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South Asian Football Federation

{{Short description|Football association}}

{{Redirect-distinguish|SAFF|Saudi Arabian Football Federation}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = South Asian Football Federation

| image = South Asian Football Federation.svg

| size = 200px

| caption =

| map = SAFF-Nationen.PNG

| mcaption = Map of members

| abbreviation = SAFF

| formation = {{start date and age|1997}}

| type = Sports organization

| headquarters = Banani, Dhaka, Bangladesh

| region_served = South Asia

| languages =

| membership = 7 member associations

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = {{flagicon|BAN}} Kazi Salahuddin

| leader_title2 = General Secretary

| leader_name2 = {{flagicon|NEP}} Purushottam Kattel

| language = English

| parent_organization = AFC

| website = {{URL|https://saffederation.org/}}

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2015/02/26/9256272/afghanistan-to-play-saff-championship-for-the-last-time-in|title=Afghanistan to play SAFF Championship for the last time in 2015|date=26 February 2014|access-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509181237/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2015/02/26/9256272/afghanistan-to-play-saff-championship-for-the-last-time-in|archive-date=9 May 2015|url-status=live}}

Presidents

class="wikitable"

! President

! Years

{{flagicon|IND}} P. P. Lakshmanan1997–2001{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m199903.html |title=News for the month of March 1999 |access-date=28 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307150157/http://www.indianfootball.de/news/m199903.html |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=About US |url=https://saffederation.org/about-us |access-date=2023-09-30 |website=saffederation.org |archive-date=18 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518192918/https://saffederation.org/about-us |url-status=live }}
{{flagicon|NEP}} Ganesh Thapa2001–2009{{Cite web | title =Ganesh Thapa no longer SAFF president | work =República Sports | publisher =Nepal Republic Media | date =2009 | url =http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=10404 | access-date =16 January 2010 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100205082427/http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=10404 | archive-date =5 February 2010|url-status=dead }}
{{flagicon|BAN}} Kazi Salahuddin2009–2016{{Cite web |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-108196 |title=Salahuddin new SAFF president | the Daily Star |date=3 October 2009 |access-date=28 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222304/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-108196 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live }}
{{flagicon|SRI}} Ranjith Rodrigo (acting)

|2016{{Cite web |url=http://dailysports.lk/rodrigo-replaces-salahuddin-as-acting-president-of-saff/|title=Rodrigo Replaces Salahuddin as Acting President of SAFF - Daily Sports |date=January 8, 2016 |access-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306090454/http://dailysports.lk/rodrigo-replaces-salahuddin-as-acting-president-of-saff/ |archive-date=6 March 2016 |url-status=live }}

{{flagicon|BAN}} Kazi Salahuddin

|2016–present

Member associations

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style=max-width:4em |FIFA country code

! style=max-width:4em |Association

! style="max-width:4em" |Joined in

! style=max-width:4em |National team

! National league

BAN{{left}} {{fba|BAN}}1997{{flatlist|{{Nft Alt Links|Bangladesh}} }}

|(Men, Women)

BHU{{left}} {{fba|BHU}}2000{{flatlist|{{Nft Alt Links|Bhutan}} }}

|(Men, Women)

IND{{left}} {{fba|IND}}1997{{flatlist|{{Nft Alt Links|India}} }}

|(Men, Women)

MDV{{left}} {{fba|MDV}}1997{{flatlist|{{Nft Alt Links|Maldives}} }}

|(Men, Women)

NEP{{left}} {{fba|NEP}}1997{{flatlist|{{Nft Alt Links|Nepal}} }}

|(Men, Women)

PAK{{left}} {{fba|PAK}}1997{{flatlist|{{Nft Alt Links|Pakistan}} }}

|(Men, Women)

SRI{{left}} {{fba|SRI}}1997{{flatlist|{{Nft Alt Links|Sri Lanka}} }}

|(Men)

= Former member =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Association

!Year

!Note

{{fba|AFG|2013}}2005–2015Joined CAFA

Competitions

{{See also|List of association football competitions|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

The South Asian Football Federation runs several competitions on subcontinental level.

= National teams =

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;Men

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;Women

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= Clubs =

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;Men

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;Women

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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.{{cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/sports/bangladesh-to-host-inaugural-saff-club-championship_700817.html |title=Bangladesh to host inaugural SAFF club championship |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=18 April 2011 |access-date=4 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927062036/http://zeenews.india.com/news/sports/bangladesh-to-host-inaugural-saff-club-championship_700817.html |archive-date=27 September 2012 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2013/07/30/4152626/salauddin-laments-indias-lack-of-initiative-towards-saff?ICID=OP |title=Salauddin laments India's lack of initiative towards SAFF Club Championship |publisher=Goal India |date=30 July 2013 |access-date=14 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527203057/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2013/07/30/4152626/salauddin-laments-indias-lack-of-initiative-towards-saff?ICID=OP |archive-date=27 May 2018 |url-status=live }}

Sri Lanka was supposed to host the first edition in August 2014.{{cite web |url=http://southasiafootball.com/first-ever-south-asian-club-championship-to-be-played-in-sri-lanka/ |title=First ever South Asian Club Championship to be played in Sri Lanka |publisher=SouthAsiaFootball.com |date=13 March 2014 |access-date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313212702/http://southasiafootball.com/first-ever-south-asian-club-championship-to-be-played-in-sri-lanka/ |archive-date=13 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}

