India women's national under-20 football team

For men's football team, see India national under-20 football team.

The India women's national under-20 football team represents India in international women's under-20 football in the AFC U-19 Women's Championship and the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It is controlled by the AIFF. They also participated in the 2021–22 Indian Women's League season, as Indian Arrows Women.

India Under-20 Women's Football Team

Association	All India Football Federation
Confederation	Asian Football Confederation (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Maymol Rocky
Captain	Martina Thokchom
FIFA code	IND
First colours Second colours
First international
India  0–4  South Korea (Goa, India; 19 April 2002)
Biggest win
India  18–0  Pakistan (Chonburi, Thailand; 24 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
Australia  18–0  India (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 12 November 2008)
Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
Best result	Quarter final (2004)
SAFF Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2018)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Medal record SAFF Championship 2022 India 2021 Bangladesh 2018 Bhutan

History

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA organised U20 women's world cup in 2002 for the first time, and for qualification from Asian teams, only the finalist from AFC U-19 Women's Championship is allowed to enter into the tournament, which was also the same criteria for the next edition and since 2006 the top three teams from AFC U19 championships would be allowed to enter into U20 world cup. India failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as they failed to be finalist in any AFC U19 Championships till 2017 edition.

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

The AFC U-19 Women's Championship serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. For first three edition from 2002, it had been organised on every even years, and in all those three championships India participated. After 2006 Championship, it had been organised on every odd years since 2007 and coincidentally India failed to qualify for the Championships since then.

India hosted the inaugural AFC U-19 Women's Championship in 2002.^[1] India U-19 failed to advance beyond group stage, finishing third in group. Indian girls lost to eventual champions Japan by 9−0 and South Korea by 4−0, only had a win against Guam by 6−0 but did not help much to move forward.

In next edition of championship held in China, India done well to reach quarter finals, winning against Hong Kong by 2−1, Singapore by 1−0 and a loss against Chinese Tapei by 0−3, and reaching the quarter final, their FIFA U20 Worldcup dream was shattered as was knocked out by North Korea by 0−10.^[2]

For 2006 edition the qualification round started for AFC U19 Women's Championship, where India easily qualified, defeating Kyrgyzstan by 7−0 and Bangladesh by 9−0 which was their biggest win that time. 2006 AFC U-19 Women's Championship saw India finishing bottom of group, consisting of Asian heavyweights South Korea, North Korea and Japan, defeated by all these three team by huge goal difference of 11−0, 14−0 and 6−0 respectively. That's the last time India made it into the group stage of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship.^[3]

At the 2007 qualification India lost two games in the group stage against Myanmar by 1−2 and Thailand by 1−5 which cost the AFC Championships for the first time in 2007 edition.^[4] Similar fate was in 2009 qualification tournament which was worse than before as India lost all the group matches and the worst performance came against Australia, where the Australian girls defeated the Indian by a huge 18−0, thus their biggest defeat till now.^[5] Next four edition, the girls seen similar scenario with zero luck to enter in the championships. For 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship India faced Pakistan, Nepal and Thailand in round 1 at the 2019 Championship qualification where they won two match defeating Pakistan by 18−0 which is their biggest win till now^[6] and host Thailand by 1−0^[7] and a defeat by Nepal with 0−2,^[8] but India failed to move to round 2 courtesy of their head-to-head result against Nepal. While Thailand, Nepal and India finished on three points, the goal difference between just these three teams were counted, which left Thailand at the top with a +2 goal difference, while India and Nepal were tied at -1, due to this, the head-to-head result between India and Nepal came into play again, and Nepal go through and India left behind.^[7]

SAFF U-18 Women's Championship

2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship, at Bhutan, is the inaugural edition of the SAFF U18 championships being organised by SAFF on every even years to align with the AFC U19 Championships and FIFA U20 Worldcup. It's a preparatory tournament for the South Asian teams for AFC U19 championship qualification round. India thrashed host Bhutan and Maldives by 4−0^[9] and 8−0^[10] respectively in the group matches, reaching to the semi-finals they lost to Nepal through penalty shoot-out by 1−3 as the full-time ended in a 1−1 tie,^[11] thus their dream of first SAFF u18 champion ended here but they won the third place in the tournament by defeating Bhutan again by a solitary goal.^[12]

Results and fixtures

For past match results of the under-20 team, see the results in Indian football seasons.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

India U-18 fixtures

2022

India   v     Nepal

15 March 2022 SAFF U-18 GS	India	7–0	Nepal	Jamshedpur, India
19:00 IST	Priyanka Sujeesh P.   15' S. Lynda Kom   17', 35' Apurna Narzary   69' Purnima Kumari   77' Sumita Munda   87' Nitu Linda   90+6'	(SAFF) (AIFF)		Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 2000 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Bangladesh   v   India

19 March 2022 SAFF U-18 GS	Bangladesh	0–1	India	Jamshedpur, India
19:00 IST		(SAFF) (AIFF)	Nitu Linda   63'	Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 856 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Nepal     v   India

