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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 (Template:Lang-ar), 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: 2024 in association football and 2024 in Kuwaiti 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.
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