The 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship, also known as Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th edition of the Senior Women's National Football Championship, the premier competition in India for women's teams representing regional and state football associations.
Tamil Nadu, won their second title after beating Haryana 2–1`in the final.
Format
Thirty-one teams have been divided into six groups in the qualifying round, which will be played in six different venues across the country. The Final Round of the competition will have a total of 12 teams - six group winners, five best runners-up, and the Railways, who have been given direct entry. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals
Schedule
Centralised venues
Group I → GNDU Sports Complex, Amritsar, Punjab
Group II → IGIS Complex, Haldwani/Rudrapur, Uttarakhand
Group III → Navelim and Benaulim, South Goa, Goa
Group IV → Pant Stadium, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
Group V → Sports Ground, Hindustan College of Science and Technology, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Group VI → Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Group stage
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Group V
Group VI
Final Round
Final Round will have a total of 12 teams - six group winners, four best runners-up, hosts Punjab and the Railways, who have been given direct entry. The 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six each. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.
Qualified teams
Railways (Automatic qualification) Punjab (Hosts) Haryana (Group I winners) Maharashtra (Group II winners) Himachal Pradesh (Group III winners) Jharkhand (Group IV winners) Tamil Nadu (Group V winners) Manipur (Group VI winners) Chandigarh (Group II runners-up) Odisha (Group III runners-up) West Bengal (Group V runners-up) Karnataka (Group VI runners-up)