2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

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Host countryBhutan
CityThimphu
Dates20–31 August 2025
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBhutan
CityThimphu
Dates20–31 August 2025
Teams4 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue1
Final positions
Champions India (3rd title)
Runners-up Bangladesh
Third place   Nepal
Fourth place Bhutan
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored53 (4.42 per match)
Top scorerIndia Anushka Kumari (8 goals)
Best playerIndia Abhista Basnett
Best goalkeeperBangladesh 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]

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.[citation needed]

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.

Match officials

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

Referees
  • Bangladesh Sharaban Tahura
  • Bhutan Meera Tamang
  • India Neetu Rana
  • Nepal Kriti Sen
  • Sri Lanka Pabasara Minisarani Yapa
Assistant Referees
  • Bangladesh Sohana Khatun
  • Bhutan Kinzang Choden
  • India Lalhruaizeli Khiangte
  • Nepal Somika Rai
  • Sri Lanka HM Malika Madhushani
Match Commissioners
  • Bangladesh Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman
  • Bhutan Mindu Dorji
  • India 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.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. 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
India 7–0   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)
Bangladesh 3–1 Bhutan
 Report
Attendance: 249
Referee: Minisarani Y. Pabasara (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 0–2 India
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)
Bhutan 1–2   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 285
Referee: Neetu Rana (India)
Bhutan 0–8 India
Report
Attendance: 185
Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 3–0   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Minisarani Y. Pabasara (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 4–1   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 95
Referee: Neetu Rana (India)
India 5–0 Bhutan
 Report
Attendance: 193
Referee: Kriti Sen (Nepal)
Bhutan 1–1 Bangladesh
 Report
Attendance: 143
Referee: Kriti Sen (Nepal)
India 5–0   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 171
Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh)
Bangladesh 4–3 India
 Report
Attendance: 351
Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)
Bhutan 1–1   Nepal
 Report
Attendance: 385
Referee: Neetu Rana (India)

Winners

 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Champions 

India
Third title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match. Source: GSA

8 Goals
7 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

Hat trick

PlayerAgainstResultDateRef
India Anushka Kumari Bhutan8–0 24 August 2025 [7]
Bangladesh Sauravi Akanda Prity   Nepal4–1 27 August 2025 [8]

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Most Valuable Player Top scorer Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Award
India Abhista Basnett India Anushka Kumari Bangladesh Meghla Rani Roy  Bangladesh

Broadcasting

Territory Broadcaster(s) Reference
No restricted territory Sportzworkz
(YouTube Channel)		 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's matches playlist on YouTube
South Asia
(No restricted territory)		 SAFF Football
(YouTube Channel)		 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's matches's channel on YouTube

See also

References

External links

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