Kuwait women's national under-17 football team

Kuwait under-17
Nickname(s)ناشئات الأزرق النسائي
(The Girls's Blue)
AssociationKuwait Football Association
(الاتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coach Nilufar Hodjaeva
Home stadiumJaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
FIFA codeKUW
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Bahrain 4–1 Kuwait 
(Isa Town, Bahrain; 29 December 2019)
Biggest win
 Kuwait 4–1 Saudi Arabia 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 4 March 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Kuwait 0–7 Palestine 
(Isa Town, Bahrain; 31 December 2019)
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best result6th place

the Kuwait women's national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم تحت 17 سنة للسيدات), represent Kuwait in international women's youth football. The team is governed by the Women's Committee of Kuwait Football Association (KFA). The team also serves as the women's national under-18[1] and women's national under-16 football team of Kuwait.[2]

History

In 2019, the women's committee of the Kuwait football association launched for the first time the youth women's team, right away after its creation, the team held a training camp in the Austrian capital Vienna from 1 to 15 August 2019, as preparation for their first appearance in WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, during the camp they played three friendlies against youth teams of Austrian clubs.[3][4][5]

In December 2019, the Kuwaiti U-17 team started its historic journey with a debut participation in WAFF U-18 Girls Championship hosted in neighboring Bahrain. Kuwait lost all its three matches to finish sixth out of seven.[6]

The team came back to the international stage in 2023, where they hosted their Saudi counterpart who are competing in their first international game to play two friendly games on 4 and 8 March 2023.[7]

Fixtures and results

See also: 2025 in association football

Legend   Win   Draw   Fixture   Lose

2019

6 August Unofficial Friendly SC Weissenbach Austria 2–3  Kuwait Vienna, Austria
--:-- UTC+1
11 August Unofficial Friendly SV Admira Wr. Neustadt Austria 4–1  Kuwait Vienna, Austria
--:-- UTC+1
14 August Unofficial Friendly FK Austria Wien Austria 6–0  Kuwait Vienna, Austria
--:-- UTC+1
31 December WAFF U-18 Girls Championship Group B Kuwait  0–7  Palestine Isa Town, Bahrain
14:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Referee: Esraa Al Mbaiden (Jordan)

2020

2023

7 August Friendly Omnia Ceccano Academy Italy 3–5  Kuwait U20 Rome, Italy
18:00 UTC+1
10 August Friendly SSD Academy Ladispoli Italy 1–1  Kuwait U20 Rome, Italy
20:30 UTC+1
10 August Friendly ASD Gualdo Calcio Italy 1–3  Kuwait U20 Rome, Italy
20:30 UTC+1

Coaching staff

As of 4 March 2023
Position Name
Head coach Uzbekistan Nilufar Hodjaeva

Coaching history

  • Kuwait Ali Al-Dhahi (2019–2020)
  • Uzbekistan Nilufar Hodjaeva (2023–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the two friendly matches against  Saudi Arabia on 4 and 8 March 2023.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
Aseel Naji Al-Marhoon Kuwait
Jana Al Matar Kuwait PFA Kuwait
Noor Yasser Al-Hawti Kuwait
Muneera Al-Othman Kuwait Juventus Academy Kuwait
Manayer Musaed Al-Mutairi Kuwait
Salma Saleh Al-Ajmi Kuwait
Al-Zain Al-Fassam Kuwait PFA Kuwait
Fajer Al Tawakuli Kuwait PFA Kuwait
Noura Awad Al-Sarbel Kuwait
Ghazlan Abdullah Al-Ahmad Kuwait
Sarah Tariq Ghalib Kuwait
Celine Fadhel Abbas Kuwait
Tiba Al Rayes Kuwait Juventus Academy Kuwait
Fay Al-Eidan Kuwait Juventus Academy Kuwait
Saba Al Blayyes Kuwait PFA Kuwait
10 Shaikha Al Shabeeb Kuwait PFA Kuwait
Zain Al Khars Kuwait Al-Oyoun Girls SC
Isabella Abdulaziz Sadeghi Kuwait
Zahraa Abdullah Taqi Kuwait
18 Zainab Faisal Al-tandil Kuwait
6 Malak Ali Al-Khudari Kuwait
Layan Al Mousa Kuwait PFA Kuwait
Tala Al Sultan Kuwait Juventus Academy Kuwait
Yasmine Ali Al-awadi Kuwait

Competitive record

WAFF U-18 Women's Championship

WAFF U-18 Girls Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GS GA GD
Lebanon 2018 did not exist
Bahrain 2019 Sixth place 6th 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12
Lebanon 2022 did not enter
Appearances 1/3 6th 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12

Arab U-17 Women's Cup

Arab U-17 Women's Cup
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Qatar 2015
Total 0/1

See also

References

  1. ^ "الإمارات خامساً والكويت سادساً في بطولة الشابات" [UAE finish fifth and Kuwait sixth]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). 26 July 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "منتخب الناشئات السعودي ينطلق في أول مباراة بتاريخه أمام الكويت" [The Saudi U-17 Women's national team face Kuwait U17 in its historic first match]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "الكويت تبدأ في بناء جيل جديد للكرة النسائية" [Kuwait started building a new women's football generation]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "الكويت تأسس لأول مرة دوري كرة قدم للناشئات" [Kuwait launch for the first time U-18 women's League]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ ""اتحاد الكرة" يبدأ بناء منتخب ناشئات للتأهل إلى المونديال" [Football Association started building a competitive U-17 women team to qualify for the Women World Cup 2031]. 7ssry.com (in Arabic). 7 August 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ "صهيب يعدد فوائد مشاركة منتخبنا للشابات في بطولة غرب آسيا" [Suhaib enumerates the benefits of our female youth team's participation in the West Asian Championship]. greentidekw.com (in Arabic). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ "بعثة أخضر الناشئات تغادر إلى الكويت لإقامة معسكره التدريبي" [the Green's youth delegation leaves for Kuwait to set up its training camp]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ^ @WFCommittee (2 March 2023). "Uzbek coach Nilufar Hodjayeva announces the selection of 24 players to represent the Kuwaiti U-17 women's national team, in preparation for the upcoming tournaments" (Tweet) – via Twitter.