2024–25 Senior Women's National Football Championship
The 2024–25 Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy was the 29th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.[1] FormatA total of 31 teams - excluding last season's finalists Manipur and Haryana, who have received a bye to the Final Round - were drawn into seven groups of four and one group of three. The eight best-performing teams, excluding the finalists, from last season's Final Round are the top seeds for the 2024-25 edition. The top seeded teams - Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Railways, Delhi, Punjab, Odisha, Sikkim, and Jharkhand - were assigned into Groups A to H, respectively. All the remaining participating teams were placed in an open pot and drawn sequentially into Group A to H. The eight group winners will join Manipur and Haryana in the Final Round, where they will be drawn into two groups of five teams each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. Centralized venue
Group StageGroup A
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. (H) Hosts Group B
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. (H) Hosts Group C
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. Group D
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. Group E
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. (H) Hosts Group F
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. Group G
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. (H) Hosts
Group H
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. Final RoundThe eight group winners will join Manipur and Haryana in the Final Round, where they will be drawn into two groups of five teams each.[2] VenueAll matches including knockouts and finals will be played at this ground.
Qualified Teams
Group A
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots Group B
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lot Knockout stageBracket
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
See alsoReferences
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