The 2019–20 Senior Women's National Football Championship, also known as Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th 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. The tournament was hosted in

Pasighat Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pa ...

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

, between 10 and 24 September 2019 at the Indira Gandhi Golden High School, Kiyit Secondary School and Daying Ering Football Stadium, Nari.

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

, who were the defending champions retained the title beating

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1–0 in the final. Manipur's

Bala Devi Ngangom Bala Devi (born 2 February 1990) is an Indian women's footballer who plays as a forward for India women's national football team. Club career Born in Manipur, Devi grew up playing the game with mainly boys. She was a part of the Manip ...

, with 21 goals, was the highest scorer of the tournament. Her side's goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu was bestowed with the best goalkeeper award.

Format

30 teams competed in the tournament and were split into eight groups of three to four teams each in the preliminary round.

Round dates

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 19 and 20 September 2019.''

Semi-finals

''*Semi-finals were played on 22 September 2019.''

Final

References

External links

Senior Women's National Football Championship on the All India Football Federation website
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