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| Full name | Bihar women's football team | ||
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| Ground | Various | ||
| Owner | Bihar Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Shafique Ahmad | ||
| League | Senior Women's National Football Championship | ||
| 2023–24 | Group stage | ||
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Their U-17 junior team were the runners-up of the National Junior (U-17) Girls’ Football tournament 2022–23 held at Guwahati. [5] [6]
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