India women's national under-17 football team
| Nickname | The Blue Fillies | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | All India Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Joakim Alexandersson | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
| Thailand 6–4 India (Namhae, South Korea; 16 April 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| India 12–0 United Arab Emirates (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 21 October 2014) Sri Lanka 0–12 India (Thimphu, Bhutan; 9 August 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| India 0–8 United States (Bhubaneswar, India; 11 October 2022) South Korea 8–0 India (Buriram, Thailand; 19 September 2023) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2022) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2005) | ||
| SAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2018, 2019, 2025) | ||
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 2007 edition to 2017, thus failed to qualify for the first six editions of the World Cup.[1][2]
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.[3][4][5]
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 2005 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.[1]
SAFF U-15 Women's Championship
SAFF U15 Women's championship was first organised in 2017, where India became runners-up after being defeated by Bangladesh by a solitary goal.[6][7] In the next edition in 2018, the final was repeated again, but this time India beat Bangladesh by a solitary goal and become the SAFF champion.[8] 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.[9]
BRICS U-17 Football Cup
In 2018, 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.[10] 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.
Results and fixtures
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
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2025
| 20 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17 Champ. | India | 7–0 | Nepal | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 14:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh) |
| 22 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17 Champ. | Bangladesh | 0–2 | India | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 14:30 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Pabasara Minisarani Yapa (Sri Lanka) |
| 24 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17 Champ. | Bhutan | 0–8 | India | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 14:30 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh) |
| 27 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17 Champ. | India | 5–0 | Bhutan | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 17:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Kriti Sen (Nepal) |
| 29 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17 Champ. | India | 5–0 | Nepal | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 17:30 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh) |
| 31 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17 Champ. | Bangladesh | 4–3 | India | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 14:30 IST |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan) |
| 13 October 2025 2026 AFC U17 WACQ | Kyrgyzstan | 1–2 | India | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 18:30 | Saiakbaeva 34' | Report |
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Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan) |
| 17 October 2025 2026 AFC U17 WACQ | India | 2–1 | Uzbekistan | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea) |
Coaching staff
- As of August 2025[11]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Joakim Alexandersson |
| Assistant coach | Nivetha Ramadoss |
| Goalkeeper coach | Dipankar Choudhury |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Anugrah Suresh |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were named for the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers.[11]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Munni Bhambhu | 2 April 2010 | 10 | 0 | Rajasthan | |
| GK | Surajmuni Kumari | 12 March 2009 | 4 | 0 | Jharkhand | |
| GK | Thameena Fathima | 0 | 0 | Kerala | ||
| DF | Alena Devi Sarangthem | 10 | 0 | Manipur | ||
| DF | Alisha Lyngdoh | 23 November 2009 | 6 | 0 | Meghalaya | |
| DF | Binita Horo | 1 | 0 | Jharkhand | ||
| DF | Divyani Linda | 1 January 2009 | 12 | 3 | Jharkhand | |
| DF | Elizabed Lakra | 16 June 2009 | 12 | 0 | Jharkhand | |
| DF | Joyshini Chanu Huidrom | 0 | 0 | Manipur | ||
| DF | Ritu Badaik | 5 June 2011 | 4 | 0 | Odisha | |
| DF | Taniya Devi Tonambam | 18 May 2010 | 7 | 0 | Manipur | |
| MF | Abhista Basnett | 11 March 2011 | 8 | 4 | Sikkim | |
| MF | Anita Dungdung | 1 January 2009 | 5 | 1 | Jharkhand | |
| MF | Bonifilia Shullai | 2 February 2010 | 12 | 2 | Meghalaya | |
| MF | Julan Nongmaithem | 15 February 2011 | 8 | 4 | Manipur | |
| MF | Pritika Barman | 5 | 1 | West Bengal | ||
| MF | Shveta Rani | 26 January 2009 | 10 | 3 | Haryana | |
| MF | Thandamoni Baskey | 9 March 2010 | 11 | 1 | West Bengal | |
