2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship

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.

2017–18 Women's National Football Championship
CountryIndia
Dates28 January—14 February 2018
Teams29
Defending championsManipur
ChampionsTamil Nadu
Runners-upManipur
Matches played36
Goals scored294 (8.17 per match)
Best playerIndumathi Kathiresan (Tamil Nadu)
2016–17
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2018.

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.
28 January 2018 Delhi7–0ChhattisgarhCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Chhattisgarh2–0TelanganaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Assam0–2DelhiCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Delhi4–0TelanganaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Assam1–0ChhattisgarhCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Telangana1–1AssamCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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.
28 January 2018 Manipur18–0RajasthanCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Rajasthan0–3KarnatakaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Maharashtra1–6ManipurCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Manipur8–0KarnatakaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Maharashtra15–0RajasthanCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Karnataka1–3MaharashtraCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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.
28 January 2018 Tamil Nadu5–0SikkimCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Sikkim3–1UttarakhandCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Goa1–1Tamil NaduCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Tamil Nadu11–1UttarakhandCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Goa2–1SikkimCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Uttarakhand0–3GoaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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.
28 January 2018 Jharkhand0–1PunjabCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Punjab7–0Uttar PradeshCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Arunachal Pradesh1–5JharkhandCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Jharkhand0–1Uttar PradeshCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Arunachal Pradesh0–4PunjabCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Uttar Pradesh1–0Arunachal PradeshCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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.
29 January 2018 Railways8–0BiharCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
31 January 2018 Kerala3–0BiharCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 February 2018 Chandigarh1–7RailwaysCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Bihar7–1ChandigarhCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Railways13–0KeralaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
6 February 2018 Chandigarh0–5KeralaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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 Puducherry 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.
29 January 2018 Haryana10–0Madhya PradeshCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
31 January 2018 Puducherry14–3Madhya PradeshCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 February 2018 Jammu and Kashmir0–15PuducherryCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Puducherry2–2HaryanaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Madhya Pradesh5–0Jammu and KashmirCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
6 February 2018 Jammu and Kashmir0–24HaryanaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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.
31 January 2018 Gujarat0–10OdishaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 January 2018 Odisha5–0GujaratCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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.
29 January 2018 West Bengal3–0Himachal PradeshCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
31 January 2018 Mizoram0–10West BengalCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 February 2018 Himachal Pradesh2–3MizoramCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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
9 February 2018 Tamil Nadu2–0OdishaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
9 February 2018 Delhi1–2RailwaysCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
10 February 2018 Punjab0–2West BengalCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
10 February 2018 Manipur3–0HaryanaCuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

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
12 February 2018 Tamil Nadu4–1West BengalCuttack
  • Sumitra Marandi  23' (o.g.)
  • Indumathi  41', 50'
  • Indhrani  88'
Report
  • Barnali Karar  60'
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
12 February 2018 Railways1–2ManipurCuttack
  • Kamala Devi  14'
Report
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Final

14 February 2018 Tamil Nadu2–1ManipurCuttack
Report
  • Ratanbala Devi  57'
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
MVP: Indumathi Kathiresan (Tamil Nadu)

References

  1. 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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