Indian Women's League 2

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Indian Women's League 2
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Organising body All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Founded2023;2 years ago (2023)
First season 2023–24
CountryIndia
Confederation AFC
Number of clubs15
Level on pyramid 2
Promotion to Indian Women's League
Relegation to State leagues
Current champions Garhwal United
Broadcaster(s)AIFF (YouTube)
Website i-league.org
Current: 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2

The Indian Women's League 2 (abbreviated as the IWL 2) is the women's second tier professional football league in the Indian football league system. [1] The competition is established in 2023, with the first season starting from 2024. The league was launched as India's first national women's second tier professional football league below the Indian Women's League. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

The league was launched by All India Football Federation as India's first national women's second tier professional football league. [2] [3] [4] In January 2024, the League Committee confirmed the introduction of the system of promotion and relegation of the clubs involving the IWL and IWL 2, effective from the 2024–25 season. [1]

Format

The inaugural season constituted of 24 clubs which qualified through state leagues as well as being nominated by the Member State Associations. The Group stage consisted of the clubs which will be divided into five groups of three each and each club playing their opponents in their respective group once in a round-robin format, with the winners of every group proceeding to the Final Round. The Final Round will constitute of a single-leg round-robin format, with the top two teams gaining promotion to the Indian Women's League. [6] [7]

Media coverage

The matches of the first season of the league were live streamed on youtube.com/indianfootball.

Clubs

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Locations of the Indian Women's League 2 teams
No.ClubCityState
1 Garhwal United FC New Delhi Delhi
2 Pudhuvai Unicorns FC Pondicherry Puducherry
3 FC Tuem Pernem Goa
4 SAG FA Gandhinagar Gujarat
5 Sesa FA Sanquelim Goa
6 NorthEast United FC Guwahati Assam
7 Roots FC Bengaluru Karnataka
8 Suruchi Sangha Kolkata West Bengal
9 Indian Arrows Women Juniors --
10 Krida Prabodhini FC Pune Maharashtra
11 Mumbai Knights FC Mumbai Maharashtra
12 Casa Barwani SC Barwani Madhya Pradesh
13 Liberty Ladies FC Pondicherry Puducherry
14 Inter Kashi FC Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
15 Tungabhadra FC Anantapur Andhra Pradesh

Champions

IWL 2 results
SeasonChampionsRunner-up
2023–24 Sreebhumi Nita
2024–25 Garhwal United Indian Arrows

Records

Top scorers by season

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2023–24 Flag of India.svg Shruti Kumari Garhwal United 10

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "AIFF League Committee recommends promotion-relegation system for IWL". www.the-aiff.com. AIFF. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season". www.business-standard.com. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "AIFF League Committee meeting chaired online by Lalnghinglova Hmar". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "AIFF officials hold discussions with Hero I-League, Hero IWL clubs". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "AIFF League Committee meets over IWL 2 details". www.the-aiff.com. AIFF. 20 February 2024. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "IWL 2: Tuem look to make a mark on debut". The Times of India. 23 March 2024.
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