# 2023 Women's IFA Shield

The 2023 Women's IFA Shield was the inaugural edition of the Women's IFA Shield, the premier women's football cup competition organized by the Indian Football Association in West Bengal. It had 6 teams participating in the edition including Indian Women's League team – East Bengal and other five Kanyashree Cup teams – Sreebhumi, Mohammedan Sporting, Chandney SC, WB Police and Nadia DSA. The inaugural edition was held at the Tehatta and Krishnanagar City of Nadia District in West Bengal. On 2 June 2023, East Bengal defeated Sreebhumi 5–0 in the final to lift the inaugural Women's IFA Shield title.

## Teams

* East Bengal
* Sreebhumi
* Mohammedan Sporting
* Chandney SC
* WB Police
* Nadia DSA

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | East Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 6 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | Chandney SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Nadia DSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |

#### Matches
### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Sreebhumi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 2 | West Bengal Police | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Advance to the semi-finals |
| 3 | Mohammedan Sporting | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |

#### Matches
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals 31 May 2023 | Semifinals 31 May 2023 | Semifinals 31 May 2023 | Final 2 June 2023 | Final 2 June 2023 | Final 2 June 2023 |
| 1 | East Bengal | 3 | | | |
| 4 | West Bengal Police | 0 | | | |
| 4 | West Bengal Police | 0 | East Bengal | East Bengal | 5 |
| | | | Sreebhumi | Sreebhumi | 0 |
| 3 | Sreebhumi | 5 | Sreebhumi | Sreebhumi | 0 |
| 2 | Chandney SC | 1 | | | |

### Semi-final

The top two teams from both groups: East Bengal, Chandney SC, Sreebhumi and West Bengal Police qualified for the semi-finals.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| East Bengal | 3–0 | West Bengal Police |
| Sreebhumi | 5–1 | Chandney SC |

#### Matches
### Final
#### Summary

The inaugural 2023 Women's IFA Shield final was held at the Harichand Guruchand Krirangan, Tehatta on 2 June 2023 between East Bengal and Sreebhumi. East Bengal and Sreebhumi reached the final winning all the matches on their way, defeating West Bengal Police and Chandney SC in the semi-finals respectively. East Bengal, who were already the 2022–23 Kanyashree Cup champions, dominated the game from the beginning as they took a 2–0 lead within eighteen minutes with goals from Tulsi Hembram and Barnali Karar. Tulsi Hembram scored three more goals in the second half as East Bengal defeated Shreebhumi 5–0 to lift the inaugural Women's IFA Shield title.

#### Match

| East Bengal | Sreebhumi |
| GK | 41 | Gurubari Mandi |
| RB | 20 | Trisha Mallick |
| CB | 5 | Ratna Halder |
| CB | 27 | Mamata Sing |
| LB | 2 | Anita Oraon |
| CM | 7 | Puja Karmakar | 65' |
| CM | 11 | Barnali Karar | 80' |
| CM | 16 | Sushmita Bardhan | 62' |
| LW | 14 | Rimpa Halder |
| CF | 28 | Tulsi Hembram |
| RW | 21 | Mousumi Murmu (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Rani Bhowmick |
| RB | 4 | Bandana Roy |
| CM | 26 | Sashwati Sarkar | 80' |
| CM | 8 | Kabita Saren | 62' |
| RW | 29 | Mamata Mahata |
| LW | 22 | Sulanjana Raul | 65' |
| CF | 18 | Tanushree Oraon |
| CM | 9 | Tamalika Sarkar |
| LB | 3 | Riya Sarkar |
| CM | 6 | Birsi Oraon |
| Head Coach: ||
| Indrani Sarkar ||
| GK | 1 | Rinki Oraon |
| RB | 27 | Atasi Pal (c) |
| CB | 3 | Jhanu Roy |
| CB | 4 | Mollika Tudu |
| LB | 5 | Mangali Murmu |
| CM | 16 | Jyoti Sharma | 52' |
| CM | 7 | Sathi Debnath | 52' |
| RW | 9 | Sarjida Khatun |
| LW | 11 | Deblina Bhattacharjee |
| CF | 28 | Sujata Mahata |
| LF | 12 | Chapa Mistry |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 41 | Poushali Howladar |
| FW | 8 | Moumita Chakraborty |
| DF | 36 | Titli Sarkar |
| MF | 29 | Barnali Mahata | 52' |
| FW | 21 | Shyamali Baskey | 52' |
| MF | 17 | Anjali Soren |
| MF | 15 | Debarati Dey |
| FW | 36 | Asrafi Khatun |
| FW | 18 | Sonamoni Soren |
| FW | 25 | Arpita Paul |
| Head Coach: ||
| Pratima Biswas ||
| Player of the Match: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Ten named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |

## Statistics

    As of 2 June 2023

### Top goal scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Tulsi Hembram | East Bengal | 15 |
| 2 | Mousumi Murmu | East Bengal | 7 |
| 2 | Tili Sarkar | Sreebhumi | 7 |
| 4 | Sujata Mahata | Sreebhumi | 4 |
| 5 | Sarjida Khatun | Sreebhumi | 3 |
| 6 | Sulanjana Raul | East Bengal | 2 |
| 6 | Kajali Deheri | Chandney SC | 2 |
| 6 | Poonam Barla | Chandney SC | 2 |
| 6 | Barnali Karar | East Bengal | 2 |

## Season awards

The following awards were announced at the end of the tournament:
* Player of the Tournament: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal)
* Highest Goalscorer: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal) – 15 goals in 4 matches