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| Organising body | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
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| Founded | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) |
| Region | India |
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| Related competitions | National Games |
| Current champions | Manipur (22nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Manipur (22 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | AIFF (YouTube) SportsKPI |
| Website | Hero Senior Women's NFC |
 2023–24 | |
The Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, also known as Senior Women’s National Football Championship or simply the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy since 2024,[1] is a women's football tournament contested by state associations and government institutions in India.[2] The first edition was held in 1991 and is organized by the All India Football Federation to crown the national women's football champion each year. It is based on a league and knockout format.
The format consists of zonal group stages where all the state teams participate. It is followed by the final round.[3]
When the number of teams is known, those are divided into eight groups with equal number of teams. The preliminary qualifying league will be played on a single leg league basis. The eight winners move on to the two quarter final leagues. That is played as a single leg league, with the best two teams of each group qualifying for the semi-finals stage. From there on it is a knock out format with single leg matches. Tie breakers in the league stages are:
The following teams participate in the tournament as states, union territories and institutions.
The following is the list of winners and runners-up from every edition of the Championship[4]
| Team | Wins | Runners-up | Last win |
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| Manipur | 22 | 4 | 2023–24 |
| Bengal / West Bengal | 2 | 13 | 1996–97 |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | 0 | 2022–23 |
| Orissa / Odisha | 1 | 5 | 2011–12 |
| Railways | 1 | 3 | 2015–16 |
| Haryana | 0 | 2 | – |
| Kerala | 0 | 1 | – |
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