2019–20 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy

The 2019–20 Senior Women's National Football Championship, also known as Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations. The tournament was hosted in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, between 10 and 24 September 2019 at the Indira Gandhi Golden High School, Kiyit Secondary School and Daying Ering Football Stadium, Nari.

2019–20 Women's National Football Championship

Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	10–24 September 2019
Teams	30
Final positions
Champions	Manipur (20th title)
Runners-up	Railways
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Goals scored	240 (5.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Bala Devi (Manipur; 21 goals)
Awards
Best player	Bala Devi
Best goalkeeper	Panthoi Chanu
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Manipur, who were the defending champions retained the title beating Railways 1–0 in the final. Manipur's Bala Devi, with 21 goals, was the highest scorer of the tournament. Her side's goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu was bestowed with the best goalkeeper award.^[1][2]

Format

30 teams competed in the tournament and were split into eight groups of three to four teams each in the preliminary round.^[3]

Round dates

Round	Match dates
Group stage	10 – 18 September 2019
Quarter-finals	19 – 20 September 2019
Semi-finals	22 September 2019
Final	24 September 2019

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Railways	3	2	1	0	22	0	+22	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Mizoram	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6
3	Assam	3	1	1	1	9	2	+7	4
4	Andhra Pradesh	3	0	0	3	0	31	−31	0

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Railways v Mizoram

10 September 2019

Railways

4–0

Mizoram

Andhra Pradesh v Assam

10 September 2019

Andhra Pradesh

0–9

Assam

Mizoram v Andhra Pradesh

13 September 2019

Mizoram

4–0

Andhra Pradesh

Assam v Railways

13 September 2019

Assam

0–0

Railways

Railways v Andhra Pradesh

16 September 2019

Railways

18–0

Andhra Pradesh

Assam v Mizoram

16 September 2019

Assam

0–2

Mizoram

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Madhya Pradesh	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Haryana	3	2	0	1	13	3	+10	6
3	Bihar	3	1	1	1	6	9	−3	4
4	Karnataka	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Haryana v Madhya Pradesh

10 September 2019

Haryana

1–2

Madhya Pradesh

Bihar v Karnataka

10 September 2019

Bihar

3–0

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh v Bihar

13 September 2019

Madhya Pradesh

2–2

Bihar

Karnataka v Haryana

13 September 2019

Karnataka

0–5

Haryana

Haryana v Bihar

16 September 2019

Haryana

7–1

Bihar

Karnataka v Madhya Pradesh

16 September 2019

Karnataka

1–2

Madhya Pradesh

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tamil Nadu	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Goa	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	Chhattisgarh	2	0	0	2	0	6	−6	0
4	Uttar Pradesh	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Tamil Nadu v Chhattisgarh

11 September 2019

Tamil Nadu

5–0

Chhattisgarh

Goa v Uttar Pradesh

11 September 2019

Goa

7–1

Uttar Pradesh

Chhattisgarh v Goa

14 September 2019

Chhattisgarh

0–1

Goa

Uttar Pradesh v Tamil Nadu

14 September 2019

Uttar Pradesh

0–2

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu v Goa

17 September 2019

Tamil Nadu

2–0

Goa

Uttar Pradesh v Chhattisgarh

17 September 2019

Uttar Pradesh

Cancelled

Chhattisgarh

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Himachal Pradesh	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Maharashtra	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Delhi	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Maharashtra v Himachal Pradesh

14 September 2019

Maharashtra

1–0

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh v Delhi

14 September 2019

Himachal Pradesh

4–1

Delhi

Delhi v Maharashtra

17 September 2019

Delhi

2–1

Maharashtra

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Odisha	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Kerala	3	1	0	2	9	6	+3	3
3	Puducherry	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	3
4	Chandigarh	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	0

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Odisha v Puducherry

11 September 2019

Odisha

4–0

Puducherry

Kerala v Chandigarh

11 September 2019

Kerala

8–0

Chandigarh

Chandigarh v Odisha

14 September 2019

Chandigarh

0–4

Odisha

Puducherry v Kerala

15 September 2019

Puducherry

2–1

Kerala

Odisha v Kerala

17 September 2019

Odisha

4–0

Kerala

Chandigarh v Puducherry

17 September 2019

Chandigarh

Cancelled

Puducherry

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jharkhand	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9	7	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Punjab	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9	7
3	Gujarat	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	3
4	Uttarakhand	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Punjab v Uttarakhand

