South Asian Football Federation

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South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) is an association of the football playing nations in South Asia. Incorporated in 1997, it is a regional subsidiary of Asian Football Confederation. The members of the association are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

History

The SAFF was founded in 1997, with Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In 2000, they expanded to 7 members, adding Bhutan. Afghanistan joined in 2005, but left in 2015, to join then newly formed Central Asian Football Association.^[1]

Presidents

President	Years
Template:Flagicon P. P. Lakshmanan	1997–2001^[2]^[3]
Template:Flagicon Ganesh Thapa	2001–2009^[4]^[3]
Template:Flagicon Kazi Salahuddin	2009–2016^[5]^[3]
Template:Flagicon Ranjith Rodrigo (acting)	2016^[6]
Template:Flagicon Kazi Salahuddin	2016–present^[5]^[3]

Member associations

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BAN	Template:Fba	1997	Template:Flatlist	(Men, Women)
BHU	Template:Fba	2000	Template:Flatlist	(Men, Women)
IND	Template:Fba	1997	Template:Flatlist	(Men, Women)
MDV	Template:Fba	1997	Template:Flatlist	(Men, Women)
NEP	Template:Fba	1997	Template:Flatlist	(Men, Women)
PAK	Template:Fba	1997	Template:Flatlist	(Men, Women)
SRI	Template:Fba	1997	Template:Flatlist	(Men)

Former member

Association	Year	Note
Template:Fba	2005–2015	Joined CAFA

Competitions

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National teams

Men

Women

Clubs

Men

SAFF Club Championship

Women

SAFF Women's Club Championship

The South Asian Football Federation announced in April 2011 that they had decided to start a new tournament for association football club sides, the SAFF Club Championship, with the inaugural edition to be held in Bangladesh from 1–15 September of the same year.^[7] The competition was postponed and desires to revive the competition were again announced in July 2013 but the competition has still not started with accusations that India, the prime nation in the competition, were not altogether interested in participating.^[8]

Sri Lanka was supposed to host the first edition in August 2014.^[9]

A new possible start was set for December 2016 but later announced that 2017 would see the first edition.^[10]^[11] This again was changed and announced that 2018 would be the start of the tournament.^[12]

In January 2025, SAFF announced three new competitions: SAFF Club Championship, SAFF Women's Club Championship and the SAFF U-23 Championship.^[13]

Current title holders

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Men's national teams
Competition	Year	Champions	Details	Runners-up		Next
Men's Championship	2023	India File:Flag of India.svg	Final	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Kuwait	flag alias = Flag of Kuwait.svg	flag alias-1844 = Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg	flag alias-1914 = Flag of Kuwait (1914-1921).svg	flag alias-1921 = Flag of Kuwait (1921-1940).svg	flag alias-1940 = Flag of Kuwait (1940-1961).svg	flag alias-naval-1956 = Maritime Ensign of Kuwait 1956-1961.svg	flag alias-republic-1990 = Flag of Kuwait.svg	size =	name =	altvar = football	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2026
U-23 Championship					2026
U-20 Championship	2025	India File:Flag of India.svg	Final	File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	2026
U-17 Championship	2024	India File:Flag of India.svg	Final	File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	2025
South Asian Games	2019	Nepal File:Flag of Nepal.svg	Final	File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan	2026
Women's national teams
Women's Championship	2024	Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg	Final	Script error: No such module "flagg".		2026
U-19 Women's Championship	2024	Template:Fbwu-rt Template:Fbwu-rt	Final	No runners-up		2025
U-16 Women's Championship	2024	Template:Fbwu-rt	Final	Template:Fbwu		2025
South Asian Games	2019	India File:Flag of India.svg	Final	Script error: No such module "flagg".		2026
Men's club teams
Men's Club Championship						2026
Women's club teams
Women's Club Championship						2025

Titles by nation

As of 1 June 2025

Nation	National team				Women's national team				Total
Nation	SAFF	SAG	U18/U19/U20	U15/U16/U17	SAFF	SAG	U18/U19/U20	U15/U16/U17	Total
Template:Flagcountry	9	3	4	6	5	3	2	2	34
Template:Flagcountry	1	2	1	2	2	0	4	2	14
Template:Flagcountry	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	8
Template:Flagcountry	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	5
Template:Flagcountry	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Template:Flagcountry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Template:Flagcountry	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
Former member
Template:Flagcountry†	1	0	0	0	0				1
Invited guest
Template:Flagcountry††								1	1
Template:Flagicon Kuwait	0								0
Template:Flagicon Lebanon	0								0
Total	14	13	6	9	7	3	6	7	65

Note: (†) Member from 2005 till 2015 , (††) The Russian Under-17 team was invited to the Under-17 tournament

Medals (1993–2025)

Last Update: 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship

Exclude Football at the South Asian Games and SAFF Club Championship.

