2024–25 Senior Women's National Football Championship

The 2024–25 Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy was the 29th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.

Format

A total of 31 teams - excluding last season's finalists Manipur and Haryana, who have received a bye to the Final Round - were drawn into seven groups of four and one group of three. The eight best-performing teams, excluding the finalists, from last season's Final Round are the top seeds for the 2024-25 edition. The top seeded teams - Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Railways, Delhi, Punjab, Odisha, Sikkim, and Jharkhand - were assigned into Groups A to H, respectively. All the remaining participating teams were placed in an open pot and drawn sequentially into Group A to H.

The eight group winners will join Manipur and Haryana in the Final Round, where they will be drawn into two groups of five teams each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

Centralized venue

* Group A → TMK Arena, Panniyankara, Palakkad, Kerala
* Group B → DL Roy Memorial District Stadium, Nadia, West Bengal
* Group C → Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Stadium, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
* Group D → Vidyadharnagar Stadium, Jaipur
* Group E → Vidyadharnagar Stadium, Jaipur
* Group F → RDT Stadium, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
* Group G → Umakanta Mini Stadium, Agartala, Tripura
* Group H → Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, West Bengal

Group Stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Final Round

The eight group winners will join Manipur and Haryana in the Final Round, where they will be drawn into two groups of five teams each.

Venue

All matches including knockouts and finals will be played at this ground.

Qualified Teams

* Manipur (Winner of Previous Season)
* Haryana (Runners-up of Previous Season)
* Tamil Nadu (Winner of Group A)
* West Bengal (Winner of Group B)
* Railways (Winner of Group C)
* Maharashtra (Winner of Group D)
* Punjab (Winner of Group E)
* Odisha (Winner of Group F)
* Sikkim (Winner of Group G)
* Jharkhand (Winner of Group H)

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

See also

* 2024–25 Santosh Trophy

References

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Senior Women's National Football Championship
Senior National Football Championship