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]
| Nickname(s) | ناشئات الأزرق النسائي (The Girls's Blue) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Kuwait Football Association (الاتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Nilufar Hodjaeva | ||
| Home stadium | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KUW | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | 6th place | ||
History edit
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 edit
Legend Win Draw Fixture Lose
2019 edit
| 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 |
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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 edit
| 5 January WAFF U-18 Girls Championship 5th place | United Arab Emirates  | 2–0 | Kuwait | Isa Town, Bahrain |
| 17:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium |
| 10 February Friendly | Kuwait | v | United Arab Emirates | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
2023 edit
| 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 |
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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 |
Coaching staff edit
- As of 4 March 2023
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nilufar Hodjaeva
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Coaching history edit
Ali Al-Dhahi (2019–2020)
Nilufar Hodjaeva (2023–)
Players edit
Current squad edit
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 |
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| Aseel Naji Al-Marhoon |
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| Jana Al Matar | PFA Kuwait
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| Noor Yasser Al-Hawti |
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| Muneera Al-Othman | Juventus Academy Kuwait
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| Manayer Musaed Al-Mutairi |
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| Salma Saleh Al-Ajmi |
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| Al-Zain Al-Fassam | PFA Kuwait
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| Fajer Al Tawakuli | PFA Kuwait
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| Noura Awad Al-Sarbel |
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| Ghazlan Abdullah Al-Ahmad |
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| Sarah Tariq Ghalib |
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| Celine Fadhel Abbas |
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| Tiba Al Rayes | Juventus Academy Kuwait
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| Fay Al-Eidan | Juventus Academy Kuwait
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| Saba Al Blayyes | PFA Kuwait
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| 10 | Shaikha Al Shabeeb | PFA Kuwait
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| Zain Al Khars | Al-Oyoun Girls SC
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| Isabella Abdulaziz Sadeghi |
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| Zahraa Abdullah Taqi |
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| 18 | Zainab Faisal Al-tandil |
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| 6 | Malak Ali Al-Khudari |
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| Layan Al Mousa | PFA Kuwait
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| Tala Al Sultan | Juventus Academy Kuwait
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| Yasmine Ali Al-awadi |
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Competitive record edit
WAFF U-18 Women's Championship edit
| 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 edit
| Arab U-17 Women's Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 1 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2015
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| Total | 0/1 | |||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ @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.