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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) |
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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]
Season | Champions (number of titles) |
Runners-up | Third place | Teams |
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2016–17 | Eastern Sporting Union | Rising Students | –[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | –[lower-alpha 1] | 16 |
2023–24 | Odisha | Gokulam Kerala | Kickstart | 7 |
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runner-up seasons |
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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 |
State | Championships | Clubs |
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Kerala | 3 | Gokulam Kerala (3) |
Odisha | 2 | Rising Students (1), Odisha (1) |
Manipur | 1 | Eastern Sporting Union (1) |
Tamil Nadu | 1 | Sethu (1) |
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