The 2023–24 Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy was the 28th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.
Format Thirty teams have been divided into six groups in the qualifying round, which will be played in six different venues across the country. The Final Round of the competition will have a total of 12 teams. Three teams have gained direct entry to the final round - defending champions Tamil Nadu, last season's runners-up Haryana and final round hosts West Bengal.
The six group winners and three best runners-up will qualify for the final round which will be held in West Bengal in April 2024. The final round will be held with two groups of six teams each. The top two teams will qualify for the semi-finals.
Schedule MatchdayDatesGroup AGroup BGroup CGroup DGroup EGroup FMatchday 124 November 202315 November 202323 November 202315 November 202312 November 202321 November 2023Matchday 226 November 202317 November 202325 November 202317 November 202314 November 202323 November 2023Matchday 328 November 202319 November 202327 November 202319 November 202316 November 202325 November 2023Matchday 41 December 202330 November 202322 November 202319 November 202327 November 2023Matchday 53 December 20233 December 202324 November 202321 November 202329 November 2023
Centralised venues Group A → Mahamaya Sports Stadium, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Group B → DL Roy Memorial District Stadium, Krishnanagar, West Bengal Group C → Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka Group D → GNDU Sports Complex, Amritsar, Punjab Group E → Sundargarh Stadium and Biju Patnaik Mini Stadium, Sundargarh, Odisha Group F → SAI Ground and NIT Ground, Anu, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Final Round Qualified teams Tamil Nadu (Automatic qualification) Haryana (Automatic qualification) West Bengal (Hosts) Manipur (Group A winners) Delhi (Group B winners) Sikkim (Group C winners) Punjab (Group D winners) Odisha (Group E winners) Railways (Group F winners) Chandigarh (Group C runners-up) Jharkhand (Group D runners-up) Maharashtra (Group F runners-up)
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
References