2023 Women's IFA Shield

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2023 Women's IFA Shield
Tournament details
CountryIndia
Dates25 May – 2 June
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsEast Bengal (1st title)
Runner-upSreebhumi
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored51 (5.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tulsi Hembram (15 goals)
Best playerTulsi 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

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: IFAWB


Matches

25 May 2023 East Bengal 8–0 Nadia DSA Tehatta
15:30 IST
  • Tulsi Hembram 6', 23', 61'
  • Mousumi Murmu 22', 41', 80'
  • Sushmita Bardhan 29'
  • Sulanjana Raul 71'
Report Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan
27 May 2023 Chandney SC 4–1 Nadia DSA Tehatta
15:30 IST
  • Koyel Mazumdar
  • Kajali Deheri (2)
  • Poonam Baria
  • Ankita Santra
Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan
29 May 2023 East Bengal 11–0 Chandney SC Tehatta
15:30 IST
  • Tulsi Hembram 1', 5', 34', 48', 50', 55'
  • Mousumi Murmu 2', 46', 58'
  • Barnali Karar 19'
  • Sulanjana Raul 90+3' (pen)
Report Stadium: Harichand Guruchand Krirangan

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: IFAWB


Matches

25 May 2023 Sreebhumi 6–0 Mohammedan Sporting Krishnanagar
15:30 IST
  • Sarjida Khatun (3)
  • Titli Sarkar (2)
  • Sujata Mahata
Stadium: Krishnanagar Ground
27 May 2023 Sreebhumi 3–0 West Bengal Police Krishnanagar
15:30 IST
  • Titli Sarkar (3)
Stadium: Krishnanagar Ground
29 May 2023 Mohammedan Sporting 2–2 West Bengal Police Krishnanagar
15:30 IST
  • Sonali Soren 7'
  • Sonali Mondal 10'
  • Nasimul Khatun
  • Sandhya Maiti
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
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
  • Tulsi Hembram 51', 90+3'
  • Mousumi Murmu 87'
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
  • Sujata Mahata 9', 16', 50'
  • Titli Sarkar 12', 24'
Report
  • Poonam Barla 31'
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 Bengal5–0Sreebhumi
  • Tulsi Hembram 13', 47', 77', 82'
  • Barnali Karar 18'
Report
Harichand Guruchand Krirangan, Tehatta
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Akshay Kumar Haldar


East Bengal
Sreebhumi
GK 41 Gurubari Mandi
RB 20 Trisha Mallick
CB 5 Ratna Halder
CB 27 Mamata Sing
LB 2 Anita Oraon
CM 7 Puja Karmakar downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 11 Barnali Karar downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 16 Sushmita Bardhan downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 14 Rimpa Halder
CF 28 Tulsi Hembram
RW 21 Mousumi Murmu (c)
Substitutions:
GK 1 Rani Bhowmick
RB 4 Bandana Roy
CM 26 Sashwati Sarkar upward-facing green arrow 80'
CM 8 Kabita Saren upward-facing green arrow 62'
RW 29 Mamata Mahata
LW 22 Sulanjana Raul upward-facing green arrow 65'
CF 18 Tanushree Oraon
CM 9 Tamalika Sarkar
LB 3 Riya Sarkar
CM 6 Birsi Oraon
Head Coach:
Indrani Sarkar
GK 1 Rinki Oraon
RB 27 Atasi Pal (c)
CB 3 Jhanu Roy
CB 4 Mollika Tudu
LB 5 Mangali Murmu
CM 16 Jyoti Sharma downward-facing red arrow 52'
CM 7 Sathi Debnath downward-facing red arrow 52'
RW 9 Sarjida Khatun
LW 11 Deblina Bhattacharjee
CF 28 Sujata Mahata
LF 12 Chapa Mistry
Substitutions:
GK 41 Poushali Howladar
FW 8 Moumita Chakraborty
DF 36 Titli Sarkar
MF 29 Barnali Mahata upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 21 Shyamali Baskey upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 17 Anjali Soren
MF 15 Debarati Dey
FW 36 Asrafi Khatun
FW 18 Sonamoni Soren
FW 25 Arpita Paul
Head Coach:
Pratima Biswas

Player of the Match:
Tulsi Hembram (East Bengal)[14]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Ten named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

Statistics

As of 2 June 2023

Top goal scorers

Rank Nat. Player Club Goals
1 India Tulsi Hembram East Bengal 15
2 India Mousumi Murmu East Bengal 7
India Tili Sarkar Sreebhumi
4 India Sujata Mahata Sreebhumi 4
5 India Sarjida Khatun Sreebhumi 3
6 India Sulanjana Raul East Bengal 2
India Kajali Deheri Chandney SC
India Poonam Barla Chandney SC
India 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

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