A new possible start was set for December 2016 but later announced that 2017 would see the first edition.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/01/06/sports/ranjith-rodrigo-appointed-acting-president-saff|title=Ranjith Rodrigo appointed acting President of SAFF|work=dailynews.lk|access-date=4 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818090316/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016%2F01%2F06%2Fsports%2Franjith-rodrigo-appointed-acting-president-saff|archive-date=18 August 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Bangladesh to host SAFF Suzuki Cup|url=http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/Bangladesh-to-host-SAFF-Suzuki-Cup-6221|access-date=25 August 2016|publisher=maldivessoccer.com|date=25 August 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826040428/http://www.maldivesoccer.com/s/Bangladesh-to-host-SAFF-Suzuki-Cup-6221|archive-date=26 August 2016}} This again was changed and announced that 2018 would be the start of the tournament.{{cite news|title=SAFF to hold biennial club tournament from 2018|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1288438|access-date=9 October 2016|publisher=Dawn|date=6 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008150212/http://www.dawn.com/news/1288438|archive-date=8 October 2016|url-status=live}}

In January 2025, SAFF announced three new competitions: SAFF Club Championship, SAFF Women's Club Championship and the SAFF U-23 Championship.{{Cite web |title=SAFF Ex. Co meeting approves home or away format for SAFF Championship 2025 |url=https://saffederation.org/news/read/133|access-date=2025-01-08 |website=saffederation.org}}

=Current title holders=

{{See also|Portal:Current events/Sports|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in association football|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

{{For|events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports}}

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Competition

| width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

! Year

! Champions

! Details

! Runners-up

| width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

! Next

colspan="8" |Men's national teams
style="text-align:left" | Men's Championship

| rowspan="5" style="background-color:#ffffff;" |

| 2023

| style="text-align:right" | {{fb-rt|IND}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" | {{fb|KUW}}

| rowspan="5" style="background-color:#ffffff;" |

|2026

style="text-align:left" |U-23 Championship

|

| style="text-align:right" |

|

| style="text-align:left" |

|2026

style="text-align:left" | U-20 Championship

| 2025

| style="text-align:right" | {{fbu-rt|20|IND}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" | {{fbu|20|BAN}}

| 2026

style="text-align:left" | U-17 Championship

| 2024

| style="text-align:right" | {{fbu-rt|17|IND}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" | {{nobr|{{fbu|17|BAN}}}}

|2025

style="text-align:left" | South Asian Games

| 2019

| style="text-align:right" | {{fbu-rt|23|NEP}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" | {{fbu|23|BHU}}

|2026

colspan="8" |Women's national teams
style="text-align:left" | {{nobr|Women's Championship}}

| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#ffffff;" |

| 2024

| style="text-align:right" | {{fbw-rt|BAN}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" | {{fbw|NEP}}

| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#ffffff;" |

| 2026

style="text-align:left" | U-19 Women's Championship

| 2024

| style="text-align:right" | {{fbwu-rt|20|BAN}}
{{fbwu-rt|20|IND}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" |{{nobr|No runners-up}}

| 2025

style="text-align:left" | U-16 Women's Championship

| 2024

| style="text-align:right" | {{fbwu-rt|17|BAN}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" | {{fbwu|17|IND}}

| 2025

style="text-align:left" | South Asian Games

| 2019

| style="text-align:right" | {{fbw-rt|IND}}

| Final

| style="text-align:left" | {{fbw|NEP}}

| 2026

colspan="8" |Men's club teams
style="text-align:left" |Men's Club Championship

| width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

|

| style="text-align:right" |

|

| style="text-align:left" |

| width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| 2026

colspan="8" |Women's club teams
style="text-align:left" |Women's Club Championship

| width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

|

| style="text-align:right" |

|

| style="text-align:left" |

| width="1%" style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| 2025

= Titles by nation =

As of 1 June 2025

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan=2|Nation

! colspan=4|National team

! colspan=4|Women's national team

! rowspan="2" |Total

SAFF

! SAG

! U18/U19/U20

! U15/U16/U17

! SAFF

! SAG

! U18/U19/U20

! U15/U16/U17

{{left}}{{flagcountry|IND}}

||9 ||3 ||4 ||6 ||5 ||3 ||2 ||2

! 34

{{left}}{{flagcountry|BAN}}

||1 ||2 ||1 ||2 ||2 ||0 ||4||2

! 14

{{left}}{{flagcountry|NEP}}

||0 ||4 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||2

! 8

{{left}}{{flagcountry|PAK}}

||0 ||4 ||0 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0

! 5

{{left}}{{flagcountry|MDV}}

||2 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0

! 2

{{left}}{{flagcountry|SRI}}

||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0

!1

{{left}}{{flagcountry|BHU}}

||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 || ||0 ||0

! 0

colspan="10" |Former member
{{left}}{{nobr|{{flagcountry|AFG|2013}}†}}

||1 ||0 ||0 ||0 ||0 || || ||

!1

colspan="10" |Invited guest
{{left}}{{flagcountry|RUS}}††

|| || || || || || || ||1

!1

{{left}}{{Flagicon|Kuwait}} Kuwait

|0

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

{{left}}{{Flagicon|Lebanon}} 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.

