Nepal women's national under-20 football team

This article is about women's football team. For men's football team, see Nepal national under-20 football team.

Nepal Women's U-20

Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Bal Gopal Shahu
Captain	Sarah Bajracharya
FIFA code	NEP
First international
North Korea   19–0     Nepal (27 May 2004, Suzhou; China)
Biggest win
Nepal     12–0   Pakistan (28 September 2018, Thimphu; Bhutan)
Biggest defeat
North Korea   19–0     Nepal (27 May 2004, Suzhou; China)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2004 )
Best result	Group stage (2004)
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2018 )
Best result	Runners-up (2018), 2023, 2025)

The Nepal women's national under-20 football team is the age at U-20 female that represents women's football of Nepal. They plays SAFF U-20 Women's Championship, and AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup. The team yet to qualified FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Coaches

Coaching staff

As of 25 May 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Yam Prasad Gurung
Assistant coach	Sandesh Kumar Shrestha
	Kiran Kumar Karki
Goalkeeper coach	Min Bahadur Basnet
Physiotherapipst	Shila Giri
Team Manager	Indu Duwal

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification ^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Karuna Budathoki				Bagmati Youth Club
20	1 GK	Sujata Tamang				Bagmati Youth Club
22	1 GK	Lila Joshi				Church Boys United
2	2 DF	Anisha Rai				Koshi Province
3	2 DF	Sita Rokaya				Karnali Province
4	2 DF	Ganga Rokaya				Nepal Police
5	2 DF	Semihangma Limbu Pandhak				Bagmati Youth Club
6	2 DF	Sajina Syangtan				Koshi Province
12	2 DF	Sarita Kumari Nath				Chandrapur Municipality
14	2 DF	Maya Maske				Sankata Club
19	2 DF	Simran Rai				Sankata
7	3 MF	Asmita Gurung				Karnali Province
8	3 MF	Sushila KC				Sankata
9	3 MF	Sukriya Miya				Sankata
16	3 MF	Manisha Sen				Waling Municipality
17	3 MF	Kusum Khatiwada				APF FC
18	3 MF	Birsana Chaudhary (Captain)				Transport United
21	3 MF	Kabita Gurung				Chandrapur Municipality
23	3 MF	Senu Pariyar				Sankata
10	4 FW	Barsha Oli				Church Boys United
11	4 FW	Samikshya Magar				Sankata
13	4 FW	Meena Deuba				Nepal Police
15	4 FW	Purnima Rai				Sankata

Recent results and fixtures

2024

Nepal     v   Bangladesh

2 February 2024 SAFF U-19 GS	Nepal	1–3	Bangladesh	Dhaka
19:00 (UTC+06:00)	Sukriya Miya 54'	Report	Mst. Sagorika 40', 57' Munki Akhter 42'	Stadium: BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Kanika Barman (India)

Bhutan   v     Nepal

4 February 2024 SAFF U-19 GS	Bhutan	0–1	Nepal	Dhaka
15:00 (UTC+06:00)		Report	Senu Pariyar 54'	Stadium: BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)

India   v     Nepal

6 February 2024 SAFF U-19 GS	India	4–0	Nepal	Dhaka
15:00 (UTC+06:00)	Neha 54', 81' Sulanjana Raul 86' Cindy Remruatpuii Colney 90+3'	Report		Stadium: BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

Bhutan   v     Nepal

22 December 2024 (2024-12-22) friendly	Bhutan	1–1	Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
14:00 NST (UTC+5:45)	Phuntsho Chhoden 80'		K.C. Sushila 48'	Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

2025

Bhutan   v     Nepal

11 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Bhutan	1–6	Nepal	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45 NST	Kelden Wangmo 54'	Report	Senu Pariyar 9', 18' Purnima Rai 18', 63', 84', 88'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)

Nepal     v   Bangladesh

13 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	2–3	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45 NST	Anisha Rai 78' (pen.) Meena Deuba 87'	Report	Sinha Jahan Sikha 14' Sagorika 37' Sree Moti Trishna Rani 90+7'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Tshering Yangkhey (Bhutan)

Sri Lanka   v     Nepal

15 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Sri Lanka	0–7	Nepal	Dhaka [a]
21:00 NST [b]		Report	Meena Deuba 8', 42', 70' Sushila KC 13' Purnima Rai 45+2', 45+4' Sarita Nath 90+1'	Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Ground Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani (India)

Nepal     v   Sri Lanka

17 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	7–0	Sri Lanka	Dhaka, Bangladesh
14:45 NST	Purnima Rai 16' Kusum Khatiwada 35', 44' Sarita Kumari Nath 42' Birsana Chaudhary 67' (pen.) Samikshya Magar 74', 78'	Report		Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

Nepal     v   Bhutan

19 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	8–0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
14:45 NST	Meena Deuba 1', 12', 65' Samikshya Magar 9' Purnima Rai 23', 45+1', 45+6' Kusum Khatiwada 63'	Report		Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani (India)

Bangladesh   v     Nepal

21 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Bangladesh	4–0	Nepal	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45 NST	Sagorika 8', 52', 58', 72'			Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani (India)

Bhutan   v     Nepal

6 August 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	Bhutan	v	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
17:45 NST				Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

Nepal     v   Saudi Arabia

8 August 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	Nepal	v	Saudi Arabia	Thimphu, Bhutan
13:45 NST				Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

North Korea   v     Nepal

10 August 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	North Korea	v	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
13:45 NST				Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 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
2002 to 2018	did not qualify										Qualification based on AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup's Result
2020	Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2022	Did not qualify
2024
2026
Total	0/13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1/12	1	3	0	0	3	2	29	−27

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-19 Championship finals record											AFC U-19 Championship qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2002	No Qualification Process										No Qualification Process
2004	Group Stage	0	3	0	0	3	2	29	-27
2006 to 2017	Did not enter										Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify										2nd Round, Group B (2nd)	6	6	2	0	4	13	18	-5
2022	Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic										Qualification Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2024	Did not qualify										2nd Round, Group B (1st)	6	5	2	0	3	12	15	-3
2026											Group A	TBD
Total	1/11	0	3	0	0	3	2	29	-27		–	2/9	11	4	0	7	25	33	-8

SAFF U-20 Women's Championship

SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Host/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2018	Runner-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	17	5	+12
2021	Third	3rd	4	2	1	1	10	1	+9
2022	Third	3rd	4	0	0	4	4	18	-14
2023	Runner-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1
2024	Third	3rd	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5
2025	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	30	8	+22
Total	0 Titles	6/6	25	11	1	13	71	44	+25

Notes

1. Due to poor conditions and a poor outfield, the ground was changed, and the match was held at the adjacent Bashundhara Sports Ground instead.
2. The match was postponed and postponed from 18:45 due to poor field conditions due to incessant rain at the Kings Arena. The match is being held at Bashundhara Sports Ground at 21:00.

References

1. "Nepal announces final squad for SAFF U-20 Women's Championship". ANFA. Retrieved 11 July 2025.