Nepal women's national under-20 football team

Nepal Women's U-20
Association	All Nepal Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Bal Gopal Shahu
Captain	Sarah Bajracharya
FIFA code	NEP
First international
	North Korea 19–0 Nepal; (27 May 2004, Suzhou; China)
Biggest win
	Nepal 12–0 Pakistan; (28 September 2018, Thimphu; Bhutan)
Biggest defeat
	North Korea 19–0 Nepal; (27 May 2004, Suzhou; China)
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2004)
Best result	Group stage (2004)
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2018)
Best result	Runners-up (2018), 2023, 2025)

The Nepal women's national under-20 football team represents Nepal in international football competitions for players under the age of 20. They play SAFF U-20 Women's Championship, and AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup. The team is yet to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

History

Coaches

Coaching staff

As of 25 May 2025

Position	Name
Head coach	Yam Prasad Gurung
Assistant coach	Sandesh Kumar Shrestha
Assistant coach	Kiran Kumar Karki
Goalkeeper coach	Min Bahadur Basnet
Physiotherapipst	Shila Giri
Team Manager	Indu Duwal

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	1GK	Karuna Budathoki	Bagmati Youth Club
20	1GK	Sujata Tamang	Bagmati Youth Club
22	1GK	Lila Joshi	Church Boys United

2	2DF	Anisha Rai	Koshi Province
3	2DF	Sita Rokaya	Karnali Province
4	2DF	Ganga Rokaya	Nepal Police
5	2DF	Semihangma Limbu Pandhak	Bagmati Youth Club
6	2DF	Sajina Syangtan	Koshi Province
12	2DF	Sarita Kumari Nath	Chandrapur Municipality
14	2DF	Maya Maske	Sankata Club
19	2DF	Simran Rai	Sankata

7	3MF	Asmita Gurung	Karnali Province
8	3MF	Sushila KC	Sankata
9	3MF	Sukriya Miya	Sankata
16	3MF	Manisha Sen	Waling Municipality
17	3MF	Kusum Khatiwada	APF FC
18	3MF	Birsana Chaudhary (Captain)	Transport United
21	3MF	Kabita Gurung	Chandrapur Municipality
23	3MF	Senu Pariyar	Sankata

10	4FW	Barsha Oli	Church Boys United
11	4FW	Samikshya Magar	Sankata
13	4FW	Meena Deuba	Nepal Police
15	4FW	Purnima Rai	Sankata

Recent results and fixtures

2024

2 February 2024 SAFF U-19 GS	Nepal	1–3	Bangladesh	Dhaka
19:00 (UTC+06:00)	Sukriya Miya 54'	Report	Mst. Sagorika 40', 57' Munki Akhter 42'	Stadium: BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Kanika Barman (India)

4 February 2024 SAFF U-19 GS	Bhutan	0–1	Nepal	Dhaka
15:00 (UTC+06:00)		Report	Senu Pariyar 54'	Stadium: BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)

6 February 2024 SAFF U-19 GS	India	4–0	Nepal	Dhaka
15:00 (UTC+06:00)	Neha 54', 81' Sulanjana Raul 86' Cindy Remruatpuii Colney 90+3'	Report		Stadium: BSSS Mostafa Kamal Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

22 December 2024 (2024-12-22) friendly	Bhutan	1–1	Nepal	Kathmandu, Nepal
14:00 NST (UTC+5:45)	Phuntsho Chhoden 80'		K.C. Sushila 48'	Stadium: Dasarath Stadium

2025

11 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Bhutan	1–6	Nepal	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45 NST	Kelden Wangmo 54'	Report	Senu Pariyar 9', 18' Purnima Rai 18', 63', 84', 88'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Y.A. Pabasara Minisaraniyapa (Sri Lanka)

13 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	2–3	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45 NST	Anisha Rai 78' (pen.) Meena Deuba 87'	Report	Sinha Jahan Sikha 14' Sagorika 37' Sree Moti Trishna Rani 90+7'	Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Tshering Yangkhey (Bhutan)