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{{Medals table

| caption = Without Semifinal Losers

| host =

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_IND = 26 | silver_IND = 10 | bronze_IND = 6

| gold_BAN = 10 | silver_BAN = 13 | bronze_BAN = 4

| gold_NEP = 4 | silver_NEP = 12 | bronze_NEP = 8

| gold_MDV = 2 | silver_MDV = 3 | bronze_MDV = 2

| gold_PAK = 1 | silver_PAK = 2 | bronze_PAK = 1

| gold_SRI = 1 | silver_SRI = 1 | bronze_SRI = 0

| gold_1 = 1 | silver_1 = 2 | bronze_1 = 0 | name_1 = {{nobr|{{flagcountry|AFG|2013}} (AFG)}}

| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 0

| gold_KUW = 0 | silver_KUW = 1 | bronze_KUW = 0

| gold_BHU = 0 | silver_BHU = 0 | bronze_BHU = 3

}}

{{col-2}}

{{Medals table

| caption = With Semifinal Losers

| host =

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_IND = 26 | silver_IND = 10 | bronze_IND = 7

| gold_BAN = 10 | silver_BAN = 13 | bronze_BAN = 12

| gold_NEP = 4 | silver_NEP = 12 | bronze_NEP = 16

| gold_MDV = 2 | silver_MDV = 3 | bronze_MDV = 9

| gold_PAK = 1 | silver_PAK = 2 | bronze_PAK = 5

| gold_SRI = 1 | silver_SRI = 1 | bronze_SRI = 7

| gold_1 = 1 | silver_1 = 2 | bronze_1 = 2 | name_1 = {{nobr|{{flagcountry|AFG|2013}} (AFG)}}

| gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 0

| gold_KUW = 0 | silver_KUW = 1 | bronze_KUW = 0

| gold_BHU = 0 | silver_BHU = 0 | bronze_BHU = 6

| gold_LBN = 0 | silver_LBN = 0 | bronze_LBN = 1

}}

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SAFF teams at continental and global tournaments

;Legend

{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}

  • {{bg|gold| 1st }} – Champion
  • {{bg|silver| 2nd }} – Runner-up
  • {{bg|#CC9966| 3rd }} – Third place
  • {{bg|#9ACDFF| 4th }} – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R16 – Round of 16
  • GS – Group stage
  • 1S – First knockout stage
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| • }} — Did not qualify
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| •• }} — Qualified but withdrew
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| × }} — Did not enter / withdrawn / banned / disqualified
  • {{legend | 1=white | 2= — Tournament was unavailable for the nation that year | outline=grey | text=‡}}
  • {{border|width=3px|color=red|   }} — Hosts

{{colend}}

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===

{{Main|National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup}}

{{See also|Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"

!colspan=28|FIFA World Cup record

Team

!1930
{{Flagicon|Uruguay}}
(13)

!1934
{{Flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}}
(16)

!1938
{{Flagicon|French Third Republic}}
(15)

!1950
{{Flagicon|Fourth Brazilian Republic}}
(13)

!1954
{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
(16)

!1958
{{Flagicon|Sweden}}
(16)

!1962
{{Flagicon|Chile}}
(16)

!1966
{{Flagicon|England}}
(16)

!1970
{{Flagicon|Mexico}}
(16)

!1974
{{Flagicon|West Germany}}
(16)

!1978
{{Flagicon|Argentina}}
(16)

!1982
{{Flagicon|Spain}}
(24)

!1986
{{Flagicon|Mexico}}
(24)

!1990
{{Flagicon|Italy}}
(24)

!1994
{{Flagicon|United States}}
(24)

!1998
{{Flagicon|France}}
(32)

!2002
{{Flagicon|Japan}}
{{Flagicon|South Korea}}
(32)

!2006
{{Flagicon|Germany}}
(32)

!2010
{{Flagicon|South Africa}}
(32)

!2014
{{Flagicon|Brazil}}
(32)

!2018
{{Flagicon|Russia}}
(32)

!2022
{{Flagicon|Qatar}}
(32)

!2026
{{Flagicon|Canada}}
{{Flagicon|Mexico}}
{{Flagicon|United States}}
(48)

!2030
{{Flagicon|Morocco}}
{{Flagicon|Portugal}}
{{Flagicon|Spain}}
{{Flagicon|Argentina}}
{{Flagicon|Paraguay}}
{{Flagicon|Uruguay}}
(48)

!2034
{{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
(48)

