SAFF U-17 Women's Championship explained

Region:South Asia (SAFF)
Number Of Teams:7
Most Successful Team:

(2 titles)
Current: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).

History

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.

Results

U17 format
YearHost FinalThird Place Match
width=15%Championwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Second Placewidth=15%Third Placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
2023
Details
BangladeshRRRR
U16 format
YearHost FinalThird Place Match
width=15%Championwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Second Placewidth=15%Third Placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
2024
Details
Nepal1–1
RR
U15 format
YearHost FinalThird Place Match
width=15%Championwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Second Placewidth=15%Third Placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
2017
Details
Bangladesh1–0RR
2018
Details
Bhutan1–02–2
2019
Details
Bhutan0–0
RR
2022
Details
BangladeshRR

Participating nations

Legend
 ×  – Did not enter •  – Did not qualify ×  – Withdrew before qualification
width=170Team
2017

2018

2019

2022

2023

2024
Total
1stbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=silver2nd2nd2ndbgcolor=gold1st6
GS3rd4th3rd5th4th6
bgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st×3rdbgcolor=silver2nd5
xxxxxx0
GS4th3rdbgcolor=gold1st4th3rd6
xGSxxxx1
xGSxxxx1
Guest team
xxxxbgcolor=gold1stx1

Awards

YearMost Valuable PlayerTop scorer(s)Best GoalkeeperFair play award
Player(s)Goals
2017 Akhi Khatun Naorem Priyanka4Not awarded
2018 Naorem Priyanka Devi Silky Devi
Shamsunnahar Jr.
Tohura Khatun
Chandra Bandari
4
2019 Rupna Chakma Lynda Kom Serto4
2022 Sauravi Akanda Prity Sauravi Akanda Prity9 Sujata Tamang
2023 Elena Golik Shilji Shaji8 Sujata Tamang
2024 Sauravi Akanda Prity Sauravi Akanda Prity
Anushka Kumari
5 Yearzan Begum

Winning coaches

YearTeamCoach
2017 Golam Robbani Choton
2018 Biby Thomas Muttath
2019 Biby Thomas Muttath
2022 Bhagwati Rana Magar
2023 Elena Medved
2024 Saiful Bari Titu

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Deshkal . Shampratik . SAFF U-16 Women's Championship Postponed . 24 December 2021 . Shampratik Deshkal . https://archive.today/20211224205806/https://en.shampratikdeshkal.com/sports/news/210720913/saff-u-womens-championship-postponed . 24 December 2021.