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 in2004)
Best result	Group stage (2004)
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship
Appearances	6 (first in2018)
Best result	Runners-up (2018),2023,2025)

TheNepal women's national under-20 football team represents Nepal in international football competitions for players under the age of 20. They playSAFF U-20 Women's Championship, andAFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup. The team is yet to qualify for theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

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As of 25 May 2025

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

The following players were called up for the2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	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

Nepal    v Bangladesh

2 February 2024SAFF 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)

Bhutan  v   Nepal

4 February 2024SAFF 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)

India  v   Nepal

6 February 2024SAFF 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)

Bhutan  v   Nepal

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

Bhutan  v   Nepal

11 July2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Bhutan	1–6	Nepal	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45NST	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)

Nepal    v Bangladesh

13 July2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	2–3	Bangladesh	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45NST	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)

Sri Lanka  v   Nepal

15 July2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Sri Lanka	0–7	Nepal	Dhaka[b]
21:00NST[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)

Nepal    v Sri Lanka

17 July2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	7–0	Sri Lanka	Dhaka, Bangladesh
14:45NST	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)

Nepal    v Bhutan

19 July2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Nepal	8–0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
14:45NST	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)

Bangladesh  v   Nepal

21 July2025 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship	Bangladesh	4–0	Nepal	Dhaka, Bangladesh
18:45NST	Sagorika 8',52',58',72'			Stadium:Bashundhara Kings Arena Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani (India)

Bhutan  v   Nepal

6 August2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	Bhutan	1–1	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
17:45NST	Keld. Wangmo 18'		Senu Pariyar 1'	Stadium:Changlimithang Stadium

Nepal    v Saudi Arabia

8 August2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	Nepal	1–0	Saudi Arabia	Thimphu, Bhutan
13:45NST	Sukriya Miya 89'			Stadium:Changlimithang Stadium

North Korea  v   Nepal

10 August2026 AFC U-20 WACQ	North Korea	11–0	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
13:45NST	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

India  v   Nepal

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

Nepal    v Bhutan

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

Bangladesh  v   Nepal

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

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 to2018	did not qualify										Qualification based onAFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup's Result
2020	Cancelled due toCOVID-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-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
2006 to2017	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 toCOVID-19 Pandemic										Qualification Cancelled due toCOVID-19 Pandemic
2024	Did not qualify										2nd Round, Group B (1st)	6	5	2	0	3	12	15	-3
2026											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
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

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• All Nepal Football Association national teams
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