Nepal women's national under-17 football team

Nepal Women's U-17
Nickname(s)	Nepali Chelis
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	NEP
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Bangladesh 6–0 Nepal ; (Bangladesh; 17 December 2017)
Biggest win
	Nepal 4–0 Pakistan ; (Bhutan; 11 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Nepal 1–11 Myanmar ; (Nepal; 21 September 2018)
SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 2017 )
Best result	Champions (2022)

Last updated September 22, 2025

The Nepal women's U-17 national football team, otherwise known as Nepali Cheli's (Nepalese Sisters)^{[ citation needed ]} is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association and represents Nepal in women's international football competitions. The Women's Football Department is developed to control and manage the women's football activities. The official motto of women's football in Nepal is "Football for Change". It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and the South Asian Football Federation and has yet to qualify for the Asian Cup.

History

The team played their debut game against Bangladesh on 17 December 2017 in 2017 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship which they lost by 6–0 margin. They finished last in the group stage, losing to India by 10–0 margin and then gained their first ever points in the tournament by drawing 1–1 against Bhutan.

In the next edition of the tournament,^[1] Nepal qualified for the semi-finals for the first time but went down to India by narrow margin of 2–1 following which Nepal played third-place game against Bhutan which they lost in penalty shootout. During the same tournament, head coach Sanoj Shreshtha made it clear that Nepali players were not overaged.^[2]

Coaches

Coaching staff

As of 13 July 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Sanjeet Singh
Assistant coach	Naresh Thapa
Assistant coach	Ritesh Malla
Goalkeeper coach	Chandra Devi Dahal
Team Manager	Niru Thapa

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification ^[3]

Pos.	Player	Club
1 GK	Jharna Dumrakoti	APF
1 GK	Sunita Sengtan
1 GK	Laxmi Oli

2 DF	Dikshya Rayamajhi
2 DF	Rejina Lama
2 DF	Mina Chand
2 DF	Kritisha Tamang	Karnali Province
2 DF	Anshu BK	Waling Municipality
2 DF	Min Maya Shestha
2 DF	Alija BK
2 DF	Gyanshu Dolma Lo

3 MF	Bhumika Budathoki	Karnali Province
3 MF	Ashika Karki	Koshi Province
3 MF	Babtika Karki
3 MF	Ayusha Reule
3 MF	Diki Kumari Syangbo Tamang
3 MF	Ayusha Gurung	Waling Municipality
3 MF	Rabina BK	Waling Municipality
3 MF	Sabina Tamang	Bhojpur Municipality

4 FW	Puja Giri
4 FW	Anita Rana Magar
4 FW	Yam Kumari BK	Waling Municipality
4 FW	Purnima Tharu

Fixtures & results

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

2 March 2024 (2024-03-02) 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Round robin	Bangladesh	2–0	Nepal	Lalitpur, Nepal
15:00 NST (UTC+5:45)	Sauravi Akanda Prity 24', 31'	Report		Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 103 Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)

4 March 2024 (2024-03-04) 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Round robin	Bhutan	0–3	Nepal	Lalitpur, Nepal
15:00 NST (UTC+5:45)		Report	Puja Giri 14' Bhumika Budathoki 18' Gyanshu Dolmalo 31'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba (India)

7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Round robin	India	10–0	Nepal	Lalitpur, Nepal
15:00 NST (UTC+5:45)	Anita Dungdung 3' Pearl Fernandes 14', 43' Anushka Kumari 22' Bonifilia Shullai 25' Gurleen Kaur Sidhu 33', 77' Min Maya Shrestha 46' (o.g.) Gurnaz Kaur 58' Rheanna Liz Jacob 79'	Report		Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

20 December 2024 (2024-12-20) friendly	Bhutan	5–1	Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
14:00 NST (UTC+5:45)				Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

2025

20 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	India	7–0	Nepal	Thimphu
14:15 NST (UTC+5:45)	Basnett 16', 41' Longjam 25', 56' Anushka 33', 62' Nongmaithem 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh)

22 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Bhutan	1–2	Nepal	Thimphu
17:45 NST (UTC+5:45)	Tshogyal 42'	Report	Limbu 58', 76'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Neetu Rana (India)

24 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Bangladesh	3–0	Nepal	Thimphu
17:45 NST (UTC+5:45)	Thuinuye 41' Prity 45' Reya 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)

27 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Bangladesh	4–1	Nepal	Thimphu
14:45 NST (UTC+5:45)	Thuinuye 38' Prity 45', 71', 86'	Report	Bhumika 47'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Neetu Rana (India)

29 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	India	5–0	Nepal	Thimphu
17:45 NST (UTC+5:45)	Longjam 5' P. Fernandes 15', 43' Linda 79', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh)

31 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Bhutan	1–1	Nepal	Thimphu
17:45 NST (UTC+5:45)	Yangchen 45+'	Report	Karki 15'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Neetu Rana (India)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup finals record										FIFA U-20 World Cup qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2008 to 2018	did not qualify									Qualification based on AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup's Result
2021	Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic									Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2022	did not qualify									Qualification based on AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup's Result
2024
2025
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Championship finals record										AFC U-17 Championship qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	No Qualification Process									No Qualification Process
2007	No Qualification Process									No Qualification Process
2009 to 2017	Did not enter									Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify									Group E (4th)	1	3	0	1	2	5	19	-14
2022	Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic									Qualification Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2024	Did not qualify									Group H (2nd)	3	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
2026	TBD									Group F	TBD
Total	0/10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3/8	4	5	1	1	3	9	21	-13

SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

SAFF U-17 Women's Championship
Host/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2017	Group Stage	4th	3	0	1	2	1	17	-16
2018	Semi final	4th	3	1	0	2	5	5	0
2019	Semi final	3rd	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3
2022	Champion	2nd	4	3	1	0	10	1	+9
2023	Fourth	3rd	4	1	1	2	7	8	-1
2024	Third	3rd	3	1	0	2	3	12	-9
2025	TBD
Total	1 Title	6/6	20	6	4	10	30	50	-20

Honours

AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional (Central and South) Championship

Champion (1): 2014 ^[4]

Runners-up (1) :2015 ^[5]

References

↑ "SAFF U15 Women's Championship Draw Held, Nepal Groups with Pakistan". Goal Nepal. 28 July 2018.
↑ "Nepal U15 Coach Sanoj Shrestha: Our All Players Are MRI Approved". Goal Nepal. 25 October 2018.
↑ "Squad named for SAFF U-16 Women's Championship". ANFA. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
↑ "Nepal U-14 Girls won AFC Championship". 25 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
↑ "AFC U-14 Nepal lose to Bangladesh 0-1". 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

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[1] "SAFF U15 Women's Championship Draw Held, Nepal Groups with Pakistan". Goal Nepal. 28 July 2018.

[2] "Nepal U15 Coach Sanoj Shrestha: Our All Players Are MRI Approved". Goal Nepal. 25 October 2018.

[3] "Squad named for SAFF U-16 Women's Championship". ANFA. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

[4] "Nepal U-14 Girls won AFC Championship". 25 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

[5] "AFC U-14 Nepal lose to Bangladesh 0-1". 20 December 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2025.

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