India women vs Bangladesh women: All-time head-to-head record in international football

The Blue Tigresses will face Bangladesh in their next match on 31st May

The Indian women’s football team have had an impressive start to their 2026 SAFF Women’s Championship campaign, but they will face their biggest challenge in their upcoming clash against Bangladesh. The Bengal Tigresses, of course, are the defending champions of the competition and are aiming to oust the Indian side at their own yard in this edition.

Even though the Bangladesh women’s football team were only formed in 2010, there have already been several notable meetings between the Blue Tigresses and them in the international football scene. Be it in the SAFF Women’s Championship, friendly matches or in other competitions, these two sides have locked horns for some highly entertaining bouts over the course of the last 15 years or so.

Indeed, fans have seen a number of India vs Bangladesh women’s football matches over the years, including some intense games filled with drama and goals to leave the watchers highly entertained.

The Indian women’s football team are the highest-ranked side at the 2026 SAFF Women’s Championship, heading into the competition as the 69th-ranked side in the FIFA Women’s Rankings. They have had a shaky 2026 so far, which saw them lose all their matches at the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, but the Blue Tigresses have started the 2026 SAFF Women’s Championship with a dominant 11-0 thrashing of Maldives.

Bangladesh women might be ranked in 112th place in the FIFA Women’s Rankings, but they have been able to win the last two editions of the SAFF Women’s Championship in rather impressive fashion. Bangladesh lost all their matches at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and are aiming to make a strong comeback by excelling in the ongoing competition.

This sets up a highly anticipated India women vs Bangladesh women clash in the 2026 SAFF Women’s Championship group stages at the Fatorda Stadium, Goa.

A sticky start to 2026 plaguing both India and Bangladesh

Unfortunately for both the Indian women’s and the Bangladesh women’s sides, Lady Luck has not favoured them at all in the first half of 2026. Both teams were able to fight their way to qualifying for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, but being placed into challenging groups ended up haunting both of them.

The Indian women’s side had a difficult campaign in the elite continental competition. They suffered relatively narrow losses to Vietnam and Chinese Taipei, but were thrashed 11-0 by eventual winners Japan to lose all three matches in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. They also lost to Kenya in the FIFA Series, but at least Crispin Chhetri’s side has won their last two matches – including a game against Malawi and their recent 11-0 thrashing of Maldives to begin their 2026 SAFF Women’s Championship campaign in style.

For the Bangladesh women’s side, the start to 2026 has been a wretched affair as well. The Bengal Tigresses were able to hold Sydney Wanderers WFC to a 1-1 draw in a pre-Women’s Asian Cup clash. However, they lost their three Asian Cup games by conceding 11 goals and failing to score a single goal. They were able to win one friendly against Thailand side Kasem Bundit WFC before the SAFF Women’s Championship, which they aim to defend successfully for the second straight edition.

That is why the stakes are so high for both the Indian and Bangladesh teams to win the SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 to regain their momentum and confidence levels. Both teams know that if they’re able to oust one another to win the title, it’ll give them a major morale boost to help them start competing at a higher level going forward.

India’s dominance against Bangladesh in international football head-to-head

The India women vs Bangladesh women head-to-head matches have taken place with quite a bit of regularity since 2010, when the Bengal Tigresses started playing international football. In fact, the Bangladesh women have played 12 matches against the Blue Tigresses in their history, the second-most matches against any international side after Nepal (13).

The first-ever India women vs Bangladesh women clash actually took place at the 2010 South Asian Games, which was held in Dhaka (Bangladesh). It turned out to be a goal-fest in favour of the Indian side, who routed the hosts by a 7-0 margin. In that same year, India also thrashed Bangladesh by a 6-0 margin in the SAFF Women’s Championship in the Bengal Tigresses’ first-ever participation in the competition.

Bangladesh’s first positive result against India took place at the 2016 SAFF Women’s Championship, when they were able to hold the Blue Tigresses to a 0-0 draw in Siliguri (India). The first-ever win for Bangladesh over India in the women’s international football scene took place in the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship group stages – when the Bengal Tigresses were able to get a huge 3-0 win over the Indian side.

There have been 12 matches between India women and the Bangladeshi women in the international football scene. Out of that, nine games have been won by the Blue Tigresses, and Bangladesh have only been able to win two of those matches. Eight of those 12 matches have taken place at the SAFF Women’s Championship, with India winning five of those and two have been clinched by the Bengal Tigresses.

In the last five India women vs Bangladesh head-to-head matches, the Blue Tigresses have won three times, and Bangladesh have been able to win two matches. There have been 19 goals scored in their last five head-to-head matches, which is why the upcoming India women vs Bangladesh women tie at the 2026 SAFF Women’s Championship should be a real goal-fest as well.

All-time head-to-head record

Matches Played – 12

India women wins – 9

Bangladesh women wins – 2

Draws – 1

The upcoming India women vs Bangladesh women clash will be continuing a heated rivalry between the two neighbouring nations in the international football scene. The Bengal Tigresses aim to continue their impressive recent form against India, having won their last two meetings against them.

For the Indian women’s side, a sense of pride and revenge will be on the menu when they host Bangladesh in their next SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 match. Crispin Chhetri will need to have his players motivated and raring to go, ensure that they play at their clinical best to blow away their rivals and score many goals past them.

With Bangladesh women also looking for their first-ever win on Indian soil, they’ll be determined to be at their gritty and ruthless best. That is why the upcoming India women vs Bangladesh women clash should be an intense, eventful affair where only the more head-strong and clinical side will prevail.

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