2018–19 Indian Women's League Explained

Competition:Indian Women's League
Season:2018–19
Winners:Sethu
1st IWL title
1st Indian title
Matches:33
Total Goals:156
Best Player:Sandhiya Ranganathan
League Topscorer:Bala Devi
(26 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Linthoingambi Devi
Highest Scoring:Manipur Police 4-6 Sethu
SAI-STC Cuttack 0-10 Manipur Police
Manipur Police 10-0 Bangalore United
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20
Updated:22 May 2019

The 2018–19 Indian Women's League was the third season of the Indian Women's League, a women's football league in India. The league was started from 5 May 2019 and twelve teams were participated in the league. All the matches were played in Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana.[1]

Qualifiers

State women's leagues organised by various state federations acted as qualifier for this season, as the champions of the leagues have been awarded a place in the final round.

Teams

Team locations

!Group A! State/UT!Group B! State/UT
Rising Student's ClubManipur Police
Gokulam KeralaSethu
Central SSB Women'sFC Kolhapur CityKolhapur, Maharashtra
FC Alakhpura Baroda Football Academy Baroda, Gujarat
Hans Women's FC Bangalore United FC
Panjim FootballersSAI-STC Cuttack

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2
Bangalore United FC
Baroda Football Academy
Central SSB Women's
FC Alakhpura
FC Kolhapur City Ayomide Awawu Anibaba Crystal Nnenna Eke
Hans Women's FC Uchenna Rita Casta Ukachukwu
Gokulam Kerala
Manipur Police
Panjim Footballers
Rising Student's Club
SAI-STC Cuttack
Sethu

Final round

Group stage

See main article: 2018–19 Indian Women's League final round.

Cluster II

Knock–out stage

|-!colspan=4|Semifinals |-!colspan=4|Final |}

Season awards

The awards for the Hero Indian Women's League 2018–19 season:

AwardRecipient
Top Scorer Bala Devi (Manipur Police)
Best Goalkeeper Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (Gokulam Kerala Women)
Most Valuable Player Sandhiya Ranganathan (Sethu FC)
Emerging Player Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (Sethu FC)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HERO INDIAN WOMEN’S LEAGUE 2018-19 TO KICK OFF IN LUDHIANA. AIFF. 3 May 2019.