2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship

The 2015–16 Senior Women's Football Championship was the 21st edition of Senior Women's National Football Championship, the women's state competition in Indian football. The tournament qualification round was stated on 12 December 2015 and culminated on 27 December 2015 across five zones – North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and North East Zone – throughout the Nation.[1][2]

2015–16 Women's National Football Championship
21st Senior Women's National Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates12 (12)–27 December 2015 (2015-12-27)
Teams29
Final positions
ChampionsRailways (1st title)
Runner-upManipur
Tournament statistics
Matches played43
Goals scored231 (5.37 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bala Devi
Best playerKamala Devi
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016.

The final match was played on 15 January 2016 02:30 PM IST at Railway Stadium, Jabalpur between Manipur and Railways. Railways defeated 18 times champions Manipur in the penalty shoot-out 4–2 after the score line was even 3–3 after extra time.[3]

Format edit

Twenty Nine states have been divided into five zonal groups. Top two teams from each zone – North, South, East, West and North East—was progressed to the final stage of the competition.

Round Match dates Teams
Zonal Round 12 to 27 December 2015 29
Final Round 2 to 15 January 2016 10

Zonal Round edit

  Advance to Final Round

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

North Zone edit

*All North Zone matches were played in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh between December 22nd to 27th, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Uttar Pradesh 4 3 0 1 25 7 +18 9 Advance to Final Round
2 Haryana 4 3 0 1 18 3 +15 9
3 Delhi 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
4 Chandigarh 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6
5 Uttarakhand 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6 3
6 Jammu and Kashmir 3 1 0 2 2 16 −14 3
7 Punjab 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
8 Himachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 1 16 −15 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and results edit

23 December 2015 Delhi 7–0 Uttar Pradesh
23 December 2015 Haryana 8–0 Punjab
25 December 2015 Delhi 3–0 Punjab
25 December 2015 Haryana 7–0 Uttarakhand
26 December 2015 Chandigarh 3–0 Haryana
27 December 2015 Delhi 0–3 Haryana
27 December 2015 Uttarakhand 1–0 Punjab

South Zone edit

*All South Zone matches were played in Trichy, Tamil Nadu between December 19th to 27th, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Puducherry 4 4 0 0 21 1 +20 12 Advance to Final Round
2 Tamil Nadu 4 3 0 1 19 6 +13 9
3 Kerala 4 2 0 2 10 12 −2 6
4 Karnataka 4 1 0 3 3 12 −9 3
5 Telangana 4 0 0 4 3 25 −22 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results edit

19 December 2015 Tamil Nadu 1–5 Puducherry Trichy
  • Geethanjali   51'
Report
  • Sandhiya   2', 73'
  • Indhumathi   42', 77'
  • Pradeepa   45'
19 December 2015 Karnataka 3–1 Telangana Trichy
  • Kamal   41'
  • Lilly Mary Thomas   69', 89'
  • Roja   78'
21 December 2015 Puducherry 4–0 Karnataka Trichy
  • Indumathi   15'
  • Pradeepa   31'
  • Sandhiya   40'
  • Amsavalli   48'
Report
21 December 2015 Telangana 2–5 Kerala Trichy
  • Laxmi   31'
  • Shirisha   87'
  • Athulya   12'
  • Nikhil   27', 88'
  • Subitha Poovatta   35', 45'
23 December 2015 Karnataka 0–4 Kerala Trichy
Report
  • Nikhila   48', 52', 59'
  • Fasna   89'
23 December 2015 Tamil Nadu 8–0 Telangana Trichy
  • Sumithra   11', 38'
  • Abarna   17'
  • Ranjitha   35'
  • Kalpana   36', 66', 83'
  • Nandhini   75'
Report
25 December 2015 Tamil Nadu 7–1 Kerala Trichy
  • Nandhini   15'
  • Kalpana   16', 39', 41'
  • Muthuselvi   33', 45+1'
  • Juki   49'
Report
  • Nikhila   77'
25 December 2015 Puducherry 9–0 Telangana Trichy
  • Indumathi   1', 34', 51', 64'
  • Pradeepa   3', 41', 50'
  • Saranya   21'
  • Sandhiya   84'
Report
27 December 2015 Tamil Nadu 3–0 Karnataka Trichy
  • Vijaya Kumari   48', 71', 82'
Report
27 December 2015 Kerala 0–3 Puducherry Trichy
Report

East Zone edit

*All East Zone matches were played in Nadia, West Bengal between December 21nd to 27th, 2015.

