2024–25 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy
Football tournament season
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The 2024–25 Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy was the 29th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.[1]
Format
A total of 31 teams - excluding last season's finalists Manipur and Haryana, 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. The top seeded teams - Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Railways, Delhi, Punjab, Odisha, Sikkim, and Jharkhand - were assigned into Groups A to H, respectively. 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 Haryana 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.
Centralized venue
- Group A → TMK Arena, Panniyankara, Palakkad, Kerala
- Group B → DL Roy Memorial District Stadium, Nadia, West Bengal
- Group C → Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Stadium, Noida, Uttar Pradesh
- Group D → Vidyadharnagar Stadium, Jaipur
- Group E → Vidyadharnagar Stadium, Jaipur
- Group F → RDT Stadium, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh
- Group G → Umakanta Mini Stadium, Agartala, Tripura
- Group H → Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, West Bengal
| Venues in India | ||
|---|---|---|
| Palakkad | Nadia | Gautam Buddha Nagar |
| TMK Arena | DL Roy Memorial District Stadium | Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Stadium |
| Capacity: 8,000 | ||
| Jaipur | ||
| Vidyadharnagar Stadium | ||
| Anantapur | West Tripura | Darjeeling & Jalpaiguri |
| RDT Stadium | Umakanta Mini Stadium | Kanchenjunga Stadium |
| 5,000 | 5,000 | 40,000 |
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Kerala (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 4 | Himachal Pradesh | 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 B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bengal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Karnataka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bihar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | −39 | 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 | Railways | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Assam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Andhra Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 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 | Maharashtra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | +37 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Delhi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | +32 | 7 | |
| 3 | Pondicherry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | Andaman and Nicobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 57 | −57 | 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 E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Chhattisgarh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 | Uttarakhand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rajasthan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 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 | Odisha | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 7 | |
| 3 | Ladakh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | −22 | 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 | Sikkim | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Gujarat | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tripura (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | −27 | 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 | Jharkhand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Mizoram | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 3 | |
| 3 | Telangana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 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.
Final Round
The eight group winners will join Manipur and Haryana in the Final Round, where they will be drawn into two groups of five teams each.[2]
Venue
All matches including knockouts and finals will be played at this ground.
| Narayanpur | |
|---|---|
| Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex | |
| Capacity: 1,000 | |
Qualified Teams
- Manipur (Winner of Previous Season)
- Haryana (Runners-up of Previous Season)
- Tamil Nadu (Winner of Group A)
- West Bengal (Winner of Group B)
- Railways (Winner of Group C)
- Maharashtra (Winner of Group D)
- Punjab (Winner of Group E)
- Odisha (Winner of Group F)
- Sikkim (Winner of Group G)
- Jharkhand (Winner of Group H)
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipur | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 12 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Odisha | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Jharkhand | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Maharashtra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haryana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | West Bengal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | |
| 3 | Railways | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Sikkim | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
| 5 | Punjab | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 1 |
Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lot
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Manipur | 3 | ||||||
| West Bengal | 0 | ||||||
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||
| Odisha | 0 | ||||||
| Haryana | 0 | ||||||
| Odisha | 2 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| 21 December 2024 | Manipur | 3–0 | West Bengal | Narayanpur |
| 9:00 IST |
|
Report | Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex Attendance: 700 Referee: Ruba Devi G Player of the Match: Grace Dangmei (Manipur) |
| 21 December 2024 | Haryana | 0–2 | Odisha | Narayanpur |
| 14:00 IST | Report | Xaxa  10', 88' |
Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex Attendance: 400 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Odisha) |
Final
| 23 December 2024 | Manipur | 1–0 | Odisha | Narayanpur |
| 14:00 IST | Roja Devi 55' |
Report | Stadium: Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ruba Devi G Player of the Match: Hemam Shilky Devi (Manipur) |
Top scorers
| Sl | Player name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumnam Kamala Devi | Railways | 14 |
| 2 | Deepika Pal | Delhi | 12 |
| 3 | Pyari Xaxa | Odisha | 12 |
| 4 | Sulanjana Raul | West Bengal | 11 |
| 5 | Simran Gurung | Sikkim | 11 |