AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The draw for the group stage of the 29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2024-25 was conducted at the Football House, on Monday, September 2, 2024. Manipur are the defending champions after defeating Haryana in last season's final in Kolkata.

Present in the draw was AIFF Secretary General Mr Anilkumar. Representatives of the state associations attended the draw virtually.

A total of 31 teams - excluding last season's finalists Manipur and Haryana, who have received a bye to the Final Round - were drawn into seven groups of four and one group of three. The eight best-performing teams, excluding the finalists, from last season's Final Round are the top seeds for the 2024-25 edition. The top seeded teams - Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Railways, Delhi, Punjab, Odisha, Sikkim, and Jharkhand - were assigned into Groups A to H, respectively. All the remaining participating teams were placed in an open pot and drawn sequentially into Group A to H.

The eight group winners will join Manipur and Haryana in the Final Round, where they will be drawn into two groups of five teams each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

Group Stage Draw for the 29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2024-25:

Group A (TMK Arena, Panniyankara, Palakkad, Kerala):
Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Goa

Fixtures:
October 5: Tamil Nadu vs Goa, Himachal Pradesh vs Kerala
October 7: Goa vs Himachal Pradesh, Kerala vs Tamil Nadu
October 9: Tamil Nadu vs Himachal Pradesh, Kerala vs Goa

Group B (DL Roy Memorial District Stadium, Nadia, West Bengal):
West Bengal, Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar

Fixtures:
October 19: West Bengal vs Bihar, Karnataka vs Jammu & Kashmir
October 21: Bihar vs Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir vs West Bengal
October 23: West Bengal vs Karnataka, Jammu & Kashmir vs Bihar

Group C (Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Stadium, Noida, Uttar Pradesh):
Railways, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam

Fixtures:
October 10: Railways vs Assam, Uttar Pradesh vs Andhra Pradesh
October 12: Assam vs Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh vs Railways
October 14: Railways vs Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh vs Assam

Group D:
Delhi, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Andaman & Nicobar

Group E (Vidyadharnagar Stadium, Jaipur):
Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

Fixtures:
October 6: Punjab vs Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh vs Rajasthan
October 8: Uttarakhand vs Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan vs Punjab
October 10: Punjab vs Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan vs Uttarakhand

Group F (RDT Stadium, Anantapur, Arunachal Pradesh):
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh

Fixtures:
October 19: Odisha vs Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh vs Arunachal Pradesh
October 21: Ladakh vs Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh vs Odisha
October 23: Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh vs Ladakh

Group G (Umakanta Mini Stadium, Agartala, Tripura):
Sikkim, Chandigarh, Tripura, Gujarat

Fixtures:
October 20: Sikkim vs Gujarat, Chandigarh vs Tripura
October 22: Gujarat vs Chandigarh, Tripura vs Sikkim
October 24: Sikkim vs Chandigarh, Tripura vs Gujarat

Group H (Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, West Bengal):
Jharkhand, Telangana, Mizoram

Fixtures:
October 19: Mizoram vs Jharkhand
October 21: Telangana vs Mizoram
October 23: Jharkhand vs Telangana