Biography

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-16 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)^{[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]

Squad

Squad called up for 2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship.^[3]

No.	Name	Province	Date of Birth (Age)
1	Preeti Rai	Kathmandu	6 April 2006
2	Kumari Tamang	Nuwakot	21 November 2007
3	Sunkala Rai	Kathmandu	28 November 2007
4	Mamata Pun	Dang	28 November 2008
5	Surachkya Sukhariya	Bardiya	13 October 2007
6	Anu Rai	Sarlahi	18 October 2009
7	Sabina Chaudhary	Rautahat	28 November 2009
8	Sushma GT	Syangja	1 January 2008
9	Sujita Lama	Kathmandu	29 January 2007
10	Ashmita Karki	Kathmandu	6 May 2007
11	Sandhya Ramtel	Dhankuta	3 September 2007
12	Anjana Thulung Rai	Dhankuta	4 June 2007
13	Pushpa Gurung	Syangja	28 November 2008
14	Lekhmaya Maskey	Syangja	11 May 2007
15	Ashmita Gurung	Shankhuwashabha	1 October 2007

Fixtures & results

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2023

20 March 2023 (2023-03-20) 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Nepal	1–4	India	BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 NST (UTC+5:45)	Barsha Oli 54'	Report (SAFF) Report (AIFF)	Shilji 10', 40', 81' Pooja 41'	Attendance: 203 Referee: Yangkhey Tshering (Bhutan)

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Bhutan	0–5	Nepal	BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 NST (UTC+5:45)		Report (SAFF) Report (Goalnepal)	Barsha Oli 16', 50' Dipa Rokaya 30' Senu Pariyar 34', 58'	Attendance: 332 Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Nepal	0–3	Russia	BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 NST (UTC+5:45)		Report (SAFF) Report (Himal Sanchar)	Elena Golik 63', 75' Polina Filshina 83'	Attendance: 326 Referee: Meera Tamang (Nepal)

28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Round robin	Bangladesh	1–1	Nepal	BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 NST (UTC+5:45)	Senu Pariyar 8'	Report (SAFF) Report (TBS)	Mst Sagorika 75'	Attendance: 607 Referee: Kanika Barman (India)

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)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024
2025	To be determined
Total	0/9	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Women's Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
~~2022~~	Did not held
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/9	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

AFC U-17 Women's Championship qualification record
Hosts	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Did not participate
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019	DNQ	3	1	0	2	5	19
~~2022~~	Did not held
2024	Did not qualified	2	1	0	1	4	2
Total	2/9	5	2	0	3	9	21

SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

SAFF U-17 Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2017	Group stages	3	0	1	2	1	17	-16
2018	Semi-finals	3	1	0	2	5	5	0
2019	Third Place	3	0	1	2	4	7	4
2022	Champion	4	3	1	0	10	1	9
2023	Fourth Place	4	1	1	2	7	8	1
2024	Third Place	3	1	0	2	3	12	9
Total	6/6	20	6	4	10	30	50	20

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.
^ "ANFA Announces Preliminary Squad For SAFF U15 Women's Championship 2019". Goal Nepal.

[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] "ANFA Announces Preliminary Squad For SAFF U15 Women's Championship 2019". Goal Nepal.

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National women's under-17 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

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