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2023 Women's IFA Shield Country India Dates 25 May – 2 June Teams 6 Champions East Bengal (1st title) Runner-up Sreebhumi 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
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
Matches
Chandney SC v Nadia DSA
Group B
Matches
Knockout stage
Bracket
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]
Matches
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
GK
41
Gurubari Mandi
RB
20
Trisha Mallick
CB
5
Ratna Halder
CB
27
Mamata Sing
LB
2
Anita Oraon
CM
7
Puja Karmakar
65'
CM
11
Barnali Karar
80'
CM
16
Sushmita Bardhan
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
80'
CM
8
Kabita Saren
62'
RW
29
Mamata Mahata
LW
22
Sulanjana Raul
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
52'
CM
7
Sathi Debnath
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
52'
FW
21
Shyamali Baskey
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
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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