The 20th edition of the Women’s National Championship is all set to be held from April 27 until May 11, 2014 in the districts of Dibrugarh and Golaghat in Assam, which is the first national championship for women footballers since 2011.
A total of 20 states would be taking part in the Women’s National Championship and they have been divided into four groups of five teams each.
Defending champions Orissa are in Group B along with Karnataka, Goa, Mizoram, and Gujarat. The record champions Manipur have been clubbed in Group A along with Railways, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
In Group C two-time champions West Bengal have been pitted against Delhi, Kerala, Bihar, Tripura while Group D comprise of Jharkhand, Assam, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand.
GROUPS
Group A
Manipur, Railways, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra
Group B
Orissa, Karnataka, Goa, Mizoram, Gujarat
Group C
West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Bihar, Tripura
Group D
Jharkhand, Assam, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand