2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship

This article is about the women's league. For the men's league, see 2026 SAFF Futsal Championship.

2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
Dates	13–25 January 2026
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Bangladesh (1st title)
Runners-up	India
Third place	Bhutan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	21
Goals scored	146 (6.95 per match)
Attendance	1,039 (49 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sabina Khatun (14 goals in 6 matches)
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The 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship was the inaugural edition of the SAFF Women's Futsal Championship, a biennial international futsal tournament organised by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) for women's national teams from South Asia. The tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 13 to 25 January 2026. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The championship will also featured capacity-building courses for coaches and referees, aimed at strengthening the development of women's futsal in the region. ^[1]

Venue

SAFF General Secretary Purushottam Kattel stated that Thailand was selected due to its infrastructure, accessibility, and limited futsal experience among member nations. Potential India–Pakistan logistical considerations were also cited as a factor. ^[5]

Venue in Thailand
Bangkok		Bangkok 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship (Thailand)
Nonthaburi Stadium	Hua Mak Indoor Stadium
Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: 8,000

Participating teams

All seven SAFF member associations made their debut in the inaugural edition. ^[6]

Country	Appearance	Previous best	FIFA ranking
Bangladesh	1st (Debut)	—N/a	44
Bhutan			NR
India			87
Maldives			NR
Nepal			NR
Pakistan			NR
Sri Lanka			NR

Squads

The following squads were announced for the tournament.

Bangladesh [7]	Bhutan [8]	India [9]	Maldives [10]
Shejuti Islam Smrity (GK) Shopna Akter Jili (GK) Mehenur Akhter Mst Sumi Khatun Masura Parvin Marzia Sumaya Matsushima Lipi Akter Krishna Rani Sarkar Nouson Jahan Sabina Khatun (c) Ratri Moni Nilufa Yesmin Nila Etie Rani (GK)	Sangita Monger (GK) Kelden Wangmo Jamyang Choden Tshering Yangchen Phuntsho Choden Tshering Lhaden Tshering Yangden Pema Kuenzang Choeki Deki Lhazom Sonam Lhamo (c) Namgyel Dema Karma Yuden (GK) Sunita Rai Yeshey Bidha	Tanvi Mavani (GK) Achom Degio Radhika Patel Mithila Ramani Nishka Parkash Arya More Jigmet Chunzen (c) Khushbu Saroj Sonali Mondal Ritika Singh Diti Kanungo Pooja Gupta Aiswarya Arumugam Aarushi Santhosh	Saiga Hussain (GK) Maryam Shafa Fathimath Sausan (GK) Aminath Shaamila Fathimath Faiha Ali Fathimath Saliya (c) Aminath Fazla Mariyam Rifa Fathimath Saina Mariyam Noora Fathimath Afza Raniya Ibrahim Fathimath Inaasha Adam Hawwa Haneefa
Nepal [11]	Pakistan [12]	Sri Lanka [13]	Head coaches
Sabitri Kishan (GK) Sajina Koirala Dipa Rai (c) Bimala Thapa Bimala Chaudhary Roshani Bohara Chettri Manisha Thapa Magar Jennifer Rana Sushma Tamang Anjali Machamasi Praktishya Thakuri Jharana Dumrakoti (GK) Sunkala Rai Anita KC	Jennah Farooki (GK) Zeeyana Jivraj (GK) Aliya Sadiq Aiman Ali Alina Ispahani Fatima Nasir Sibal Fawad Kayanat Bokhari (c) Azwa Chaudhry Amani Khan Khadija Kazmi Ghazala Amir Anmool Hira Syeda Mahpara (GK)	Sakura Sewwandi (GK) Lochani Sooriyaarachchi Tharidi Weliwita Aathika Asfar Dulini De Silva Tharmika Sivaneswaran Imesha Warnakulasuriya Shanika Lakmali Shanu Paskaran Gowry Surenthiran Stephni Dias (c) Sanduni Sewmini Ashani Imesha (GK)	Bangladesh: Saeid Khodarahmi Bhutan: Passang Tshering India: Joshuah Vaz Maldives: Athif Mohamed Nepal: Bikram Maharjan Pakistan: Fatemeh Sharif Sri Lanka: Rajamany Devasagayam

★ (C) Captain
★ (GK) Goalkeeper

Match officials

Due to the limited number of SAFF futsal referees, SAFF appointed 10 futsal referees to officiate the tournament, nine of whom were from outside the regional body.

Referees

• Nicholas Backo
• Vaja Vishal Mahendrabhai
• Ali Ahmadi
• Mohammad Javad Ehtesham
• Ali Hafizi
• Khampasong Xayavongsy
• Chris Sinclair
• Benjapol Mucharoensap
• Chonlakan Luangsa-Ard
• Nattakit Hintua

Match Commissioners

• Shahir Ahmed
• D. Tashi Wangmo
• Jonathan De Souza
• Arunava Bhattacharya

Referee Accessors

• Mahmud-Reza Nasirloo
• Krutsri Presser

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result		BAN	IND	BHU	NEP	PAK	SRI	MDV
1	Bangladesh (C)	6	5	1	0	38	10	+28	16	Champions			3–1	3–3	3–0	9–1	6–3	14–2
2	India	6	4	0	2	31	12	+19	12	Runners-up					8–1	5–3
3	Bhutan	6	3	2	1	18	13	+5	11	Third-place			2–1				5–1	4–2
4	Nepal	6	3	1	2	18	17	+1	10					5–3		5–1
5	Pakistan	6	2	1	3	12	23	−11	7					1–1			3–2
6	Sri Lanka	6	1	1	4	17	27	−10	4				2–5		2–2			7–6
7	Maldives	6	0	0	6	12	44	−32	0				1–11		0–5	1–3

Source: Matchfoari
(C) Champions

Matches

All times are local (ICT, UTC+7).

The SAFF had released its official match schedule for the season, detailing dates, venues, and kickoff times for all games. ^[14]

13 January 2026 (2026-01-13)

14:00

Match 1

Maldives	1–11	India
Achom Degio 39' (o.g.)	Report	Mithila Ramani 4' Ritika Singh 6', 17' Khushbu Saroj 17', 22', 24', 26' Sonali Mondal 17', 37' Nishka Parkash 33', 34'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 20

Referee: Khamprasong Xayavongsy (Laos)

13 January 2026 (2026-01-13)

17:00

Match 2

Pakistan	1–1	Bhutan
Kayanat Bokhari 23'	Report	Yeshey Bidha 26'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 56

Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

13 January 2026 (2026-01-13)

20:00

Match 3

Sri Lanka	2–2	Nepal
Tharmika Sivaneswaran 2' Tharidi Weliwita 25'	Report	Manisha Thapa Magar 11' Bimala Chaudhary 15'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 56

Referee: Vaja Vishal Mahendrabhai (India)

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15 January 2026 (2026-01-15)

14:00

Match 4

Bangladesh	3–1	India
Sabina Khatun 7', 13' Sumaya Matsushima 31'	Report	Arya More 37'

Hua Mak Indoor Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

15 January 2026 (2026-01-15)

16:30

Match 5

Maldives	0–5	Nepal
	Report	Jenifer Rana 4', 12' Bimala Chaudhary 11' Manisha Thapa Magar 18' Fathimath Saina 39' (o.g.)

Hua Mak Indoor Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 86

Referee: Vaja Vishal Mahendrabhai (India)

15 January 2026 (2026-01-15)

19:00

Match 6

Pakistan	3–2	Sri Lanka
Stephni Dias 10' (o.g.) Azwa Chaudhry 22', 38'	Report	Tharmika Sivaneswaran 19' Stephni Dias 22'

Hua Mak Indoor Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Nattakit Hintua (Thailand)

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17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)

14:00

Match 7

Bangladesh	3–3	Bhutan
Sumaya Matsushima 7' Sabina Khatun 35' Masura Parvin 36'	Report	Deki Lhazom 3' Sonam Lhamo 27', 30'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 63

Referee: Vaja Vishal Mahendrabhai (India)

17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)

16:30

Match 8

India	8–1	Nepal
Diti Kanungo 4', 4', 13', 15' Nishka Parkash 8' Ritika Singh 22', 37' Khushbu Saroj 24'	Report	Manisha Thapa Magar 8'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 40

Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)

19:00

Match 9

Maldives	1–3	Pakistan
Mariyam Noora 9'	Report	Azwa Chaudhry 3' Kayanat Bokhari 16' Anmool Hira 23'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 37

Referee: Nicholas Backo (Australia)

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19 January 2026 (2026-01-19)

14:00

Match 10

Bangladesh	3–0	Nepal
Sabina Khatun 14' Krishna Rani Sarkar 19' Lipi Akter 33'	Report

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Mohammad Javad Ehtesham (Iran)

19 January 2026 (2026-01-19)

16:30

Match 11

Bhutan	5–1	Sri Lanka
Sunita Rai 7' Tshering Yangden 28' Ashani Imesha 29' (o.g.) Lochani Sooriyaarachchi 36' (o.g.) Pema Kuenzang Choeki 40'	Report	Tharidi Weliwita 33'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 32

Referee: Khampasong Xayavongsy (Laos)

19 January 2026 (2026-01-19)

19:00

Match 12

India	5–3	Pakistan
Arya More 14' Ritika Singh 28' Khushbu Saroj 29' Diti Kanungo 37', 40'	Report	Kayanat Bokhari 4' Azwa Chaudhry 26' Anmool Hira 27'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Nattakit Hintua (Thailand)

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21 January 2026 (2026-01-21)

14:00

Match 13

Bangladesh	6–3	Sri Lanka
Sabina Khatun 18', 20' Sumaya Matsushima 29' Krishna Rani Sarkar 36', 40' Masura Parvin 38'	Report	Shanu Paskaran 13' Imesha Warnakulasuriya 16', 40'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 43

Referee: Nicholas Backo (Australia)

