The Indian Women’s League (IWL), the country’s top women’s professional club competition, is back after a gap of two years. Twelve teams will be involved in this year’s tournament, which will include last edition’s champions, Gokulam Kerala FC, as well as a new All India Football Federation (AIFF) developmental side – Indian Arrows.

Dates and venues

The IWL will begin on April 15th and end on May 26th. Bhubaneswar will host all 66 matches at three venues – Capital Ground, 7th Battalion Ground and the Kalinga Stadium.

Broadcast details

Eurosport will telecast 30 of the 66 matches on TV. All matches at the Capital Ground and Kalinga Stadium will also be streamed on the Indian Football YouTube page.

Teams

Gokulam Kerala FC from Kerala. The defending champions from Kozhikode will start as favourites for the tournament. They are also champions of the Kerala Women’s League (KWL) 2021-22.

Hans Women Football Club from Delhi. This is their second appearance in the IWL, also having won three consecutive Delhi League titles.

Indian Arrows are the development team of the AIFF, consisting of youngsters and promising players.

Kickstart FC from Bengaluru, Karnataka. They are featuring in the IWL for the second time in a row. Kickstart FC are three-time champions of Karnataka Women’s League, the latest being the winners of 2021-22 season.

Mata Rukmani Football Club from Dimrapal in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. This will be their first foray in the IWL. They’ve won their state-level league competition twice.

Odisha Police and Sports Odisha are the two clubs from Odisha. Led by India international Pyari Xaxa, Odisha Police won the most recent edition of Odisha Women’s League while Sports Odisha ended as runners-up. Both teams made it to IWL 2022 by making it to the final of Odisha Women’s League.

PIFA Sports Colaba FC from Mumbai. This will be their debut season in the IWL. They made it to the main round of the tournament after becoming the champions of their state level club competition.

Sethu FC from Madurai, Tamil Nadu: Former champions of the IWL – the 2018-19 season, where they beat Manipur Police in the final. They are also the two-time champions of Tamil Nadu Women’s League – in 2019-20 and 2021-22.

Sirvodem Sports Club from Goa. This will be their first ever season in the IWL. They won the 2021 Goa Women’s League without losing a single match.

SSB Women Football Club from Siliguri, West Bengal. This is their second appearance in the IWL. They won the Calcutta Women’s Football League three years in a row.

ARA FC: The Young Welfare Club, Guwahati City Football Club and Golazo Football Club were involved in the qualifying round from April 1-5 in New Delhi. ARA FC from Gujarat made the cut to the main round by finishing on top of the table with nine points from three matches.

Format

This season’s IWL matches will be played in a round-robin format. Teams will play each other once and the table-topper will be declared as the champions. The winners of this season will also qualify for the AFC Women’s Club Championships.

Fixtures

April 15

PIFA Sports FC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM,Capital Ground

SSB Women FC vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Indian Arrows vs Sirvodem SC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

April 16

Odisha Police vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Sethu FC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM 7th Battalion Ground

ARA FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

April 19

Hans Women FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Odisha Sports vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Gokulam Kerala FC vs SSB Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

April 20

Sirvodem SC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Mata Rukmani FC vs Odisha Police, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Sethu FC vs ARA FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

April 23

Hans Women FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

PIFA Sports FC vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Kickstart FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

April 24

SSB Women FC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Odisha Police vs ARA FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Indian Arrows vs Sethu FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

April 27

Odisha Police vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Odisha Sports vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Mata Rukmani FC vs Hans Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

April 28

Sethu FC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

ARA FC vs SSB Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Gokulam Kerala FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 1

Gokulam Kerala FC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

SSB Women FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

PIFA Sports FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 2

Hans Women FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Kickstart FC vs Odisha Police, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Sirvodem SC vs Sethu FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 5

Sethu FC vs Odisha Sports, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Mata Rukmani FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

ARA FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 6

Odisha Police vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Indian Arrows vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

SSB Women FC vs Kickstart FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 9

Mata Rukmani FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

PIFA Sports FC vs Sethu FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Odisha Sports vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 10

Gokulam Kerala FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Sirvodem SC vs SSB Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Hans Women FC vs Kickstart FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 13

ARA FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Odisha Police vs Sethu FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Indian Arrows vs Mata Rukmani FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 14

Kickstart FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

SSB Women FC vs Odisha Sports, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Hans Women FC vs Sirvodem SC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 17

ARA FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Gokulam Kerala FC vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Sethu FC vs SSB Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 18

Mata Rukmani FC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Odisha Sports vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

PIFA Sports FC vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 21

Indian Arrows vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Kickstart FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

SSB Women FC vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 22

Hans Women FC vs Sethu FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground

Sirvodem SC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

Gokulam Kerala FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 25

TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, Capital Ground

TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

TBD vs TBD, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium

May 26

TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, Capital Ground

TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground

TBD vs TBD, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium