21st Senior Women's National Football Championship | |||
Country | India | ||
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Dates | 12 | –27 December 2015||
Teams | 29 | ||
Champions | Railways (1st title) | ||
Runners-up | Manipur | ||
Matches played | 43 | ||
Goals scored | 231 (5.37 per match) | ||
Top goal scorer(s) | Bala Devi | ||
Best player | Kamala Devi | ||
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All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016. |
Country | India |
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Dates | 2 | –15 January 2016
Teams | 10 |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 126 (9.69 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 16 January 2016. |
The 2015–16 Indian Women's Football Championship was the 21st edition of Indian Women's Football Championship, the women's state competition in Indian football. The tournament qualification round was stated on December 12, 2015 and culminated on December 27, 2015 across five zones – North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and North East Zone – throughout the Nation.
The final match was played on 15 January 2016 02:30 PM IST at Railway Stadium, Jabalpur between Manipur and Railways. Railways defeated 18 times champions Manipur in the penalty shoot-out 4-2 after the score line was even 3-3 after extra time.
Twenty Nine states have been divided into five zonal groups. Top two teams from each zone -- North, South, East, West and North East—was progressed to the final stage of the competition.
All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.
*All North Zone matches were played in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh between December 22nd to 27th, 2015.
*All South Zone matches were played in Trichy, Tamil Nadu between December 19th to 27th, 2015.
*All East Zone matches were played in Nadia, West Bengal between December 21nd to 27th, 2015.