2016–17 Indian Women's League final round explained

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

2016-17 Indian Women's League final round
Dates:28 January – 14 February 2017
Country:India
Num Teams:6
Champions:Eastern Sporting Union
(1st title)
Runner-Up:Rising Students
Matches:18
Goals:69
Top Goal Scorer:Yumnam Devi
(12 goals)
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Indian Women's League final round was played between six teams to decide the champion of Indian Women's League inaugural season. It was held from 28 January to 14 February at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The league proper followed a round-robin format with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.[1]

Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Students entered round by topping their groups in the preliminary round. Alakhpura and Jeppiaar Institute entered after finishing second in their respective groups.[2] Pune City and Aizawl joined them as direct entry teams. Eastern Sporting Union won the final beating Rising Students 3–0.[3]

Teams

TeamState Entry
Eastern Sporting UnionManipurPreliminary
Rising StudentsOdishaPreliminary
Jeppiaar InstitutePuducheryPreliminary
AlakhpuraHaryanaPreliminary
Pune CityMaharashtraDirect
AizawlMizoramDirect

Group stage

Knock out stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Yumnam Kamala DeviEastern Sporting Union12
2Sasmita MalikRising Student7
3 Jabamani TuduRising Student 6
Kashmina M. S.Eastern Sporting Union
5Pyari XaxaRising Student 4
6 Sanju YadavAlakhpura3
DeepikaAlakhpura
Elizabeth VanlalmawiiAizawl
Anju TamangRising Student
R. SandhiyaJeppiaar Institute

Hat-tricks

Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.

PlayerForAgainstGoalsResultDate
1 Rising StudentAizawl36–128 January 2017[4]
2 Eastern Sporting UnionJeppiaar Institute3 7–128 January 2017[5]
3 3
4 AlakhpuraAizawl36–2[6]
5 Rising StudentJeppiaar Institute47–0[7]
6 Eastern Sporting UnionAlakhpura34–1[8]

Awards

The following awards were announced at the end of the season, following the final on 14 February:[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: AIFF launches professional league for women footballers. 25 January 2017. Outlook India. 24 January 2017.
  2. News: Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student FC makes it to the Final round of the Indian Women's League 2017.. The All India Football Federation. 27 October 2016. 27 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League. ESPN. espn.in. 15 February 2017. 14 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Rising Student to the Occasion. 28 January 2017. All India Football Federation. 3 February 2017.
  5. Web site: Two Hat-tricks help ESU rout JIT. 28 January 2017. All India Football Federation. 3 February 2017.
  6. Web site: STERLING SANJU LEADS ALAKHPURA TO 6–2 WIN OVER AIZAWL FC. 31 January 2017. All India Football Federation. 3 February 2017.
  7. Web site: RISING STUDENT'S CLUB QUALIFY FOR IWL SEMIS, FINISH GROUP WITH 12 POINT. 8 February 2017. All India Football Federation. 8 February 2017.
  8. Web site: EASTERN SPORTING UNION DEFEATS ALAKHPURA TO BECOME IWL FINALIST. 11 February 2017. All India Football Federation. 11 February 2017.