India women's national under-20 football team

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

India Women's U-20
NicknameThe Blue Fillies
AssociationAll India Football Federation
ConfederationAsian Football Confederation (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachJoakim Alexandersson
CaptainShubhangi Singh
FIFA codeIND
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
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultQuarter final (2004)
SAFF Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2018)
Best resultChampions (2022, 2024)
Medal record
SAFF Championship
2022 India
2024 Bangladesh
2021 Bangladesh
2018 Bhutan

The India women's national under-20 football team represents India in international women's under-20 football in the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup and the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It is controlled by the AIFF.

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-20 Women's Asian Cup 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.[1][2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7] 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[8] and host Thailand by 1−0[9] and a defeat by Nepal with 0−2,[10] 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.[9]

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[11] and 8−0[12] 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,[13] 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.[14]

SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

The 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship is the fifth edition of the SAFF U-18/19/20 Women's Championship, an international football competition for women's under–19 national teams organized by SAFF. On 07 February 2024, India beat Nepal 4–0 to enter SAFF U-19 Women's Championships final and shared the title in the final with Bangladesh.[15][16]

Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

19 February Pink Ladies U20 Youth Cup India  2–1  Jordan Manavgat, Turkey
17:30 UTC+5:30
  • Lhingdeikim 63'
  • Pooja 77'
 Report
Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
22 February Pink Ladies U20 Youth Cup India  1–0  Hong Kong Manavgat, Turkey
17:30 UTC+5:30
Report Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
25 February Pink Ladies U20 Youth Cup India  0–3  Russia Manavgat, Turkey
17:30 UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
14 July Friendly Uzbekistan  1–1  India Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:30 UTC+5:30
  • Egamberdiyeva 38'
 Report
Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium
16 July Friendly Uzbekistan  1–4  India Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:30 UTC+5:30
  • Dekanbaeva 39'
 Report
Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium
6 August 2026 AFC U20 WACQ India  0–0  Indonesia Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty Zainal (MAS)
8 August 2026 AFC U20 WACQ Turkmenistan  0–7  India Yangon, Myanmar
18:00 UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (THA)
10 August 2026 AFC U20 WACQ Myanmar  0–1  India Yangon, Myanmar
15:00 UTC+5:30 Report Pooja 27' Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty (MAS)
25 October Friendly Kazakhstan  2–3  India Shymkent, Kazakhstan
11:30 UTC+5:30
  • Talasbayeva 23' (pen.)
  • Aldanazar 84' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Sports Complex BIIK Shymkent
28 October Friendly Kazakhstan  1–1  India Shymkent, Kazakhstan
11:30 UTC+5:30
  • Bekkozhina 47'
 Report
  • Pooja 55'
 Stadium: Sports Complex BIIK Shymkent
29 November Friendly India  1–0  Uzbekistan Mamallapuram, India
17:00 UTC+5:30 Stadium: Scamper Park (FC Madras Academy)
2 December Friendly India  4–2  Uzbekistan Mamallapuram, India
17:00 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Scamper Park (FC Madras Academy)

2026

19 February Unofficial friendly Hammarby women 6–0  India Stockholm, Sweden
18:30 IST
  • ? 16', 22', 53', 59', 77', 85'
 Report Stadium: Hammarby IP
22 February Unofficial friendly Täby women 0–4  India Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST Report
Stadium: Bosön
25 February Unofficial friendly Enskede women 1–1  India Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST ?? 88' Report Nongmeikapam 44' Stadium: Bosön
28 February Unofficial friendly Karlbergs women 2–1  India Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST
  • ?? 58'
  • ?? 72'
 Report
Stadium: Bosön
5 March Unofficial friendly Älvsjö women 2–5  India Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST
  • ??
  • ??
Report
Stadium: Bosön
2 April AFC U-20 Asian Cup Japan  v  India Pathum Thani, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
5 April AFC U-20 Asian Cup India  v  Australia Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
8 April AFC U-20 Asian Cup Chinese Taipei  v  India Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium

Coaching staff

As of July 2025, following are the current coaching staffs:[17]
Position Name
Head coach Joakim Alexandersson
Assistant coach Paromita Sit
Goalkeeper coach KK Hameed
Strength and conditioning coach
Performance analyst Shrivatsa Joglekar

