Indian Women's League
Season2023–24
Dates8 December 2023 – 24 March 2024
Matches played15
Goals scored37 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerKarishma Shirvoikar
(6 Goals)
Biggest home winGokulam Kerala 8–0 Sports Odisha
(6 January 2024)
Biggest away winSports Odisha 0–4 Odisha
(15 December 2023)
Highest scoringGokulam Kerala 8–0 Sports Odisha
(6 January 2024)
Longest winning runOdisha
(4 matches)
Longest unbeaten runOdisha
Kickstart
(4 matches)
Longest winless runSports Odisha
(5 matches)
Longest losing runSports Odisha
(5 matches)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 12 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Indian Women's League is the seventh season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India.[1] Gokulam Kerala are the three-time defending champions.[2][3]

Format

Season is played in a double round-robin format, with each club playing the other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 12 matches. It is the first IWL season to be played on home and away basis, as so far all seasons have been held at centralised venue.

Qualification

The teams were awarded direct qualification for the 2023–24 season, which qualified for the knockout round and finished in the top eight positions in the 2022–23 season.[4] Originally 8 teams qualified for the season, but Eastern Sporting Union didn't communicate with AIFF on their participation and thus the League Committee decided to continue with the remaining 7 teams for the season.[5]

Club State/Region Qualification
2022–23 Indian Women's League
Gokulam Kerala Kerala Champions
Kickstart Karnataka Runners-up
Sethu Tamil Nadu Semi-finalists
HOPS Delhi Quarter-finalists
Sports Odisha Odisha Quarter-finalists
East Bengal West Bengal Quarter-finalists
Odisha Odisha Quarter-finalists
Eastern Sporting Union Manipur Semi-finalists

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the Indian Women's League teams
Club City State/Region Stadium Capacity
East Bengal Kolkata West Bengal East Bengal Ground 23,500
Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode Kerala EMS Corporation Stadium 50,000
HOPS New Delhi Delhi Ambedkar Stadium 15,000
Kickstart Bengaluru Karnataka Bangalore Football Stadium 8,400
Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha Kalinga Stadium 15,000
Bhubaneswar FA Ground 1,000
Sethu Madurai Tamil Nadu Tilak Maidan[lower-alpha 1] 5,000
Sports Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha Capital Football Arena 1,500
  1. ↑ The club is based in Tamil Nadu but will play its home games in Goa for the 2023–24 season due to the unavailability of stadiums.

Personnel and sponsorships

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
East Bengal India Dipankar Biswas India Trisha Mallick Trak Only Emami
Gokulam Kerala India Anthony Andrews India Grace Dangmei Do's CSB Bank
HOPS India Om Prakash Chhibber India Anushka Samuel Dharam Foundation
Kickstart India Langam Chaoba Devi India Dalima Chhibber Haier
Odisha India Crispin Chhetri India Manisa Panna Trak Only Odisha Tourism
Sethu India Kanan Priolkar Nepal Anjila Tumbapo Subba Hummel Everrenew
Sports Odisha India Paromita Sit India Munica Minz Nivia Sports Odisha Tourism

Foreign players

AIFF allowed maximum of three foreign players per team but only two can be part of starting 11.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Former player(s)
East Bengal — — — —
Gokulam Kerala Uganda Fazila Ikwaput Ghana Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia Kenya Phoeby Okech Ghana Veronica Appiah
HOPS Ghana Gladys Amfobea Ghana Fredrica Torkudzor — —
Kickstart Bangladesh Sabina Khatun Nepal Preeti Rai Nepal Dipa Shahi —
Odisha Myanmar Win Theingi Tun — — —
Sethu Nepal Anjila Tumbapo Subba Nepal Gita Rana Kenya Bertha Adhiambo Omita —
Sports Odisha Nepal Amrita Jaishi Nepal Rashmi Kumari Ghising — —