Template:Medals table

Note: Template:Fbwu and Template:Fbwu shared gold in 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship.

SAFF teams at continental and global tournaments

Legend

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Template:Bg – Champion
Template:Bg – Runner-up
Template:Bg – Third place
Template:Bg – Fourth place
QF – Quarterfinals
R16 – Round of 16
GS – Group stage
1S – First knockout stage
• — Did not qualify
•• — Qualified but withdrew
× — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
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— Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Senior

Men's

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record
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{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bhutan	flag alias = Flag of Bhutan.svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Bhutan (1949-1956).svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Bhutan (1956–1969).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Bhutan Army	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}	Did not exist												Not a FIFA member				×	×	×	×	•	•	•	TBD	TBD	0	3
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Former member
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AFC Asian Cup

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AFC Challenge Cup

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Former member
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AFC Solidarity Cup

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Asian Games men's football tournament

Football at the Asian Games was a senior tournament until 1998.

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Team	Template:Flagicon 1951 (6)	Template:Flagicon 1954 (12)	Template:Flagicon 1958 (14)	Template:Flagicon 1962 (8)	Template:Flagicon 1966 (11)	Template:Flagicon 1970 (10)	Template:Flagicon 1974 (15)	Template:Flagicon 1978 (14)	Template:Flagicon 1982 (16)	Template:Flagicon 1986 (18)	Template:Flagicon 1990 (14)	Template:Flagicon 1994 (19)	Template:Flagicon 1998 (23)	Template:Flagicon 2002 (24)	Template:Flagicon 2006 (28)	Template:Flagicon 2010 (24)	Template:Flagicon 2014 (29)	Template:Flagicon 2018 (25)	Template:Flagicon 2022 (23)	Total
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	Did not exist							13th	12th	14th	13th		DQ	20th	24th	24th	20th	15th	20th	10
File:Flag of India.svg India	1st	8th	4th	1st	8th	3rd	13th	8th	6th	16th	DQ	DQ	16th	10th	14th	14th	26th		9th	16
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives	Did not exist												20th	22nd	20th	17th	21st			5
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal									16th	18th		18th	17th				29th	22nd		6
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan		6th	9th				11th			17th	14th			23rd	21st	22nd	24th	17th		10
Former member
File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan	Not a SAFF member																25th	Not a SAFF member		1

Women's

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Team	Template:Flagicon 1975 (6)	Template:Flagicon 1977 (6)	Template:Flagicon 1980 (6)	Template:Flagicon 1981 (8)	Template:Flagicon 1983 (6)	Template:Flagicon 1986 (7)	Template:Flagicon 1989 (8)	Template:Flagicon 1991 (9)	Template:Flagicon 1993 (8)	Template:Flagicon 1995 (11)	Template:Flagicon 1997 (11)	Template:Flagicon 1999 (15)	Template:Flagicon 2001 (14)	Template:Flagicon 2003 (14)	Template:Flagicon 2006 (9)	Template:Flagicon 2008 (8)	Template:Flagicon 2010 (8)	Template:Flagicon 2014 (8)	Template:Flagicon 2018 (8)	Template:Flagicon 2022 (12)	Template:Flagicon 2026 (12)	Template:Flagicon 2029 (12)	Total
Script error: No such module "flagg".	×	×	2nd	3rd	2nd	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	••Template:Efn	TBD	TBD	9
Script error: No such module "flagg".	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	TBD	TBD	3

Template:Notelist

Asian Games Women's football tournament

Team	Template:Flagicon 1998 (8)	Template:Flagicon 2006 (8)	Template:Flagicon 2014 (11)	Template:Flagicon 2018 (11)	Template:Flagicon 2022 (16)	Total
Script error: No such module "flagg".					12th	1
Script error: No such module "flagg".	8th		9th		13th	3
Script error: No such module "flagg".		DQ	11th	10th		2
Script error: No such module "flagg".					11th	1

