Nepal women's national football team results

The Nepal women's national football team is controlled by the All Nepal Football Association and represents Nepal in women's international football competitions. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation and the South Asian Football Federation and as of December 2023 had not qualified for the World Cup or an AFC Women's Asian Cup.

This is a list of the team's results since the earliest known records.

2020s

2025

17 February 2025 Vianet Championship GS Nepal    1–0  Kyrgyzstan Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45 Bimala Chaudhary 9' Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 11,516
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)
Player of the Match: Preeti Rai
20 February 2025 Vianet Championship GS Lebanon  0–1  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45 Report Bhandari 42' Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 11,473
Referee: Tekcham Ranjita Devi (India)
23 February 2025 Vianet Championship GS Nepal    2–2  Myanmar Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45
Report
Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 12,605
Player of the Match: Sabitra Bhandari
26 February 2025 Vianet Championship final Myanmar  2–0  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45 Yu Par Khaing 61'
Win Theingi Tun 63'
Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 19,580
2 June Friendly Thailand  2–0  Nepal Pathum Thani, Thailand
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam)
29 June 2025 (2025-06-29) 2026 AFC Asian Cup Q Nepal    9–0  Laos Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Wint War Tun (Myanmar)
2 July 2025 (2025-07-02) 2026 AFC Asian Cup Q Sri Lanka  0–8  Nepal Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
5 July 2025 (2025-07-05) 2026 AFC Asian Cup Q Uzbekistan  3–3
(4–2 p)
 Nepal Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Milliy Stadium, Tashkent
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Penalties

2024

20 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Nepal    4–1  Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
22 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Iraq  0–5  Nepal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3 Report Bhandari 14', 15', 36', 43', 79' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
24 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Palestine  0–4  Nepal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)
27 February 2024 2024 WAFF Championship SF Nepal    2–1  Lebanon Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Referee: Ahmed Saad (Bahrain)
29 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship F Jordan  2–2
(5–3 p)
 Nepal Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Referee: Mohamed Juma (Bahrain)
Penalties
18 October 2024 (2024-10-18) SAFF Championship GS Bhutan  0–0  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45 Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 5,562
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) SAFF Championship GS Nepal    11–0  Maldives Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45
  • Preeti 5', 65', 87' (pen.)
  • Sabita Rana Magar 29'
  • Rekha 32', 42', 48', 63', 78'
  • Anita KC 69'
  • Amisha Karki 88'
Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 6,671
Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)
24 October 2024 (2024-10-24) SAFF Championship GS Nepal    6–0  Sri Lanka Kathmandu, Nepal
17:30 UTC+5:45 Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 7,617
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 2024 SAFF W SF Nepal    1–1
(4–2 p)
 India Kathmandu, Nepal
18:30 Report
Stadium: Dashrath Stadium
Attendance: 18,009
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
Penalties
30 October 2024 (2024-10-30) 2024 SAFF W F Bangladesh  2–1  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
17:45 BST (UTC+6) Report Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala
Attendance: 15,373

2023

15 February Friendly India  2–2  Nepal Chennai, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report Bhandari 90' (pen.), 90+2' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
18 February Friendly India  0–0  Nepal Chennai, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
5 April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers–Round 1 Nepal    1–5  Vietnam Kathmandu, Nepal
18:00 UTC+5:45 Report Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
Attendance: 2,715
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 Vietnam  2–0  Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
18:00 UTC+5:45 Phạm Hải Yến 4', 7' Report Stadium: Dasarath Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon Jeong (South Korea)
13 July 2023 Friendly Bangladesh  1–1  Nepal Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
16 July 2023 Friendly Bangladesh  0–0
(2–4 p)
 Nepal Dhaka, Bangladesh
00:00 BST (UTC+6) Stadium: Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium
25 September 2022 Asian Games GS Japan  8–0  Nepal Wenzhou, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Stadium
28 September 2022 Asian Games GS Bangladesh  1–1  Nepal Wenzhou, China
--:-- UTC+8
Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Yu Hong (China)
Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
19 September 2022  Bangladesh L 1–3 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2022 SAFF W Final
16 September 2022  India W 1–0 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2022 SAFF W SF
12 September 2022  Sri Lanka W 6–0 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2022 SAFF W GS
6 September 2022  Bhutan W 4–0 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal 2022 SAFF W GS
21 September 2021  Hong Kong D 0–0 JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
18 September 2021  Philippines L 1–2 JAR Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
12 September 2021  Bangladesh D 0–0 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Friendly
9 September 2021  Bangladesh W 2–1 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal Friendly


