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
Country	India
Dates	12 (12)–27 December 2015 (2015-12-27)
Teams	29
Final positions
Champions	Railways (1st title)
Runners-up	Manipur
Tournament statistics
Matches played	43
Goals scored	231 (5.37 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Bala Devi
Awards
Best player	Kamala Devi
← 2014–15 2016–17 → 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

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

  Advance to Final Round

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

North Zone

*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

Chandigarh v Jammu and Kashmir

22 December 2015

Chandigarh

5–0

Jammu and Kashmir

Uttar Pradesh v Himachal Pradesh

22 December 2015

Uttar Pradesh

14–0

Himachal Pradesh

Delhi v Uttar Pradesh

23 December 2015

Delhi

7–0

Uttar Pradesh

Haryana v Punjab

23 December 2015

Haryana

8–0

Punjab

Uttar Pradesh v Chandigarh

24 December 2015

Uttar Pradesh

1–0

Chandigarh

Jammu and Kashmir v Himachal Pradesh

24 December 2015

Jammu and Kashmir

2–1

Himachal Pradesh

Delhi v Punjab

25 December 2015

Delhi

3–0

Punjab

Haryana v Uttarakhand

25 December 2015

Haryana

7–0

Uttarakhand

Chandigarh v Haryana

26 December 2015

Chandigarh

3–0

Haryana

Uttar Pradesh v Jammu and Kashmir

26 December 2015

Uttar Pradesh

10–0

Jammu and Kashmir

Delhi v Haryana

27 December 2015

Delhi

0–3

Haryana

Uttarakhand v Punjab

27 December 2015

Uttarakhand

1–0

Punjab

South Zone

*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

Tamil Nadu v Puducherry

19 December 2015	Tamil Nadu	1–5	Puducherry	Trichy
	Geethanjali 51'	Report	Sandhiya 2', 73' Indhumathi 42', 77' Pradeepa 45'

Karnataka v Telangana

19 December 2015	Karnataka	3–1	Telangana	Trichy
	Kamal 41' Lilly Mary Thomas 69', 89'		Roja 78'

Puducherry v Karnataka

21 December 2015	Puducherry	4–0	Karnataka	Trichy
	Indumathi 15' Pradeepa 31' Sandhiya 40' Amsavalli 48'	Report

Telangana v Kerala

21 December 2015	Telangana	2–5	Kerala	Trichy
	Laxmi 31' Shirisha 87'		Athulya 12' Nikhil 27', 88' Subitha Poovatta 35', 45'

Karnataka v Kerala

23 December 2015	Karnataka	0–4	Kerala	Trichy
		Report	Nikhila 48', 52', 59' Fasna 89'

Tamil Nadu v Telangana

23 December 2015	Tamil Nadu	8–0	Telangana	Trichy
	Sumithra 11', 38' Abarna 17' Ranjitha 35' Kalpana 36', 66', 83' Nandhini 75'	Report

Tamil Nadu v Kerala

25 December 2015	Tamil Nadu	7–1	Kerala	Trichy
	Nandhini 15' Kalpana 16', 39', 41' Muthuselvi 33', 45+1' Juki 49'	Report	Nikhila 77'

Puducherry v Telangana

25 December 2015	Puducherry	9–0	Telangana	Trichy
	Indumathi 1', 34', 51', 64' Pradeepa 3', 41', 50' Saranya 21' Sandhiya 84'	Report

