2015–16 Indian Women's Football Championship

2015–16 Indian Women's Football Championship
21st Senior Women's National Football Championship
Country  India
Dates 12 (12)–27 December 2015 (2015-12-27)
Teams 29
Champions Railways (1st title)
Runners-up Manipur
Matches played 43
Goals scored 231 (5.37 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Bala Devi
Best player Kamala Devi
← 2014
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016.

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

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 December 12 to 27, 2015 29
Final Round January 2 to 15, 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:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Fixtures and Results

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

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 Chhatisgarh 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

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

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

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

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

Final Round

2015–16 Indian Women's Football Championship Final Round
Country  India
Dates 2 (2)–15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Teams 10
Matches played 13
Goals scored 126 (9.69 per match)
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016.

The final round of 2015–16 Indian Women's 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

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

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 January 13th, 2015.

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

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Finals

References

  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.

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