2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship

2017–18 Women's National Football Championship
Country India
Dates 28 January—14 February 2018
Teams 29
Defending champions Manipur
Champions Tamil Nadu
Runners-up Manipur
Matches played 36
Goals scored 294 (8.17 per match)
Best player Indumathi Kathiresan (Tamil Nadu)
← 2016–17
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2018.

The 2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship is the 23rd edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.

Manipur are currently the defending champions, having defeated Railways in the final during the 2016–17 edition of the tournament. The tournament is being hosted in Odisha and is running from 28 January to 14 February 2018 at the Barabati Stadium.[1]

Tamil Nadu won the championship beating Manipur 2–1 in the final. Indumathi Kathiresan was adjudged both Player of Final and Player of the Tournament.[2]

Format

The 29 teams in the tournament are split into 8 groups of 2–4 teams each. On 9 February and 10 February, there will be four quarter-final matches and on 12 February there will be two semi-final matches. The Final itself will occur on 14 February.[1]

Round dates

The schedule will be follows.[1]

Round Match dates
Group stage 28 January – 7 February 2018
Quarter-finals 9 February – 10 February 2018
Semi-finals 12 February 2018
Final 14 February 2018

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Delhi 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Assam 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3 Chhattisgarh 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4 Telangana 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 3 3 0 0 32 1 +31 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Maharashtra 3 2 0 1 19 7 +12 6
3 Karnataka 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3
4 Rajasthan 3 0 0 3 0 36 −36 0
Source: All India Football Federation
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 Tamil Nadu 3 2 1 0 17 2 +15 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Goa 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 Sikkim 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4 Uttarakhand 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Punjab 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Uttar Pradesh 3 2 0 1 2 7 −5 6
3 Jharkhand 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
4 Arunachal Pradesh 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 3 3 0 0 28 1 +27 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Kerala 3 2 0 1 8 13 −5 6
3 Bihar 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
4 Chandigarh 3 0 0 3 2 19 −17 0
Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Haryana 3 2 1 0 36 2 +34 7 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Pondicherry 3 2 1 0 31 5 +26 7
3 Madhya Pradesh 3 1 0 2 8 24 −16 3
4 Jammu and Kashmir 3 0 0 3 0 44 −44 0
Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 2 2 0 0 15 0 +15 6 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Gujarat 2 0 0 2 0 15 −15 0
Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Bengal 2 2 0 0 13 0 +13 6 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 MIzoram 2 1 0 1 3 12 −9 3
3 Himachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Tamil Nadu 2
Odisha 0
Tamil Nadu 4
West Bengal 1
Delhi 1
Railways 2
Tamil Nadu 2
Manipur 1
Punjab 0
West Bengal 2
Railways 1
Manipur 2
Manipur 3
Haryana 0

Quarter-finals

*Quarter-finals were played on 9 and 10 February 2018.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tamil Nadu 2–0 Odisha
Delhi 1–2 Railways
Punjab 0–2 West Bengal
Manipur 3–0 Haryana

Semi-finals

*Semi-finals were played on 12 February 2018.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Tamil Nadu 4–1 West Bengal
Railways 1–2 Manipur

Final

References

  1. 1 2 3 Patnaik, Lalmohan (26 January 2018). "Women's football in Cuttack". Telegraph India. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "TAMIL NADU CREATE HISTORY BY WINNING THEIR FIRST SENIOR WOMEN'S NFC". aiff.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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