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← 2016–172018–19 → All statistics correct as of 14 February 2018.
The 2017–18 Senior Women's National Football Championship is the 23rd edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.
Manipur were the defending champions, having defeated Railways in the final during the 2016–17 edition of the tournament. The tournament was hosted in Odisha and ran from 28 January to 14 February 2018 at the Barabati Stadium.
Tamil Nadu won the championship, beating Manipur 2–1 in the final. Their story inspired the 2019 film Bigil. Indumathi Kathiresan was both Player of the Final and Player of the Tournament.
Format
The 29 teams in the tournament are split into 8 groups of 2–4 teams each. On 9 February and 10 February, there will be four quarter-final matches and on 12 February there will be two semi-final matches. The Final itself will occur on 14 February.
Source: All India Football Federation Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Delhi v Chhattisgarh
Source: All India Football Federation Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Manipur v Rajasthan
Source: All India Football Federation Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Jharkhand v Punjab
Source: All India Football Federation Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Haryana v Madhya Pradesh
Source: All India Football Federation Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Gujarat v Odisha
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