| Founded | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Region | South Asia (SAFF) |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Current champions |  Bangladesh |
| Most successful team(s) |  India Bangladesh (2 titles) |
 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship | |
The SAFF U-15/U-16/U-17 Women's Championship is association football tournament for women's national teams under the age of 15. The tournament is organized by South Asian Football Federation (SAFF).
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 ]
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2023 Details | Bangladesh |  Russia | RR | Bangladesh | India | RR |  Nepal |
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2024 Details | Nepal | Bangladesh | 1–1 (3–2 p) | India | Nepal | RR |  Bhutan |
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2017 Details | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1–0 | India | Bhutan | RR | Nepal |
| 2018 Details | Bhutan | India | 1–0 | Bangladesh | Bhutan | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Nepal |
| 2019 Details | Bhutan | India | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Bangladesh | Nepal | RR | Bhutan |
| 2022 Details | Bangladesh | Nepal | RR | Bangladesh | Bhutan | – | – |
| Team | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
| Bhutan | GS | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6 |
| India | 2nd | 1st | 1st | × | 3rd | 2nd | 5 |
 Maldives | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 |
| Nepal | GS | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6 |
 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 |
| Year | Most Valuable Player | Top scorer(s) | Best Goalkeeper | Fair play award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player(s) | Goals | ||||
| 2017 | Akhi Khatun | Naorem Priyanka | 4 | Not awarded | Bangladesh |
| 2018 | Naorem Priyanka Devi | Silky Devi Shamsunnahar Jr. Tohura Khatun Chandra Bandari | 4 | Bangladesh | |
| 2019 | Rupna Chakma | Lynda Kom Serto | 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 |
| 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 |
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