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the probable squad for the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup in April 2026.[17]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Monalisha Devi Moirangthem (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 10 0 Sribhumi
1GK Nandini Mattu (2007-06-06) 6 June 2007 0 0 Sethu
1GK Ribansi Jamu (2008-12-18) 18 December 2008 1 0 Garhwal United
2DF Alka Indwar (2008-05-10) 10 May 2008 0 0 Garhwal United
2DF Cindy Colney (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 11 1 Nita
2DF Nishima Kumari (2007-07-13) 13 July 2007 6 0 Sribhumi
2DF Remi Thokchom (2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 7 0 Gokulam Kerala
2DF Ruchi Yadav (2006-01-01) 1 January 2006 0 0 Sethu
2DF Sahena TH (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 7 0 Gokulam Kerala
2DF Shubhangi Singh (captain) (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 20 2 Gokulam Kerala
2DF Thoibisana Chanu Toijam (2007-03-07) 7 March 2007 12 1 Sribhumi
3MF Anju Chanu Kayenpaibam (2007-03-02) 2 March 2007 9 1 Sethu
3MF Arina Devi Nameirakpam (2008-03-04) 4 March 2008 8 1 Sribhumi
3MF Bhumika Devi Khumukcham (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007 6 0 Nita
3MF Monisha Singha (2007-01-13) 13 January 2007 4 0 Garhwal United
3MF Neha Sillay (2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 20 8 Nita
3MF Pooja (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 14 8 HOPS
3MF Shruti Kumari (2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 0 0 Garhwal United
4FW Babita Kumari (2008-08-02) 2 August 2008 7 0 Nita
4FW Deepika Pal (2008-01-22) 22 January 2008 6 0 Garhwal United
4FW Lhingdeikim Kipgen (2008-01-23) 23 January 2008 7 1 Garhwal United
4FW Shilji Shaji (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 1 0 Gokulam Kerala
4FW Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam (2007-01-13) 13 January 2007 14 8 Sribhumi
4FW Sulanjana Raul (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 9 6 East Bengal

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Melody Chanu Keisham (2006-03-02) 2 March 2006 5 0 Gokulam Kerala  Uzbekistan, December 2025
DF Alina Chingakham (2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 4 0 Gokulam Kerala  Uzbekistan, December 2025
DF Juhi Singh (2007-07-29) 29 July 2007 3 0 Garhwal United  Uzbekistan, December 2025
DF Viksit Bara (2008-04-08) 8 April 2008 5 0 Indian Arrows  Uzbekistan, December 2025
DF Sanjita Devi Thingbaijam (2006-09-10) 10 September 2006 1 0 Garhwal United Pink Ladies U20 Youth Cup
MF Misha Bhandari (2006-06-30) 30 June 2006 0 0 Loughborough University Sweden camp, March 2026
MF Khushbu Saroj (2007-05-16) 16 May 2007 3 0 Kemp  Uzbekistan, December 2025
FW Kajol D'Souza (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 11 2 Al-Amal  Kazakhstan, October 2025
FW Fragrancy Riwan (2006-09-02) 2 September 2006 1 0 Garhwal United  Uzbekistan, July 2025

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.[18]

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
2026 To be determined
Total 0/12 0 Titles – – – – – – –

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.[19]

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
2002 Group Stage 7th 3 1 0 2 6 13 −7 No Qualification
2004 Quarterfinal 8th 4 2 0 2 3 14 −11
2006 Group Stage 7th 3 0 0 3 0 31 −31 2 2 0 0 16 0 +16
2007 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 13 7 +6
2009 4 0 0 4 1 38 −37
2011 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6
2013 5 2 0 3 2 25 −23
2015 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2
2017 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4
2019 3 2 0 1 19 2 +17
2022 Cancelled Cancelled
2024 Did not qualify 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13
2026 Qualified 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8
Total 4/12 0 Titles 10 3 0 7 9 58 −49 32 15 3 14 88 88 0

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 Champion 1st 4 3 0 1 13 2 +11
2023 Group stage 3rd 3 1 1 1 13 3 +10
2024 Champion 1st 4 2 1 1 15 2 +13
2025 Did not participate
2026 Participated by India U17 team[a]
Total 5/7 2 Titles 20 12 2 6 64 10 +54
  • DNP : Did not participate
  • DNQ : Did not qualify
  1. ^ Though the tournament is for U-20 age group, India fielded their U-17 team as a preparatory tournament for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.[20]

Pink Ladies U20 Youth Cup

Overall competitive records

As of 10 August 2025 vs  Myanmar (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 10 3 0 7 9 58 −49 030.00
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualification 32 15 3 14 88 88 +0 046.88
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship 20 12 3 5 64 10 +54 060.00
Total 62 30 6 26 161 156 +5 048.39

Head-to-head record

As of 10 August 2025 vs  Myanmar (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)

The following table shows India's head-to-head record in the official tournaments of AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup (including qualifiers) and SAFF U-20 Women's Championship.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 18 −18 000.00
 Bangladesh 10 4 2 4 18 5 +13 040.00
 Bhutan 5 5 0 0 30 0 +30 100.00
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 000.00
 Guam 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Indonesia 2 1 1 0 6 0 +6 050.00
 Iran 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 000.00
 Japan 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 000.00
 Jordan 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.67
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Lebanon 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Maldives 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
 Myanmar 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 033.33
 North Korea 2 0 0 2 0 24 −24 000.00
   Nepal 7 4 1 2 19 7 +12 057.14
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 18 0 +18 100.00
 Singapore 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 100.00
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 000.00
 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Thailand 3 1 0 2 2 14 −12 033.33
 Turkmenistan 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
 Vietnam 3 0 1 2 1 15 −14 000.00
Total 62 30 6 26 161 156 +5 048.39

See also

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