2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship Explained

Year:2017–18
Country:India
Dates:28 January—14 February 2018
Num Teams:29
Champions:Tamil Nadu
Count:1
Runner-Up:Manipur
Matches:36
Goals:294
Player:Indumathi Kathiresan (Tamil Nadu)
Nextseason:2018–19
Updated:14 February 2018

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[1]

Round dates

The schedule will be follows.

RoundMatch dates
Group stage28 January – 7 February 2018
Quarter-finals9 February – 10 February 2018
Semi-finals12 February 2018
Final14 February 2018

Group stage

Group H

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Patnaik. Lalmohan. Women's football in Cuttack. 29 January 2018. Telegraph India. 26 January 2018.
  2. News: TAMIL NADU CREATE HISTORY BY WINNING THEIR FIRST SENIOR WOMEN’S NFC. 14 February 2018. aiff.com. 14 February 2018.