The Indian Under-17 women's team crushed Bhutan 8-0 in its last round-robin fixture of the SAFF Under-19 Women's Championship to set up a summit showdown with Bangladesh at the Pokhara Rangasala Stadium
India's U-17 women's team secured a resounding 4-0 victory over Bangladesh in the final, avenging an earlier defeat.
The India Under-17 women's national team suffered a 0-2 defeat against Bangladesh in the SAFF Under-19 Women's Football Championship 2026.
East Bengal FC on Saturday clinched the title of the inaugural edition of the SAFF Women's Club Championship with a dominant 3-0 win over hosts APF FC in the summit clash at the Dasrath Stadium in Kathmandu.
India stifle Bangladesh to win seventh SAFF U17 title on penalties
Each team will play six matches, and the one with the most points will be crowned champion.
Former Italy international Pamela Conti was on Sunday named head coach of the Indian women's U-17 team to take charge of the country's AFC Asian Cup campaign later this year, second such appointment of a national side this month made by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
The India U17 men's national team sealed their spot in the semi-finals of the SAFF U17 Championship 2025
Second-half surge against Nepal puts India in SAFF U17 final
India crowned champions despite loss to Bangladesh in SAFF U-17 Women C'ships
Anuskha Kumari scored a hat-trick as India thrashed hosts Bhutan 8-0 for their third consecutive win at the SAFF Under-17 Women's Championships.
A clinical India thrashed Nepal 7-0 in their opening match of the SAFF U17 Women's Championship, with three players scoring a brace each, here on Wednesday.
The second half followed a similar rhythm with India dictating possession and Bangladesh defending deep. Although chances were rare, India never looked in danger.
The India U-17 men's national team began their SAFF U17 Championship title defence in an emphatic fashion, cruising to a 6-0 victory over Maldives in their opening Group B match in Colombo on Tuesday.
With this emphatic result, India made it four wins from as many matches, scoring 22 goals without conceding any, and tightening their grip at the summit of the table with 12 points from four matches.
India storm into SAFF U-19 final, set up title clash with Bangladesh
India aim to rebuild in inconsequential Dhaka tie vs Bangladesh
Indian football remained in a state of terminal decline after experiencing arguably its darkest phase in a year marked by severe administrative crisis, court hearings, financial issues, absence of domestic leagues, and a steep decline in performance of the senior men's team.
Indian football team suffers embarrassing 0-1 loss to Bangladesh in Asian Cup qualifiers
The group winners will qualify for the 12-team final tournament in China next year.
India beat Bangladesh 4-3 on penalties after the title clash ended 1-1 in regulation time.
India thrash Sri Lanka 8-0 in SAFF U19 C'ship opener
In Colombo on Monday, the India-Pakistan rivalry spilled onto the football field as the SAFF U-17 Championship delivered a five-goal thriller.
India crashed out of the SAFF Women's Championship as they lost to Nepal 2-4 in penalty shootout in the semifinal match marred by utter confusion after the home side held up play for more than one hour in protest against a decision of the referee, in Kathmandu on Sunday.
The AIFF said Jamil has signed the contract after parting ways with ISL team Jamshedpur FC.
Nearly two decades later, Aditi Chauhan retires as a trailblazer, having become the first Indian woman to play professional football in Europe.
Khalid Jamil's rise can't exactly be termed as meteoric but the last eight years has been nothing less than extraordinary for the 48-year-old, who on Friday took over reins of the national men's football team.
The squad announcement also marks the return of East Bengal's dependable central defender Anwar Ali, who had been sidelined since February due to a hamstring injury. He last featured in competitive action against Bengaluru FC in the ISL.
India will face Pakistan in their opening outing at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday
Born to former Santosh Trophy player Mohammed Sayeed, this transfer marks a significant milestone for the promising young talent from Makrana, Rajasthan.
India look to ward off Nepal threat and move closer to semifinals
Pakistan football team's arrival in Bengaluru for the SAFF Football Championship has been delayed due to a visa issue.
India and Pakistan to renew football rivalry after five years, clubbed in same group in next month's SAFF Cup
More than half of the Pakistan team arrived in Bengaluru only six hours ahead of their match against India on Wednesday due to unavailability of tickets on a single flight.
AIFF to write to SAFF regarding Nepal holding up SAFF women's semifinal match
The match against India on Tuesday, will be his first outing in a Bangladesh jersey.
Captain Ashalata Devi will become the first Indian woman footballer to play 100 international matches when she takes the field in the SAFF Championship opening match against Pakistan in Kathmandu on Thursday.
India assistant coach Gawli slams refereeing
Chhetri works his magic but India split points with Kuwait
This will be the second time India will face Kuwait in the tournament. They had played out a 1-1 draw in an acrimonious Group A match last week.
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