2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship

The 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship, also known as Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.

Tamil Nadu, won their second title after beating Haryana 2–1`in the final.

Format Thirty-one teams have been divided into six groups in the qualifying round, which will be played in six different venues across the country. The Final Round of the competition will have a total of 12 teams - six group winners, five best runners-up, and the Railways, who have been given direct entry. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

Schedule MatchdayDatesGroup IGroup IIGroup IIIGroup IVGroup VGroup VIMatchday 128 March 202327, 28 March 202325 March 202326, 27 March 202325 March 202329 March 2023Matchday 230 March 202330, 31 March 202327 March 202329, 30 March 202327 March 202331 March 2023Matchday 31 April 20232, 3 April 202329 March 20231, 2 April 202329 March 20232 April 2023Matchday 45, 6 April 202331 March 20234, 5 April 20234 April 2023Matchday 58, 9 April 20232 April 20237, 8 April 20236 April 2023

Centralised venues Group I → GNDU Sports Complex, Amritsar, Punjab Group II → IGIS Complex, Haldwani/Rudrapur, Uttarakhand Group III → Navelim and Benaulim, South Goa, Goa Group IV → Pant Stadium, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Group V → Sports Ground, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Group VI → Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Group stage Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Group V

Group VI

Final Round Final Round will have a total of 12 teams - six group winners, four best runners-up, hosts Punjab and the Railways, who have been given direct entry. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

Qualified teams Railways (Automatic qualification) Punjab (Hosts) Haryana (Group I winners) Maharashtra (Group II winners) Himachal Pradesh (Group III winners) Jharkhand (Group IV winners) Tamil Nadu (Group V winners) Manipur (Group VI winners) Chandigarh (Group II runners-up) Odisha (Group III runners-up) West Bengal (Group V runners-up) Karnataka (Group VI runners-up)

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

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