| Senior Women's National Football Championship | |
| Organiser: | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
| Region: | India |
| Related Comps: | National Games |
| Current Champions: | Manipur (22nd title) |
| Most Successful Team: | Manipur (22 titles) |
| Broadcasters: | AIFF (YouTube) SportsKPI |
| Website: | Hero Senior Women's NFC |
| Current: | 2023–24 |
The Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, also known as Senior Women’s National Football Championship or simply the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy since 2024,[1] is a women's football tournament contested by state associations and government institutions in India.[2] 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.
The format consists of zonal group stages where all the state teams participate. It is followed by the final round.[3]
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:
The following teams participate in the tournament as states, union territories and institutions.
The following is the list of winners and runners-up from every edition of the Championship[4]
| Season | Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1991–92 | Bengal | Manipur | |||
| 2nd | 1992–93 | Manipur | 4–0 | Bengal | ||
| 3rd | 1994–95 | Manipur | 1–0 | Bengal | ||
| 4th | 1995–96 | Manipur | 6–5 | |||
| 5th | 1996–97 | Bengal | 1–0 | Manipur | ||
| 6th | 1997–98 | Manipur | 2–1 | Bengal | ||
| 7th | 1998–99 | Manipur | 1–0 | Bengal | ||
| 8th | 1999–00 | Manipur | 1–0 | Bengal | ||
| 9th | 2000–01 | Manipur | 1–0 | |||
| 10th | 2001–02 | Manipur | 3–0 | Orissa | ||
| 11th | 2002–03 | Manipur | 2–0 | Bengal | ||
| 12th | 2003–04 | Manipur | 0–0 | |||
| 13th | 2004–05 | Manipur | 3–0 | Bengal | ||
| 14th | 2005–06 | Manipur | 2–0 | Kerala | ||
| 15th | 2006–07 | Manipur | 2–1 | West Bengal | ||
| 16th | 2007–08 | Manipur | 4–1 | Orissa | ||
| 17th | 2008–09 | Manipur | 2–0 | West Bengal | ||
| 18th | 2009–10 | Manipur | 1–0 | Orissa | ||
| 19th | 2010–11 | Orissa | 5–0 | West Bengal | ||
| 20th | Manipur | 3–1 | Orissa | |||
| 21st | Railways | 3–3 | Manipur | |||
| 22nd | 2016–17 | Manipur | 3–1[5] | Railways | ||
| 23rd | Tamil Nadu | 2–1[6] | Manipur | |||
| 24th | Manipur | 2–1[7] | Odisha | |||
| 25th | Manipur | 1–0 | Railways | |||
| 26th | Manipur | 0–0 | Railways | |||
| 27th | Tamil Nadu | 2–1 | Haryana | |||
| 28th | Manipur | 2–0 | Haryana |
| Team | Wins | Runners-up | Last win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4 | 2023–24 | ||
| 2 | 13 | 1996–97 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2022–23 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 2011–12 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 2015–16 | ||
| 0 | 2 | – | ||
| 0 | 1 | – |