# 2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship

The 2015–16 Senior Women's Football Championship was the 21st edition of Senior Women's National Football Championship, the women's state competition in Indian football. The tournament qualification round was stated on 12 December 2015 and culminated on 27 December 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.

## Format

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.
| Round | Match dates | Teams |
| Zonal Round | 12 to 27 December 2015 | 29 |
| Final Round | 2 to 15 January 2016 | 10 |

## Zonal Round

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30.

### North Zone

*All North Zone matches were played in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh between December 22nd to 27th, 2015.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Haryana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Delhi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Uttarakhand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | |
| 7 | Punjab | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures and results
### South Zone

*All South Zone matches were played in Trichy, Tamil Nadu between December 19th to 27th, 2015.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Puducherry | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 12 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Kerala | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Karnataka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | |
| 5 | Telangana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures and Results
### East Zone

*All East Zone matches were played in Nadia, West Bengal between December 21nd to 27th, 2015.

#### A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Odisha | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | West Bengal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sikkim | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 | |

##### Fixtures and Results
#### B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Railways | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Bihar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |
| 3 | Jharkhand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

##### Fixtures and Results
### West Zone

*All West Zone matches were played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between December 12th to 19th, 2015.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Goa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Gujarat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures and results
### North East Zone

*All North East Zone matches were played in Kokrajhar, Assam between December 18th to 23rd, 2015.

#### A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Assam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Meghalaya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |

##### Fixtures and Results
#### B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manipur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Tripura | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mizoram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

##### Fixtures and Results
## Final round

The final round of the 2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship was started on 2 January and culminated on 15 January 2016 with the final.

## Semi-final Qualification

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST) – UTC+05:30. *All Final Round matches was played in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh between January 2nd to 15th, 2016.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manipur | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Odisha | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Goa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 | |
| 5 | Uttar Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures and Results
### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Railways | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Haryana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Puducherry | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 7 | |
| 4 | Assam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 | |

#### Fixtures and Results
## Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals |
| Manipur | 4 | | |
| Haryana | 2 | | |
| Haryana | 2 | Manipur | 3(3) |
| | | Railways | 3(4) |
| Railways | 4 | Railways | 3(4) |
| Odisha | 0 | | |

## Semi-finals

*Semi-finals were played on 13 January 2015.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Manipur | 4–2 | Haryana |
| Railways | 4–0 | Odisha |