Junior

Men's U-20

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Team	Template:Flagicon 1959	Template:Flagicon 1960	Template:Flagicon 1961	Template:Flagicon 1962	Template:Flagicon 1963	Template:Flagicon 1964	Template:Flagicon 1965	Template:Flagicon 1966	Template:Flagicon 1967	Template:Flagicon 1968	Template:Flagicon 1969	Template:Flagicon 1970	Template:Flagicon 1971	Template:Flagicon 1972	Template:Flagicon 1973	Template:Flagicon 1974	Template:Flagicon 1975	Template:Flagicon 1976	Template:Flagicon 1977	Template:Flagicon 1978	Template:Flagicon 1980	Template:Flagicon 1982
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	GS	5th	×
File:Flag of India.svg India	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS	×	×	QF	GS	GS	1st	GS	GS	QF	GS	•	•
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	GS	×	GS	×	×	×	×	•	•
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	•
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka	8th	×	GS	×	GS	×	×	GS	QF	×	GS	GS	×	×	×	×	×	GS	×	GS	×	×

Team	Template:Flagicon 1985	Template:Flagicon 1986	Template:Flagicon 1988	Template:Flagicon 1990	Template:Flagicon 1992	Template:Flagicon 1994	Template:Flagicon 1996	Template:Flagicon 1998	Template:Flagicon 2000	Template:Flagicon 2002	Template:Flagicon 2004	Template:Flagicon 2006	Template:Flagicon 2008	Template:Flagicon 2010	Template:Flagicon 2012	Template:Flagicon 2014	Template:Flagicon 2016	Template:Flagicon 2018	Template:Flagdeco 2023	Template:Flagicon 2025	Total
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	•	×	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
File:Flag of India.svg India	•	GS	×	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	•	QF	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	22
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	4
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	3
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka	×	GS	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	10

Men's U-17

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Team	1985 Template:Flagicon (16)	1987 Template:Flagicon (16)	1989 Template:Flagicon (16)	1991 Template:Flagicon (16)	1993 Template:Flagicon (16)	1995 Template:Flagicon (16)	1997 Template:Flagicon (16)	1999 Template:Flagicon (16)	2001 Template:Flagicon (16)	2003 Template:Flagicon (16)	2005 Template:Flagicon (16)	2007 Template:Flagicon (24)	2009 Template:Flagicon (24)	2011 Template:Flagicon (24)	2013 Template:Flagicon (24)	2015 Template:Flagicon (24)	2017 Template:Flagicon (24)	2019 Template:Flagicon (24)	2023 Template:Flagicon (24)	2025 Template:Flagicon (48)	2026 Template:Flagicon (48)	Total
File:Flag of India.svg India	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	TBD	1

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Team	Template:Flagdeco 1985	Template:Flagdeco 1986	Template:Flagdeco 1988	Template:Flagdeco 1990	Template:Flagdeco 1992	Template:Flagdeco 1994	Template:Flagdeco 1996	Template:Flagdeco 1998	Template:Flagdeco 2000	Template:Flagdeco 2002	Template:Flagdeco 2004	Template:Flagdeco 2006	Template:Flagdeco 2008	Template:Flagdeco 2010	Template:Flagdeco 2012	Template:Flagdeco 2014	Template:Flagdeco 2016	Template:Flagdeco 2018	Template:Flagdeco 2023	Template:Flagdeco 2025	Template:Flagdeco 2026	Total
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh	×	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	×	GS	GS	DQ	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	TBD	6
File:Flag of India.svg India	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	GS	•	TBD	9
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal	•	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	GS	×	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	TBD	3
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	×	TBD	1

Women's U-20

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

Team	2002 Template:Flagicon (12)	2004 Template:Flagicon (15)	2006 Template:Flagicon (8)	2007 Template:Flagicon (8)	2009 Template:Flagicon (8)	2011 Template:Flagicon (6)	2013 Template:Flagicon (6)	2015 Template:Flagicon (8)	2017 Template:Flagicon (8)	2019 Template:Flagicon (8)	2024 Template:Flagicon (8)	2026 Template:Flagicon (12)	Total
Template:Fbwu	GS	QF	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	TBD	3
Template:Fbwu	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	TBD	1

Women's U-17

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Team	Template:Flagicon 2008 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2010 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2012 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2014 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2016 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2018 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2022 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2024 (16)	Template:Flagicon 2025 (24)	Template:Flagicon 2026 (24)	Total
Template:Fbwu	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	TBD	1

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

Team	2005 Template:Flagicon (11)	2007 Template:Flagicon (6)	2009 Template:Flagicon (8)	2011 Template:Flagicon (6)	2013 Template:Flagicon (12)	2015 Template:Flagicon (8)	2017 Template:Flagicon (8)	2019 Template:Flagicon (8)	2024 Template:Flagicon (8)	2026 Template:Flagicon (12)	2027 Template:Flagicon (12)	Total
Template:Fbwu	GS	×	×	×	×	•	GS	GS	•	TBD	TBD	3
Template:Fbwu	GS	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	TBD	TBD	1

