2023–24 Senior Women's National Football Championship

{{Infobox football tournament season

|title = Rajmata Jijabai Trophy

|year = 2023–24

|other_titles = Senior Women's
National Football Championship

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|caption =

|country = India

|dates = 12 November 2023 – April 2024

|num_teams = 33

|winners = Manipur

|count = 22

|second = Haryana

|matches =

|goals =

|attendance =

|scoring_leader =

|award =

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|prev_season = 2022–23

|next_season = 2024–25

}}

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.{{cite news |date=26 July 2023 |title=Santosh Trophy, Senior Women's NFC 2023-24 Group Stage Draws conducted |agency=AIFF |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/santosh-trophy-senior-womens-nfc-2023-24-group-stage-draws-conducted |accessdate=15 November 2023}}

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.{{cite news|title=28th Senior Women's NFC 2023-24 group stage to be played in six states|agency=AIFF |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/28th-senior-womens-nfc-2023-24-group-stage-to-be-played-in-six-states |date=10 November 2023 |accessdate=11 November 2023}}{{cite news |title=28th Senior Women’s NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy Final Rounds groupings announced |agency=AIFF |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/28th-senior-womens-nfc-2023-24-final-rounds-groupings-announced |date=3 April 2024 }}

= Schedule =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |Matchday

! colspan="6" |Dates

Group A

!Group B

!Group C

!Group D

!Group E

!Group F

Matchday 1

|24 November 2023

|15 November 2023

|23 November 2023

|15 November 2023

|12 November 2023

|21 November 2023

Matchday 2

|26 November 2023

|17 November 2023

|25 November 2023

|17 November 2023

|14 November 2023

|23 November 2023

Matchday 3

|28 November 2023

|19 November 2023

|27 November 2023

|19 November 2023

|16 November 2023

|25 November 2023

Matchday 4

|1 December 2023

|

|30 November 2023

|22 November 2023

|19 November 2023

|27 November 2023

Matchday 5

|3 December 2023

|

|3 December 2023

|24 November 2023

|21 November 2023

|29 November 2023

= Centralised venues =

Group stage

=Group A=

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|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|team1=MN |team2=CT |team3=UP |team4=RJ |team5=MZ

|result1=KO

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|win_RJ= |draw_RJ= |loss_RJ=3 |gf_RJ=2 |ga_RJ=25

|win_CT=1 |draw_CT=1 |loss_CT=1 |gf_CT=8 |ga_CT=8

|win_MZ= |draw_MZ= |loss_MZ= |gf_MZ= |ga_MZ=

|win_UP=1 |draw_UP=1 |loss_UP=1 |gf_UP=8 |ga_UP=12 |status_UP=H

|name_MN=Manipur

|name_RJ=Rajasthan

|name_CT=Chhattisgarh

|name_MZ=Mizoram

|name_UP=Uttar Pradesh

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Final Round

|result5=WD |col_WD=black2 |text_WD=Withdrew

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=22 November 2023

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|team1=DL |team2=MP |team3=TG |team4=AP

|result1=KO

|win_DL=3 |draw_DL= |loss_DL= |gf_DL=19 |ga_DL=1

|win_MP=1 |draw_MP=1 |loss_MP=1 |gf_MP=5 |ga_MP=4

|win_TG=1 |draw_TG=1 |loss_TG=1 |gf_TG=1 |ga_TG=8

|win_AP= |draw_AP= |loss_AP=3 |gf_AP= |ga_AP=12

|name_DL=Delhi

|name_MP=Madhya Pradesh

|name_TG=Telangana

|name_AP=Andhra Pradesh

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Final Round

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

}}

=Group C=

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|update=complete

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|team1=SK |team2=CH |team3=KL |team4=KR |team5=AS |team6=TR

|result1=KO

|result2=KO

|win_KL=3 |draw_KL= |loss_KL=2 |gf_KL=23 |ga_KL=6

|win_KR=2 |draw_KR=1 |loss_KR=2 |gf_KR=15 |ga_KR=6 |status_KR=H

|win_TR= |draw_TR= |loss_TR=5 |gf_TR= |ga_TR=31

|win_SK=4 |draw_SK=1 |loss_SK= |gf_SK=12 |ga_SK=1

|win_AS=1 |draw_AS=1 |loss_AS=3 |gf_AS=7 |ga_AS=16

|win_CH=2 |draw_CH=3 |loss_CH= |gf_CH=5 |ga_CH=2

|name_KL=Kerala

|name_KR=Karnataka

|name_TR=Tripura

|name_SK=Sikkim

|name_AS=Assam

|name_CH=Chandigarh

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Final Round

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

}}

=Group D=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|team1=PB |team2=JH |team3=UT |team4=JK |team5=LA

|result1=KO

|result2=KO

|win_JH=3 |draw_JH= |loss_JH=1 |gf_JH=6 |ga_JH=2

|win_LA= |draw_LA= |loss_LA=4 |gf_LA=1 |ga_LA=9

|win_UT=2 |draw_UT= |loss_UT=2 |gf_UT=6 |ga_UT=6

|win_JK=1 |draw_JK= |loss_JK=3 |gf_JK=1 |ga_JK=6

|win_PB=4 |draw_PB= |loss_PB= |gf_PB=12 |ga_PB=3 |status_PB=H

|name_JH=Jharkhand

|name_LA=Ladakh

|name_UT=Uttarakhand

|name_JK=Jammu and Kashmir

|name_PB=Punjab

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Final Round

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

}}

=Group E=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|team1=OD |team2=GO |team3=AR |team4=GJ |team5=MG

