The 2023 Women's IFA Shield was the inaugural edition of the Women's IFA Shield, the premier women's football cup competition organized by the Indian Football Association in West Bengal. It had 6 teams participating in the edition including Indian Women's League team – East Bengal and other five Kanyashree Cup teams – Sreebhumi, Mohammedan Sporting, Chandney SC, WB Police and Nadia DSA. The inaugural edition was held at the Tehatta and Krishnanagar City of Nadia District in West Bengal. On 2 June 2023, East Bengal defeated Sreebhumi 5–0 in the final to lift the inaugural Women's IFA Shield title.
Teams East Bengal Sreebhumi Mohammedan Sporting Chandney SC WB Police Nadia DSA
Group stage
Group A
Matches
Group B
Matches
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-final The top two teams from both groups: East Bengal, Chandney SC, Sreebhumi and West Bengal Police qualified for the semi-finals.
+Team 1ScoreTeam 2East Bengal3–0West Bengal PoliceSreebhumi5–1Chandney SC
Matches
Final Summary The inaugural 2023 Women's IFA Shield final was held at the Harichand Guruchand Krirangan, Tehatta on 2 June 2023 between East Bengal and Sreebhumi. East Bengal and Sreebhumi reached the final winning all the matches on their way, defeating West Bengal Police and Chandney SC in the semi-finals respectively. East Bengal, who were already the 2022–23 Kanyashree Cup champions, dominated the game from the beginning as they took a 2–0 lead within eighteen minutes with goals from Tulsi Hembram and Barnali Karar. Tulsi Hembram scored three more goals in the second half as East Bengal defeated Shreebhumi 5–0 to lift the inaugural Women's IFA Shield title.
Match
GK 41 Gurubari MandiRB 20 Trisha MallickCB 5 Ratna HalderCB 27 Mamata SingLB 2Anita OraonCM 7Puja Karmakar CM 11Barnali Karar CM 16 Sushmita Bardhan LW 14Rimpa HalderCF 28 Tulsi HembramRW 21Mousumi Murmu (c)Substitutions:GK 1Rani BhowmickRB 4Bandana RoyCM 26Sashwati Sarkar CM 8Kabita Saren RW 29Mamata MahataLW 22Sulanjana Raul CF 18Tanushree OraonCM 9Tamalika SarkarLB 3Riya SarkarCM 6Birsi OraonHead Coach:Indrani Sarkar GK 1 Rinki OraonRB 27 Atasi Pal (c)CB 3 Jhanu RoyCB 4 Mollika TuduLB 5Mangali MurmuCM 16 Jyoti Sharma CM 7 Sathi Debnath RW 9Sarjida KhatunLW 11Deblina BhattacharjeeCF 28Sujata MahataLF 12Chapa MistrySubstitutions:GK 41Poushali HowladarFW 8Moumita ChakrabortyDF 36Titli SarkarMF 29Barnali Mahata FW 21Shyamali Baskey MF 17Anjali SorenMF 15Debarati DeyFW 36Asrafi KhatunFW 18Sonamoni SorenFW 25Arpita PaulHead Coach:Pratima Biswas
Player of the Match: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Ten named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
Statistics
Top goal scorers RankNat.PlayerClubGoals1Tulsi HembramEast Bengal152Mousumi MurmuEast Bengal7Tili SarkarSreebhumi4Sujata MahataSreebhumi45Sarjida KhatunSreebhumi36Sulanjana RaulEast Bengal2Kajali DeheriChandney SC Poonam BarlaChandney SC Barnali KararEast Bengal
Season awards The following awards were announced at the end of the tournament:
Player of the Tournament: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal) Highest Goalscorer: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal) – 15 goals in 4 matches
References
External links of the Indian Football Association (IFA)