2020–21 Indian Women's League Explained

Competition:Indian Women's League
Season:2020–21
Dates:Cancelled
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 Indian Women's League was to be the fifth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India. The final round was scheduled to start from 21 April 2021 in Odisha but was later postponed due 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India.[1] [2] [3]

The AFC (Asian Football Confederation) announced that the winners of the 2020-21 IWL will get to feature in the 2021 edition of AFC Women's Club Championship, the premier women's club tournament of Asia.[4]

Teams

Leagues organized by the state federations acted as preliminary qualifiers.[5]

!Team!City!State
Gokulam Kerala FCKozhikodeKerala
Mata Rukmani FC (Girls)Dimrapara, Bastar districtChhattisgarh
Barwani FCBarwaniMadhya Pradesh
Shirsh Bihar United FCPatnaBihar
Techtro Swades United Women's FCUnaHimachal Pradesh
Travancore Royals FCThiruvananthapuramKerala
BBK DAV FCAmritsarPunjab
Sethu FCMaduraiTamil Nadu
MMF Club

Qualifying playoffs

Group A

Schedule

Group B

Schedule

Group C

Schedule

Round 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odisha to host 2020-21 season of Indian Women's League. Firstpost. 28 February 2021. 1 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Indian Women's League returns, scheduled to start on April 21. The Bridge. 26 March 2021. 1 March 2021.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-06. Indian Women's League 2021 postponed indefinitely. 2021-06-19. ESPN. en.
  4. Web site: PTI. Indian side to compete in AFC Women's Club Championship Pilot Tournament. 2021-06-19. Sportstar. 4 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Hero IWL. 2021-05-26. www.the-aiff.com.