2010s

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
9 December 2019  India L 0–2 Pokhara Rangashala, Pokhara, Nepal 2019 South Asian Games (final)
7 December 2019  India L 0–1 Pokhara Rangashala, Pokhara, Nepal 2019 South Asian Games
5 December 2019  Maldives W 3–0 Pokhara Rangashala, Pokhara, Nepal 2019 South Asian Games
3 December 2019  Sri Lanka W 1–0 Pokhara Rangashala, Pokhara, Nepal 2019 South Asian Games
12 September 2019  Uzbekistan L 2–3 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan 2019 Nadezhda Cup (final)
10 September 2019  Tajikistan W 1–0 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan 2019 Nadezhda Cup
9 September 2019  Uzbekistan L 0–2 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan 2019 Nadezhda Cup
8 September 2019[1]  Kyrgyzstan W 8–2 Karakol, Kyrgyzstan 2019 Nadezhda Cup
9 April 2019[2]  Indonesia W 2–1 Bahtoo Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
6 April 2019[2]  India L 1–3 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
3 April 2019[2]  Myanmar L 1–3 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
22 March 2019  India L 1–3 Sahid Rangashala, Biratnagar, Nepal 2019 SAFF Women's Championship (final)
20 March 2019  Sri Lanka W 4–0 Sahid Rangashala, Biratnagar, Nepal 2019 SAFF Women's Championship
16 March 2019  Bangladesh W 3–0 Sahid Rangashala, Biratnagar, Nepal 2019 SAFF Women's Championship
12 March 2019  Bhutan W 3–0 Sahid Rangashala, Biratnagar, Nepal 2019 SAFF Women's Championship
15 February 2019  Myanmar L 1–3 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India 2019 Women's Gold Cup (final)
13 February 2019  Iran W 3–0 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India 2019 Women's Gold Cup
11 February 2019  India W 2–1 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India 2019 Women's Gold Cup
9 February 2019  Myanmar L 0–3[3] Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India 2019 Women's Gold Cup
13 November 2018  Bangladesh D 1–1 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (first round)
11 November 2018  Myanmar D 1–1 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (first round)
8 November 2018  India D 1–1 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (first round)
31 October 2018 Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. L 1–2 Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing, China Exhibition match[4][5]
30 October 2018 Beijing Sport University W 3–0 Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing, China Exhibition match[4][6]
29 October 2018 Beijing BG Phoenix F.C. L 1–4 Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing, China Exhibition match[4][6]
24 May 2017  Malaysia L 1–4 UMS Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Exhibition match (International friendly)
22 May 2017  Malaysia D 1–1 Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Exhibition match (International friendly)
2 January 2017  India L 1–3 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India 2016 SAFF Women's Championship
31 December 2016  Sri Lanka W 1–0 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India 2016 SAFF Women's Championship
28 December 2016  Maldives W 9–0 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India 2016 SAFF Women's Championship
26 December 2016  Bhutan W 8–0 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India 2016 SAFF Women's Championship
17 December 2016  Malaysia W 1-0 ANFA Complex, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal Exhibition match (International friendly)
15 February 2016  India L 0–4 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong), Shillong, India 2016 South Asian Games (final)
13 February 2016  Sri Lanka W 4–0 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong), Shillong, India 2016 South Asian Games
11 February 2016  India D 0–0 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong), Shillong, India 2016 South Asian Games
7 February 2016  Maldives W 2–0 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong), Shillong, India 2016 South Asian Games
5 February 2016  Bangladesh W 3–0 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong), Shillong, India 2016 South Asian Games
21 November 2014  India L 0–6 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 2014 SAFF Women's Championship (final)
19 November 2014  Bangladesh W 1–0 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 2014 SAFF Women's Championship
16 November 2014  Sri Lanka W 3–0 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 2014 SAFF Women's Championship
14 November 2014  Pakistan W 2–0 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 2014 SAFF Women's Championship
12 November 2014  Bhutan W 8–0 Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan 2014 SAFF Women's Championship
26 October 2013  Qatar W 3–0 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Exhibition match (International friendly)
24 October 2013  Qatar W 6–0 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Exhibition match (International friendly)
8 January 2013  Kuwait W 8–0 Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Exhibition match (International friendly)
16 September 2012  India L 1–3 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 SAFF Women's Championship (final)
14 September 2012  Sri Lanka W 3–0 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 SAFF Women's Championship
12 September 2012  Afghanistan W 7–1 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 SAFF Women's Championship
10 September 2012  Maldives W 5–0 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 SAFF Women's Championship
8 September 2012  Pakistan W 8–0 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2012 SAFF Women's Championship
23 December 2010  India L 0–1 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 2010 SAFF Women's Championship
21 December 2010  Bangladesh W 3–0 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 2010 SAFF Women's Championship
18 December 2010  Pakistan W 12–0 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 2010 SAFF Women's Championship
14 December 2010  Afghanistan W 13–0 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 2010 SAFF Women's Championship
12 December 2010  Maldives W 6–0 Cox’s Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 2010 SAFF Women's Championship
8 February 2010  India L 1–3 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010 South Asian Games
6 February 2010  Pakistan W 7–0 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010 South Asian Games
4 February 2010  India L 0–5 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010 South Asian Games
2 February 2010  Sri Lanka W 8–0 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010 South Asian Games
29 January 2010  Bangladesh W 1–0 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010 South Asian Games

