2018–19 Senior Women's National Football Championship

2018–19 Women's National Football Championship

Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	18 September – 1 October 2018
Teams	27
Final positions
Champions	Manipur (19th title)
Runner-up	Odisha

The 2018–19 Senior Women's National Football Championship is the 24th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.

Tamil Nadu are currently the defending champions, having defeated Manipur in the final during the 2017–18 edition of the tournament. The tournament is being hosted in Odisha and is running from 18 September to 1 October 2018 at the Barabati Stadium.^[1]

Manipur won the championship beating Odisha 2–1 in the final.^[2]

Format

The 27 teams in the tournament are split into 8 groups of 3–4 teams each. On 27 September, there will be four quarter-final matches and on 29 September there will be two semi-final matches. The Final itself will occur on 1 October.^[1]

Round dates

The schedule will be follows.^[1]

Round	Match dates
Group stage	18 September – 25 September 2018
Quarter-finals	27 September 2018
Semi-finals	29 September 2018
Final	1 October 2018

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Haryana	2	2	0	0	23	0	+23	6	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Karnataka	2	0	1	1	2	12	−10	1
3	Uttar Pradesh	2	0	1	1	2	15	−13	1

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Haryana v Karnataka

18 September 2018	Haryana	10-0	Karnataka	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Karnataka v Uttar Pradesh

20 September 2018	Karnataka	2–2	Uttar Pradesh	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Uttar Pradesh v Haryana

22 September 2018	Uttar Pradesh	0–13	Haryana	Cuttack
				Stadium: Barabati Stadium

Final

Manipur v Odisha

1 October 2018	Manipur	2–1	Odisha	Cuttack
	Bala Devi 45' Prameshwori Devi 50'	Report	Arati Sethi 81'	Stadium: Barabati Stadium

References

1. "24th Senior Women Football Championship starts in Cuttack". arufoot.com. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
2. "MANIPUR DEFEAT ODISHA IN FINAL TO CLINCH SENIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL C'SHIPS CROWN". AIFF. 1 October 2018.

External links

• Senior Women's National Football Championship on the All India Football Federation website^{[permanent dead link‍]}