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 Federation to crown the national women's football champion each year. It is based on a league and knockout format.

Format

The format consists of zonal group stages where all the state teams participate. It is followed by the final round. The season consists of:

# Group stage
# Final round

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:

# Superior number of points in all matches
# Superior number of points in matches of tied teams
# Superior goal difference
# Superior number of goal scored
# Drawing of lots

Results

The following is the list of winners and runners-up from every edition of the Championship

Final appearances

References

External links

Official website

{{AFC women's leagues

Senior Women's National Football Championship
Women's football leagues in India
Women's football competitions in India