2000s

The team did not play any competitive matches between 2000 and 2010.[7]

1990s

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
16 November 1999  Uzbekistan L 1–6 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod City, Philippines 1999 AFC Women's Championship
12 November 1999  Japan L 0–14 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod City, Philippines 1999 AFC Women's Championship
10 November 1999  Thailand L 0–5 Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City, Philippines 1999 AFC Women's Championship
8 November 1999  Philippines L 0–5 Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City, Philippines 1999 AFC Women's Championship

1980s

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
24 December 1989  Japan L 0–14 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong 1989 AFC Women's Championship
22 December 1989  Indonesia L 0–8 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong 1989 AFC Women's Championship
18 December 1989  Hong Kong L 0–3 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong 1989 AFC Women's Championship
19 December 1986  Indonesia L 0–6 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong 1986 AFC Women's Championship
17 December 1986  Thailand L 0–5 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong 1986 AFC Women's Championship
14 December 1986  Hong Kong L 0–1 Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po, Hong Kong 1986 AFC Women's Championship

* Nepal score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
1991 Did not qualify
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027 To be determined
Total - - - - - - - - -

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
1975 Did not enter (No team)
1977
1979
1981
1983
1986 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 12 -12 0
1989 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 25 -25 0
1991 Did not enter
1993
1995
1997
1999 Round 1 4 0 0 4 1 30 -29 0
2001 Did not enter
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014
2018
2022 Did not qualify
2026 To be determined
Total 3/20 10 0 0 10 1 67 -66 0

SAFF Women's Championship

SAFF Women's Championship
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
2010 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 34 1 +33 12
2012 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 24 4 +20 12
2014 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 17 6 +11 12
2016 Semi Final 4 3 0 1 19 3 +16 9
2019 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9
2022 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 12 1 +11 9
2024 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 19 3 +16 10
Total 7/7 32 24 1 7 136 21 +115 73

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1996 Did not enter The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2000 The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2004 Did not enter
2008
2012
2016
2020 Did not qualify 2nd of 3 6 1 3 2 7 10
2024 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 1 7
2028 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/8 Total 8 1 3 4 7 17

Asian Games

Asian Games
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1990 Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 11 -10 1
Total - - - - - - - - -

South Asian Games

South Asian Games[8]
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
2010  Silver 5 3 0 2 17 9 +8 9
2016  Silver 5 3 1 1 9 4 +5 10
2019  Silver 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 6
2026 TBD
Total 3/3 14 8 1 5 30 16 +14 25

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019 Nadezhda Cup". THE HIMALAYAN TIMES. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Qualifiers Round 2 draw concluded". AFC. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Hero Gold Cup 2019: Khin Moe Wai sinks Nepal as Myanmar win 3-0". Fox Sports Asia. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Olympic Qualifier: Nepal women to fine tune preparations". The Kathmandu Post. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Nepal Women's Team Loses To Beijing Phoenix In 3rd Friendly Match". Goal Nepal. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Nepal Women's Team Suffers Defeat Against Beijing Phoenix; Beats Beijing Sports University". Goal Nepal. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Matches". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. ^ "South Asian Federation Games (Women's Tournament)". RSSSF. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.