2023 Women's IFA Shield
Tournament details | |
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Country | India |
Dates | 25 May – 2 June |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | East Bengal (1st title) |
Runner-up | Sreebhumi |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 9 |
Goals scored | 51 (5.67 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Tulsi Hembram (15 goals) |
Best player | Tulsi Hembram |
All statistics correct as of 2 June 2023. |
The 2023 Women's IFA Shield was the inaugural edition of the Women's IFA Shield, the premier women's football cup competition organized by the Indian Football Association in West Bengal.[1][2] It had 6 teams participating in the edition including Indian Women's League team – East Bengal and other five Kanyashree Cup teams – Sreebhumi, Mohammedan Sporting, Chandney SC, WB Police and Nadia DSA. The inaugural edition was held at the Tehatta and Krishnanagar City of Nadia District in West Bengal.[3][4] On 2 June 2023, East Bengal defeated Sreebhumi 5–0 in the final to lift the inaugural Women's IFA Shield title.[5][6]
Teams
- East Bengal
- Sreebhumi
- Mohammedan Sporting
- Chandney SC
- WB Police
- Nadia DSA
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | East Bengal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 6 | Advance to the semi-finals |
2 | Chandney SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | |
3 | Nadia DSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Matches
25 May 2023 | East Bengal | 8–0 | Nadia DSA | Tehatta |
15:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan |
27 May 2023 | Chandney SC | 4–1 | Nadia DSA | Tehatta |
15:30 IST |
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Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan |
29 May 2023 | East Bengal | 11–0 | Chandney SC | Tehatta |
15:30 IST |
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Report | Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Sreebhumi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to the semi-finals |
2 | West Bengal Police | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
3 | Mohammedan Sporting | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Matches
25 May 2023 | Sreebhumi | 6–0 | Mohammedan Sporting | Krishnanagar |
15:30 IST |
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Stadium: Krishnanagar Ground |
27 May 2023 | Sreebhumi | 3–0 | West Bengal Police | Krishnanagar |
15:30 IST |
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Stadium: Krishnanagar Ground |
29 May 2023 | Mohammedan Sporting | 2–2 | West Bengal Police | Krishnanagar |
15:30 IST |
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Stadium: Krishnanagar Ground |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semifinals 31 May 2023 | Final 2 June 2023 | ||||||||
1 | East Bengal | 3 | |||||||
4 | West Bengal Police | 0 | |||||||
East Bengal | 5 | ||||||||
Sreebhumi | 0 | ||||||||
3 | Sreebhumi | 5 | |||||||
2 | Chandney SC | 1 |
Semi-final
The top two teams from both groups: East Bengal, Chandney SC, Sreebhumi and West Bengal Police qualified for the semi-finals.[7][8]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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East Bengal | 3–0 | West Bengal Police |
Sreebhumi | 5–1 | Chandney SC |
Matches
31 May 2023 SF1 | East Bengal | 3–0 | West Bengal Police | Tehatta |
10:00 hrs IST |
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Report | Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan Attendance: 100 Referee: Akshay Kumar Haldar |
31 May 2023 SF2 | Sreebhumi | 5–1 | Chandney SC | Tehatta |
15:30 hrs IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan Attendance: 100 Referee: Abir Sarkar |
Final
Summary
The inaugural 2023 Women's IFA Shield final was held at the Harichand Guruchand Krirangan, Tehatta on 2 June 2023 between East Bengal and Sreebhumi. East Bengal and Sreebhumi reached the final winning all the matches on their way, defeating West Bengal Police and Chandney SC in the semi-finals respectively.[9][10][11] East Bengal, who were already the 2022–23 Kanyashree Cup champions, dominated the game from the beginning as they took a 2–0 lead within eighteen minutes with goals from Tulsi Hembram and Barnali Karar. Tulsi Hembram scored three more goals in the second half as East Bengal defeated Shreebhumi 5–0 to lift the inaugural Women's IFA Shield title.[12][13][14]
Match
East Bengal | 5–0 | Sreebhumi |
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Report |
East Bengal
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Sreebhumi
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Player of the Match:
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Match rules
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Statistics
- As of 2 June 2023
Top goal scorers
Rank | Nat. | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Tulsi Hembram | East Bengal | 15 | |
2 | Mousumi Murmu | East Bengal | 7 | |
Tili Sarkar | Sreebhumi | |||
4 | Sujata Mahata | Sreebhumi | 4 | |
5 | Sarjida Khatun | Sreebhumi | 3 | |
6 | Sulanjana Raul | East Bengal | 2 | |
Kajali Deheri | Chandney SC | |||
Poonam Barla | Chandney SC | |||
Barnali Karar | East Bengal |
Season awards
The following awards were announced at the end of the tournament:[5][14]
- Player of the Tournament: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal)
- Highest Goalscorer: Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal) – 15 goals in 4 matches
References
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- ^ "IFA Women Shield: তুলসীর চার গোল, মেয়েদের আইএফএ শিল্ড চ্যাম্পিয়ন ইস্টবেঙ্গল" [IFA Women Shield: Four goals from Tulsi, IFA Women's Shield champions East Bengal]. Aajkal (in Bengali). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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- ^ "IFA Shield: পুলিশকে বড় ব্যবধানে হারিয়ে শিল্ডের ফাইনালে ইস্টবেঙ্গল এফসি" [IFA Shield: East Bengal FC beat Police by a big margin to reach Shield final]. Kolkata 24x7 (in Bengali). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "ফাইনালে ইস্টবেঙ্গল" [East Bengal in the final]. Bartaman Patrika (in Bengali). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "শিল্ড ফাইনাল: ইস্টবেঙ্গলের সামনে শ্রীভূমি" [Shield Final: Sreebhoomi vs East Bengal]. Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Women's IFA Shield 2023: East Bengal become inaugural champions- Highlights". The Bridge. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Ghosal, Dipankar (2 June 2023). "East Bengal: উদ্বোধনী সংস্করণেই বাজিমাত, আইএফএ শিল্ড চ্যাম্পিয়ন ইস্টবেঙ্গল" [East Bengal: IFA Shield champions East Bengal in the inaugural edition]. TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Emami East Bengal (2 June 2023). "EMAMI EAST BENGAL WOMEN WIN THE INAUGURAL IFA WOMEN'S SHIELD TITLE & COMPLETE DOMESTIC DOUBLE". Emami East Bengal. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
External links
- Official website of the Indian Football Association (IFA)