2019–20 Indian Women's League

Indian Women's League
Season2019–20
Dates24 January – 14 February 2020
ChampionsGokulam Kerala
1st IWL title
1st Indian title
AFC Women's Club ChampionshipGokulam Kerala
Matches played33
Goals scored123 (3.73 per match)
Best PlayerRatanbala Devi
Top goalscorerSabitra Bhandari
(16 goals)
Best goalkeeperLinthoingambi Devi
(5 cleansheets)
Longest winning runKryphsa
Gokulam Kerala
(5 matches,
only league matches)
Longest unbeaten runKryphsa
Gokulam Kerala
(5 matches,
only league matches)
Longest winless runBBK Dav
Bidesh XI
(5 matches)
Longest losing runBidesh XI
(5 matches)
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2022.

The 2019–20 Indian Women's League was the fourth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India. The league started from 24 January 2020 and ended on 14 February 2020 with Gokulam Kerala defeating Kryphsa 3-2 in the final to clinch the title for the first time. Twelve teams participated in the league. All the matches were played in Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru.[1]

AFC Women's Club Championship

The winners of the 2020-21 season would originally get the chance to participate in 2021 edition of AFC Women's Club Championship. But as a backup it was thought if the season is unable to complete or cancelled before the start of the tournament which will be held from October 30 to November 14, the defending champions of 2019-20 season, Gokulam Kerala FC will qualify for the event.[2] Later on 15 July 2021, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2020–21 pilot tournament.[3]

Qualifiers

State women's leagues organized by various state federations acted as the qualifier this season. In addition to these, the Rest of India zone champions has been awarded a place in the final round.[4] Gokulam Kerala defeated FC Alakhpura 9–1 over two legs to secure a place in the Group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rest of India Zone
Gokulam Kerala 9–1 FC Alakhpura 1–0 8–1

Teams

Locations of the 2019-20 Indian Women's League teams
Bidesh XI FC
Bidesh XI FC
BBK Dav FC
BBK Dav FC
KRYPHSA
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Baroda FA
Baroda FA
Sethu
FC Kolhapur City
Kenkre FC
Kenkre FC
Odisha Police FC
Odisha Police FC
Sreebhumi FC
Gokulam Kerala
Bengaluru teams Bangalore United FC Kickstart FC
Bengaluru teams
Bangalore United FC
Kickstart FC
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Locations of the 2019-20 Indian Women's League teams


Team locations

Group A State/UT Group B State/UT
Baroda Football Academy Baroda, Gujarat Bangalore United FC Bengaluru, Karnataka
BBK Dav FC Amritsar, Punjab Bidesh XI FC Assonora, Goa
FC Kolhapur City Kolhapur, Maharashtra Odisha Police FC Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Kickstart FC Bengaluru, Karnataka Kenkre FC Mumbai, Maharashtra
KRYPHSA Imphal, Manipur Sreebhumi FC Kolkata, West Bengal
Sethu Madurai, Tamil Nadu Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode, Kerala

Personnel

Team Head coach Captain
Bangalore United FC India Chitra Gangadharan India Amoolya Kamal
Baroda Football Academy India Muralidharan P India Priya Mistry
BBK Dav FC India Satpal Singh Kala India Shyama Rani
Bidesh XI FC India Joao Minino Rebello India Astrid Pereira
Gokulam Kerala India Priya P. V. India Michel Castanha
FC Kolhapur City India Muzamil Mahmood India Mrunal Khot
Kickstart FC India M Muruhuvedan India Manpreet
Kenkre FC India Kalpana Dass India Soumya Guguloth
KRYPHSA India Langam Chaoba Devi India Grace Dangmei
Odisha Police India Mohammad Shahid Jabbar India Karishma Oram
Sethu India Amrutha Arvind India Ashalata Devi
Sreebhumi FC India Barun Sengupta India Poli Koley

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2
Bangalore United FC England Tanvie Hans
Baroda Football Academy No player was signed
BBK Dav FC
Bidesh XI FC
Gokulam Kerala Nepal Sabitra Bhandari Ivory Coast Espérance Agbo
FC Kolhapur City No player was signed
Kickstart FC
Kenkre
KRYPHSA
Odisha Police FC
Sethu Nepal Anita Basnet
Sreebhumi FC No player was signed

Final round

Group stage

Main article: 2019–20 Indian Women's League final round

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 KRYPHSA 5 5 0 0 15 0 +15 15 Semi Final
2 Sethu 5 4 0 1 23 2 +21 12
3 Kickstart FC 5 3 0 2 6 7 −1 9
4 FC Kolhapur City 5 1 1 3 3 8 −5 4
5 Baroda Football Academy 5 1 0 4 3 13 −10 3
6 BBK Dav FC 5 0 1 4 1 21 −20 1
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


Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gokulam Kerala 5 5 0 0 28 2 +26 15 Semi Final
2 Kenkre 5 4 0 1 13 14 −1 12
3 Odisha Police FC 5 2 1 2 9 12 −3 7
4 Sreebhumi 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 5
5 Bangalore United FC 5 1 1 3 4 9 −5 4
6 Bidesh XI SC 5 0 0 5 2 18 −16 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
KRYPHSA 3–1 Kenkre
Gokulam Kerala 3–0 Sethu
Final
KRYPHSA 2–3 Gokulam Kerala

Season awards

The awards for the Hero Indian Women's League 2019–20 season:

Award Recipient
Top Scorer Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala Women)
Best Goalkeeper Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (KRYPHSA FC)
Most Valuable Player Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (KRYPHSA FC)
Emerging Player Manisha Kalyan (Gokulam Kerala Women)

References

  1. ^ "Hero Indian Women's League returns, scheduled to kick-off from January 24". AIFF. 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ "AIFF keen to host women's league by September in light of continental invite". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in AFC Women's Club Championship". The Indian Express. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Indian Women's League 2020 to Start on January 24: Know the Teams Confirmed to Be Participating". news18. 10 January 2019.

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