12 September 2019

Punjab

6–0

Uttarakhand

Gujarat v Jharkhand

12 September 2019

Gujarat

0–5

Jharkhand

Uttarakhand v Gujarat

15 September 2019

Uttarakhand

0–2

Gujarat

Jharkhand v Punjab

15 September 2019

Jharkhand

1–1

Punjab

Punjab v Gujarat

18 September 2019

Punjab

3–0

Gujarat

Jharkhand v Uttarakhand

18 September 2019

Jharkhand

4–0

Uttarakhand

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manipur	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	West Bengal	3	2	0	1	18	5	+13	6
3	Tripura	3	1	0	2	13	10	+3	3
4	Rajasthan	3	0	0	3	0	36	−36	0

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Manipur v West Bengal

12 September 2019

Manipur

4–0

West Bengal

Rajasthan v Tripura

12 September 2019

Rajasthan

0–12

Tripura

West Bengal v Rajasthan

15 September 2019

West Bengal

14–0

Rajasthan

Tripura v Manipur

15 September 2019

Tripura

0–6

Manipur

Manipur v Rajasthan

18 September 2019

Manipur

10–0

Rajasthan

Tripura v West Bengal

18 September 2019

Tripura

1–4

West Bengal

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Arunachal Pradesh	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Telangana	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0
3	Jammu and Kashmir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrawn

Source: All India Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Arunachal Pradesh v Telangana

12 September 2019

Arunachal Pradesh

2–0

Telangana

Telangana v Arunachal Pradesh

15 September 2019

Telangana

0–2

Arunachal Pradesh

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Madhya Pradesh	2
	Tamil Nadu	4
					Tamil Nadu	1
					Railways	3
	Railways	12
	Himachal Pradesh	0
									Railways	0
									Manipur	1
	Odisha	5
	Arunachal Pradesh	0
					Odisha	0
					Manipur	5
	Jharkhand	2
	Manipur	15

Quarter-finals

*Quarter-finals were played on 19 and 20 September 2019.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Karnataka	2–4	Tamil Nadu
Railways	12–0	Himachal Pradesh
Jharkhand	2–15	Manipur
Odisha	5–0	Arunachal Pradesh

Karnataka v Tamil Nadu

19 September 2019	Karnataka	2–4	Tamil Nadu	Pasighat
10:30 IST	Radhika Manjhi 16' Jyoti Chouhan 55'	Report	Ranjitha 8', 42' R. Pandiselvi 38', 49'	Stadium: KIYIT Stadium Player of the Match: Ranjitha (Tamil Nadu)[4]

Railways v Himachal Pradesh

19 September 2019	Railways	12–0	Himachal Pradesh	Pasighat
13:30 IST	Kamala Devi 9', 30', 34', 42', 45+4', 90+2' Mamta 21' Mamata Patra 33' (o.g.) Sanju 38', 51' Malik 57' Ashalata Devi 89'	Report		Stadium: KIYIT Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Player of the Match: Yumnam Kamala Devi (Railways)[5]

Jharkhand v Manipur

20 September 2019	Jharkhand	2–15	Manipur	Pasighat
9:30 IST	Neel Lakra 21' Sangita Kumari 82'	Report	Bala Devi 8', 16', 26', 31', 33', 35', 47', 52', 77', 84' Prameshwori Devi 17' Daya Devi 36', 38', 48', 73'	Stadium: CHF Ground Attendance: 2,000 Player of the Match: Ngangom Bala Devi (Manipur)[6]

Odisha v Arunachal Pradesh

20 September 2019	Odisha	5–0	Arunachal Pradesh	Pasighat
14:00 IST	Deepa Nayak 16', 74' Runi Nayak 39' Jasoda Munda 45+1' Sumitra Xalxo 71'	Report		Stadium: CHF Ground Attendance: 7,000 Player of the Match: Deepa Nayak (Odisha)[7]

Semi-finals

*Semi-finals were played on 22 September 2019.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Railways	3–1	Odisha
Tamil Nadu	0–5	Manipur

Railways v Odisha

22 September 2019	Railways	3–1	Odisha	Pasighat
9:30 IST	Kamala Devi 10' (pen.), 60' Mamta 23'	Report	Jasoda Munda 88'	Stadium: CHF Ground Player of the Match: Yumnam Kamala Devi (Railways)[8]

Tamil Nadu v Manipur

22 September 2019	Tamil Nadu	0–5	Manipur	Pasighat
14:00 IST		Report	Bala Devi 10' Daya Devi 14', 39', 84' Prameshwori Devi 35'	Stadium: CHF Ground Player of the Match: Heigrujam Daya Devi (Manipur)[9]

Final

Railways v Manipur

24 September 2019	Railways	0–1	Manipur	Pasighat
14:00 IST	Ngoubi Devi  78'	Report	Bala Devi 67' Umapati Devi  74' Rinaroy Devi  85'	Stadium: CHF Ground Player of the Match: Sanju (Railways)[10]