The eight group winners and the two finalists of the last edition are set to compete in the Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2024-25 for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy Final Round vying for the title. The 10 teams have been divided into two groups with the top two moving into the semifinals. The final round will be held in Chhattisgarh with the final staged on December 23, 2024. Record holders Manipur joins two-time winner Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha in Group A of the Final Round while runners-up Haryana takes on West Bengal, Punjab, Railways and Sikkim in Group B.
Check the schedule here: Senior Women's National Football Championship 2024-25 Final Round Fixtures
Defending champions Manipur aim to retain their honour for a record-extending 23 titles even though they don’t have skipper Bala Devi in the squad. With a perfect combination of title-winning experience and future stars in the making, the team will be a headache for their opponents again. They share Group A with Tamil Nadu, the only other team that has won the championship in the last seven years, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha. The latter three have not lost a game this season and are looking for their first silverware in history.
Haryana will be desperate to replace their disappointment of losing back-to-back finals placed in Group B with 2015-16 winners Railways, Two-time winners West Bengal, Punjab and Sikkim. Railways also lost consecutive finals in 2019-20 and 2012-22, with the 2020-21 edition cancelled due to the pandemic, but they failed to get into the quarterfinals last time. Bengal are seeking their first title since 1996-97, having ended as runners-up 13 times, after a motivating run to the semi-final in the tournament earlier this year.
Here is the squad list of every team participating in the Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2024-25 Final Round:
Group A
Manipur
Goalkeepers: Panthoi, M Linthoingambi, Shakhenbi
Defenders: Pakpi, Banti, W Linthoingambi, Nirmala, Sanamija Chanu, Silky Devi, Kritina, Sweety Devi, N Gitanjali
Midfielders: I Prameshwori, Ratanbala Devi, Priyangka Devi, Martina Thokchom, M Nandeshwori, L Rejiya
Forwards: Roja Devi, Dangmei Grace, Shelia, Bibicha
Head Coach: Nongmeikapam Itocha Singh
Tamil Nadu
Goalkeepers: Devi D, Sowmiya Narayanasamy
Defenders: Shanmugapriya Sasikumar, Muthu P, Dhurga P, Subashini M, K Santhiya, Thamaraiselvi J
Midfielders: Markkadharshi Ravichandren, Vinothini, Amsavali, Sandhiya P, Kaviya Pakkirisamy, Mariyammal Balamurugan, Yuvarani R, R Darshinidevi, Durga A
Forwards: Madhumati, Keerthana M
Others: Prithika, Akila
Head Coach: Nivetha Ramadoss
Jharkhand (TBD)
Maharashtra
Goalkeepers: Snehal Sudhir Sutar, Hritika Bandsode
Defenders: Prerna V Meshram, Rani Sunil Kadam, Sakshi Ghusalkar, Sakshi Sirsat, Aditi Gadekar
Midfielders: Urvi Gautam Salunkhe, Ritika Singh, Pooja Gupta, Samiksha Pawar, Arya More, Rochelle Lobo
Forwards: Payal Sumitlal Kothari, Vaishnavi Barate, Vaishnavi Pawar, Shravni Nigade, Pranali Pravin Chavan, Sneha Uikey, Sakshi Hiwale, Ishika Yelame, Divya Pawar
Head Coach: Nidhi
Odisha
Goalkeepers: Susmita Pun, Manju Ganjhu
Defenders: Ambruta Nayak, Sradhanjali Panda, Sulekha Kanhar, Pragyan Kishan, Subasini Saha, Ranee Bag
Midfielders: Priyasa Sarkar, Munica Minz, Janhabi Kishan, Shibani Mundari, Ipshita Rout
Forwards: Manisha Naik, Pyari Xaxa, Deepa Nayak, Malati Munda, Pratima Oram, Laxmi Priya, Subhadra Sahoo, Satyabati Khadia, Rupashree Munda
Head Coach: Gitanjali Khuntia
Group B
Haryana (TBD)
West Bengal
Goalkeepers: Manju, Nandita Mondol, Mamani Das
Defenders: Aruna Bag, Sumitra Marandi, Mini Roy, Payel Layek, Sushmita Lepcha, Saraswati Murmu, Moushumi Das
Midfielders: Sangita Basfore, Anibala Devi, Deblina Bhattacharjee, Sathi Debnath, Tania Kanti
Forwards: Rimpa Halder, Mousumi Murmu, Sulanjana Raul, Sujata Mahato, Priya Ruidas, Kabita Soren, Kipgen
Head Coach: Sujata Kar
Punjab
Goalkeepers: Divya
Defenders: Binita Kerketta, Neelam Devi, Syed Buckshira, Jyoti, Simran
Midfielders: Harmilan Kaur, Neha Mann, Ranjitha Devi, Khushbu, Ramnik Kaur, Janda Devi, Bandana
Forwards: Tejibala Devi, Palak, Lalam Haokip, Nisha, Savitri Kumari, Shalini Rai, Prachi, Veerpal Kaur
Head Coach: Hardeep Singh
Railways
Goalkeepers: Rashmi Kumari, Deepa, Janjali Sahu
Defenders: Ravina Yadav, Supriya Routrey, Ashalata Devi, Manisha Panna, Sasmita Swain, Madhusmita Barick
Midfielders: Kunti Kumari, Anju Tamang, Mamta, Jabamani Tudu, Lochana Munda, Sangita Das, Shilpi Tiwari, Tara Khatoon, Kabita Wary
Forwards: Kamala Devi, Laharee Mangaraj, Sanju, Diparnita Dey
Head Coach: Tapan Chakraborty
Sikkim
Goalkeepers: Gyurme Tamang, Kalpana Manger
Defenders: Premika Chettri, Pramila Rai, Ongden Lepcha, Priya Chettri, Sriya Thapa, Nimita Gurung
Midfielders: Dichen Lepcha, Muskan Subba, Abhista Basnett, Prekila Tamang, Suju Limbo
Forwards: Smeeta Sundas, Kusum Chettri, Samjana Rai, Preyanka Manger, Simran Gurung, Laxmi Tamang, Angel Limboo
Head Coach: Puspa Gurung