A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 3 3 0 0 24 0 +24 9 Advance to Final Round
2 West Bengal 3 2 0 1 11 4 +7 6
3 Sikkim 3 1 0 2 7 12 −5 3
4 Chhattisgarh 3 0 0 3 2 23 −21 0
Source: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results edit
21 December 2015 Chhattisgarh 0–17 Odisha Nadia
21 December 2015 West Bengal 5–2 Sikkim Nadia
23 December 2015 Sikkim 0–5 Odisha Nadia
26 December 2015 West Bengal 0–2 Odisha Nadia
26 December 2015 Chhattisgarh 2–5 Sikkim Nadia

B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Bihar 2 1 0 1 2 11 −9 3
3 Jharkhand 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results edit
22 December 2015 Railways 10–0 Bihar Nadia
24 December 2015 Bihar 2–1 Jharkhand Nadia
27 December 2015 Jharkhand 0–2 Railways Nadia

West Zone edit

*All West Zone matches were played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between December 12th to 19th, 2015.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Goa 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to Final Round
2 Madhya Pradesh 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3 Maharashtra 4 1 1 2 7 11 −4 4
4 Gujarat 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and results edit

12 December 2015 Goa 4–0 Gujarat Jabalpur
15 December 2015 Maharashtra 4–0 Gujarat Jabalpur
  • Alisha Ranekhetwala   
  • Laura Estebeiro   
16 December 2015 Madhya Pradesh 0–2 Goa Jabalpur
18 December 2015 Goa 2–2 Maharashtra Jabalpur
15:00

North East Zone edit

*All North East Zone matches were played in Kokrajhar, Assam between December 18th to 23rd, 2015.

A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Assam 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Meghalaya 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Arunachal Pradesh 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results edit
22 December 2015 Assam 2–0 Meghalaya Kokrajhar

B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 2 2 0 0 16 0 +16 6 Advance to Final Round
2 Tripura 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 3
3 Mizoram 2 0 0 2 1 12 −11 0
Source: Fixture & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Fixtures and Results edit
19 December 2015 Mizoram 1–3 Tripura Kokrajhar
21 December 2015 Tripura 0–7 Manipur Kokrajhar
23 December 2015 Manipur 9–0 Mizoram Kokrajhar

Final round edit

2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship Final Round
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates2 (2)–15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Teams10
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored126 (9.69 per match)
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016.

The final round of the 2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship was started on 2 January and culminated on 15 January 2016 with the final.

Semi-final Qualification edit

  Advance to Semi-finals

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.
*All Final Round matches was played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between January 2nd to 15th, 2016.

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Manipur 4 4 0 0 25 0 +25 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Odisha 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9
3 Tamil Nadu 4 2 0 2 8 9 −1 6
4 Goa 4 0 1 3 0 10 −10 1
5 Uttar Pradesh 4 0 1 3 0 19 −19 1
Source: 21st Senior Women's National Football Championship: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results edit

2 January 2016 Odisha 5–0 Uttar Pradesh Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
2 January 2016 Manipur 6–0 Goa Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
4 January 2016 Tamil Nadu 1–4 Odisha Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
4 January 2016 Uttar Pradesh 0–0 Goa Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
6 January 2016 Goa 0–3 Tamil Nadu Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
6 January 2016 Uttar Pradesh 0–10 Manipur Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
8 January 2016 Tamil Nadu 0–5 Manipur Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
8 January 2016 Odisha 1–0 Goa Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
10 January 2016 Tamil Nadu 4–0 Uttar Pradesh Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
10 January 2016 Manipur 4–0 Odisha Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Railways 4 4 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Haryana 4 2 1 1 27 7 +20 7
3 Puducherry 4 2 1 1 21 6 +15 7
4 Assam 4 1 0 3 4 20 −16 3
5 Madhya Pradesh 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0
Source: 21st Senior Women's National Football Championship: Fixtures & Results
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results edit

3 January 2016 Haryana 14–0 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
3 January 2016 Railways 3–0 Assam Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
5 January 2016 Puducherry 0–1 Railways Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
5 January 2016 Assam 2–0 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
7 January 2016 Madhya Pradesh 0–10 Puducherry Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
7 January 2016 Assam 0–9 Haryana Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
9 January 2016 Puducherry 3–3 Haryana Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
9 January 2016 Railways 7–0 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
11 January 2016 Assam 2–8 Puducherry Jabalpur
13:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium
11 January 2016 Haryana 1–4 Railways Jabalpur
15:00 Stadium: Railway Stadium

Bracket edit

Semi-finals Finals
    
Manipur 4
Haryana 2
Manipur 3(3)
Railways 3(4)
Railways 4
Odisha 0

Semi-finals edit

*Semi-finals were played on 13 January 2015.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Manipur 4–2 Haryana
Railways 4–0 Odisha

Semi-final 1 edit

13 January 2016 Manipur 4–2 Haryana Jabalpur
13:00
Report
Stadium: Railway Stadium

Semi-final 2 edit

13 January 2016 Railways 4–0 Odisha Jabalpur
15:00
Report Stadium: Railway Stadium

Finals edit

15 January 2016 Manipur 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Railways Railway Stadium, Jabalpur
14:30
Report
Penalties
Bembem  
Bala Devi  
Prameshwori Devi  
Roshni Devi  
Grace  
  Ashalata Devi
  Premi Devi
  Supriya Routray
  Prameshwori Devi
  Kamala Devi

References edit

  1. ^ "AIFF to organize 21st Senior Women's National Football Championship". AIFF Media Team. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Senior Women's National Football Championship from December 12". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Railways crowned champions of National Football Championship". AIFF Media Team. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

External links edit