the year 2008 and has since organised it on every even years. From Asia, the top three teams from AFC U-16 Women's Championship get qualified for the world cup, but India failed to qualify any of AFC championships since (/wiki/2007AFCU-16Women'sChampionship) edition to (/wiki/2017AFCU-16Women'sChampionship), thus failed to qualify for the first six editions of the World Cup.

India is selected as the host of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and thus automatically got qualified for the tournament. It is supposed to be their first participation in the World Cup, but their participation was under threat after the All India Football Federation was suspended by FIFA and the hosting rights for the tournament were stripped from India. However, the AIFF was later reinstated by FIFA and the tournament rights were given back to India, confirming their participation for the tournament.

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

India women's U17 team first played their international match at the inaugural edition of AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup in (/wiki/2005AFCU-17Women'sChampionship) where they first faced Thailand and got defeated by 6−4 on 16 April 2005. In the second match South Korea defeated them again by 7−0, but in the third match India registered their first win defeating Indonesia by 6−0 but they failed to proceed beyond the group stage. This was India's only AFC Women's U16 Championship campaign, as they failed to qualify any of the championships held since, which is being organised by AFC on every odd years.

SAFF U-15 Women's Championship

SAFF U15 Women's championship was first organised in (/wiki/2017SAFFU-15Women'sChampionship), where India became runners-up after being defeated by Bangladesh by a solitary goal. In the next edition in (/wiki/2018SAFFU-15Women'sChampionship), the final was repeated again, but this time India beat Bangladesh by a solitary goal and become the SAFF champion. In the 2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship, India and Bangladesh reached the final for the third time. Both the teams failed to score any goals within the regulation time. Thus penalty shoot-out became the match decider where Bangladesh failed to convert the first spot kick, which resulted in India becoming the champion by a 5−3 result in the shoot-out.

BRICS U-17 Football Cup

In (/wiki/2018BRICSU-17FootballCup), at the second edition of BRICS U-17 Football Cup, which is a U-17 Football tournament played among teams of five BRICS countries, the U17 women's teams of the respective countries were invited to play in the tournament. India played round robin matches, first against South Africa, and suffered a loss by 5−1, then suffered another defeat against Russia by 3−1. In their next match Brazil defeated them by 5−0 and in their last match they lost 2−1 to China.

SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

SAFF U19 Women's championship was organized in (/wiki/2026SAFFU-19Women'sChampionship) and was its 7th edition, where India fielded their U17 team as their U19 team is out to Sweden for preparations for 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup. They became the champions after being defeated by Bangladesh by a 4-0 goal lead. This was a deciding factor in the final as India already lost against Bangladesh in the group stage of the championship. This comes as the team was way younger than all other teams and are also preparing for 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

Results and fixtures

India women's national under-17 football team

For past match results of the under-17 team, see the results in Indian football seasons.

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

Coaching staff

India women's national under-17 football team

Position	Name
Head coach	Pamela Conti
Assistant coaches	Vincenzo Conti Nivetha Ramadoss
Goalkeeper coach	Chandi Das
Physiotherapist	Yashna Chettri

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the friendlies against Myanmar women's national under-17 football team.

Caps and goals are correct as of 14 March 2026, after the match against Myanmar.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	GK	Munni Bhambhu	2 April 2010	16	0	Rajasthan
	GK	Surajmuni Kumari	12 March 2009	4	0	Jharkhand
	DF	Alena Devi Sarangthem		14	0	Manipur
	DF	Alisha Lyngdoh	23 November 2009	10	1	Meghalaya
	DF	Divyani Linda	1 January 2009	18	4	Jharkhand
	DF	Elizabed Lakra	16 June 2009	18	1	Jharkhand
	DF	Joyshini Chanu Huidrom		1	0	Manipur
	DF	Ritu Badaik	5 June 2011	5	0	Odisha
	DF	Taniya Devi Tonambam	18 May 2010	12	0	Manipur
	MF	Abhista Basnett	11 March 2011	14	5	Sikkim
	MF	Alva Devi Senjam		5	1	Manipur
	MF	Bonifilia Shullai	2 February 2010	14	2	Meghalaya
	MF	Julan Nongmaithem (captain)	15 February 2011	14	5	Manipur
	MF	Pritika Barman		11	5	West Bengal
	MF	Redima Devi Chingkhamayum		6	0	Manipur
	MF	Shveta Rani	26 January 2009	12	3	Haryana
	MF	Thandamoni Baskey	9 March 2010	17	1	West Bengal
	FW	Anushka Kumari	9 December 2010	17	15	Jharkhand
	FW	Anwita Raghuraman	17 January 2010	8	2	Tamil Nadu
	FW	Joya		2	1	Punjab
	FW	Olivia Chanu Ningthoujam	2 April 2009	0	0	Manipur
	FW	Pearl Fernandes	9 June 2009	18	14	Goa
	FW	Valaina Fernandes	3 September 2009	10	1	Goa

