# 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship

The 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship, also known as Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.
Tamil Nadu, won their second title after beating Haryana 2–1`in the final.

## Format

Thirty-one teams have been divided into six groups in the qualifying round, which will be played in six different venues across the country. The Final Round of the competition will have a total of 12 teams - six group winners, five best runners-up, and the Railways, who have been given direct entry. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

### Schedule

| Matchday | Dates | Dates | Dates | Dates | Dates | Dates |
| Matchday | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | Group V | Group VI |
| Matchday 1 | 28 March 2023 | 27, 28 March 2023 | 25 March 2023 | 26, 27 March 2023 | 25 March 2023 | 29 March 2023 |
| Matchday 2 | 30 March 2023 | 30, 31 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 | 29, 30 March 2023 | 27 March 2023 | 31 March 2023 |
| Matchday 3 | 1 April 2023 | 2, 3 April 2023 | 29 March 2023 | 1, 2 April 2023 | 29 March 2023 | 2 April 2023 |
| Matchday 4 | | 5, 6 April 2023 | 31 March 2023 | 4, 5 April 2023 | | 4 April 2023 |
| Matchday 5 | | 8, 9 April 2023 | 2 April 2023 | 7, 8 April 2023 | | 6 April 2023 |

### Centralised venues

* Group I → GNDU Sports Complex, Amritsar, Punjab
* Group II → IGIS Complex, Haldwani/Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
* Group III → Navelim and Benaulim, South Goa, Goa
* Group IV → Pant Stadium, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
* Group V → Sports Ground, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
* Group VI → Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka

## Group stage
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Haryana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 7 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Punjab (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Sikkim | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Telangana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Maharashtra | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 12 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Kerala | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Uttarakhand (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Pondicherry | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 2 | |
| 6 | Mizoram | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 1 | |

### Group III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 | +37 | 10 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Odisha | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 8 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Goa (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 7 | |
| 4 | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | −33 | 3 | |
| 5 | Rajasthan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | −32 | 0 | |

### Group IV

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Jharkhand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 15 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Delhi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 10 | |
| 3 | Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 7 | |
| 5 | Ladakh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | |
| 6 | Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | −35 | 0 | |

### Group V

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | West Bengal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Uttar Pradesh (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | |

### Group VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Manipur | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 12 | Advance to Final Round |
| 2 | Karnataka (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 9 | Advance to Final Round |
| 3 | Gujarat | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 6 | |
| 4 | Assam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bihar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | −24 | 0 | |

## Final Round

Final Round will have a total of 12 teams - six group winners, four best runners-up, hosts Punjab and the Railways, who have been given direct entry. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

### Qualified teams

* Railways (Automatic qualification)
* Punjab (Hosts)
* Haryana (Group I winners)
* Maharashtra (Group II winners)
* Himachal Pradesh (Group III winners)
* Jharkhand (Group IV winners)
* Tamil Nadu (Group V winners)
* Manipur (Group VI winners)
* Chandigarh (Group II runners-up)
* Odisha (Group III runners-up)
* West Bengal (Group V runners-up)
* Karnataka (Group VI runners-up)

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 15 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Odisha | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Jharkhand | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Karnataka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 4 | |
| 6 | Punjab (H) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 3 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Haryana | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | Railways | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 3 | Manipur | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | West Bengal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Maharashtra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | | |
| Railways | 1 | | |
| Railways | 1 | Tamil Nadu | 2 |
| | | Haryana | 1 |
| Haryana | 1(2) (p) | Haryana | 1 |
| Odisha | 1(0) | | |