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.
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.
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.
Round dates The schedule will be follows. RoundMatch datesGroup stage28 January – 7 February 2018Quarter-finals9 February – 10 February 2018Semi-finals12 February 2018Final14 February 2018
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Bracket
Quarter-finals *Quarter-finals were played on 9 and 10 February 2018.
Semi-finals *Semi-finals were played on 12 February 2018.
Final
References
External links Senior Women's National Football Championship on the All India Football Federation website.