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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)
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]

FormatEdit

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 datesEdit

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 stageEdit

Group AEdit

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 Delhi 7–0 Chhattisgarh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Chhattisgarh 2–0 Telangana Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Assam 0–2 Delhi Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Delhi 4–0 Telangana Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Assam 1–0 Chhattisgarh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Telangana 1–1 Assam Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group BEdit

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 Manipur 18–0 Rajasthan Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Rajasthan 0–3 Karnataka Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Maharashtra 1–6 Manipur Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Manipur 8–0 Karnataka Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Maharashtra 15–0 Rajasthan Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Karnataka 1–3 Maharashtra Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group CEdit

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 Nadu 5–0 Sikkim Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Sikkim 3–1 Uttarakhand Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Goa 1–1 Tamil Nadu Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Tamil Nadu 11–1 Uttarakhand Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Goa 2–1 Sikkim Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Uttarakhand 0–3 Goa Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group DEdit

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 Jharkhand 0–1 Punjab Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
30 January 2018 Punjab 7–0 Uttar Pradesh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
1 February 2018 Arunachal Pradesh 1–5 Jharkhand Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
3 February 2018 Jharkhand 0–1 Uttar Pradesh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
5 February 2018 Arunachal Pradesh 0–4 Punjab Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
7 February 2018 Uttar Pradesh 1–0 Arunachal Pradesh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group EEdit

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 Railways 8–0 Bihar Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
31 January 2018 Kerala 3–0 Bihar Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 February 2018 Chandigarh 1–7 Railways Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Bihar 7–1 Chandigarh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Railways 13–0 Kerala Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
6 February 2018 Chandigarh 0–5 Kerala Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group FEdit

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 Haryana 10–0 Madhya Pradesh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
31 January 2018 Puducherry 14–3 Madhya Pradesh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 February 2018 Jammu and Kashmir 0–15 Puducherry Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Puducherry 2–2 Haryana Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
4 February 2018 Madhya Pradesh 5–0 Jammu and Kashmir Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
6 February 2018 Jammu and Kashmir 0–24 Haryana Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group GEdit

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 Gujarat 0–10 Odisha Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 January 2018 Odisha 5–0 Gujarat Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Group HEdit

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 Bengal 3–0 Himachal Pradesh Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
31 January 2018 Mizoram 0–10 West Bengal Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
2 February 2018 Himachal Pradesh 2–3 Mizoram Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

BracketEdit

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-finalsEdit

*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 Nadu 2–0 Odisha Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
9 February 2018 Delhi 1–2 Railways Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
10 February 2018 Punjab 0–2 West Bengal Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
10 February 2018 Manipur 3–0 Haryana Cuttack
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Semi-finalsEdit

*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 Nadu 4–1 West Bengal Cuttack
 Report
  • Barnali Karar   60'
 Stadium: Barabati Stadium
12 February 2018 Railways 1–2 Manipur Cuttack
 Report
Stadium: Barabati Stadium

FinalEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.

External linksEdit

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