2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round explained

See main article: 2016–17 Indian Women's League.

Indian Women's League preliminary round
Dates:	17–26 October 2016
Num Teams:	10
Matches:	16
Goals:	114
Top Goal Scorer:	Sanju Yadav (11 goals)
Nextseason:	2017–18

The 2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round was the qualifying round that decided the two teams out of the participating ten that to enter the final round of the Indian Women's League. The ten teams were split into two groups of five each and the top-ranked team from each group qualified for the final rounds.^[1] Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student Club qualified for the final round.^[2]

Teams

Group A	State	Group B	State
Alakhpura	Haryana	Eastern Sporting Union	Manipur
Bodyline	Maharashtra	Jeppiaar Institute	Pondicherry
Quartz	Kerala		Manipur
Rising Student	Odisha	Sudeva Moonlight	Delhi
Royal Wahingdoh	Meghalaya	Uttar Pradesh FC	Uttar Pradesh

Group A

Fixtures and results

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Group B

Fixtures and results

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Goalscorers

11 Goals

• Sanju Yadav (Alakhpura)

10 Goals

• Pyari Xaxa (Rising Students)

8 Goals

• Deepika (Alakhpura)

5 Goals

• Kavita (Alakhpura)
• Indumathi Kathiresan (Jeppiaar Institute)

4 Goals

• Anju Tamang (Bodyline)
• Manpreet (Quartz)
• Bala (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Dangmei Grace (KRYPHSA)
• K. Sumithra (Jeppiaar Institute)

3 Goals

• Kamala Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Premi Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Mandakini (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Oinam Bembem Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Sangita Basfore (Rising Students)

2 Goals

• Mamata (Alakhpura)
• Sasmita Malik (Rising Students)
• Pinki (Rising Students)
• Karen Paisley (Bodyline)
• Rhea (Bodyline)
• Mamta (Quartz)
• Bindyarani (KRYPHSA)
• Roshni (KRYPHSA)
• Pradeepa (Jeppiaar Institute)
• Nandhini (Jeppiaar Institute)

1 Goals

• Sandhya (Jeppiaar Institute)
• M Nandhini (Jeppiaar Institute)
• Umapati (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Parameshwari (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Manda Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Haokip (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Prameshwori (Eastern Sporting Union)
• Nisha (Alakhpura)
• Ngoubi Devi (Rising Students)
• Arati Anima (Rising Students)
• Manisha Panna (Rising Students)
• Jabamani Tudu (Rising Students)
• Aditi Shetty (Bodyline)
• Reshmi (Quartz)
• Tara (Quartz)
• Muthu Selvi (Jeppiaar Institute)
• Juki (Jeppiaar Institute)
• Varalakshmi (Jeppiaar Institute)
• Amsavalli (Jeppiaar Institute)

External links

• Fixtures and results

Notes and References

1. News: INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE PRELIMS TO KICK-OFF ON OCT 17. 14 October 2016. The All India Football Federation. 14 October 2016.
2. Web site: Women's I-League: Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student Club make it through to final round. scroll.in. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203164616/https://thefield.scroll.in/820177/womens-i-league-eastern-sporting-union-and-rising-student-fc-make-it-through-to-final-round. 3 February 2017. 28 October 2016.