15 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Sri Lanka	0–7	Nepal	Dhaka^[b]
21:00 NST ^[a]		Report	Meena Deuba 8', 42', 70' Sushila KC 13' Purnima Rai 45+2', 45+4' Sarita Nath 90+1'	Stadium: Bashundhara Sports Ground Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani (India)

17 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	7–0	Sri Lanka	Dhaka, Bangladesh
14:45 NST	Purnima Rai 16' Kusum Khatiwada 35', 44' Sarita Kumari Nath 42' Birsana Chaudhary 67' (pen.) Samikshya Magar 74', 78'	Report		Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

19 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	8–0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
14:45 NST	Meena Deuba 1', 12', 65' Samikshya Magar 9' Purnima Rai 23', 45+1', 45+6' Kusum Khatiwada 63'	Report		Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani (India)

21 July 2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Bangladesh	4–0	Nepal	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45 NST	Sagorika 8', 52', 58', 72'			Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani (India)

6 August 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	Bhutan	1–1	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
17:45 NST	Keld. Wangmo 18'		Senu Pariyar 1'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

8 August 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	Nepal	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Thimphu, Bhutan
13:45 NST	Sukriya Miya 89'			Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

10 August 2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	North Korea	11–0	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
13:45 NST	Ho Kyong 2', 12', 24', 37', 41' Pak Ok-i 50' Choe Chong-gum 53', 90+1', 90+5' Jong Pok-yong 88' Pak Son-gyong 90+7'			Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium

2026

31 January 2026	India	v	Nepal	Pokhara, Nepal
15:00 UTC+5:45				Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala

2 February 2026	Nepal	v	Bhutan	Pokhara, Nepal
15:00 UTC+5:45				Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala

4 February 2026	Bangladesh	v	Nepal	Pokhara, Nepal
15:00 UTC+5:45				Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 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
2002 to 2018	did not qualify									Qualification based on AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup's Result
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2022	Did not qualify
2024
2026
Total	0/13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/12	1	3	0	0	3	2	29	−27

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

AFC U-19 Championship finals record										AFC U-19 Championship qualifying record
Year	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Result	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2002	No Qualification Process									No Qualification Process
2004	Group Stage	0	3	0	0	3	2	29	-27	No Qualification Process
2006 to 2017	Did not enter									Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify									2nd Round, Group B (2nd)	6	6	2	0	4	13	18	-5
2022	Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic									Qualification Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2024	Did not qualify									2nd Round, Group B (1st)	6	5	2	0	3	12	15	-3
2026	Did not qualify									Group A	TBD
Total	1/11	0	3	0	0	3	2	29	-27	–	2/9	11	4	0	7	25	33	-8

SAFF U-20 Women's Championship

SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Host/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
2018	Runner-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	17	5	+12
2021	Third	3rd	4	2	1	1	10	1	+9
2022	Third	3rd	4	0	0	4	4	18	-14
2023	Runner-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1
2024	Third	3rd	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5
2025	Runner-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	30	8	+22
Total	0 Titles	6/6	25	11	1	13	71	44	+25

Notes

^ The match was postponed and postponed from 18:45 due to poor field conditions due to incessant rain at the Kings Arena. The match is being held at Bashundhara Sports Ground at 21:00.
^ Due to poor conditions and a poor outfield, the ground was changed, and the match was held at the adjacent Bashundhara Sports Ground instead.

References

^ "Nepal announces final squad for SAFF U-20 Women's Championship". ANFA. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[2] The match was postponed and postponed from 18:45 due to poor field conditions due to incessant rain at the Kings Arena. The match is being held at Bashundhara Sports Ground at 21:00.

[3] Due to poor conditions and a poor outfield, the ground was changed, and the match was held at the adjacent Bashundhara Sports Ground instead.

[1] "Nepal announces final squad for SAFF U-20 Women's Championship". ANFA. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

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National women's under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-20 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

SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Tournaments	Bhutan 2018 Bangladesh 2021 India 2022 Bangladesh 2023 Bangladesh 2024 Bangladesh 2025 Nepal 2026
Participating nations	Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Maldives Pakistan Sri Lanka

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