The 27th edition of the Hero Senior Women’s National Championship will begin on Saturday, 25 March 2023 with 32 states participating in the tournament, 31 in the qualifying round. Railways have been given direct entry to the final round. The teams have been divided into six groups in the qualifying round, which will be played in six different venues across the country. Group I matches will be hosted in Punjab, Group II in Uttarakhand and Group III in Goa while games for Group IV, Group V and Group VI will be held in Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka respectively.
The Final Round of the competition will have a total of 12 teams. Six group winners and five best runners-up with Railways will take part in this round. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semi-finals. Manipur are the record 21-times champion and have also won the previous three editions of the Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship.
Here are the groups and fixtures for the 27th Hero Senior Women’s Championship:
Group I
Punjab
Telangana
Sikkim
Haryana
Fixtures
28 March 2023: Telangana vs Haryana
28 March 2023: Sikkim vs Punjab
30 March 2023: Haryana vs Sikkim
30 March 2023: Punjab vs Telangana
01 April 2023: Haryana vs Punjab
01 April 2023: Telangana vs Sikkim
All the games will be played at the Guru Nanak Dev University Sports Complex in Amritsar, Punjab.
Group II
Uttarakhand
Chandigarh
Pondicherry
Kerala
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Fixtures
27 March 2023: Uttarakhand vs Chandigarh
28 March 2023: Pondicherry vs Kerala
28 March 2023: Maharashtra vs Mizoram
30 March 2023: Kerala vs Uttarakhand
30 March 2023: Chandigarh vs Mizoram
31 March 2023: Pondicherry vs Maharashtra
02 April 2023: Uttarakhand vs Mizoram
02 April 2023: Kerala vs Maharashtra
03 April 2023: Chandigarh vs Pondicherry
05 April 2023: Uttarakhand vs Maharashtra
05 April 2023: Mizoram vs Pondicherry
06 April 2023: Kerala vs Chandigarh
08 April 2023: Mizoram vs Kerala
08 April 2023: Maharashtra vs Chandigarh
09 April 2023: Pondicherry vs Uttarakhand
All games will be played at the IGIS Complex in Haldwani/Rudrapur, Uttarakhand.
Group III
Goa
Rajasthan
Himachal Pradesh
Tripura
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Fixtures
25 March 2023: Himachal Pradesh vs Tripura - Benaulim
25 March 2023: Andhra Pradesh vs Odisha - Navelim
25 March 2023: Rajasthan vs Goa - Navelim
27 March 2023: Odisha vs Himachal Pradesh - Navelim
27 March 2023: Tripura vs Goa - Benaulim
27 March 2023: Andhra Pradesh vs Rajasthan - Benaulim
29 March 2023: Himachal Pradesh vs Goa - Navelim
29 March 2023: Odisha vs Rajasthan - Benaulim
29 March 2023: Tripura vs Andhra Pradesh - Benaulim
31 March 2023: Rajasthan vs Himachal Pradesh - Navelim
31 March 2023: Goa vs Andhra Pradesh - Benaulim
02 April 2023: Himachal Pradesh vs Andhra Pradesh - Navelim
02 April 2023: Rajasthan vs Tripura - Benaulim
02 April 2023: Goa vs Odisha - Benaulim
All games will be played at the Navelim and Benaulim in South Goa, Goa
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Group IV
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Ladakh
Delhi
Jammu & Kashmir
Madhya Pradesh
Fixtures
26 March 2023: Jharkhand vs Chhattisgarh
26 March 2023: Ladakh vs Delhi
27 March 2023: Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh
29 March 2023: Ladakh vs Jharkhand
29 March 2023: Delhi vs Jammu & Kashmir
30 March 2023: Madhya Pradesh vs Chhattisgarh
01 April 2023: Jammu & Kashmir vs Chhattisgarh
01 April 2023: Delhi vs Jharkhand
02 April 2023: Madhya Pradesh vs Ladakh
04 April 2023: Jharkhand vs Jammu & Kashmir
04 April 2023: Delhi vs Madhya Pradesh
05 April 2023: Chhattisgarh vs Ladakh
07 April 2023: Jammu & Kashmir vs Ladakh
08 April 2023: Jharkhand vs Madhya Pradesh
All games will be played at the Pant Stadium, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
Group V
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh
Fixtures
25 March 2023: Uttar Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu
25 March 2023: West Bengal vs Arunachal Pradesh
27 March 2023: Tamil Nadu vs West Bengal
27 March 2023: Arunachal Pradesh vs Uttar Pradesh
29 March 2023: Tamil Nadu vs Arunachal Pradesh
29 March 2023: Uttar Pradesh vs West Bengal
All games will be played at the Sports Ground of the Hindustan College of Science and Technology in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Group VI
Karnataka
Bihar
Manipur
Gujarat
Assam
Fixtures
29 March 2023: Bihar vs Manipur
29 March 2023: Gujarat vs Karnataka
31 March 2023: Assam vs Karnataka
31 March 2023: Bihar vs Gujarat
02 April 2023: Manipur vs Gujarat
02 April 2023: Assam vs Bihar
04 April 2023: Karnataka vs Bihar
04 April 2023: Manipur vs Assam
06 April 2023: Gujarat vs Assam
06 April 2023: Karnataka vs Manipur
All games will be played at the Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka.