2018–19 Indian Women's League

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Indian Women's League
Season2018–19
ChampionsSethu
1st IWL title
1st Indian title
Matches played33
Goals scored156 (4.73 per match)
Best PlayerSandhiya Ranganathan
Top goalscorerBala Devi
(26 goals)
Best goalkeeperLinthoingambi Devi
Highest scoringManipur Police 4-6 Sethu
SAI-STC Cuttack 0-10 Manipur Police
Manipur Police 10-0 Bangalore United
All statistics correct as of 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[edit]

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[edit]

Locations of the 2018-19 Indian Women's League teams
FC Alakhpura
FC Alakhpura
Manipur Police SC
Manipur Police SC
Bangalore United
Bangalore United
Baroda FA
Baroda FA
Hans Women’s FC
Hans Women’s FC
Cuttack
Cuttack
Central SSB Women's
Central SSB Women's
Cuttack teams Rising Student's Club SAI-STC Cuttack
Cuttack teams
Rising Student's Club
SAI-STC Cuttack
Locations of the 2018-19 Indian Women's League teams


Team locations[edit]

Group A State/UT Group B State/UT
Rising Student's Club Cuttack, Odisha Manipur Police Imphal, Manipur
Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode, Kerala Sethu Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Central SSB Women's Kolkata, West Bengal FC Kolhapur City Kolhapur, Maharashtra
FC Alakhpura Alakhpura, Haryana Baroda Football Academy Baroda, Gujarat
Hans Women's FC Delhi Bangalore United FC Bengaluru, Karnataka
Panjim Footballers Panaji, Goa SAI-STC Cuttack Cuttack, Odisha

Foreign players[edit]

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

Final round[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Cluster I[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 5 5 0 0 16 1 +15 15 Semi Final
2 Central SSB Women 5 4 0 1 10 7 +3 12
3 Hans Women FC 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
4 Panjim Footballers 5 1 1 3 7 13 −6 4
5 Rising Student's Club 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
6 FC Alakhpura 5 1 0 4 3 6 −3 3
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


Cluster II[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sethu 5 5 0 0 34 4 +30 15 Semi Final
2 Manipur Police 5 4 0 1 37 8 +29 12
3 FC Kolhapur City 5 2 1 2 8 20 −12 7
4 SAI-STC Cuttack 5 2 0 3 5 21 −16 6
5 Bangalore United FC 5 1 1 3 3 15 −12 4
6 Baroda Football Academy 5 0 0 5 4 23 −19 0
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


Knock–out stage[edit]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semifinals
Gokulam Kerala 2–4 Manipur Police
Sethu 8–1 Central SSB Women's
Final
Manipur Police 1–3 Sethu

Season awards[edit]

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

Award Recipient
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)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HERO INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE 2018-19 TO KICK OFF IN LUDHIANA". AIFF. 3 May 2019.

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