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Odisha 4 4 0 0 8 0 +8 12 Champions and qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Kickstart 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 10
3 Gokulam Kerala 5 2 2 1 9 2 +7 8
4 Sethu 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
5 East Bengal 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 3
6 HOPS 4 1 0 3 1 5 −4 3
7 Sports Odisha 5 0 0 5 1 17 −16 0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away EAB GOK HOP KFC OFC SFC SPO
East Bengal 23 Jan 0–1 5 Feb 18 Jan 2–4 30 Jan
Gokulam Kerala 23 Mar 3 Feb 0–0 9 Feb 0–0 8–0
HOPS 1 Mar 0–1 0–3 8 Mar 22 Jan 15 Mar
Kickstart 3–1 10 Mar 29 Jan 24 Jan 16 Mar 2–1
Odisha 17 Mar 2–0 1–0 24 Mar 1–0 4 Feb
Sethu 11 Feb 28 Jan 22 Mar 17 Jan 2 Mar 1–0
Sports Odisha 0–2 3 Mar 16 Jan 10 Feb 0–4 9 Mar
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: AIFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match

The table lists the results of the teams after each match.

Match123456789101112
East BengalWLLL
Gokulam KeralaDWLWD
HOPSLLWL
KickstartWWWD
OdishaWWWW
SethuDWLW
Sports OdishaLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: AIFF
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by matchweek

The table lists the positions of teams after each matchweek mentioned in official fixtures.

Round123456789101112
East Bengal24555
Gokulam Kerala32433
HOPS76666
Kickstart11122
Odisha53211
Sethu45344
Sports Odisha67777
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: AIFF

Matches

  • All times are in IST (UTC+5:30).

Matchweek 1

8 December 2023 Gokulam Kerala 0–0 Sethu Kozhikode
15:30 Report Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Kanika Barman
Player of the Match: Anjila Tumbapo Subba (Sethu)
9 December 2023 HOPS 0–3 Kickstart Delhi
13:00 Report
  • Karishma 13'
  • S. Lepcha 24'
  • Pakpi Devi 56'
 Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)
10 December 2023 Sports Odisha 0–2 East Bengal Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report
Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 270
Referee: Pooja S.
Player of the Match: Margaret Devi (East Bengal)

Matchweek 2

14 December 2023 HOPS 0–1 Gokulam Kerala Delhi
13:00 Report
Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Rachana Kamani
Player of the Match: Anju Tamang (Gokulam Kerala)
15 December 2023 Sports Odisha 0–4 Odisha Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report
Stadium: Capital Football Arena
Attendance: 250
Referee: Neetu Rana
Player of the Match: Manisa Panna (Odisha)
16 December 2023 Kickstart 3–1 East Bengal Bengaluru
15:30
Report
  • S. Raul 86'
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Usha
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)

Matchweek 3

20 December 2023 Odisha 2–0 Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar
14:00
Report Stadium: Kalinga Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ruba Devi G.
Player of the Match: Sanju Yadav (Odisha)
21 December 2023 Kickstart 2–1 Sports Odisha Bengaluru
15:30
Report
  • R. Ghising 27' (pen.)
 Stadium: Bangalore Football Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mahi Tudu
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)
23 December 2023 East Bengal 2–4 Sethu Kolkata
14:00
  • Sibani Devi 60'
  • S. Raul 82'
 Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Neetu Rana
Player of the Match: Naorem Priyangka Devi (Sethu)

Matchweek 4

4 January 2024 East Bengal 0–1 HOPS Kolkata
14:00 Report
Stadium: East Bengal Ground
Attendance: 312
Referee: Sen Hangma Subba
Player of the Match: Fredrica Torkudzor (HOPS)
5 January 2024 Odisha 1–0 Sethu Bhubaneswar
14:00
Report Stadium: Bhubaneswar Football Academy
Attendance: 30
Referee: Kusum Mandi
Player of the Match: Indumathi Kathiresan (Odisha)
6 January 2024 Gokulam Kerala 8–0 Sports Odisha Kozhikode
15:30
Report Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Usha
Player of the Match: Sandhiya Ranganathan (Gokulam Kerala)