21 March 2022 SAFF U-18 GS	Nepal	1–5	India	Jamshedpur, India
19:00 IST	Sadipa Bholan   79'	SAFF AIFF	S. Lynda Kom   23', 38', 61' H. Shilky Devi   16' Anita Kumari   55'	Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 1200 Referee: Yapa Appuhamilage Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)

India   v   Bangladesh

25 March 2022 SAFF U-18 GS	India	0–1	Bangladesh	Jamshedpur, India
19:00 IST		SAFF AIFF	Most Aklima Khatun   74'	Stadium: JRD Tata Sports Complex Attendance: 5234 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

India U-19 fixtures

2021

India   v   Sri Lanka

13 December SAFF U-19 GS	India	5–0	Sri Lanka	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 BST (UTC+06:00)	Santosh   2' Estrocio   5' Linda   9', 41' Priyangka   82'	Report		Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 372 Referee: Tshering Yangkhey (Bhutan)

India   v   Bhutan

15 December SAFF U-19 GS	India	3–0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 BST (UTC+06:00)	Sumati   7' Priyangka   41', 53'	Report		Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 250

Bangladesh   v   India

17 December SAFF U-19 GS	Bangladesh	1–0	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00)	Shamsunnahar   7' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 1743

Nepal     v   India

19 December SAFF U-19 GS	Nepal	0–1	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 BST (UTC+06:00)		Report	Priyangka   67'	Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 276

Bangladesh   v   India

22 December SAFF U-19 Final	Bangladesh	1–0	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:00 BST (UTC+06:00)	Mogini   80'	Report		Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 8125 Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)

India U-20 fixtures

2023

India   v   India senior

28 January 2023 Hybrid friendly	India	1–2	India senior	Chennai, India
	Apurna Narzary	Report	Dangmei   Roja	Stadium: SSN Ground

India   v   Bhutan

3 February 2023 SAFF U-20 GS	India	12–0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 UTC+6:00	Apurna Narzary   29', 36' N. Linda   43' Neha   45+2', 55', 90' Anita   50', 69', 78' Kom Serto   61', 63', 75'	Report		Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 204 Referee: Jaya Chakma (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh   v   India

5 February 2023 SAFF U-20 GS	Bangladesh	0–0	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
19:00 UTC+6:00		Report		Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Maya Lama (Nepal)

India   v     Nepal

7 February 2023 SAFF U-20 GS	India	1–3	Nepal	Dhaka, Bangladesh
15:00 UTC+6:00	Apurna   21'	Report	Anjali   48' Preeti   69' Amisha   89'	Stadium: BSSS M. Kamal Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Yangkhey Tshering (Bhutan)

India   v   Singapore

7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) AFC U-20 Q 1R	India	7–0	Singapore	Việt Trì, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7	Narzary   7', 11' S. Kumari   10' A. Kumari   17', 31' Oraon   23' D'Souza   89'	Report		Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 3,568 Referee: Mahnaz Zokaee (Iran)

Indonesia   v   India

9 March 2023 (2023-03-09) AFC U-20 Q 1R	Indonesia	0–6	India	Việt Trì, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7			4', 22' Neha   45' D'Souza   56' Narzary   74', 90+1' S. Kumari	Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium Attendance: 6,238 Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)

Vietnam   v   India

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) AFC U-20 Q 1R	Vietnam	1–1	India	Việt Trì Stadium, Việt Trì
18:00 UTC+7	Trần Nhật Lan   45+2'	Report	B. Devi   12'	Attendance: 7,289 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Maymol Rocky
Assistant coach	Bentla D'Coth
Team Manager	Nirali Rajesh Thakkar
GK Coach	Raghuvir Pravin Khanolkar
Physiotherapist	Priyanka Bodkhe
Team Staff	Kumar Chandran
Media Officer	Navaneeth K

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification.^[13]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Monalisha Devi Moirangthem	(2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 17)	0	0	KRYPHSA FC
13	1GK	Anshika	(2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Arya Football Samiti
23	1GK	Anjali Munda	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Jharkhand
4	2DF	Shilky Devi Hemam	(2005-11-23) 23 November 2005 (age 17)	11	1	The Young Welfare Club
5	2DF	Astam Oraon	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 18)	10	0	Lords FA
16	2DF	Shubhangi Singh	(2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 17)	7	0	Lords FA
2	2DF	Purnima Kumari	(2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 18)	8	1	Sethu
19	2DF	Varshika	(2006-09-22) 22 September 2006 (age 17)	2	0	HOPS FC
	2DF	Heirangkhongjam Linda Chanu	(2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 18)			Eastern Sporting Union
	2DF	Sahena TH	{{{age}}}
7	3MF	Martina Thokchom	(2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 19)	7	0	Gokulam Kerala
8	3MF	Kajol Hubert D'Souza	(2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 17)	6	1	Parikrma FC
6	3MF	Babina Devi Lisham	(2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 18)	3	0	The Young Welfare Club
17	3MF	Nitu Linda	(2006-04-05) 5 April 2006 (age 17)	11	5	Jharkhand
18	3MF	Tania Kanti	(2005-07-23) 23 July 2005 (age 18)	3	0	Kickstart
15	3MF	Shailja	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 18)	0	0	HOPS FC
9	4FW	Lynda Kom Serto	(2005-02-28) 28 February 2005 (age 18)	11	8	Odisha FC
21	4FW	Apurna Narzary (Captain)	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 19)	7	4	Kerala Blasters
14	4FW	Sunita Munda	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 19)	7	1	Sethu
10	4FW	Sumati Kumari	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Sethu
12	4FW	Neha	(2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 17)	3	3	Mohammedan Sporting
	4FW	Mousumi Murmu	{{{age}}}			East Bengal
11	4FW	Anita Kumari	(2005-08-09) 9 August 2005 (age 18)	6	4	Mohammedan Sporting

