The 2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship is the 23rd edition of the

Senior Women's National Football Championship Senior Women's National Football Championship is the women's football tournament which is contested by state associations and government institutions in India. The first edition was held in 1991 and is organized by the All India Football Fede ...

, the premier competition in

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for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.

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are currently the defending champions, having defeated

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in the final during the 2016–17 edition of the tournament. The tournament is being hosted in

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

and is running from 28 January to 14 February 2018 at the

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won the championship beating

2–1 in the final.

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was adjudged both Player of 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.

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
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