Matchweek 5

10 January 2024 Odisha 1–0 HOPS Bhubaneswar
14:00
Report Stadium: Bhubaneswar Football Academy
Attendance: 30
Referee: Kanika Barman
Player of the Match: Indumathi Kathiresan (Odisha)
11 January 2024 Sethu 1–0 Sports Odisha Vasco da Gama
15:30
Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham
Player of the Match: Kaviya Pakkirisamy (Sethu)
12 January 2024 Gokulam Kerala 0–0 Kickstart Kozhikode
15:30 Report Stadium: EMS Corporation Stadium
Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Kickstart)

Matchweek 6

16 January 2024 Sports Odisha v HOPS Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report Stadium: TBD
17 January 2024 Sethu v Kickstart Vasco da Gama
15:30 Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan

Matchweek 7

22 January 2024 HOPS v Sethu Delhi
13:00 Report Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium

Matchweek 8

Matchweek 9

Matchweek 10

10 February 2024 Sports Odisha v Kickstart Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report Stadium: Capital Football Arena

Matchweek 11

2 March 2024 Sethu v Odisha Vasco da Gama
15:30 Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
3 March 2024 Sports Odisha v Gokulam Kerala Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report Stadium: Capital Football Arena

Matchweek 12

8 March 2024 HOPS v Odisha Delhi
15:30 Report Stadium: Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
9 March 2024 Sports Odisha v Sethu Bhubaneswar
15:00 Report Stadium: Capital Football Arena

Matchweek 13

Matchweek 14

22 March 2024 Sethu v HOPS Vasco da Gama
15:30 Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan

Season statistics

As of 12 January 2024

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 India Karishma Shirvoikar Kickstart 6
2 India Anju Tamang Gokulam Kerala 3
3 India Naorem Priyangka Devi Sethu 2
India Nongmeikapam Sibani Devi East Bengal
India Sulanjana Raul East Bengal
Myanmar Win Theingi Tun Odisha
Uganda Fazila Ikwaput Gokulam Kerala
India Soumya Guguloth Gokulam Kerala
India Pyari Xaxa Odisha
India Kaviya Pakkirisamy Sethu
11 Ghana Gladys Amfobea HOPS 1
India Indumathi Kathiresan Odisha
India Kajol D'Souza Sethu
India Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi East Bengal
India Lynda Kom Serto Odisha
India Malati Munda Odisha
India Manisa Panna Odisha
Nepal Rashmi Kumari Ghising Sports Odisha
India Sushmita Lepcha Kiskstart
India Yumlembam Pakpi Devi Kiskstart
India Sandhiya Ranganathan Gokulam Kerala
India Asem Roja Devi Gokulam Kerala

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
India Karishma Shirvoikar Kickstart East Bengal 3–1 (H) 16 December 2023
Notes
  • (H) – Home team
  • (A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 India Shreya Hooda Odisha 4
2 Ghana Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia Gokulam Kerala 2
Nepal Anjila Tumbapo Subba Sethu
India Maibam Linthoingambi Devi Kickstart
5 India Anshika HOPS 1
India Keisham Melody Chanu East Bengal
India Sowmiya Narayanasamy Gokulam Kerala
India Payal Basude Gokulam Kerala

Discipline

Player

  • Most red cards: 0[6]
    • TBC

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 5[6]
    • Gokulam Kerala
  • Most red cards: 0[6]
    • TBC

Awards

Match awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AIFF officials hold discussions with Hero I-League, Hero IWL clubs". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "AIFF announces fixtures for I-League, IWL". AIFF. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "AIFF League Committee meets online to reach decisions on I-League, IWL and 3rd Division League". AIFF. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "IWL Statistics". the-aiff.com.
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