Manipur Women's League

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Manipur Women's League
Organising body All Manipur Football Association
CountryIndia
Number of clubs8
Level on pyramid3
Promotion to Indian Women's League 2
Current champions Manipur Police (4th title)
Most championships Eastern Sporting Union (5 titles)
Current: 2024–25

The Manipur Women's League, also the AMFA Senior Women's Football League, [1] [2] is the top division of women's football league in the Indian state of Manipur. It is also known as the A. Shanta Meetei Memorial Senior Women's Football League (earlier the BM Singh Trophy. [3] The League is organised by the All Manipur Football Association (AMFA), the official football governing body of the state.

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Venue

The matches are held at various stadiums inc Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Artificial turf, Khurai Lamlong at Imphal. [4]

Clubs

2024–25 season

The teams participating in the 2024–25 season:

No.TeamLocation
1 Eastern Sporting Union Wangkhei, Imphal East
2FC ImphalKwakeithel Mayaikoibi, Imphal West
3 Manipur Police Police HQ, Imphal
4Manipur United FASagolband, Imphal
5The Young Welfare ClubLangthabal, Imphal West
6Youth Welfare ClubThambalkhong, Imphal East

Champions

Note: The first Manipur women's championship was held in 1976 with Eastern Sporting Union being the winners and TRAU being the runners-up. [5]

EditionSeasonChampionRef
1stNo data
2nd
3rd2012 Manipur Police [6]
4th2013 Manipur Police [7]
5th2014 Eastern Sporting Union [8]
6th2015 Eastern Sporting Union [9]
7th2016 KRYPHSA [10]
8th2017 Eastern Sporting Union [11]
9th2018 Manipur Police
10th2019 KRYPHSA [12]
11th2021 Eastern Sporting Union [13]
12th2021–22Young Welfare Club [1]
13th2022–23 Eastern Sporting Union [14]
14th2023–24 Manipur Police [15]
15th2024–25Ongoing [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Manipur Women's League". The Away End. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. "10th AMFA Sr Women's Football League from Oct 10". E-Pao. 8 October 2019.
  3. "AMFA postpones Senior Women's Football". Imphal Free Press. 1 September 2022.
  4. "12th AMFA Sr Women's Football League 2021-22 : YWC seal narrow 1-0 win to close gap on leaders KRYPHSA". E-Pao. 29 January 2022.
  5. "List of Women's Football champions". rsssf.com.
  6. "Police eves win BM Singh Trophy". E-Pao. 9 October 2011.
  7. "4th AMFA Senior women's Football League". E-Pao. 12 February 2013.
  8. "BM Singh Trophy". E-Pao. 13 December 2013.
  9. "MPSC lift BM Singh trophy". E-Pao. 13 April 2015.
  10. "7th AMFA Senior Women's Football League". E-Pao. 9 December 2015.
  11. "Eastern Sporting Union emerge champion; BM Singh Trophy 2017". Pothasang. 2 March 2017.
  12. "KRYPHSA Football Club Qualifies from Manipur for Next Season's Indian Women's League". News18. 18 November 2019.
  13. "ESU emerge champions of AMFA Sr Women's Football League". The Sangai Express. 28 March 2021.
  14. "13th AMFA Senior Women's League : ESU seal top honour, qualify for Indian Women's League". E-Pao. 16 December 2022.
  15. "MPSC clinch 14th Sr Women's Football League title, qualify for IWL". The Sangai Express. 16 January 2024.
  16. "8-teams in fray for 15th Senior Women's Football League crown". E-Pao. 15 April 2025.