Tamil Nadu v Karnataka

27 December 2015	Tamil Nadu	3–0	Karnataka	Trichy
	Vijaya Kumari 48', 71', 82'	Report

Kerala v Puducherry

27 December 2015	Kerala	0–3	Puducherry	Trichy
		Report	Indumathi 15', 51' Pradeepa 56'

East Zone

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

A

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

Chhattisgarh v Odisha

21 December 2015

Chhattisgarh

0–17

Odisha

Nadia

West Bengal v Sikkim

21 December 2015

West Bengal

5–2

Sikkim

Nadia

Sikkim v Odisha

23 December 2015

Sikkim

0–5

Odisha

Nadia

West Bengal v Chhattisgarh

23 December 2015

West Bengal

6–0

Chhattisgarh

Nadia

West Bengal v Odisha

26 December 2015

West Bengal

0–2

Odisha

Nadia

Chhattisgarh v Sikkim

26 December 2015

Chhattisgarh

2–5

Sikkim

Nadia

B

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

Railways v Bihar

22 December 2015

Railways

10–0

Bihar

Nadia

Bihar v Jharkhand

24 December 2015

Bihar

2–1

Jharkhand

Nadia

Jharkhand v Railways

27 December 2015

Jharkhand

0–2

Railways

Nadia

West Zone

*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

Goa v Gujarat

12 December 2015

Goa

4–0

Gujarat

Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh v Maharashtra

13 December 2015	Madhya Pradesh	4–1	Maharashtra	Jabalpur
15:00

Maharashtra v Gujarat

15 December 2015	Maharashtra	4–0	Gujarat	Jabalpur
	Alisha Ranekhetwala Laura Estebeiro

Madhya Pradesh v Goa

16 December 2015

Madhya Pradesh

0–2

Goa

Jabalpur

Goa v Maharashtra

18 December 2015	Goa	2–2	Maharashtra	Jabalpur
15:00

Madhya Pradesh v Gujarat

19 December 2015

Madhya Pradesh

5–0

Gujarat

Jabalpur

North East Zone

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

A

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

Assam v Arunachal Pradesh

18 December 2015

Assam

4–0

Arunachal Pradesh

Kokrajhar

Arunachal Pradesh v Meghalaya

20 December 2015

Arunachal Pradesh

0–1

Meghalaya

Kokrajhar

Assam v Meghalaya

22 December 2015

Assam

2–0

Meghalaya

Kokrajhar

B

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

Mizoram v Tripura

19 December 2015

Mizoram

1–3

Tripura

Kokrajhar

Tripura v Manipur

21 December 2015

Tripura

0–7

Manipur

Kokrajhar

Manipur v Mizoram

23 December 2015	Manipur	9–0	Mizoram	Kokrajhar
	Grace Dangmei 2', 50' Bala Devi 10', 28', 33' Prameshwori 37', 85' Bindyarani 56', 71'

Final round

2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship Final Round

Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	2 (2)–15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Teams	10
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	126 (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

  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

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

Odisha v Uttar Pradesh

2 January 2016	Odisha	5–0	Uttar Pradesh	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Manipur v Goa

2 January 2016	Manipur	6–0	Goa	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Tamil Nadu v Odisha

4 January 2016	Tamil Nadu	1–4	Odisha	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Uttar Pradesh v Goa

4 January 2016	Uttar Pradesh	0–0	Goa	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Goa v Tamil Nadu

6 January 2016	Goa	0–3	Tamil Nadu	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Uttar Pradesh v Manipur

6 January 2016	Uttar Pradesh	0–10	Manipur	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Tamil Nadu v Manipur

8 January 2016	Tamil Nadu	0–5	Manipur	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Odisha v Goa

8 January 2016	Odisha	1–0	Goa	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Tamil Nadu v Uttar Pradesh

10 January 2016	Tamil Nadu	4–0	Uttar Pradesh	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Manipur v Odisha

10 January 2016	Manipur	4–0	Odisha	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Group B

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

Haryana v Madhya Pradesh

3 January 2016	Haryana	14–0	Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Railways v Assam

3 January 2016	Railways	3–0	Assam	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Puducherry v Railways

5 January 2016	Puducherry	0–1	Railways	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Assam v Madhya Pradesh

5 January 2016	Assam	2–0	Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Madhya Pradesh v Puducherry

7 January 2016	Madhya Pradesh	0–10	Puducherry	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Assam v Haryana

7 January 2016	Assam	0–9	Haryana	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Puducherry v Haryana

9 January 2016	Puducherry	3–3	Haryana	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Railways v Madhya Pradesh

9 January 2016	Railways	7–0	Madhya Pradesh	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Assam v Puducherry

11 January 2016	Assam	2–8	Puducherry	Jabalpur
13:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Haryana v Railways

11 January 2016	Haryana	1–4	Railways	Jabalpur
15:00				Stadium: Railway Stadium

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

*Semi-finals were played on 13 January 2015.

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

Manipur v Haryana

13 January 2016	Manipur	4–2	Haryana	Jabalpur
13:00	Bembem 18' Bala Devi 30', 55', 62'	Report	Sanju Yadav 85' Kavita Devi 86'	Stadium: Railway Stadium

Railways v Odisha

13 January 2016	Railways	4–0	Odisha	Jabalpur
15:00	Kamala Devi 18' Manpreet Kaur 69', 76' Ngoubi Devi 82'	Report		Stadium: Railway Stadium

Finals

Manipur v Railways

15 January 2016	Manipur	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Railways	Railway Stadium, Jabalpur
14:30	Bala Devi 20' Grace 41' Bembem 100'	Report	Ashalata Devi 22' (pen.) Sasmita Malik 44' Bijeta Devi 116'
	Penalties
	Bembem Bala Devi Prameshwori Devi Roshni Devi Grace		Ashalata Devi Premi Devi Supriya Routray Prameshwori Devi Kamala Devi