Senior Women's National Football Championship

Senior Women's National Football Championship[1] is the women's football tournament which is contested by state associations and government institutions in India. It began to play in 1991. The league consisted of 32 teams for the 2021–2022 season. This tournament is actually women version of Santosh Trophy.

Senior Women's National Football Championship
Founded1991 (1991)
RegionIndia
Number of teams32 (2021–22)
Current championsManipur (21st title)
Most successful team(s)Manipur (21 titles)
Television broadcastersSports KPI
WebsiteHero Senior Women's NFC
2021–22 Senior Women's National Football Championship

It is organized by the All India Football Federation and it has been contested since the 1991–92 season and crowns the national football champion each year. It is based on a league and knockout format.

Format

Each state of India is allowed to enter one team into the competition. The season then consists of:

  1. Preliminary stage
  2. Quarter final
  3. Semi-final
  4. Final

When the number of teams is known, those are divided into eight groups with equal number of teams. The preliminary qualifying league will be played on a single leg league basis. The eight winners move on to the two quarter final leagues. That is played as a single leg league, with the best two teams of each group qualifying for the semi finals stage. From there on it is a knock out format with single leg matches. Tie breakers in the league stages are:

  1. Superior number of points in all matches
  2. Superior number of points in matches of tied teams
  3. Superior goal difference
  4. Superior number of goal scored
  5. Drawing of lots

Winners

The following is the list of winners and runners-up from every edition of the Championship[2]

Season Year Host Winner Score Runner-up
1st1991–92ImphalBengal Manipur
2nd1992–93DaltonganjManipur4–0Bengal
3rd1994–95HaldiaManipur1–0Bengal
4th1995–96JorhatManipur6–5 (p)Bengal
5th1996–97HaldiaBengal1–0Manipur
6th1997–98BarasatManipur2–1Bengal
7th1998–99ShillongManipur1–0Bengal
8th1999–00DiphuManipur1–0Bengal
9th2000–01Gurusar SadharManipur1–0Bengal
10th2001–02SiliguriManipur3–0Orissa
11th2002–03ChennaiManipur2–0Bengal
12th2003–04BhopalManipur0–0 (6–5 p)Bengal
13th2004–05ImphalManipur3–0Bengal
14th2005–06RourkelaManipur2–0Kerala
15th2006–07RourkelaManipur2–1West Bengal
16th2007–08HaldiaManipur4–1Orissa
17th2008–09NeyveliManipur2–0West Bengal
18th2009–10ImphalManipur1–0Orissa
19th2010–11BhilaiOrissa5–0West Bengal
20th2013–14GolaghatManipur3–1Orissa
21st2015–16JabalpurRailways3–3 (4–3 p)Manipur
22nd2016–17JalandharManipur3–1[3]Railways
23rd2017–18CuttackTamil Nadu2–1[4]Manipur
24th2018–19CuttackManipur2–1[5]Odisha
25th2019–20PasighatManipur1–0Railways
26th2021–22KeralaManipur0–0 (2–1 p)Railways

Final appearances
TeamWinsRunners-upLast win
Manipur2142021–22
West Bengal (inc. Bengal)2131996–97
Odisha (inc. Orissa)152011–12
Railways132015–16
Tamil Nadu102017–18
Kerala01-

References
  1. "Hero Senior Women's NFC". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  2. "India – List of Women Champions". Rsssf.com. 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
  3. "Manipur beat Railways to win the Womens National Football Championship". twitter.com. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. "TAMIL NADU CREATE HISTORY BY WINNING THEIR FIRST SENIOR WOMEN'S NFC". aiff.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. "Fixtures & Results". aiff.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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