The Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, or simply the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, is a women's football tournament contested by state associations and government institutions in India. The first edition was held in 1991 and is organized by the All India Football Federation to crown the national women's football champion each year. It is based on a league and knockout format.
Format The format consists of zonal group stages where all the state teams participate. It is followed by the final round.
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:
Superior number of points in all matches Superior number of points in bilateral matches of tied teams Superior goal difference Superior number of goal scored Drawing of lots
Participants Current teams The following teams participate in the tournament as states, union territories and institutions.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Chhattisgarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Ladakh Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Pondicherry Punjab Rajasthan Railways Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal
Defunct teams Daman and Diu (until 2022/23) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (until 2022/23)
Results
The following is the list of winners and runners-up from every edition of the Championship
Season Year HostWinner Score 1st 1991–92 Imphal Bengal Manipur 2nd 1992–93 Daltonganj Manipur 4–0 Bengal 3rd 1994–95 Haldia 1–0 4th 1995–96 Jorhat 6–5 5th 1996–97 Haldia Bengal 1–0 Manipur 6th 1997–98 Barasat Manipur 2–1 Bengal 7th 1998–99 Shillong 1–0 8th 1999–00 Diphu 1–0 9th 2000–01 Gurusar Sadhar 1–0 10th 2001–02 Siliguri 3–0 Orissa 11th 2002–03 Chennai 2–0 Bengal 12th 2003–04 Bhopal 0–0 13th 2004–05 Imphal 3–0 14th 2005–06 Rourkela 2–0 Kerala 15th 2006–07 2–1 West Bengal 16th 2007–08 Haldia 4–1 Orissa 17th 2008–09 Neyveli 2–0 West Bengal 18th 2009–10 Imphal 1–0 Orissa 19th 2010–11 Bhilai Orissa 5–0 West Bengal 20th 2013–14 Golaghat Manipur 3–1 Orissa 21st 2015–16 Jabalpur Railways 3–3 Manipur 22nd 2016–17 Jalandhar Manipur 3–1 Railways 23rd 2017–18 Cuttack 2–1 Manipur 24th 2018–19 Manipur 2–1 Odisha 25th 2019–20 Pasighat 1–0 Railways 26th 2021–22 Kozhikode 0–0 27th 2022–23 Ludhiana Tamil Nadu 2–1 Haryana 28th 2023–24 Kolkata Manipur 2–0 29th 2024–25 Narayanpur 1–0 Odisha 30th 2025–26 1–0 West Bengal
Performance by teams Team Wins Manipur 24 4 2025–26 2 14 1996–97 Tamil Nadu 2 0 2022–23 Odisha 1 6 2010–11 Railways 1 3 2015–16 Haryana 0 2 – Kerala 0 1 –
See also Football in India Sport in India History of Indian football Indian football league system
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