!Total

!Attempts

align=left|{{fb|BAN}}

| colspan=9| Did not exist

| colspan="2" |{{nowrap|Not a FIFA member}}

| ×

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

|•

|•

|•

|TBD

|TBD

|0

|11

align=left|{{fb|BHU}}

| colspan="12" | Did not exist

| colspan="4" |{{nowrap|Not a FIFA member}}

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

|•

|•

|•

|TBD

|TBD

|0

|3

align=left|{{fb|IND}}

| colspan="3" | {{nowrap|Not a FIFA member}}

| ••

| ‡

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| •

| ×

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

|•

|•

|•

|TBD

|TBD

|0

|11

align=left|{{fb|MDV}}

| colspan="12" | Did not exist

|{{nowrap|Not a FIFA member}}

| ×

| ×

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

|•

|•

|•

|TBD

|TBD

|0

|8

align=left|{{fb|NEP}}

| colspan="4" | Did not exist

| colspan="5" | {{nowrap|Not a FIFA member}}

| ×

| ×

| ×

| •

| •

| ×

| •

| •

| ×

| •

| •

|•

|•

|•

|TBD

|TBD

|0

|9

align=left|{{fb|PAK}}

| colspan=3| Did not exist

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

|•

|•

|•

|TBD

|TBD

|0

|9

align=left|{{fb|SRI}}

| colspan="3" |Did not exist

|‡

|×

|×

|×

|×

|×

|×

|×

|×

|×

|×

|•

|•

|•

|•

|•

|•

|•

|•

|•

|TBD

|TBD

|0

|9

colspan="28" |Former member
align=left|{{fb|AFG}}

| colspan="3" |{{nowrap|Not a FIFA member}}

| colspan=14 bgcolor=red|Not a SAFF member

|•

|•

|•

| colspan="5" bgcolor="red" |{{nowrap|Not a SAFF member}}

|0

|3

===AFC Asian Cup===

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
Team

! {{flagicon|British Hong Kong|1955}}
1956
(4)

! {{flagicon|South Korea|1949}}
1960
(4)

! {{flagicon|Israel}}
1964
(4)

! {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
1968
(5)

! {{flagicon|Thailand}}
1972
(6)

! {{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
1976
(6)

! {{flagicon|Kuwait}}
1980
(10)

! {{flagicon|Singapore}}
1984
(10)

! {{flagicon|Qatar}}
1988
(10)

! {{flagicon|Japan|1947}}
1992
(8)

! {{flagicon|UAE}}
1996
(12)

! {{flagicon|Lebanon}}
2000
(12)

! {{flagicon|China}}
2004
(16)

! {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
{{flagicon|Malaysia}}
{{flagicon|Thailand}}
{{flagicon|Vietnam}}
2007
(16)

! {{flagicon|Qatar}}
2011
(16)

! {{flagicon|Australia}}
2015
(16)

! {{flagicon|UAE}}
2019
(24)

! {{flagicon|Qatar}}
2023
(24)

! {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
2027
(24)

! Total

align=left|{{fb|BAN}}

| colspan=4| {{small|Part of {{fb|PAK}}}}

××GS•••×•••••••TBD

! 1

align=left|{{fb|IND}}

| ×

•bgcolor="silver" | 2nd•×××GS••••••GS•GSGSTBD

! 5

{{col-begin}}

{{col-break|width=50%}}

===AFC Challenge Cup===

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 57%; text-align: center;"
width="22%" | Teams

! width="06%" | {{flagicon|Bangladesh}}
2006
{{small|(16)}}

! width="06%" | {{flagicon|India}}
2008
{{small|(8)}}

! width="06%" | {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}
2010
{{small|(8)}}

! width="06%" | {{flagicon|Nepal}}
2012
{{small|(8)}}

! width="06%" | {{flagicon|Maldives}}
2014
{{small|(8)}}

! width="05%" | {{tooltip|Total|Number of years participated}}

align="left" | {{fb|BAN}}

| style="border:3px solid red" | QF

| •

| GS

| •

| •

! 2

align="left" | {{fb|BHU}}

| GS

| •

| •

| •

| •

! 1

align="left" | {{fb|IND}}

| QF

| style="border:3px solid red; background:gold;" | 1st

| GS

| GS

| •

! 4

align="left" | {{fb|MDV}}

| ‡

| ‡

| •

| GS

| style="border:3px solid red; background:#cc9966;" | 3rd

! 2

align="left" | {{fb|NEP}}

| style="background:#cc9966;" | SF

| GS

| •

| style="border:3px solid red" | GS

| •

! 3

align="left" | {{fb|PAK}}

| GS

| •

| •

| •

| •

! 1

align="left" | {{fb|SRI}}

| style="background:silver;" | 2nd

| GS

| style="border:3px solid red" | GS

| •

| •

! 3

colspan="7" |Former member
align="left" | {{fb|AFG|2013}}

|GS

|GS

|×

|•

| style="background:#9acdff;" | 4th

!3

{{col-break|width=50%}}

===AFC Solidarity Cup===

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 57%; text-align: center;"
width="22%" | Teams

! width="06%" | {{flagicon|Malaysia}}
2016
{{small|(7)}}

! width="05%" | {{tooltip|Total|Number of years participated}}

align="left" | {{fb|BAN}}

| ×

! 0

align="left" | {{fb|BHU}}

| ‡

! 0

align="left" | {{fb|NEP}}

| bgcolor=gold| 1st

! 1

align="left" | {{fb|PAK}}

| ×

! 0

align="left" | {{fb|SRI}}

| GS

! 1

{{col-end}}

=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.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=200|Nation