|result1=KO

|win_OD=4 |draw_OD= |loss_OD= |gf_OD=15 |ga_OD=4 |status_OD=H

|win_GO=2 |draw_GO=1 |loss_GO=1 |gf_GO=8 |ga_GO=5

|win_MG= |draw_MG= |loss_MG=4 |gf_MG=3 |ga_MG=15

|win_AR=2 |draw_AR= |loss_AR=2 |gf_AR=13 |ga_AR=9

|win_GJ=1 |draw_GJ=1 |loss_GJ=2 |gf_GJ=4 |ga_GJ=10

|name_OD=Odisha

|name_GO=Goa

|name_MG=Meghalaya

|name_AR=Arunachal Pradesh

|name_GJ=Gujarat

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Final Round

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

}}

=Group F=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|team1=RL |team2=MH |team3=BH |team4=HP |team5=AN

|result1=KO

|result2=KO

|win_RL=4 |draw_RL= |loss_RL= |gf_RL=38 |ga_RL=

|win_MH=3 |draw_MH= |loss_MH=1 |gf_MH=33 |ga_MH=2

|win_AN= |draw_AN= |loss_AN=4 |gf_AN= |ga_AN=83

|win_HP=1 |draw_HP= |loss_HP=3 |gf_HP=17 |ga_HP=20 |status_HP=H

|win_BH=2 |draw_BH= |loss_BH=2 |gf_BH=24 |ga_BH=7

|name_RL=Railways

|name_MH=Maharashtra

|name_AN=Andaman & Nicobar

|name_HP=Himachal Pradesh

|name_BH=Bihar

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=#ccffcc |text_KO=Advance to Final Round

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

}}

Final Round

=Qualified teams=

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|update=complete

|team1=TN

|team2=WB

|team3=RL

|team4=DL

|team5=PJ

|team6=CH

|result1=C |result2=C

|name_CH=Chandigarh

|name_DL=Delhi

|name_PJ=Punjab

|name_RL=Railways

|name_TN=Tamil Nadu

|name_WB=West Bengal

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

|win_CH= |draw_CH=1 |loss_CH=4 |gf_CH= |ga_CH=8

|win_DL=2 |draw_DL= |loss_DL=3 |gf_DL=4 |ga_DL=12

|win_PJ=1 |draw_PJ= |loss_PJ=4 |gf_PJ=6 |ga_PJ=17

|win_RL=3 |draw_RL=1 |loss_RL=1 |gf_RL=14 |ga_RL=6

|win_WB=3 |draw_WB=1 |loss_WB=1 |gf_WB=12 |ga_WB=6 |status_WB=H

|win_TN=4 |draw_TN=1 |loss_TN= |gf_TN=15 |ga_TN=2

|res_col_header=Q

|col_C=green1 |text_C=Advance to Knockout Stage

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc AIFF]

|update=complete

|team1=HR

|team2=MN

|team3=OD

|team4=SK

|team5=JH

|team6=MH

|result1=C |result2=C

|name_JH=Jharkhand

|name_HR=Haryana

|name_MH=Maharashtra

|name_MN=Manipur

|name_OD= Odisha

|name_SK=Sikkim

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

|win_JH=1 |draw_JH= |loss_JH=4 |gf_JH=7 |ga_JH=17

|win_HR=4 |draw_HR=1 |loss_HR= |gf_HR=12 |ga_HR=1

|win_MH= |draw_MH=1 |loss_MH=4 |gf_MH=3 |ga_MH=14

|win_MN=4 |draw_MN= |loss_MN=1 |gf_MN=22 |ga_MN=4

|win_OD=3 |draw_OD=1 |loss_OD=1 |gf_OD=12 |ga_OD=6

|win_SK=1 |draw_SK=1 |loss_SK=3 |gf_SK=9 |ga_SK=23

|res_col_header=Q

|col_C=green1 |text_C=Advance to Knockout Stage

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{4TeamBracket

| seeds = no

| RD1 = Semi-finals

| RD2 = Final

| RD1-team1 = Tamil Nadu

| RD1-score1 = 0

| RD1-team2 = Manipur

| RD1-score2 = 2

| RD1-team3 = Haryana

| RD1-score3 = 0(4) {{pso}}

| RD1-team4 = West Bengal

| RD1-score4 = 0(3)

| RD2-team1 = Manipur

| RD2-score1 = 2

| RD2-team2 = Haryana

| RD2-score2 = 0

}}

=Semi-finals=

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| date = 13 May 2024

| time = : IST

| team1 = Tamil Nadu

| score = 0–2

| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/34086

| team2 = Manipur

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| date = 13 May 2024

| time = : IST

| team1 = Haryana

| score = 0–0

| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/34087

| team2 = West Bengal

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| potm =

| penaltyscore = 4–3

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=Final=

{{football box collapsible

| date = 15 May 2024

| time = 15:00 IST

| team1 = Manipur

| score = 2–0

| report = https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/34234

| team2 = Haryana

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References

{{reflist}}

{{Senior Women's National Football Championship}}

{{2023–24 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2023-24 Senior Women's National Football Championship}}

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