2016–17 Indian Women's League

Indian Women's League
Season2016–17
ChampionsEastern Sporting Union
1st title
Matches played34
Goals scored183 (5.38 per match)
Best PlayerThokchom Umapati Devi
Top goalscorerSanju Yadav (Alakhpura)
Kamala Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
15 goals
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2017.

The 2016–17 Indian Women's League was the first season of the Indian Women's League, a women's football league in India. The season was scheduled to kick off with the preliminary rounds on 17 October 2016 in which the top two teams from the two groups qualified for the league proper.[1] In the final round four teams from qualifier joined by two direct entry teams. Eastern Sporting Union won the title in the inaugural season.

Preliminary round

Main article: 2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round

Teams

Group A State Group B State
Alakhpura Haryana Eastern Sporting Union Manipur
Bodyline Maharashtra Jeppiaar Institute Pondicherry
Quartz Kerala KRYPHSA Manipur
Rising Student Odisha Sudeva Moonlight Delhi
Royal Wahingdoh Meghalaya Uttar Pradesh FC Uttar Pradesh

Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student Club entered final rounds by topping their groups, and Alakhpura and Jeppiaar Institute as group runners-up.[2]

Teams

Team locations

Team State Entry
Eastern Sporting Union Manipur Preliminary
Rising Students Odisha Preliminary
Jeppiaar Institute Puduchery Preliminary
Alakhpura Haryana Preliminary
Pune City Maharashtra Direct
Aizawl Mizoram Direct

Personnel

Team Head coach Captain
Eastern Sporting Union India Oinam Bembem Devi (player-manager)
Rising Students India Gitanjali Khuntia India Sasmita Mallik
Jeppiaar Institute India Subramanian Mariappan India Sumithra Kamaraj
Alakhpura India Sonika Vijarnia India Sanju Yadav
Pune City India Kalpana Dass India Dalima Chhibber
Aizawl India K. Lalruaizeli

Final round

Main article: 2016–17 Indian Women's League final round

The final round will be held from January 28 to February 14 at the Ambedkar Stadium. The league proper will follow a round robin format with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.[3]

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rising Students 5 4 0 1 20 3 +17 12 Semi Final
2 Eastern Sporting Union 5 4 0 1 15 4 +11 12
3 Alakhpura 5 2 2 1 8 4 +4 8
4 Pune City 5 2 1 2 6 8 −2 7
5 Jeppiaar Institute 5 1 1 3 5 18 −13 4
6 Aizawl 5 0 0 5 5 22 −17 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

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Semifinals
Rising Student 2–0 Pune City
Eastern Sporting Union 4–1 Alakhpura
Final
Eastern Sporting Union 3–0 Rising Student

Season awards

The following awards were announced at the end of the season:[4]

References

  1. ^ "INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE PRELIMS TO KICK-OFF ON OCT 17". The All India Football Federation. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student FC makes it to the Final round of the Indian Women's League 2017". The All India Football Federation. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ^ "AIFF launches professional league for women footballers". Outlook India. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League". ESPN. espn.in. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.