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Junior Girl's National Football Championship
The Junior Girl's National Football Championship,[1] is an Indian football girls tournament held for under 19 players. The competition is held every year between the teams representing state associations of India under AIFF. The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 2001 with the first edition held at Goa.[1]
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Current champions | Manipur (10th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Manipur (10 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | SportsKPI (YouTube) |
| Website | Hero Junior Girl's NFC |
The 2019–20 edition held at Kolhapur was won by Himachal Pradesh.[2][3][4] The latest edition held in 2022 as a Junior (U-17) championship at Guwahati was won by Dadra and Nagar Haveli.[5]
Results edit
The following is the list of winners and runners-up:[6]
| Season | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Goa | Goa | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Manipur |
| 2002–03 | Assam | Manipur | 8–0 | Orissa |
| 2003–04 | Uttarakhand | Manipur | 0–0, 1–0 | West Bengal |
| 2005–06 | Orissa | Manipur | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Orissa |
| 2006–07 | Pondicherry | Manipur | 5–0 | Tamil Nadu |
| 2007–08 | Tamil Nadu | Manipur | 1–0 | Orissa |
| 2008–09 | Haryana | Tamil Nadu | 2–1 | Orissa |
| 2010–11 | Chandigarh | Manipur | 6–1 | Haryana |
| 2011–12 | Uttarakhand | West Bengal | 1–0 | Orissa |
| 2013–14 | Odisha | Manipur | 3–0 | Odisha |
| 2015–16 | Goa | Manipur | 5–0 | Odisha |
| 2017–18 | Odisha | Manipur | 3–2 | Odisha |
| 2018–19 | Goa | Tamil Nadu | 4–1 | Manipur |
| 2019–20 | Maharashtra | Himachal Pradesh | 3–1 | Jharkhand |
| 2022–23 | Guwahati | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1–0 | Bihar |
| 2023–24 | Bhubaneswar | Manipur | 1–0 | Tamil Nadu |
References edit
- ^ a b "Hero Junior Girl's NFC". AIFF. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Hero Junior Girls National Football Championship 2019-20, Jharkhand vs Himachal Pradesh". Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Jain, Shraishth (1 May 2019). "HIMACHAL PRADESH CLINCH HERO JUNIOR GIRLS' NFC TITLE AFTER 3-1 WIN OVER JHARKHAND". AIFF.
- ^ Vasudevan, Shyam (3 May 2019). "Bring the cup home - Himachal's fairytale win against Jharkhand". Sportstar.
- ^ "Dadra & Nagar Haveli win Hero Junior (U-17) Women's National Football Championship 2022-23". AIFF. 4 July 2022.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2022.