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Shelna Maria Sajit		0	0	Kerala	2026 SAFF U-19 Championship
GK	Thameena Fathima		0	0	Kerala	2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers
GK	Tamphasana Devi Konjengbam	14 May 2009	0	0	Manipur	2025 SAFF U-17 Championship
DF	Akashi Naik	27 February 2010	1	0	Odisha	2026 SAFF U-19 Championship
DF	Binita Horo		2	0	Jharkhand	2026 SAFF U-19 Championship
DF	Priya	15 December 2009	0	0		2025 SAFF U-17 Championship
MF	Anita Dungdung	1 January 2009	6	1	Jharkhand	2026 SAFF U-19 Championship
MF	Beena Kumari		1	0	Jharkhand	2025 SAFF U-17 Championship
FW	Nira Chanu Longjam		11	4	Manipur	2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers
PRE Preliminary squad / standby

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Host/Year</td><td>Result</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Did not qualify</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Group stage</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>−16</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Did not qualify</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>To be determined</td></tr><tr><td>Total: 1/9</td><td>Group stage</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>−16</td></tr></tbody></table>

Red border indicates the team played as the host of the tournament.

<table><thead><tr><th>FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup History</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Round</td><td>Score</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Group Stage</td><td>India  0–8  United States</td><td>Loss</td></tr><tr><td>India  0–3  Morocco</td><td>Loss</td></tr><tr><td>India  0–5  Brazil</td><td>Loss</td></tr></tbody></table>

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record</th><th></th><th>Qualification record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Host/Year</td><td>Result</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Group stage</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>−3</td><td>No Qualification</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>Did not participate</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>−6</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>–3</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>21</td><td>6</td><td>+15</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>−2</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>+8</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Cancelled</td><td>Cancelled</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Did not qualify</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>13</td><td>−7</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Qualified</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>+2</td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>To be decided</td><td>To be decided</td></tr><tr><td>Total: 2/10</td><td>Group stage</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>−3</td><td>27</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>11</td><td>60</td><td>53</td><td>+7</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th>AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup History</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Year</td><td>Round</td><td>Score</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Group Stage</td><td>India  4–6  Thailand</td><td>Loss</td></tr><tr><td>India  0–7  South Korea</td><td>Loss</td></tr><tr><td>India  6–0  Indonesia</td><td>Win</td></tr></tbody></table>

SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Women's Championship

<table><thead><tr><th>SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Women's Championship record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Host/Year</td><td>Result</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>+9</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Winners</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>1</td><td>+15</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Winners</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>+12</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Third</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>+9</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Runners-up</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>19</td><td>4</td><td>+15</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Winners</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>30</td><td>4</td><td>+26</td></tr><tr><td>Total: 6/6</td><td>Winners</td><td>26</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>106</td><td>20</td><td>+86</td></tr></tbody></table>

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship

Though the tournament is for U-20 age group, India fielded the U-17 team as a preparatory tournament for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup. The U-17 team won this edition by defeating Bangladesh U-20 team by 4–0 in the final.

<table><thead><tr><th>SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Host/Year</td><td>Result</td><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td><td>Ref.</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>Winners</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total: 1/1</td><td>Winners</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>—</td></tr></tbody></table>

Overall competitive records

India women's national under-17 football team

As of 17 October 2025 vs  Uzbekistan (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)

<table><thead><tr><th>Competition</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Win%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>−16</td><td>000.00</td></tr><tr><td>AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>13</td><td>−3</td><td>033.33</td></tr><tr><td>AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualification</td><td>27</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>11</td><td>60</td><td>53</td><td>+7</td><td>048.15</td></tr><tr><td>SAFF U-17 Women's Championship</td><td>26</td><td>17</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>106</td><td>20</td><td>+86</td><td>065.38</td></tr><tr><td>SAFF U-20 Women's Championship</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>+11</td><td>075.00</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>63</td><td>34</td><td>6</td><td>23</td><td>189</td><td>104</td><td>+85</td><td>053.97</td></tr></tbody></table>

Head-to-head record

India women's national under-17 football team

As of 17 October 2025 vs  Bangladesh U20 (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)

The following table shows India's head-to-head record in the official tournaments of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup (including qualifiers) and SAFF U-17 Women's Championship.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bangladesh	11	3	3	5	11	15	−4	027.27
Bangladesh U20	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Bhutan	7	7	0	0	43	1	+42	100.00
Bhutan U20	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
China	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Iran	4	1	0	3	3	6	−3	025.00
Jordan	2	1	0	1	6	6	+0	050.00
Kyrgyzstan	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Laos	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Mongolia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Morocco	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Nepal	7	7	0	0	42	3	+39	100.00
Nepal U20	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	0	4	−4	100.00
Philippines	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
South Korea	3	0	0	3	0	22	−22	000.00
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0	13	1	+12	050.00
Thailand	2	0	0	2	4	10	−6	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	12	0	+12	100.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	8	−8	000.00
Uzbekistan	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	066.67
Total	63	34	6	23	189	104	+85	053.97