21 January 2026 (2026-01-21)

16:30

Match 14

Nepal	5–1	Pakistan
Manisha Thapa Magar 3', 9' Roshani Bohara Chettri 16' Dipa Rai 32' Jennifer Rana 35'	Report	Azwa Chaudhry 27'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Chonlakan Luangsa-Ard (Thailand)

21 January 2026 (2026-01-21)

19:00

Match 15

Bhutan	4–2	Maldives
Pema Kuenzang Choeki 6' Yeshey Bidha 13' Namgyel Dema 28' Tshering Lhaden 34'	Report	Raniya Ibrahim 9' Fathimath Saliya 39'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 36

Referee: Vaja Vishal Mahendrabhai (India)

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23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)

14:00

Match 16

Bangladesh	9–1	Pakistan
Sabina Khatun 8', 16', 34', 40' Nilufa Yesmin Nila 10' Nouson Jahan 10', 12' Krishna Rani Sarkar 16', 32'	Report	Anmool Hira 33'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Nicholas Backo (Australia)

23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)

16:30

Match 17

Sri Lanka	7–6	Maldives
Imesha Warnakulasuriya 2', 10', 31' Tharidi Weliwita 6', 17' Hawwa Haneefa 27' (o.g.) Mariyam Noora 37' (o.g.)	Report	Aminath Fazla 10', 26' Stephni Dias 13' (o.g.) Fathimath Saliya 14' Tharmika Sivaneswaran 30' (o.g.) Raniya Ibrahim 40' (2pen.)

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Mohammad Javad Ehtesham (Iran)

23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)

19:00

Match 18

Bhutan	2–1	India
Jamyang Choden 20' Deki Lhazom 28'	Report	Khushbu Saroj 36'

Nonthaburi Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 43

Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran)

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25 January 2026 (2026-01-25)

11:00

Match 19

Bangladesh	14–2	Maldives
Sabina Khatun 10', 14', 23', 30' Lipi Akter 17', 18', 32' Krishna Rani Sarkar 17', 34' Sumaya Matsushima 24' Nilufa Yesmin Nila 31' Mehenur Akhter 32' Masura Parvin 36'	Report	Raniya Ibrahim 4' Mariyam Noora 40'

Hua Mak Indoor Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

25 January 2026 (2026-01-25)

14:00

Match 20

Sri Lanka	2–5	India
Shanu Paskaran 22' Gowry Surenthiran 28'	Report	Sonali Mondal 6', 7', 16' Mithila Ramani 9' Pooja Munnalal Gupta 36'

Hua Mak Indoor Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 50

Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

25 January 2026 (2026-01-25)

17:00

Match 21

Nepal	5–3	Bhutan
Sajina Koirala 9' Anita KC 13' Jenifer Rana 19', 30' Sushma Tamang 25'	Report	Deki Lhazom 23', 26' Pema Kuenzang Choeki 28'

Hua Mak Indoor Stadium , Bangkok, Thailand

Attendance: 127

Referee: Khampasong Xayavongsy (Laos)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 146 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 6.95 goals per match.

14 goals

• Sabina Khatun

7 goals

• Krishna Rani Sarkar
• Khushbu Saroj

6 goals

• Diti Kanungo

5 goals

• Ritika Singh
• Sonali Mondal
• Manisha Thapa Magar
• Jenifer Rana
• Azwa Chaudhry
• Imesha Warnakulasuriya

4 goals

• Sumaya Matsushima
• Lipi Akter
• Deki Lhazom
• Tharidi Weliwita

3 goals

• Masura Parvin
• Nouson Jahan
• Pema Kuenzang Choeki
• Nishka Parkash
• Raniya Ibrahim
• Kayanat Bokhari
• Anmool Hira

2 goals

• Nilufa Yesmin Nila
• Yeshey Bidha
• Sonam Lhamo
• Arya More
• Mithila Ramani
• Aminath Fazla
• Fathimath Saliya
• Bimala Chaudhary
• Tharmika Sivaneswaran

1 goal

• Mehenur Akhter
• Jamyang Choden
• Namgyel Dema
• Tshering Lhaden
• Sunita Rai
• Tshering Yangden
• Pooja Munnalal Gupta
• Mariyam Noora
• Anita KC
• Dipa Rai
• Roshani Bohara Chettri
• Sajina Koirala
• Sushma Tamang
• Stephni Dias
• Shanu Paskaran

1 own goal

• Masura Parvin (against Maldives)
• Achom Degio (against Maldives)
• Hawwa Haneefa (against Sri Lanka)
• Mariyam Noora (against Sri Lanka)
• Fathimath Saina (against Nepal)
• Ashani Imesha (against Bhutan)
• Tharmika Sivaneswaran (against Maldives)
• Lochani Sooriyaarachchi (against Bhutan)

2 own goals

• Stephni Dias (against Pakistan and Maldives)

Broadcasting

Territory	Broadcaster(s)	Reference
No restricted territory	Sportzworkz (YouTube channel)	2026 SAFF Women's Futsal matches's channel on YouTube

See also

• 2026 SAFF Championship
• 2026 SAFF Futsal Championship
• 2026 SAFF Club Championship
• 2026 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
• 2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship
• 2026 SAFF Women's Championship

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