Kuwait women's national under-17 football team

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]

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

History

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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

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Legend   Win   Draw   Fixture   Lose

2019

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6 August Unofficial Friendly SC Weissenbach   2–3   Kuwait Vienna, Austria
--:-- UTC+1
11 August Unofficial Friendly SV Admira Wr. Neustadt   4–1   Kuwait Vienna, Austria
--:-- UTC+1
14 August Unofficial Friendly FK Austria Wien   6–0   Kuwait Vienna, Austria
--:-- UTC+1
29 December WAFF U-18 Girls Championship Group B Bahrain   4–1   Kuwait Isa Town, Bahrain
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
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

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2023

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4 March Friendly Kuwait   4–1   Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:00 UTC+3
Report Al-Sarbel   9' (o.g.) Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
8 March Friendly Kuwait   2–3   Saudi Arabia Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
7 August Friendly Omnia Ceccano Academy   3–5   Kuwait U20 Rome, Italy
18:00 UTC+1
10 August Friendly SSD Academy Ladispoli   1–1   Kuwait U20 Rome, Italy
20:30 UTC+1
10 August Friendly ASD Gualdo Calcio   1–3   Kuwait U20 Rome, Italy
20:30 UTC+1

Coaching staff

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As of 4 March 2023
Position Name
Head coach   Nilufar Hodjaeva

Coaching history

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

Players

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Current squad

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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  
Jana Al Matar   PFA Kuwait
Noor Yasser Al-Hawti  
Muneera Al-Othman   Juventus Academy Kuwait
Manayer Musaed Al-Mutairi  
Salma Saleh Al-Ajmi  
Al-Zain Al-Fassam   PFA Kuwait
Fajer Al Tawakuli   PFA Kuwait
Noura Awad Al-Sarbel  
Ghazlan Abdullah Al-Ahmad  
Sarah Tariq Ghalib  
Celine Fadhel Abbas  
Tiba Al Rayes   Juventus Academy Kuwait
Fay Al-Eidan   Juventus Academy Kuwait
Saba Al Blayyes   PFA Kuwait
10 Shaikha Al Shabeeb   PFA Kuwait
Zain Al Khars   Al-Oyoun Girls SC
Isabella Abdulaziz Sadeghi  
Zahraa Abdullah Taqi  
18 Zainab Faisal Al-tandil  
6 Malak Ali Al-Khudari  
Layan Al Mousa   PFA Kuwait
Tala Al Sultan   Juventus Academy Kuwait
Yasmine Ali Al-awadi  

Competitive record

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WAFF U-18 Women's Championship

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

Arab U-17 Women's Cup

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

See also

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References

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  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.