Rankings

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

Men's national teams

SAFF	AFC	FIFA	Country	Points	+/−	Highest	Lowest
1	23	127	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = India	flag alias = Flag of India.svg	flag alias-1880 = British Raj Red Ensign.svg	flag alias-British = British Raj Red Ensign.svg	flag alias-1931 = 1931 Flag of India.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of India.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of Indian Army.svg	link alias-army = Indian Army	flag alias-naval-1879 = Flag of Imperial India.svg	flag alias-naval-1884 = Flag of Imperial India.svg	flag alias-naval-1928 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-naval-1947 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-naval-1950 = Naval Ensign of India (1950–2001).svg	flag alias-naval-2001 = Naval Ensign of India (2001–2004).svg	flag alias-naval-2004 = Naval Ensign of India (2004–2014).svg	flag alias-naval-2014 = Naval Ensign of India (2014–2022).svg	flag alias-naval-2022 = Naval Ensign of India (2022).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of India.svg	flag alias-air force-1950 = Air Force Ensign of India (1950–2023).svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of India.svg	flag alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard flag.svg	link alias-coast guard = Indian Coast Guard	link alias-naval = Indian Navy	link alias-air force = Indian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of India.svg	link alias-navy = Indian Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of Indian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Indian Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	1132.03	Template:Down	94	173
2	33	164	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Maldives	flag alias = Flag of Maldives.svg	flag alias-1117 = Flag of the Maldives (pre-1903, alternative flag shape).svg	flag alias-1796 = Earliest Flag of the Maldives.svg	flag alias-1903 = Flag of the Maldives until 1903.svg	flag alias-1926 = Old National Flag of the Maldives.svg	flag alias-1953 = Flag of the Maldives 1953.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the MNDF Air Corps.svg	Maldives Air Corps	flag alias-marines = Flag of the MNDF Marine Corps.svg	Maldives Marine Corps	flag alias-military = Flag of the Maldives National Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Maldives National Defence Force	link alias-coast guard = Maldivian Coast Guard	flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the MNDF Coast Guard.svg	variant =	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }}	986.42	Steady	124	183
3	35	175	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nepal	flag alias = Flag of Nepal.svg	flag alias-old = Flag of Nepal (1775–1962).svg	flag alias-1930 = Flag of Nepal (1775–1962).svg	flag alias-1768 = Flag of Nepal (19th century).svg	flag alias-1856 = Flag of Nepal (1856-c.1930).svg	link alias-army = Nepali Army	border =	size =	size flag alias = 24x20px	size flag alias-old = 24x20px	size flag alias-1930 = 24x20px	size flag alias-1768 = 24px	size flag alias-1856 = 24x20px	sizebig flag alias = x27px	sizebig flag alias-old = x27px	sizebig flag alias-1930 = x27px	sizebig flag alias-1768 = x30px	sizebig flag alias-1856 = x27px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	936.29	Template:Up	124	196
4	37	182	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bhutan	flag alias = Flag of Bhutan.svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Bhutan (1949-1956).svg	flag alias-1956 = Flag of Bhutan (1956–1969).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Bhutan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Bhutan Army	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}	906.8	Template:Up	159	209
5	38	183	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Bangladesh	flag alias = Flag of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-1971 = Flag of Bangladesh (1971).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-coast guard=Ensign of the Bangladesh Coast Guard.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Bangladesh Army.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Bangladesh.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	904.16	Template:Down	110	197
6	44	198	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Pakistan	flag alias = Flag of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-navy=Naval Standard of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Pakistan.svg	flag alias-military = Armed Forces of Pakistan Flag.svg	link alias-military = Pakistan Armed Forces	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Pakistan.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	838.25	Template:Down	141	205
7	45	200	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sri Lanka	flag alias = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-army=Flag of the Sri Lankan Army.png	link alias-army=Sri Lanka Army	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	link alias-air force=Sri Lanka Air Force	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	833.77	Template:Down	122	207

Last updated: 28 November 2024^[14]

