Senior Women's National Football Championship


India Women's Football Championship is the women's football tournament which is contested by states and government institutions in India. It began play in 1991. The league consists of 30 teams for the 2019-20 season.
It is organized by the All India Football Federation and it has been contested since the 1991–92 season and crowns the national football champion each year. It is based on a league and knockout format.

Format

Each state of India is allowed to enter one team into the competition. The season then consists of
  1. Preliminary qualifying league
  2. Quarter final league
  3. Semi-finals
  4. Final
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
  1. Superior number of points in all matches
  2. Superior number of points in matches of tied teams
  3. Superior goal difference
  4. Superior number of goal scored
  5. Drawing of lots

    List of champions

List of champions:
YearVenueWinnerScoreRunners-up
1st1991–92ImphalBengal Manipur
2nd1992–93DaltonganjManipur4–0Bengal
3rd1994–95HaldiaManipur1–0Bengal
4th1995–96JorhatManipurdrwManipur
22nd2016–17JalandharManipur3–1Railways
23rd2017–18CuttackTamil Nadu2–1Manipur
24th2018–19CuttackManipur2–1Odisha
25th2019–20PasighatManipur1–0Railways