The Bangladesh women鈥檚 national football team moved seven places up to 132nd in the latest FIFA rankings as the world football鈥檚 governing body revealed the current rankings on Friday.
Bangladesh, who won their second SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship title in October, were placed 139th in the last updated rankings in August.
But they gained 21.34 points after their wins over India, Bhutan, and Nepal and a draw against Pakistan in the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship to accumulate a total of 1097.55 points, the highest number of rankings points in the country鈥檚 history.
Despite a significant gain in the rankings, Bangladeshi women remain well behind India and Nepal, who are ranked 69th and 103rd, respectively.
The four other South Asian nations鈥擯akistan (157), Sri Lanka (158), Maldives (163), and Bhutan (172)鈥攁re all behind Bangladesh.