| FW | Anushka Kumari | 9 December 2010 | 12 | 14 | Jharkhand | |
| FW | Nira Chanu Longjam | 11 | 4 | Manipur | ||
| FW | Pearl Fernandes | 9 June 2009 | 12 | 9 | Goa | |
| FW | Valaina Fernandes | 3 September 2009 | 7 | 1 | Goa | |
| FW | Anwita Raghuraman | 3 | 1 | Tamil Nadu | ||
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 | Tamphasana Devi Konjengbam | 14 May 2009 | 0 | 0 | Manipur | 2025 SAFF U-17 Championship |
| GK | Rubina | 0 | 0 | NT camp, February 2024 | ||
| DF | Priya | 15 December 2009 | 0 | 0 | 2025 SAFF U-17 Championship | |
| DF | Anjali Patel | 0 | 0 | Uttar Pradesh | NT camp, February 2024 | |
| DF | Tia Zamora Fernandes | 0 | 0 | Karnataka | NT camp, February 2024 | |
| DF | Amrita Ghosh | 1 | 0 | West Bengal | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
| DF | Gauri Gurav | 0 | 0 | Maharashtra | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
| DF | Rheanna Liz Jacob | 2 | 1 | Karnataka | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
| DF | Rupashree Munda | 4 | 0 | Odisha | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
| MF | Beena Kumari | 1 | 0 | Jharkhand | 2025 SAFF U-17 Championship | |
| MF | H. Yashica | 1 | 0 | Karnataka | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
| FW | Anchal Singh | 0 | 0 | Odisha | NT camp, February 2024 | |
| FW | Sandhya | 0 | 0 | Haryana | NT camp, February 2024 | |
| FW | Gurleen Kaur Sidhu | 3 | 2 | Punjab | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
| FW | Gurnaz Kaur | 1 | 1 | Punjab | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
| FW | Neha Saji | 0 | 0 | Kerala | 2024 SAFF U-16 Championship | |
PRE Preliminary squad / standby | ||||||
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | 1/9 | 0 Titles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 |
- Red border indicates the team played as the host of the tournament.
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Group Stage | India 0–8 United States | Loss |
| India 0–3 Morocco | Loss | ||
| India 0–5 Brazil | Loss | ||
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
| AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | ||
| 2005 | Group stage | 8/11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | No Qualification | ||||||||
| 2007 | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | –3 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Cancelled | Cancelled | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | −7 | ||||||||||
| 2026 | Qualified | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1/9 | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 53 | +7 | ||
| AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Group Stage | India 4–6 Thailand | Loss |
| India 0–7 South Korea | Loss | ||
| India 6–0 Indonesia | Win | ||
SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Women's Championship
| SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Women's Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | |
| 2018 | Champion | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | |
| 2019 | Champion | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | |
| 2023 | Third | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | +9 | |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | |
| 2025 | Champion | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4 | +26 | |
| Total | 6/6 | 3 Titles | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 106 | 20 | +86 |
Overall competitive records
- As of 17 October 2025 vs Uzbekistan (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0.00 |
| AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 33.33 |
| AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualification | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 48.15 |
| SAFF U-17 Women's Championship | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 106 | 20 | +86 | 65.38 |
| Total | 59 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 176 | 102 | +74 | 52.54 |
Head-to-head record
- As of 17 October 2025 vs Uzbekistan (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 | 27.27 |
| Bhutan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | +42 | 100.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| 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 | 25.00 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Laos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| 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 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 100.00 |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 0.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 50.00 |
| Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Total | 59 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 176 | 102 | +74 | 52.54 |
See also
| Men's | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | Futsal | Beach soccer | Under-23 | Under-20 | Under-17 |
| Women's | |||||
| Senior | Futsal | Under-20 | Under-17 | ||
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External links
- India women's national under-17 football team – official website (in English)