AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The 29th Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy Final Round will begin on December 10, 2024, at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh.

Ten teams - eight winners from the group stage and two finalists from last season (Manipur and Haryana) are divided into two groups of five each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals to be played on December 21. The final will be held on December 23. Manipur, the defending champions, are chasing a record-extending 23rd title. West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have won two titles each, while Odisha and Railways have been crowned champions once.

This will be the third national tournament to be hosted in Narainpur in this calendar year after the Swami Vivekananda U-20 Men's National Football Championship and the Junior Boys’ National Football Championship for BC Roy Trophy 2024-25 Tier 1.

The groups for the 29th Sr Women's NFC Rajmata Jijabai Trophy Final Round:

GROUP A:
Manipur (2023-24 Champions)
Tamil Nadu (Group A winners)
Jharkhand (Group H winners)
Maharashtra (Group D winners)
Odisha (Group F winners)

GROUP B:
Haryana (2023-24 Runners-up)
West Bengal (Group B winners)
Punjab (Group E winners)
Railways (Group C winners)
Sikkim (Group G winners)

FIXTURES (all matches at Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground)
Group A:
DEC 10
09:00 Jharkhand vs Tamil Nadu
14:30 Odisha vs Maharashtra

DEC 12
09:00 Maharashtra vs Manipur
14:30 Odisha vs Jharkhand

DEC 14
09:00 Manipur vs Odisha
14:30 Tamil Nadu vs Maharashtra

DEC 16
09:00 Tamil Nadu vs Odisha
14:30 Jharkhand vs Manipur

DEC 18
09:00 Maharashtra vs Jharkhand
14:30 Manipur vs Tamil Nadu

Group B:
DEC 11
09:00 Punjab vs West Bengal
14:30 Sikkim vs Railways

DEC 13
09:00 Railways vs Haryana
14:30 Sikkim vs Punjab

DEC 15
09:00 Haryana vs Sikkim
14:30 West Bengal vs Railways

DEC 17
09:00 West Bengal vs Sikkim
14:30 Punjab vs Haryana

DEC 19
09:00 Railways vs Punjab
14:30 Haryana vs West Bengal

Semi-finals:
DEC 21
09:00 Group A winners vs Group B runners-up
14:00 Group B winners vs Group A runners-up

Final:
DEC 23
14:00 Semi-final 1 winners vs Semi-final 2 winners