2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship

2017–18 Women's National Football Championship
Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	28 January—14 February 2018
Teams	29
Final positions
Champions	Tamil Nadu (1st title)
Runner-up	Manipur
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	294 (8.17 per match)
Best player	Indumathi Kathiresan (Tamil Nadu)
	; All statistics correct as of 14 February 2018.

Football tournament season

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 were the defending champions, having defeated Railways in the final during the 2016–17 edition of the tournament. The tournament was hosted in Odisha and ran from 28 January to 14 February 2018 at the Barabati Stadium.^[1]

Tamil Nadu won the championship, beating Manipur 2–1 in the final. Their story inspired the 2019 film Bigil. Indumathi Kathiresan was both Player of the 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.

Delhi v Chhattisgarh

28 January 2018	Delhi	7–0	Chhattisgarh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Chhattisgarh v Telangana

30 January 2018	Chhattisgarh	2–0	Telangana	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Assam v Delhi

1 February 2018	Assam	0–2	Delhi	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Delhi v Telangana

3 February 2018	Delhi	4–0	Telangana	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Assam v Chhattisgarh

5 February 2018	Assam	1–0	Chhattisgarh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Telangana v Assam

7 February 2018	Telangana	1–1	Assam	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manipur	3	3	0	32	1	+31	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Maharashtra	3	2	1	19	7	+12	6
3	Karnataka	3	1	2	4	11	−7	3
4	Rajasthan	3	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.

Manipur v Rajasthan

28 January 2018	Manipur	18–0	Rajasthan	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Rajasthan v Karnataka

30 January 2018	Rajasthan	0–3	Karnataka	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Maharashtra v Manipur

1 February 2018	Maharashtra	1–6	Manipur	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Manipur v Karnataka

3 February 2018	Manipur	8–0	Karnataka	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Maharashtra v Rajasthan

5 February 2018	Maharashtra	15–0	Rajasthan	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Karnataka v Maharashtra

7 February 2018	Karnataka	1–3	Maharashtra	Cuttack
				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.

Tamil Nadu v Sikkim

28 January 2018	Tamil Nadu	5–0	Sikkim	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Sikkim v Uttarakhand

30 January 2018	Sikkim	3–1	Uttarakhand	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Goa v Tamil Nadu

1 February 2018	Goa	1–1	Tamil Nadu	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Tamil Nadu v Uttarakhand

3 February 2018	Tamil Nadu	11–1	Uttarakhand	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Goa v Sikkim

5 February 2018	Goa	2–1	Sikkim	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Uttarakhand v Goa

7 February 2018	Uttarakhand	0–3	Goa	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Punjab	3	3	0	12	0	+12	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Uttar Pradesh	3	2	1	2	7	−5	6
3	Jharkhand	3	1	2	5	3	+2	3
4	Arunachal Pradesh	3	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.

Jharkhand v Punjab

28 January 2018	Jharkhand	0–1	Punjab	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Punjab v Uttar Pradesh

30 January 2018	Punjab	7–0	Uttar Pradesh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Arunachal Pradesh v Jharkhand

1 February 2018	Arunachal Pradesh	1–5	Jharkhand	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Jharkhand v Uttar Pradesh

3 February 2018	Jharkhand	0–1	Uttar Pradesh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Arunachal Pradesh v Punjab

5 February 2018	Arunachal Pradesh	0–4	Punjab	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Uttar Pradesh v Arunachal Pradesh

7 February 2018	Uttar Pradesh	1–0	Arunachal Pradesh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Railways	3	3	0	28	1	+27	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Kerala	3	2	1	8	13	−5	6
3	Bihar	3	1	2	7	12	−5	3
4	Chandigarh	3	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.

Railways v Bihar

29 January 2018	Railways	8–0	Bihar	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Kerala v Bihar

31 January 2018	Kerala	3–0	Bihar	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Chandigarh v Railways

2 February 2018	Chandigarh	1–7	Railways	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Bihar v Chandigarh

4 February 2018	Bihar	7–1	Chandigarh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Railways v Kerala

4 February 2018	Railways	13–0	Kerala	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Chandigarh v Kerala

6 February 2018	Chandigarh	0–5	Kerala	Cuttack
				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.

Haryana v Madhya Pradesh

29 January 2018	Haryana	10–0	Madhya Pradesh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Puducherry v Madhya Pradesh

31 January 2018	Puducherry	14–3	Madhya Pradesh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Jammu and Kashmir v Puducherry

2 February 2018	Jammu and Kashmir	0–15	Puducherry	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Puducherry v Haryana

4 February 2018	Puducherry	2–2	Haryana	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Madhya Pradesh v Jammu and Kashmir

4 February 2018	Madhya Pradesh	5–0	Jammu and Kashmir	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Jammu and Kashmir v Haryana

6 February 2018	Jammu and Kashmir	0–24	Haryana	Cuttack
				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.

Gujarat v Odisha

31 January 2018	Gujarat	0–10	Odisha	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Odisha v Gujarat

2 January 2018	Odisha	5–0	Gujarat	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Bengal	2	2	0	13	0	+13	6	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Mizoram	2	1	1	3	12	−9	3
3	Himachal Pradesh	2	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.

West Bengal v Himachal Pradesh

29 January 2018	West Bengal	3–0	Himachal Pradesh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Mizoram v West Bengal

31 January 2018	Mizoram	0–10	West Bengal	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Himachal Pradesh v Mizoram

2 February 2018	Himachal Pradesh	2–3	Mizoram	Cuttack
				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

Tamil Nadu v Odisha

9 February 2018	Tamil Nadu	2–0	Odisha	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Delhi v Railways

9 February 2018	Delhi	1–2	Railways	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Punjab v West Bengal

10 February 2018	Punjab	0–2	West Bengal	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Manipur v Haryana

10 February 2018	Manipur	3–0	Haryana	Cuttack
				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

Tamil Nadu v West Bengal

12 February 2018	Tamil Nadu	4–1	West Bengal	Cuttack
	Sumitra Marandi 23' (o.g.) Indumathi 41', 50' Indhrani 88'	Report	Barnali Karar 60'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Railways v Manipur

12 February 2018	Railways	1–2	Manipur	Cuttack
	Kamala Devi 14'	Report	Bala Devi 13', 85'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Final

Tamil Nadu v Manipur

14 February 2018	Tamil Nadu	2–1	Manipur	Cuttack
	Indumathi 3' Indhrani 40'	Report	Ratanbala Devi 57'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium MVP: Indumathi Kathiresan (Tamil Nadu)

References

^ a b c Patnaik, Lalmohan (26 January 2018). "Women's football in Cuttack". Telegraph India. Retrieved 29 January 2018.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "TAMIL NADU CREATE HISTORY BY WINNING THEIR FIRST SENIOR WOMEN'S NFC". aiff.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

External links

Senior Women's National Football Championship on the All India Football Federation website.

[Women's_Tournament-1] Patnaik, Lalmohan (26 January 2018). "Women's football in Cuttack". Telegraph India. Retrieved 29 January 2018.^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "TAMIL NADU CREATE HISTORY BY WINNING THEIR FIRST SENIOR WOMEN'S NFC". aiff.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.