2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy
| Senior Women's National Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | India |
| Dates | 4 September 2025 – 15 October 2025 |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Manipur (24th title) |
| Runners-up | West Bengal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 68 |
| Goals scored | 354 (5.21 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Shilji Shaji (Kerala) |
The 2025–26 Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy is the 30th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.
Format
A total of 31 teams – excluding last season's finalists Manipur and Odisha, 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. 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 Odisha 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.
First round
Qualified teams
The eight groups were announced by All India Football Federation on 4 September 2025.[1][2]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Himachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ladakh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jammu & Kashmir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haryana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Delhi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 3 | |
| 3 | Uttarakhand (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Jharkhand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bihar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rajasthan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bengal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Sikkim | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Railways | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Meghalaya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assam (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mizoram | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tripura | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chhattisgarh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Karnataka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Telangana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Kerala (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 2 | +43 | 6 | |
| 3 | Pondicherry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Andaman & Nicobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | −66 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Gujarat (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Final round
The eight group winners will join Manipur and Odisha in the Final Round, where they will be drawn into two groups of five teams each.[3]
Venue
All matches including knockouts and finals will be played at this ground.
| Narayanpur | |
|---|---|
| Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex | |
| Capacity: 1,000 | |
Qualified teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
|
- ^ Runners-up of previous edition. Thus exempted from first round.
- ^ Champions of previous edition. Thus exempted from first round.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WB | TN | OD | CG | GOA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bengal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | Advance to Knockout stage | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||||
| 3 | Odisha | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |||||
| 4 | Chhattisgarh (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 5 | Goa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MN | UP | AS | HR | PJ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipur | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 12 | Advance to Knockout stage | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 9 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | Assam | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||
| 4 | Haryana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 3 | 7–3 | ||||||
| 5 | Punjab | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| West Bengal | 2 | ||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | ||||||
| West Bengal | 0 | ||||||
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||
| Manipur | 4 | ||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| 13 October 2025 | West Bengal | 2–1 | Uttar Pradesh | Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| 08:30 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex Attendance: 40 Referee: Ruba Devi G |
| 13 October 2025 | Manipur | 4–0 | Tamil Nadu | Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| 15:00 IST | Report | Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex Attendance: 700 Referee: Pooja S |
Final
| 15 October 2025 | West Bengal | 0–1 | Manipur | Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh |
| 15:00 IST | Report |
|
Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Pooja S Player of the Match: Adrija Sarkhel (West Bengal) |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shilji Shaji | Kerala | 13 |
| 2 | Sulanjana Raul | West Bengal | 12 |
| 3 | Lynda Kom Serto | Manipur | 10 |
| 4 | Priyadharshini | Tamil Nadu | 9 |
| 5 | Devamithra | Tamil Nadu | 9 |
See also
References
- ^ "Here are the fixtures for the 30th Senior Women's National Football Championship. 31 teams will take part in the Group Stage that will be played from September 4 to 16 across seven venues". X (@IndianFootball). 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
- ^ "Senior Women's National Football Championship 2025-26: Squad List of Teams in First Round". Chase Your Sport. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "The 8️⃣ group winners will join last season's finalists Manipur and Odisha in the Final Round, scheduled for October 1-15 in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh 📍". X (@IndianFootball). 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-04.