The SAFF Futsal Championship 2026 kicks-off on January 14 in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the inaugural edition of the men’s tournament in which seven nations will battle out for the trophy that will be lifted on January 26.
The SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship will take place from January 13 to 25.
All the matches will be held at the Nonthaburi Stadium, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
India’s men’s and women’s squads for the SAFF Futsal Championship 2026 consists of 14 players each. Both the teams held a month-long training camp together in Bengaluru before travelling to Thailand for the first-ever SAFF futsal tournaments.
The men’s team will be coached by Iranian Reza Kordi, while the women’s team will play under the guidance of Indian Joshuah Vaz.
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Eight of the 14 players in the men’s team (Mollah, Silva, Lalsangkima, Adhikari, Roluahpuia, Mali, D’souza and Lalrawngbawla) were part of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers last year, where India beat Mongolia 3-0 for their first-ever international futsal win.
In the women’s squad, seven players participated in the AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers (Tanvi, Achom, Arya, Radhika, Pooja, Ritika and Khushbu).
SAFF Futsal Championship 2026: India Men Squad
Goalkeepers: Aleef Rahman Mollah, Ozen Vivian Silva.
Fixo: Lalsangkima, Lalsawmpuia.
Ala: Anmol Adhikari, K Roluahpuia, Lalrinzuala H, Nikhil Mali, Seaon D’souza, Vincent Laltluangzela.
Pivot: Hafis AM, Jonathan Lalrawngbawla, Palash Barber, Tijo Job.
Head coach: Reza Kordi
SAFF Futsal Championship 2026: Indian men’s team’s fixtures
15:30 IST, January 14: India vs Bangladesh
12:30 IST, January 18: India vs Nepal
15:30 IST, January 20: Maldives vs India
18:30 IST, January 22: Bhutan vs India
18:30 IST, January 24: Sri Lanka vs India
18:30 IST, January 26: India vs Pakistan
SAFF Futsal Championship 2026: India Women’s Squad
Goalkeepers: Aiswarya Arumugam, Tanvi Mavani.
Fixo: Achom Degio, Arya More, Jigmet Chunzen, Radhika Patel.
Ala: Aarushi Santhosh, Diti Kanungo, Nishka Parkash, Pooja Gupta, Ritika Singh, Sonali Mondal.
Pivot: Khushbu Saroj, Mithila Ramani.
Head coach: Joshuah Vaz
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SAFF Futsal Championship 2026: Indian women’s team’s fixtures
12:30 IST, January 13: Maldives vs India
12:30 IST, January 15: Bangladesh vs India
15:30 IST, January 17: India vs Nepal
18:30 IST, January 19: India vs Pakistan
18:30 IST, January 23: Bhutan vs India
15:30 IST, January 25: Sri Lanka vs India
SAFF Futsal Championship 2026: Where to Watch Live
The matches will be available to watch on Sportzworkz YouTube Channel.
