2023–24 Senior Women's National Football Championship

2023–24 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy
Senior Women's
National Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates12 November 2023 – April 2024
Teams33
Final positions
ChampionsManipur (22nd title)
Runner-upHaryana

The 2023–24 Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy was the 28th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.[1]

Format

Thirty teams have been divided into six groups in the qualifying round, which will be played in six different venues across the country. The Final Round of the competition will have a total of 12 teams. Three teams have gained direct entry to the final round - defending champions Tamil Nadu, last season's runners-up Haryana and final round hosts West Bengal.

The six group winners and three best runners-up will qualify for the final round which will be held in West Bengal in April 2024. The final round will be held with two groups of six teams each. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.[2][3]

Schedule

Matchday Dates
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Matchday 1 24 November 2023 15 November 2023 23 November 2023 15 November 2023 12 November 2023 21 November 2023
Matchday 2 26 November 2023 17 November 2023 25 November 2023 17 November 2023 14 November 2023 23 November 2023
Matchday 3 28 November 2023 19 November 2023 27 November 2023 19 November 2023 16 November 2023 25 November 2023
Matchday 4 1 December 2023 30 November 2023 22 November 2023 19 November 2023 27 November 2023
Matchday 5 3 December 2023 3 December 2023 24 November 2023 21 November 2023 29 November 2023

Centralised venues

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 3 3 0 0 27 0 +27 9 Advance to Final Round
2 Chhattisgarh 3 1 1 1 8 8 0 4
3 Uttar Pradesh (H) 3 1 1 1 8 12 −4 4
4 Rajasthan 3 0 0 3 2 25 −23 0
5 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Delhi 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 9 Advance to Final Round
2 Madhya Pradesh 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3 Telangana 3 1 1 1 1 8 −7 4
4 Andhra Pradesh 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2023. Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sikkim 5 4 1 0 12 1 +11 13 Advance to Final Round
2 Chandigarh 5 2 3 0 5 2 +3 9
3 Kerala 5 3 0 2 23 6 +17 9
4 Karnataka (H) 5 2 1 2 15 6 +9 7
5 Assam 5 1 1 3 7 16 −9 4
6 Tripura 5 0 0 5 0 31 −31 0
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab (H) 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9 12 Advance to Final Round
2 Jharkhand 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9
3 Uttarakhand 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6
4 Jammu and Kashmir 4 1 0 3 1 6 −5 3
5 Ladakh 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha (H) 4 4 0 0 15 4 +11 12 Advance to Final Round
2 Goa 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
3 Arunachal Pradesh 4 2 0 2 13 9 +4 6
4 Gujarat 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4
5 Meghalaya 4 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 4 4 0 0 38 0 +38 12 Advance to Final Round
2 Maharashtra 4 3 0 1 33 2 +31 9
3 Bihar 4 2 0 2 24 7 +17 6
4 Himachal Pradesh (H) 4 1 0 3 17 20 −3 3
5 Andaman & Nicobar 4 0 0 4 0 83 −83 0
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Final Round

Qualified teams

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tamil Nadu 5 4 1 0 15 2 +13 13 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 West Bengal (H) 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 10
3 Railways 5 3 1 1 14 6 +8 10
4 Delhi 5 2 0 3 4 12 −8 6
5 Punjab 5 1 0 4 6 17 −11 3
6 Chandigarh 5 0 1 4 0 8 −8 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Haryana 5 4 1 0 12 1 +11 13 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Manipur 5 4 0 1 22 4 +18 12
3 Odisha 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 10
4 Sikkim 5 1 1 3 9 23 −14 4
5 Jharkhand 5 1 0 4 7 17 −10 3
6 Maharashtra 5 0 1 4 3 14 −11 1
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
    
Tamil Nadu 0
Manipur 2
Manipur 2
Haryana 0
Haryana 0(4) (p)
West Bengal 0(3)

Semi-finals

13 May 2024 Tamil Nadu 0–2 Manipur
: IST Report
13 May 2024 Haryana 0–0
(4–3 p)		 West Bengal
: IST Report

Final

15 May 2024 Manipur 2–0 Haryana
15:00 IST Report

References

  1. ^ "Santosh Trophy, Senior Women's NFC 2023-24 Group Stage Draws conducted". AIFF. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ "28th Senior Women's NFC 2023-24 group stage to be played in six states". AIFF. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ^ "28th Senior Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy Final Rounds groupings announced". AIFF. 3 April 2024.