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Keisham Melody Chanu	(2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 (age 17)	4	0	The Young Welfare Club	NT camp
GK	Hempriya Seram	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 17)	0	0	KRYPHSA FC	NT camp
GK	Tanvi Vijay Mavani		0	0		NT camp
DF	Gladys Zonunsangi	(2005-08-16) 16 August 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Sethu	2023 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
DF	Kajal	(2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Mohammedan Sporting	2023 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
DF	Nikita Jude	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 17)	0	0	Kenkre	NT camp
DF	Bhumika Mane	(2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 17)	0	0	Companeroes SC (Mumbai)	NT camp
DF	Sanamija Chanu		0	0		NT camp
MF	Poonam	(2004-10-22) 22 October 2004 (age 18)	6	0	Manas Sports FC	NT camp
MF	Kiran	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Manas Sports FC	NT camp
MF	Loktongbam Shelia Devi	(2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 17)	0	0	ICSA Irengbam	NT camp
MF	Madhumathi		0	0		NT camp
FW	Sonali Soren	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 17)	1	0	East Bengal	2023 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
FW	Amisha Baxla	(2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 18)	8	0	Jharkhand	NT camp
FW	Laishram Rejiya Devi	(2005-02-01) 1 February 2005 (age 18)	2	0	The Young Welfare Club	NT camp
FW	Sudha Ankita Tirkey	(2005-10-08) 8 October 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Misaka United FC	NT camp
FW	Daisy Lisa Crasto	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Sirvodem SC	NT camp

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

India has never qualified for the under-20 women's world cup, but had come close to qualify in 2004 where they needed to qualify for finals but ended up getting knocked out in quarterfinals.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2002 to   2024	Did not qualify
Total	0/9	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

India was the first nation to host AFC U-20 women's championship. In that edition, they failed to progress to the knockouts stage as they finished below South Korea and Japan. However, in the next edition India qualified for the quarterfinals, but were thrashed 10–0 by North Korea. In the next edition, which was also the last time they played this tournament, India suffered massive defeats as they finished bottom of their group of four teams with -31 as goal difference.

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA GD   2002 Group Stage 7th 3 1 0 2 6 13 -7   2004 QuarterFinal 8th 4 2 0 2 3 14 -11   2006 Group Stage 7th 3 0 0 3 0 31 -31   2007 to   2024 Did not qualify Total 3/11 0 Titles 10 3 0 7 9 58 -49

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup History Year Round Score Result 2002 Round 1 India   0–4   South Korea Loss India   6−0   Guam Won India   0–9   Japan Loss 2004 Round 1 India   2–1   Hong Kong Won India   1–0   Singapore Won India   0–3   Chinese Taipei Loss Quarter-final India   0–10   North Korea Loss 2006 Round 1 India   0–11   South Korea Loss India   0−14   North Korea Loss India   0–6   Japan Loss

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Women's Championship record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2018	Semi-final	3rd	4	3	0	1	14	1	+13
2021	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	9	2	+7
2022	Winners	1st	4	3	0	1	13	2	+11
2023	Group stage	3rd	3	1	1	1	13	3	+10
Total	4/4	1 Title	16	10	1	5	49	8	+41

• DNP : Did Not Participate
• DNQ : Did not qualify

See also

• India women's national football team
• India women's national under-17 football team
• India national football team
• Indian Women's League

References

1. "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2002". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
2. "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2004". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
3. "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2006". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
4. "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2007". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
5. "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2009". Retrieved 5 October 2022.
6. . the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
7. . the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
8. "NEPAL BEAT INDIA 2-0 IN AFC U-19 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
9. . the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
10. "INDIA THRASH MALDIVES 8-0 TO BOOK SPOT IN SAFF U-18 WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINAL". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
11. "INDIA LOSE TO NEPAL IN SAFF U-18 WOMEN'S C'SHIP SEMIFINAL AFTER HEARTBREAKING PENALTY SHOOTOUT". the-aiff.com/. AIFF. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
12. "INDIA U-18s DEFEAT BHUTAN TO FINISH THIRD IN SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
13. "Maymol Rocky announces squad for AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers". AIFF. 2 March 2023.

External links

• India women's U-20 team page on the AIFF website