The Indian women's football champions are the winners of the highest national league in women's football in India.[1] In 2016, the Indian Women's League was incorporated.[2]
| Indian Women's League (1st tier) |
|---|
| Indian Women's League (2016–present) |
| Country |
 India
|
| Founded |
| 2016 |
| Number of teams |
| 7 (2023–24) |
| Current champions |
| Odisha |
| Most successful club |
| Gokulam Kerala (3 titles) |
A proper league system for women's football was established in 2016 with the commencement of Indian Women's League (IWL), The league was launched as India's first professional football league for women with the aim to increase the player pool for India national team. Since 2019–20, the clubs that become champions are granted an opportunity to play in the AFC Women's Club Championship, the top tier women's club football competition in Asia.[3]
National League Champions edit
| Season | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third place | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Eastern Sporting Union | Rising Students | –[a] | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Rising Students | Eastern Sporting Union | 7 | |
| 2018–19 | Sethu | Manipur Police | 12 | |
| 2019–20 | Gokulam Kerala | KRYPHSA | 12 | |
| 2020–21 | Cancelled | |||
| 2021–22 | Gokulam Kerala (2) | Sethu | Kickstart | 12 |
| 2022–23 | Gokulam Kerala (3) | Kickstart | –[a] | 16 |
| 2023–24 | Odisha | Gokulam Kerala | Kickstart | 7 |
Total titles won edit
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runner-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gokulam Kerala | 3 | 1 | 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
| Eastern Sporting Union | 1 | 1 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Rising Students | 1 | 1 | 2017–18 | 2016–17 |
| Sethu | 1 | 1 | 2018–19 | 2021–22 |
| Odisha | 1 | – | 2023–24 | – |
| Manipur Police | – | 1 | – | 2018–19 |
| KRYPHSA | – | 1 | – | 2019–20 |
| Kickstart | – | 1 | – | 2022–23 |
By state edit
| State | Championships | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Kerala | 3 | Gokulam Kerala (3) |
| Odisha | 2 | Rising Students (1), Odisha (1) |
| Manipur | 1 | Eastern Sporting Union (1) |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | Sethu (1) |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala crowned champions of Indian Women's League after dramatic final vs KRYPHSA FC". Indiatoday.in.
- ^ Puri, Rohan (21 April 2016). "Women's football league from October". Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship 2020-21". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.