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The Junior Girl's National Football Championship, also known as Dr. Talimeren Ao National Football Championship for Junior Girls since 2025,[1] is an Indian football girls tournament held for under 19 players.[2] The competition is held every year between the teams representing state associations of India under AIFF. The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 2001 with the first edition held at Goa.[2]
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Current champions | Manipur (11th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Manipur (11 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | SportsKPI (YouTube) |
| Website | Junior Girl's NFC |
 2024–25 | |
The 2019–20 edition held at Kolhapur was won by Himachal Pradesh.[3][4][5] The latest edition held in 2022 as a Junior (U-17) championship at Guwahati was won by Dadra and Nagar Haveli.[6]
The NFC structure was converted into a two tiered championship format from the 2023–24 season. The state associations are eligible to participate in the championship through the two tiers of the competition played across the country.
| Junior Girl's National Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tier | Division |
| I | Junior Girl's NFC Tier 1 |
| II | Junior Girl's NFC Tier 2 |
The following is the list of winners and runners-up:[7]
| Season | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Goa | Goa | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Manipur |
| 2002–03 | Assam | Manipur | 8–0 | Orissa |
| 2003–04 | Uttarakhand | Manipur | 0–0, 1–0 | West Bengal |
| 2005–06 | Orissa | Manipur | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Orissa |
| 2006–07 | Pondicherry | Manipur | 5–0 | Tamil Nadu |
| 2007–08 | Tamil Nadu | Manipur | 1–0 | Orissa |
| 2008–09 | Haryana | Tamil Nadu | 2–1 | Orissa |
| 2010–11 | Chandigarh | Manipur | 6–1 | Haryana |
| 2011–12 | Uttarakhand | West Bengal | 1–0 | Orissa |
| 2013–14 | Odisha | Manipur | 3–0 | Odisha |
| 2015–16 | Goa | Manipur | 5–0 | Odisha |
| 2017–18 | Odisha | Manipur | 3–2 | Odisha |
| 2018–19 | Goa | Tamil Nadu | 4–1 | Manipur |
| 2019–20 | Maharashtra | Himachal Pradesh | 3–1 | Jharkhand |
| 2020–22 | Not held | |||
| 2022–23 | Guwahati | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1–0 | Bihar |
| 2023–24 | Bhubaneswar | Manipur | 1–0 | Tamil Nadu |
| 2024–25 | Anantapur | Manipur | 2–0 | Jharkhand |
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