2019–20 Indian Women's League Explained

Competition:Indian Women's League
Season:2019–20
Dates:24 January – 14 February 2020
Winners:Gokulam Kerala
1st IWL title
1st Indian title
Continentalcup1:AFC Women's Club Championship
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Gokulam Kerala
Matches:33
Total Goals:123
League Topscorer:Sabitra Bhandari
(16 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:Linthoingambi Devi
(5 cleansheets)
Longest Wins:Kryphsa
Gokulam Kerala
(5 matches,
only league matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Kryphsa
Gokulam Kerala
(5 matches,
only league matches)
Longest Winless:BBK Dav
Bidesh XI
(5 matches)
Longest Losses:Bidesh XI
(5 matches)
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2021–22
2020–21
Updated:14 February 2022

The 2019–20 Indian Women's League was the fourth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India. The league started from 24 January 2020 and ended on 14 February 2020 with Gokulam Kerala defeating Kryphsa 3-2 in the final to clinch the title for the first time. Twelve teams participated in the league. All the matches were played in Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru.[1]

AFC Women's Club Championship

The winners of the 2020-21 season would originally get the chance to participate in 2021 edition of AFC Women's Club Championship. But as a backup it was thought if the season is unable to complete or cancelled before the start of the tournament which will be held from October 30 to November 14, the defending champions of 2019-20 season, Gokulam Kerala FC will qualify for the event.[2] Later on 15 July 2021, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2020–21 pilot tournament.[3]

Qualifiers

State women's leagues organized by various state federations acted as the qualifier this season. In addition to these, the Rest of India zone champions has been awarded a place in the final round.[4] Gokulam Kerala defeated FC Alakhpura 9–1 over two legs to secure a place in the Group stage.

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Teams

Team locations

!Group A! State/UT!Group B! State/UT
Baroda Football Academy
BBK Dav FCBidesh XI FC
FC Kolhapur CityKolhapur, MaharashtraOdisha Police FC
Kickstart FCKenkre FC
KRYPHSASreebhumi FC
SethuKozhikode, Kerala

Personnel

TeamHead coachCaptain
Bangalore United FC Chitra Gangadharan Amoolya Kamal
Baroda Football Academy Muralidharan P Priya Mistry
BBK Dav FC Satpal Singh Kala Shyama Rani
Bidesh XI FC Joao Minino Rebello Astrid Pereira
Priya P. V. Michel Castanha
FC Kolhapur City Muzamil Mahmood Mrunal Khot
Kickstart FC M Muruhuvedan Manpreet
Kenkre FC Kalpana Dass Soumya Guguloth
KRYPHSA Langam Chaoba Devi Grace Dangmei
Odisha Police Mohammad Shahid Jabbar Karishma Oram
Sethu Amrutha Arvind
Sreebhumi FC Barun Sengupta Poli Koley

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2
Bangalore United FC Tanvie Hans
Baroda Football AcademyNo player was signed
BBK Dav FC
Bidesh XI FC
Gokulam Kerala Sabitra Bhandari Espérance Agbo
FC Kolhapur CityNo player was signed
Kickstart FC
Kenkre
KRYPHSA
Odisha Police FC
Sethu Anita Basnet
Sreebhumi FCNo player was signed

Final round

Group stage

See main article: 2019–20 Indian Women's League final round.

Group B

Knock–out stage

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Season awards

The awards for the Hero Indian Women's League 2019–20 season:

AwardRecipient
Top Scorer Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala Women)
Best Goalkeeper Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (KRYPHSA FC)
Most Valuable Player Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (KRYPHSA FC)
Emerging Player Manisha Kalyan (Gokulam Kerala Women)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hero Indian Women's League returns, scheduled to kick-off from January 24. AIFF. 9 January 2019.
  2. Web site: AIFF keen to host women's league by September in light of continental invite. 2021-05-26. The New Indian Express.
  3. Web site: 2021-07-15. Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in AFC Women’s Club Championship. 2021-07-16. The Indian Express. en.
  4. Web site: Indian Women's League 2020 to Start on January 24: Know the Teams Confirmed to Be Participating. news18. 10 January 2019.