! {{flagicon|IND}}
1951
(6) !! {{flagicon|PHI|1936}}
1954
(12) !! {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}
1958
(14) !! {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
1962
(8) !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1966
(11) !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1970
(10) !! {{flagicon|IRI|1964}}
1974
(15) !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1978
(14) !! {{flagicon|IND}}
1982
(16) !! {{flagicon|KOR|1984}}
1986
(18) !! {{flagicon|CHN}}
1990
(14) !! {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}
1994
(19) !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1998
(23) !! {{flagicon|KOR|1997}}
2002
(24) !! {{flagicon|QAT}}
2006
(28) !! {{flagicon|CHN}}
2010
(24) !! {{flagicon|KOR}}
2014
(29) !! {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
2018
(25) !! {{flagicon|CHN}}
2022
(23) !! {{flagicon|JPN}}
2026
(TBA) !! Total

align=left| {{fbu|23|BAN|size=20px}}

| colspan=6| Did not exist

13th12th14th13thDQ20th24th24th20th15th20th10
align=left| {{fbu|23|IND|size=20px}}

| style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=gold|1st

8thbgcolor=#9acdff| 4thbgcolor=gold|1st8thbgcolor=#cc9966|3rd13th8thstyle="border: 3px solid red"| 6th16thDQDQ16th10th14th14th26th9th16
align=left| {{fbu|23|MDV|size=20px}}

| colspan=4| Did not exist

20th22nd20th17th21st5
align=left| {{fbu|23|NEP|size=20px}}

|

16th18th18th17th29th22nd6
align=left| {{fbu|23|PAK|size=20px}}

|

6th9th11th17th14th23rd21st22nd24th17th10
colspan="22" |Former member
align=left| {{nobr|{{fbu|23|AFG|2013|size=20px}}}}

|colspan=14 bgcolor=red|Not a SAFF member

25thcolspan="3" bgcolor=red|{{nowrap|Not a SAFF member}}1

==Women's==

===AFC Women's Asian Cup===

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=150|Team

! {{flagicon|HKG|1959}}
1975
(6)

! {{flagicon|Republic of China}}
1977
(6)

! {{flagicon|IND}}
1980
(6)

! {{flagicon|HKG|1959}}
1981
(8)

! {{flagicon|THA}}
1983
(6)

! {{flagicon|HKG|1959}}
1986
(7)

! {{flagicon|HKG|1959}}
1989
(8)

! {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}
1991
(9)

! {{flagicon|MAS}}
1993
(8)

! {{flagicon|MAS}}
1995
(11)

! {{flagicon|CHN}}
1997
(11)

! {{flagicon|PHI}}
1999
(15)

! {{flagicon|TPE|football-old}}
2001
(14)

! {{flagicon|THA}}
2003
(14)

! {{flagicon|AUS}}
2006
(9)

! {{flagicon|VIE}}
2008
(8)

! {{flagicon|CHN}}
2010
(8)

! {{flagicon|VIE}}
2014
(8)

! {{flagicon|JOR}}
2018
(8)

! {{flagicon|IND}}
2022
(12)

! {{flagicon|AUS}}
2026
(12)

! {{flagicon|UZB}}
2029
(12)

! Total

align=left|{{fbw|IND|size=20px}}

| ×

| ×

| style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=Silver| 2nd

| bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd

| bgcolor=Silver| 2nd

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| GS

| GS

| GS

| GS

| GS

| •

| •

| •

| •

| •

| style="border: 3px solid red" |••{{efn|India failed to name the required 13 players and were unable to play their match of the group stage against Chinese Taipei due to them having only fewer than 13 players left with the remaining team members testing positive for COVID-19. They were considered to have withdrawn from the competition, and all previous matches played by them were considered "null and void" and would not be considered in determining the final group rankings.{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_asian_cup/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_women%E2%80%99s_asian_cup_india_2022%E2%84%A2.html|title=Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=23 January 2022|access-date=8 July 2022|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123142325/https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_asian_cup/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_women%E2%80%99s_asian_cup_india_2022%E2%84%A2.html|url-status=live}}}}

|TBD

|TBD

! 9

align=left|{{nobr|{{fbw|NEP|size=12px}}}}

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| GS

| GS

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| GS

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| ×

| •

|TBD

|TBD

! 3

{{notelist}}

=Asian Games Women's football tournament=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=170|Nation

! {{flagicon|CHN}}
1990
(6) !! {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}
1994
(4) !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1998
(8) !! {{flagicon|KOR|1997}}
2002
(6) !! {{flagicon|QAT}}
2006
(8) !! {{flagicon|CHN}}
2010
(7) !! {{flagicon|KOR}}
2014
(11) !! {{flagicon|Indonesia}}
2018
(11) !! {{flagicon|CHN}}
2022
(16) !! {{flagicon|JPN}}
2026
(TBA) !! Total

align=left| {{nobr|{{fbw|BAN|size=20px}}}}

|

12th

|

1
align=left| {{fbw|IND|size=20px}}

|

8th9th13th

|

3
align=left| {{fbw|MDV|size=20px}}

|

DQ11th10th|2
align=left| {{fbw|NEP|size=20px}}

|

11th

|

1

=Junior=

==Men's U-20==

===AFC U-20 Asian Cup===

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"

! Nation

! {{flagicon|Malaya}}
1959 !! {{flagicon|Malaya}}
1960 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1961 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1962 !! {{flagicon|Malaya}}
1963 !! {{flagicon|VSO}}
1964 !! {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}
1965 !! {{flagicon|PHI|1936}}
1966 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1967 !! {{flagicon|KOR|1949}}
1968 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1969 !! {{flagicon|PHI|1936}}
1970 !! {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}
1971 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1972 !! {{flagicon|IRN|1964}}
1973 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1974 !! {{flagicon|KUW}}
1975 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1976 !! {{flagicon|IRN|1964}}
1977 !! {{flagicon|BAN}}
1978