Leading men's team: <timeline>

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 id:BHU         value:yellow
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 from:01/06/2004 till:01/09/2004 shift:(20,-12) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:01/09/2004 till:01/11/2004 shift:(20,-4) text:"India" color:IND
 from:01/11/2004 till:01/12/2004 shift:(20,-4) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:01/12/2004 till:01/07/2006 shift:(20,-4) text:"India" color:IND
 from:01/07/2006 till:01/10/2006 shift:(20,-11) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:01/10/2006 till:01/11/2006 shift:(20,-8) text:"India" color:IND
 from:01/11/2006 till:01/12/2006 shift:(20,-3) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:01/12/2006 till:01/03/2007 shift:(20,0) text:"India" color:IND
 from:01/03/2007 till:01/08/2007 shift:(20,-3) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:01/08/2007 till:01/08/2009 shift:(20,-12) text:"India" color:IND
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 from:01/09/2009 till:01/09/2010 shift:(20,-4) text:"India" color:IND
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 from:01/10/2010 till:01/07/2011 shift:(20,-8) text:"India" color:IND
 from:01/07/2011 till:01/08/2012 shift:(20,-3) text:"Nepal" color:NEP
 from:01/08/2012 till:01/03/2013 shift:(20,-4) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:01/03/2013 till:01/02/2014 shift:(20,-11) text:"Afghanistan" color:AFG
 from:01/02/2014 till:01/06/2014 shift:(20,-8) text:"India" color:IND
 from:01/06/2014 till:01/06/2015 shift:(20,-4) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:01/06/2015 till:02/07/2015 shift:(20,-4) text:"India" color:IND
 from:02/07/2015 till:02/06/2016 shift:(20,-4) text:"Maldives" color:MAD
 from:02/06/2016 till:end shift:(20,-4) text:"India" color:IND

</timeline>

Women's national teams

SAFF	AFC	FIFA	Country	Points	+/−	Highest	Lowest
1	13	70	Script error: No such module "flagg".	1368.51	Template:Down	49	69
2	19	100	Script error: No such module "flagg".	1201.77	Template:Down	91	119
3	25	128	Script error: No such module "flagg".	1099.36	Template:Up	100	147
4	32	157	Script error: No such module "flagg".	950.27	Steady	106	161
5	34	159	Script error: No such module "flagg".	944.03	Template:Down	101	159
6	36	163	Script error: No such module "flagg".	923.33	Steady	91	163
7	38	171	Script error: No such module "flagg".	869.33	Steady	113	178

Last updated: 12 June 2025^[15]

Leading women's team: <timeline>

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Individual statistics

Top goalscorer in men's football

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By number of goals

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#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Avg/Game
1	Template:Fbicon Sunil Chhetri (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2005–2025	95	155	0.61
2	Template:Fbicon Ali Ashfaq (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2003–2023	58	98	0.59
3	Template:Fbicon Inivalappil Mani Vijayan (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1992–2004	29	70	0.41
4	Template:Fbicon Kasun Jayasuriya (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2000–2009	27	55	0.49
4	Template:Fbicon Baichung Bhutia (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1995–2011	27	82	0.33
6	Template:Fbicon Jeje Lalpekhlua (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2009–2019	23	54	0.41
6	Template:Fbicon Shabbir Ali	1974–1984	23	66	0.35

By country

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#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Avg/Game
1	Template:Fbicon Sunil Chhetri (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2005–2025	95	155	0.61
2	Template:Fbicon Ali Ashfaq (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2003–2023	58	98	0.59
3	Template:Fbicon Kasun Jayasuriya (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2000–2009	27	55	0.49
4	Template:Fbicon Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1975–1985	17	50	0.34
5	Template:Fbicon Nirajan Rayamajhi (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2002–2010	13	21	0.63
	Template:Fbicon Hari Khadka (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1995–2006	13	39	0.33
	Template:Fbicon Anjan Bista (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2014–Present	13	60	0.2
6	Template:Fbicon Chencho Gyeltshen (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2011–present	13	44	0.3
7	Template:Fbicon Muhammad Essa (list)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2000–2009	11	37	0.3

Players in bold are active international players.

Top goalscorer in women's football

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By number of goals

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#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Avg/Game
1	Template:Fbicon Sabitra Bhandari	2014–present	53	46	1.15
2	Template:Fbicon Bala Devi	2007–2024	49	59	0.81
3	Template:Fbicon Sasmita Malik	2007–2017	40	38	1.05
4	Template:Fbicon Sabina Khatun	2009–present	34	53	0.64
5	Template:Fbicon Yumnam Kamala Devi	2011–2022	33	51	0.65

By country

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#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Avg/Game
1	Template:Fbicon Sabitra Bhandari	2014–present	53	46	1.15
2	Template:Fbicon Bala Devi	2007–2024	49	59	0.81
3	Template:Fbicon Sabina Khatun	2009–present	34	53	0.64

Players in bold are active international players.

References

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External links

South Asian Football Federation Cup at RSSSF
South Asia Football – SAFF website (archived)

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South Asian Football Federation

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Men's U-20

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Men's U-17

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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Women's U-20

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

Women's U-17

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

Rankings

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Top goalscorer in men's football

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