SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Football tournament
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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).
| Founded | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
| Teams | 7 |
| Related competitions | SAFF U-20 Championship |
| Current champions |  India (3rd title) |
| Most championships | India (3 titles) |
 2026 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship | |
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 |
Priyangka Devi Naorem |
4 | Not awarded | Bangladesh |
| 2018 | Priyangka Devi Naorem |
Shilky Devi Hemam Shamsunnahar Jr. Tohura Khatun Chandra Bandari |
4 | Bangladesh | |
| 2019 | Rupna Chakma |
Lynda Kom |
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 |