!{{flagicon|THA}}
1980

!{{flagicon|THA}}
1982

align=left|{{nobr|{{fbu|20|BAN|size=20px}}}}

|×

×××××××××××××××GS×GSstyle="border:3px solid darkred;"|GS

|5th

|×

align=left|{{fbu|20|IND|size=20px}}

|×

×××GSGSGSQFQFGS××QFGSGSbgcolor=gold| 1stGSGSQFGS

|•

|•

align=left|{{fbu|20|NEP|size=20px}}

|×

×××××××××××GSGS×GS××××

|•

|•

align=left|{{fbu|20|PAK|size=20px}}

|×

××GS××××××××××GS×××××

|×

|•

align=left|{{fbu|20|SRI|size=20px}}

| 8th

×GS×GS××GSQF×GSGS×××××GS×GS

|×

|×

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"

! Nation!! {{flagicon|UAE}}
1985 !! {{flagicon|KSA}}
1986 !! {{flagicon|QAT}}
1988 !! {{flagicon|IDN}}
1990 !! {{flagicon|UAE}}
1992 !! {{flagicon|IDN}}
1994 !! {{flagicon|KOR|1984}}
1996 !! {{flagicon|THA}}
1998 !! {{flagicon|IRN}}
2000 !! {{flagicon|QAT}}
2002 !! {{flagicon|MAS}}
2004 !! {{flagicon|IND}}
2006 !! {{flagicon|KSA}}
2008 !! {{flagicon|CHN}}
2010 !! {{flagicon|UAE}}
2012 !! {{flagicon|Myanmar}}
2014 !! {{flagicon|BHR}}
2016 !! {{flagicon|IDN}}
2018

!{{flagdeco|UZB}}
2023 !! {{flagicon|CHN}}
2025

!Total

align=left|{{nobr|{{fbu|20|BAN|size=20px}}}}•×•••×GS••GS••×••••••

|•

6
align=left|{{fbu|20|IND|size=20px}}•GS×GSGS×GSGS•QFGSstyle="border:3px solid darkred;"|GS•••••••

|•

22
align=left|{{fbu|20|NEP|size=20px}}וו•×••••GS•••×••••

|•

4
align=left|{{fbu|20|PAK|size=20px}}•••••×••GS••••••××××

|×

3
align=left|{{fbu|20|SRI|size=20px}}×GSוו•×••••×•×ו••

|•

10

==Men's U-17==

===FIFA U-17 World Cup===

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#cccccc;" align=center

!Team

!1985
{{Flagicon|China}}
(16)

!1987
{{Flagicon|Canada}}
(16)

!1989
{{Flagicon|Scotland}}
(16)

!1991
{{Flagicon|Italy}}
(16)

!1993
{{Flagicon|Japan|1947}}
(16)

!1995
{{Flagicon|Ecuador}}
(16)

!1997
{{Flagicon|Egypt}}
(16)

!1999
{{Flagicon|New Zealand}}
(16)

!2001
{{Flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}}
(16)

!2003
{{Flagicon|Finland}}
(16)

!2005
{{Flagicon|Peru}}
(16)

!2007
{{Flagicon|South Korea|1997}}
(24)

!2009
{{Flagicon|Nigeria}}
(24)

!2011
{{Flagicon|Mexico}}
(24)

!2013
{{Flagicon|United Arab Emirates}}
(24)

!2015
{{Flagicon|Chile}}
(24)

!2017
{{Flagicon|India}}
(24)

!2019
{{Flagicon|Brazil}}
(24)

!2023
{{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
(24)

!2025
{{Flagicon|Qatar}}
(48)

!2026
{{Flagicon|Qatar}}
(48)

!Total

style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center

| align=left| {{nobr|{{fbu|17|IND}}}}

|•

•••••••••••••••style="border: 3px solid red"|R1•••TBD1

===AFC U-17 Asian Cup===

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

! width="150" |Nation

!{{flagdeco|QAT}}
1985 !! {{flagdeco|QAT}}
1986 !! {{flagdeco|THA}}
1988 !! {{flagdeco|UAE}}
1990 !! {{flagdeco|KSA}}
1992 !! {{flagdeco|QAT}}
1994 !! {{flagdeco|THA}}
1996 !! {{flagdeco|QAT}}
1998 !! {{flagdeco|VIE}}
2000 !! {{flagdeco|UAE}}
2002 !! {{flagdeco|JPN}}
2004 !! {{flagdeco|SIN}}
2006 !! {{flagdeco|UZB}}
2008 !! {{flagdeco|UZB}}
2010 !! {{flagdeco|IRN}}
2012 !! {{flagdeco|THA}}
2014 !! {{flagdeco|IND}}
2016 !! {{flagdeco|MAS}}
2018 !! {{flagdeco|THA}}
2023 !! {{flagdeco|KSA}}
2025 !! Total

align=center

| style="text-align:left;" |{{nobr|{{fbu|17|BAN|size=20px}}}}

| ×

GS••GS••GSGS×GSGSDQ••×••••6
align=center

| style="text-align:left;" |{{fbu|17|IND|size=20px}}

| •

••GS••GS••QFGS•GS•GS•style="border:3px solid darkred;" |GSQFGS•9
align=center

| style="text-align:left;" |{{fbu|17|NEP|size=20px}}

| •

ו••×וGSוGS•••GSו••3
align=center

| style="text-align:left;" |{{fbu|17|PAK|size=20px}}

| ×

××ו×ו•GSו••••×ו×1

==Women's U-20==

===AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#cccccc;" align=center

!Team

!2002
{{flagicon|IND}}
(12)

