2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship

The 2015–16 Senior Women's Football Championship was the 21st edition of Senior Women's National Football Championship, the women's state competition in Indian football. The tournament qualification round was stated on December 12, 2015 and culminated on December 27, 2015 across five zones – North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and North East Zone – throughout the Nation.[1][2]

2015–16 Women's National Football Championship
21st Senior Women's National Football Championship
Country India
Dates12 (12)–27 December 2015 (2015-12-27)
Teams29
ChampionsRailways (1st title)
Runners-upManipur
Matches played43
Goals scored231 (5.37 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bala Devi
Best playerKamala Devi
2016–17
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016.

The final match was played on 15 January 2016 02:30 PM IST at Railway Stadium, Jabalpur between Manipur and Railways. Railways defeated 18 times champions Manipur in the penalty shoot-out 4-2 after the score line was even 3-3 after extra time.[3]

Format

Twenty Nine states have been divided into five zonal groups. Top two teams from each zone -- North, South, East, West and North East—was progressed to the final stage of the competition.

Round Match dates Teams
Zonal Round December 12 to 27, 2015 29
Final Round January 2 to 15, 2016 10

Zonal Round

  Advance to Final Round

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

North Zone

*All North Zone matches were played in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh between December 22nd to 27th, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uttar Pradesh 4 3 0 1 25 7 +18 9 Advance to Final Round
2 Haryana 4 3 0 1 18 3 +15 9
3 Delhi 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
4 Chandigarh 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6
5 Uttarakhand 2 1 0 1 1 7 6 3
6 Jammu and Kashmir 3 1 0 2 2 16 14 3
7 Punjab 3 0 0 3 0 12 12 0
8 Himachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 1 16 15 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results

23 December 2015 Delhi7–0Uttar Pradesh
23 December 2015 Haryana8–0Punjab
25 December 2015 Delhi3–0Punjab
25 December 2015 Haryana7–0Uttarakhand
26 December 2015 Chandigarh3–0Haryana
27 December 2015 Delhi0–3Haryana
27 December 2015 Uttarakhand1–0Punjab

South Zone

*All South Zone matches were played in Trichy, Tamil Nadu between December 19th to 27th, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Puducherry 4 4 0 0 21 1 +20 12 Advance to Final Round
2 Tamil Nadu 4 3 0 1 19 6 +13 9
3 Kerala 4 2 0 2 10 12 2 6
4 Karnataka 4 1 0 3 3 12 9 3
5 Telangana 4 0 0 4 3 25 22 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results

19 December 2015 Tamil Nadu1–5PuducherryTrichy
Geethanjali  51' Report Sandhiya  2', 73'
Indhumathi  42', 77'
Pradeepa  45'
19 December 2015 Karnataka3–1TelanganaTrichy
Kamal  41'
Lilly Mary Thomas  69', 89'
Roja  78'
21 December 2015 Puducherry4–0KarnatakaTrichy
Indumathi  15'
Pradeepa  31'
Sandhiya  40'
Amsavalli  48'
Report
21 December 2015 Telangana2–5KeralaTrichy
Laxmi  31'
Shirisha  87'
Athulya  12'
Nikhil  27', 88'
Subitha Poovatta  35', 45'
23 December 2015 Karnataka0–4KeralaTrichy
Report Nikhila  48', 52', 59'
Fasna  89'
23 December 2015 Tamil Nadu8–0TelanganaTrichy
Sumithra  11', 38'
Abarna  17'
Ranjitha  35'
Kalpana  36', 66', 83'
Nandhini  75'
Report
25 December 2015 Tamil Nadu7–1KeralaTrichy
Nandhini  15'
Kalpana  16', 39', 41'
Muthuselvi  33', 45+1'
Juki  49'
Report Nikhila  77'
25 December 2015 Puducherry9–0TelanganaTrichy
Indumathi  1', 34', 51', 64'
Pradeepa  3', 41', 50'
Saranya  21'
Sandhiya  84'
Report
27 December 2015 Tamil Nadu3–0KarnatakaTrichy
Vijaya Kumari  48', 71', 82' Report
27 December 2015 Kerala0–3PuducherryTrichy
Report Indumathi  15', 51'
Pradeepa  56'

East Zone

*All East Zone matches were played in Nadia, West Bengal between December 21nd to 27th, 2015.

A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 3 3 0 0 24 0 +24 9 Advance to Final Round
2 West Bengal 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3 Sikkim 3 1 0 2 7 12 5 3
4 Chhattisgarh 3 0 0 3 2 23 21 0
Source: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results
21 December 2015 West Bengal5–2SikkimNadia
23 December 2015 Sikkim0–5OdishaNadia
26 December 2015 West Bengal0–2OdishaNadia

B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Bihar 2 1 0 1 2 11 9 3
3 Jharkhand 2 0 0 2 1 4 3 0
Source: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results
22 December 2015 Railways10–0BiharNadia
24 December 2015 Bihar2–1JharkhandNadia
27 December 2015 Jharkhand0–2RailwaysNadia

West Zone

*All West Zone matches were played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between December 12th to 19th, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to Final Round
2 Madhya Pradesh 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3 Maharashtra 4 1 1 2 7 11 4 4
4 Gujarat 2 0 0 2 0 8 8 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results

12 December 2015 Goa4–0GujaratJabalpur
15 December 2015 Maharashtra4–0GujaratJabalpur
Alisha Ranekhetwala
Laura Estebeiro
18 December 2015 Goa2–2MaharashtraJabalpur
15:00

North East Zone

*All North East Zone matches were played in Kokrajhar, Assam between December 18th to 23rd, 2015.

