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Maharashtra will face Manipur, Karnataka & Rajasthan at 23rd Senior Women’s National Championship 2017-18.
After long periods of trials, training and practice matches to knit a strong unit together and challenge for the title, the squad as finally been released.
The team is as follows:
| Sr. No. | Name | District | Position |
| 1 | Kimberly Fernandez | Mumbai | Centre Midfield |
| 2 | Pranali Shetty | Mumbai | Centre Back |
| 3 | Ankita Shinde | Mumbai | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Nikita Jadhao | Osmanabad | Left Back |
| 5 | Riya Sukhdeve | Nagpur | Right Back |
| 6 | Namrata Thakur | Mumbai | Striker |
| 7 | Shivani Harer | Pune | Centre Midfield |
| 8 | Afreen Peerbhoy | Mumbai | Centre Back |
| 9 | Priyanka Murade | Pune | Centre Back |
| 10 | Rutuja Gunwant | Pune | Centre Back |
| 11 | Sonali Chemate | Pune | Right Wing |
| 12 | Jyoti Mehra | Mumbai | Right Wing |
| 13 | Tara Khatoon | Mumbai | Right Wing |
| 14 | Hiba Faquih | Pune | Right Wing |
| 15 | Mrudul Shinde | Kolhapur | Right Wing |
| 16 | Kashmira Pednekar | Mumbai | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Delfiya Pereira | Mumbai | Left Back |
| 18 | Muriel Adam | Pune | Striker |
| 19 | Neha Koli | Dhule | Right Back |
| 20 | Pooja Dhamal | Mumbai | Centre Midfield |
The Head Coach of the team is AFC A License holder Mr. Jeddy Almeida (Mumbai) accompanied by Manager Annie Paul (Nagpur) & Physiotherapist Pooja Mehta (Mumbai).
23rd Senior Women’s National Championship 2017-18 will be held at Cuttack, Odisha from 28th January to 14th February 2018.
Matches will be played on a single leg league basis in the group and the top team from each group will qualify for the Quarter Finals of the Championship (knockout basis).
Match Schedule:
| Date | Team A | Vs. | Team B | Venue |
| 01-02-2018 | Maharashtra | Vs | Manipur | Cuttack, Odisha |
| 05-02-2018 | Maharashtra | Vs | Chhattisgarh | Cuttack, Odisha |
| 07-02-2018 | Karnataka | Vs | Maharashtra | Cuttack, Odisha |
