SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
| Founded | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
| Teams | 7 |
| Current champions |  India (3rd title) |
| Most championships | India (3 titles) |
 2026 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship | |
The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Women's Championship is an annual association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 15/16/17. The tournament is organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
History
The tournament began in 2017 and is hosted every other year. For 2021, the decision was made to make the tournament a U-16 tournament versus the previous three iterations which had been U-15. However, the tournament was ultimately postponed.[1] Later, Bangladesh was declared to be the host of the 4th edition, which is going to take place in U-15 format on late 2022.[citation needed]
Results
| Ed. | Year | Cat. | Host | Final | Third place playoff | No. of teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||||
| 1 | 2017 | U-15 |  Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh |
1–0 | India |
 Bhutan |
RR |  Nepal |
4 |
| 2 | 2018 | Bhutan
|
India |
1–0 | Bangladesh |
Bhutan |
2–2 (4–3 p) |
Nepal |
6 | |
| 3 | 2019 | Bhutan
|
India |
0–0 (5–3 p) |
Bangladesh |
Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
4 | |
| 4 | 2022 | Bangladesh
|
Nepal |
RR | Bangladesh |
Bhutan |
3 | |||
| 5 | 2023 | U-17 | Bangladesh
|
 Russia |
RR | Bangladesh |
India |
RR | Nepal |
5 |
| 6 | 2024 | U-16 |  Nepal
|
Bangladesh |
1–1 (3–2 p) |
India |
Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
4 |
| 7 | 2025 | U-17 | Bhutan
|
India |
RR | Bangladesh |
Nepal |
RR | Bhutan |
4 |
| 8 | 2026 | Bhutan
|
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Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- GS – Group stage
- q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
- — Hosts
- × – Did not enter
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Withdrew before qualification
- — Withdrew after qualification
- — Disqualified after qualification
| Team | 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh
|
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 7 |
| Bhutan
|
GS | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 7 |
| India
|
2nd | 1st | 1st | × | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
 Maldives
|
x | x | x | x | x | x | × | 0 |
| Nepal
|
4th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 7 |
 Pakistan
|
x | GS | x | x | x | x | × | 1 |
 Sri Lanka
|
x | GS | x | x | x | x | × | 1 |
| Guest team | ||||||||
| Russia
|
x | x | x | x | 1st | x | × | 1 |
Performance by nation
- Bold: Indicates host.
| Nation | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
|
3 (2018, 2019, 2025) | 2 (2017, 2024) | 1 (2023) | N/a |
| Bangladesh
|
2 (2017, 2024) | 5 (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2025) | N/a | N/a |
| Nepal
|
1 (2022) | N/a | 3 (2019, 2024, 2025) | 3 (2017, 2018, 2023) |
| Russia
|
1 (2023) | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Bhutan
|
N/a | N/a | 3 (2017, 2018, 2022) | 3 (2019, 2024, 2025) |
Awards
| Year | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Best Goalkeeper | Fair play award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player(s) | Goals | ||||
| 2017 | Akhi Khatun
|
Naorem Priyanka
|
4 | Not awarded | Bangladesh
|
| 2018 | Naorem Priyanka Devi
|
Silky Devi Shamsunnahar Jr. Tohura Khatun Chandra Bandari
|
4 | Bangladesh
| |
| 2019 | Rupna Chakma
|
Lynda Kom Serto
|
4 | Bhutan
| |
| 2022 | Sauravi Akanda Prity
|
Sauravi Akanda Prity
|
9 | Sujata Tamang
|
Bangladesh
|
| 2023 | Elena Golik
|
Shilji Shaji
|
8 | Sujata Tamang
|
India
|
| 2024 | Sauravi Akanda Prity
|
Sauravi Akanda Prity Anushka Kumari
|
5 | Yearzan Begum
|
Bhutan
|
| 2025 | Abhista Basnett
|
Anushka Kumari
|
8 | Meghla Rani Roy
|
Bangladesh
|
Winning coaches
| Year | Team | Coach |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bangladesh
|
Golam Robbani Choton
|
| 2018 | India
|
Biby Thomas Muttath
|
| 2019 | India
|
Biby Thomas Muttath
|
| 2022 | Nepal
|
Bhagwati Rana Magar
|
| 2023 | Russia
|
Elena Medved
|
| 2024 | Bangladesh
|
Saiful Bari Titu
|
| 2025 | India
|
 Joakim Alexandersson
|
See also
- SAFF Championship
- SAFF U-20 Championship
- SAFF U-17 Championship
- SAFF Women's Championship
- SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
References
- ^ Deshkal, Shampratik. "SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Postponed". Shampratik Deshkal. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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