A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Assam 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Meghalaya 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3
3 Arunachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 0 5 5 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results
22 December 2015 Assam2–0MeghalayaKokrajhar

B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 2 2 0 0 16 0 +16 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Tripura 2 1 0 1 3 8 5 3
3 Mizoram 2 0 0 2 1 12 11 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results
19 December 2015 Mizoram1–3TripuraKokrajhar
21 December 2015 Tripura0–7ManipurKokrajhar
23 December 2015 Manipur9–0MizoramKokrajhar
Dangmei Grace  2', 50'
Bala Devi  10', 28', 33'
I. Prameshwori  37', 85'
Bindyarani  56', 71'

Final round

2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship Final Round
Country India
Dates2 (2)–15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Teams10
Matches played13
Goals scored126 (9.69 per match)
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016.

The final round of the 2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship was started on 2 January and culminated on 15 January 2016 with the final.

Semi-final Qualification

  Advance to Semi-finals

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.
*All Final Round matches was played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between January 2nd to 15th, 2016.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 4 4 0 0 25 0 +25 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Odisha 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9
3 Tamil Nadu 4 2 0 2 8 9 1 6
4 Goa 4 0 1 3 0 10 10 1
5 Uttar Pradesh 4 0 1 3 0 19 19 1
Source: 21st Senior Women's National Football Championship: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results

02 January 2016 Odisha5–0Uttar PradeshJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
02 January 2016 Manipur6–0GoaJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
04 January 2016 Tamil Nadu1–4OdishaJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
04 January 2016 Uttar Pradesh0-0GoaJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
06 January 2016 Goa0–3Tamil NaduJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
06 January 2016 Uttar Pradesh0–10ManipurJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
08 January 2016 Tamil Nadu0–5ManipurJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
08 January 2016 Odisha1–0GoaJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
10 January 2016 Tamil Nadu4–0Uttar PradeshJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
10 January 2016 Manipur4–0OdishaJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Haryana 4 2 1 1 27 7 +20 7
3 Puducherry 4 2 1 1 21 6 +15 7
4 Assam 4 1 0 3 4 20 16 3
5 Madhya Pradesh 4 0 0 4 0 33 33 0
Source: 21st Senior Women's National Football Championship: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results

03 January 2016 Haryana14–0Madhya PradeshJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
03 January 2016 Railways3–0AssamJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
05 January 2016 Puducherry0–1RailwaysJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
05 January 2016 Assam2–0Madhya PradeshJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
07 January 2016 Madhya Pradesh0–10PuducherryJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
07 January 2016 Assam0–9HaryanaJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
09 January 2016 Puducherry3–3HaryanaJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
09 January 2016 Railways7–0Madhya PradeshJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
11 January 2016 Assam2–8PuducherryJabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
11 January 2016 Haryana1–4RailwaysJabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium

Bracket

Semi-finals Finals
    
Manipur 4
Haryana 2
Manipur 3(3)
Railways 3(4)
Railways 4
Odisha 0

Semi-finals

*Semi-finals were played on 13 January 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manipur 4–2 Haryana
Railways 4–0 Odisha

Semi-final 1

13 January 2016 Manipur4–2HaryanaJabalpur
13:00 Bembem  18'
Bala Devi  30', 55', 62'
Report  85' Sanju
 86' Kavita Devi
Stadium: Railway Stadium

Semi-final 2

13 January 2016 Railways4–0OdishaJabalpur
15:00 Kamala Devi  18'
Manpreet Kaur  69', 76'
Ngoubi Devi  82'
Report Stadium: Railway Stadium

Finals

15 January 2016 Manipur3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
RailwaysRailway Stadium, Jabalpur
14:30 Bala Devi  20'
Grace  41'
Bembem  100'
Report  22' (pen.) Ashalata Devi
 44' Sasmita Malik
 116' Bijeta Devi
Penalties
Bembem
Bala Devi
Prameshwori Devi
Roshni Devi
Grace
Ashalata Devi
Premi Devi
Supriya Routray
Prameshwori Devi
Kamala Devi

References

  1. "AIFF to organize 21st Senior Women's National Football Championship". AIFF Media Team. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. "Senior Women's National Football Championship from December 12". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. "Railways crowned champions of National Football Championship". AIFF Media Team. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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