Nepal women's national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Nepali Chelis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | All Nepal Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | NEP | ||
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| First international | |||
| Bangladesh 6–0 (Bangladesh; 17 December 2017) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 4–0 Pakistan (Bhutan; 11 August 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 1–11 Myanmar (Nepal; 21 September 2018) | |||
| SAFF U-15/16/17 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Third-place (2019) | ||
The Nepal women's U-17 national football team, otherwise known as Nepali Cheli's (Nepalese Sisters) 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 |
| 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]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jharna Dumrakoti | APF | ||||
| GK | Sunita Sengtan | |||||
| GK | Laxmi Oli | |||||
| DF | Dikshya Rayamajhi | |||||
| DF | Rejina Lama | |||||
| DF | Mina Chand | |||||
| DF | Kritisha Tamang | Karnali Province | ||||
| DF | Anshu BK | Waling Municipality | ||||
| DF | Min Maya Shestha | |||||
| DF | Alija BK | |||||
| DF | Gyanshu Dolma Lo | |||||
| MF | Bhumika Budathoki | Karnali Province | ||||
| MF | Ashika Karki | Koshi Province | ||||
| MF | Babtika Karki | |||||
| MF | Ayusha Reule | |||||
| MF | Diki Kumari Syangbo Tamang | |||||
| MF | Ayusha Gurung | Waling Municipality | ||||
| MF | Rabina BK | Waling Municipality | ||||
| MF | Sabina Tamang | Bhojpur Municipality | ||||
| FW | Puja Giri | |||||
| FW | Anita Rana Magar | |||||
| FW | Yam Kumari BK | Waling Municipality | ||||
| FW | Purnima Tharu | |||||
Fixtures & results
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
| 2 March 2024 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Round robin | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 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 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Round robin | Bhutan | 0–3 | Lalitpur, Nepal | |
| 15:00 NST (UTC+5:45) | Report |
|
Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 150 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba (India) |
| 7 March 2024 2024 SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Round robin | India | 10–0 | Lalitpur, Nepal | |
| 15:00 NST (UTC+5:45) |
|
Report | Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh) |
| 20 December 2024 friendly | Bhutan | 5–1 | 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 | v | Thimphu | |
| 14:15 NST (UTC+5:45) | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium |
| 22 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin | Bhutan | v | Thimphu | |
| 17:45 NST (UTC+5:45) | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium |
| 24 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin | Bangladesh | v | Thimphu | |
| 17:45 NST (UTC+5:45) | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium |
| 27 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin | Bangladesh | v | Thimphu | |
| 14:45 NST (UTC+5:45) | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium |
| 29 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin | India | v | Thimphu | |
| 17:45 NST (UTC+5:45) | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium |
| 31 August 2025 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin | Bhutan | v | Thimphu | |
| 17:45 NST (UTC+5:45) | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| TBC 2026 | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 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
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". Retrieved 21 March 2025.
- ^ "AFC U-14 Nepal lose to Bangladesh 0-1". Retrieved 21 March 2025.