!2004
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(15)

!2006
{{flagicon|MAS}}
(8)

!2007
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(8)

!2009
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(8)

!2011
{{flagicon|VIE}}
(6)

!2013
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(6)

!2015
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(8)

!2017
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(8)

!2019
{{flagicon|THA}}
(8)

!2024
{{flagicon|UZB}}
(8)

!2026
{{flagicon|THA}}
(12)

!Total

align=center

| align=left| {{fbwu|20|IND}}

| style="border: 3px solid red"|GS

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align=center

| align=left| {{nobr|{{fbwu|20|NEP}}}}

| •

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==Women's U-17==

===FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#cccccc;" align=center

!Team

!{{flagicon|NZL}}
2008
(16)

!{{flagicon|TRI}}
2010
(16)

!{{flagicon|AZE}}
2012
(16)

!{{flagicon|CRC}}
2014
(16)

!{{flagicon|JOR}}
2016
(16)

!{{flagicon|URU}}
2018
(16)

!{{flagicon|IND}}
2022
(16)

!{{flagicon|DOM}}
2024
(16)

!{{flagicon|MAR}}
2025
(24)

!Total

align=center

| align=left| {{nobr|{{fbwu|17|IND}}}}

| •

•••••style="border: 3px solid red"|GS•

|•

1

===AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup===

class="wikitable"
style="background:#cccccc;" align=center

!Team

!2005
{{flagicon|KOR}}
(11)

!2007
{{flagicon|MAS}}
(6)

!2009
{{flagicon|THA}}
(8)

!2011
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(6)

!2013
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(12)

!2015
{{flagicon|CHN}}
(8)

!2017
{{flagicon|THA}}
(8)

!2019
{{flagicon|THA}}
(8)

!2024
{{flagicon|IDN}}
(8)

!Total

align=center

| align=left| {{nobr|{{fbwu|17|BAN}}}}

| GS

×××וGSGS•3
align=center

| align=left| {{fbwu|17|IND}}

| GS

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Rankings

Rankings are calculated by FIFA.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-4}}

= Men's national teams =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
SAFF

! AFC

! FIFA

! Country

! Points

! +/−

! Highest

! Lowest

1

| 23

| 127

| align=left|{{fb|IND}}

| 1132.03

| {{down}}

| 94

| 173

2

| 33

| 164

| align=left|{{fb|MDV}}

| 986.42

| {{steady}}

| 124

| 183

3

| 35

| 175

| align=left|{{fb|NEP}}

| 936.29

| {{up}}

| 124

| 196

4

| 37

| 182

| align=left|{{fb|BHU}}

| 906.8

| {{up}}

| 159

| 209

5

| 38

| 183

| align=left|{{fb|BAN}}

| 904.16

| {{down}}

| 110

| 197

6

| 44

| 198

| align=left|{{fb|PAK}}

| 838.25

| {{down}}

| 141

| 205

7

| 45

| 200

| align=left|{{fb|SRI}}

| 833.77

| {{down}}

| 122

| 207

  • Last updated: 28 November 2024{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/men|title=The FIFA World Ranking (Men)|publisher=FIFA|date=28 November 2024|access-date=28 November 2024}}

{{col-4}}

Leading men's team:

ImageSize = width:200 height:700

PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10

DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy

Period = from:01/01/1992 till:01/01/2025

ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1992

TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy

Colors =

id:IND value:blue

id:MAD value:white

id:BHU value:yellow

id:NEP value:red

id:AFG value:green

PlotData=

bar:Leaders width:20 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S

from:01/01/1992 till:01/06/2004 shift:(20,-3) text:"India" color:IND

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

from:01/08/2009 till:01/09/2009 shift:(20,-4) text:"Maldives" color:MAD

from:01/09/2009 till:01/09/2010 shift:(20,-4) text:"India" color:IND

from:01/09/2010 till:01/10/2010 shift:(20,-11) text:"Maldives" color:MAD

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

{{col-4}}

= Women's national teams =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
SAFF

! AFC

! FIFA

! Country

! Points

! +/−

! Highest

! Lowest

1

| 13

| 69

| align=left|{{fbw|India}}

| 1378.44

| {{down}}

| 49

| 69

2

| 19

| 99

|align=left|{{fbw|Nepal}}

| 1201.89

| {{up}}

| 91

| 119

3

| 26

| 133

| align=left|{{fbw|Bangladesh}}

| 1091.81

| {{steady}}

| 100

| 147

4

| 32

| 157

| align=left|{{fbw|Pakistan}}

| 950.27

| {{steady}}

| 106

| 161

5

| 33

| 157

| align=left|{{fbw|Sri Lanka}}

| 949.45

| {{steady}}

| 101

| 157

6

| 36

| 163

| align=left|{{fbw|Maldives}}

| 923.33

| {{up}}

| 91

| 163

7

| 38

| 171

| align=left|{{fbw|Bhutan}}

| 866.32

| {{up}}

| 113

| 178

  • Last updated: 6 March 2025{{Cite web|url=https://inside.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/women|title=The FIFA World Ranking (Women)|publisher=FIFA|date=13 December 2024|access-date=3 March 2025}}

{{col-4}}

Leading women's team:

ImageSize = width:200 height:400

PlotArea = left:40 right:0 bottom:5 top:10

DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy

Period = from:01/06/2003 till:31/01/2025

ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2004

TimeAxis = orientation:vertical format:yyyy

Colors =

id:India value:blue

PlotData=

bar:Leaders width:20 mark:(line,black) align:left fontsize:S

from:01/06/2003 till:end shift:(20,-4) text:"India" color:India

{{col-end}}

Individual statistics

= Top goalscorer in men's football =

{{updated|10 November 2023}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

== By number of goals ==

{{small|(Players with at least 20 goals)}}

class="wikitable";
#

! Name

! Career

! Goals

! Caps

! Avg/Game

1

| {{fbicon|IND}} Sunil Chhetri {{small|(list)}}

| 2005–

| 95

| 152

| {{#expr:94/151 round 2}}

2

| {{fbicon|MDV}} Ali Ashfaq {{small|(list)}}

| 2003–2023

| 58

| 98

| {{#expr:58/98 round 2}}

3

| {{fbicon|IND}} Inivalappil Mani Vijayan {{small|(list)}}

| 1992–2004

| 29

| 70

| {{#expr:29/70 round 2}}

rowspan="2"|4

| {{fbicon|SRI}} Kasun Jayasuriya {{small|(list)}}

| 2000–2009

|rowspan="2"|27

| 55

| {{#expr:27/55 round 2}}

{{fbicon|IND}} Baichung Bhutia {{small|(list)}}

| 1995–2011

| 82

| {{#expr:27/82 round 2}}

rowspan="2"|6

| {{fbicon|IND}} Jeje Lalpekhlua {{small|(list)}}

| 2009–2019

| rowspan="2"|23

| 54

| {{#expr:23/56 round 2}}

{{fbicon|IND}} Shabbir Ali

| 1974–1984

| 66

| {{#expr:23/66 round 2}}

{{col-2}}

== By country ==

{{small|(only highest goalscorers from each country)}}

class="wikitable";
#

! Name

! Career

! Goals

! Caps

! Avg/Game

1

| {{fbicon|IND}} Sunil Chhetri {{small|(list)}}

| 2005–

| 95

| 152

| {{#expr:94/151 round 2}}

2

|{{fbicon|MDV}} Ali Ashfaq {{small|(list)}}

| 2003–2023

| 58

| 98

| {{#expr:58/98 round 2}}

3

| {{fbicon|SRI}} Kasun Jayasuriya {{small|(list)}}

| 2000–2009

| 27

| 55

| {{#expr:27/55 round 2}}

4

| {{fbicon|BAN}} Ashraf Uddin Ahmed Chunnu {{small|(list)}}

| 1975–1985

| 17

| 50

| {{#expr:17/50 round 2}}

rowspan="3"|5

| {{fbicon|NEP}} Nirajan Rayamajhi {{small|(list)}}

| 2002–2010

| 13

| 21

| {{#expr:12/19 round 2}}

{{fbicon|NEP}} Hari Khadka {{small|(list)}}

| 1995–2006

| 13

| 39

| {{#expr:13/39 round 2}}

{{fbicon|NEP}} Anjan Bista {{small|(list)}}

| 2014–Present

| 13

| 60

| {{#expr:13/65 round 2}}

6

| {{fbicon|BHU}} Chencho Gyeltshen {{small|(list)}}

| 2011–present

| 13

| 44

| {{#expr:13/44 round 2}}

7

| {{fbicon|PAK}} Muhammad Essa {{small|(list)}}

| 2000–2009

| 11

| 37

| {{#expr:11/37 round 2}}

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: Players in bold are active international players.

= Top goalscorer in women's football =

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== By number of goals ==

{{small|(Players with at least 30 goals)}}

class="wikitable";
#

! Name

! Career

! Goals

! Caps

! Avg/Game

1

| {{fbicon|NEP}} Sabitra Bhandari

| 2014–present

| 53

| 46

| {{#expr:53/46 round 2}}

2

| {{fbicon|IND}} Bala Devi

| 2007–2024

| 49

| 59

| {{#expr:52/64 round 2}}

3

| {{fbicon|IND}} Sasmita Malik

| 2007–2017

| 40

| 38

| {{#expr:40/38 round 2}}

4

| {{fbicon|BAN}} Sabina Khatun

| 2009–present

| 34

| 53

|{{#expr:34/53 round 2}}

5

| {{fbicon|IND}} Yumnam Kamala Devi

| 2011–2022

| 33

| 51

| {{#expr:33/51 round 2}}

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== By country ==

{{small|(only highest goalscorers from each country)}}

class="wikitable";
#

! Name

! Career

! Goals

! Caps

! Avg/Game

1

| {{fbicon|NEP}} Sabitra Bhandari

| 2014–present

| 53

| 46

| {{#expr:53/46 round 2}}

2

| {{fbicon|IND}} Bala Devi

| 2007–2024

| 49

| 59

| {{#expr:52/64 round 2}}

3

| {{fbicon|BAN}} Sabina Khatun

| 2009–present

| 34

| 53

| {{#expr:34/53 round 2}}

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: Players in bold are active international players.

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffcup.html South Asian Football Federation Cup] at RSSSF
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140314010743/http://southasiafootball.com/ South Asia Football] – SAFF website (archived)

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