The 2017–18 Indian Women's League was the second season of the Indian Women's League, a women's football league in India. The qualifiers for the league will start from 25 November 2017.[1] Rising Student's Club won the 2017–18 Indian Women's League.[2]
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rising Students 1st title |
| Matches played | 55 |
| Goals scored | 225 (4.09 per match) |
| Best Player | Irom Prameshwori Devi |
| Top goalscorer | Bala Devi (KRYPHSA F.C. ) (12 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Elangbam Panthoi Chanu |
| Highest scoring | Indira Gandhi AS&E 1-10 KRYPHSA F.C. |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 14 April 2018. | |
Preliminary round
editThe preliminary round was scheduled to be held from 25 November 2017 to 8 December 2017 at Rajarshi Shahu Stadium in Kolhapur. Thirteen teams entered the preliminary round. Teams were split into two groups and the top-ranked team from each group qualified for the final round.
Teams
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Team locations
edit| Group A | State/UT | Group B | State/UT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sethu FC | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | Chandney Sporting Club | West Bengal |
| Indira Gandhi AS&E[3] | Pondicherry | United Warriors Sporting Club | Phagwara, Punjab |
| Capital Complex Sporting Club | Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh | Hans Women’s Football Club | Delhi |
| Baroda Football Academy | Vadodara, Gujarat | India Rush Soccer | Maharashtra |
| Rising Student's Club | Cuttack, Odisha | KRYPHSA | Manipur |
| J&K State Sports Council | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir | Eastern Sporting Union | Manipur |
| SAI Women Football Team |
Rising Student's Club and Eastern Sporting Union qualified for final round by topping Group A and Group B respectively. Due to unavailability of teams from I-League and Indian Super League, four more teams from qualification round Sethu FC, Indira Gandhi AS&E, India Rush Soccer and KRYPHSA are promoted to final round.
Personnel
edit| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Sporting Union |  Oinam Bembem Devi
|
Irom Prameshwori Devi
|
| Gokulam Kerala | Priya P. V.
|
Anita Rawat
|
| Indira Gandhi AS&E | Amrutha Arvind
|
|
| KRYPHSA | Langam Chaoba Devi
|
Bala Devi
|
| Rising Students Club | Sukla Dutta
|
Suprava Samal
|
| Rush Soccer |  Claude Bolton
|
|
| Sethu | Kalpana Dass
|
Indumathi Kathiresan
|
Foreign players
edit| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Sporting Union | — | — | — |
| Gokulam Kerala |  Fazila Ikwaput[4]
|
Ritah Nabbosa[4]
|
— |
| Indira Gandhi AS&E | — | — | — |
| KRYPHSA | — | — | — |
| Rising Students | — | — | — |
| Rush Soccer | — | — | — |
| Sethu |  Tanvie Hans[5]
|
 Sabina Khatun[6]
|
Krishna Rani Sarkar[6]
|
Final round
editFinal round will be played among seven teams who face each other once with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals. Gokulam Kerala FC women's team will be joined by Six teams from preliminary round.[7]
Group stage
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRYPHSA | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 14 | Semi Final |
| 2 | Eastern Sporting Union | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | |
| 3 | Sethu FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | |
| 4 | Rising Student's Club | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | |
| 5 | Gokulam Kerala | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | Indira Gandhi AS&E | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 3 | |
| 7 | Rush Soccer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 |
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 | |||
| KRYPHSA | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) |
Rising Students | |
| Eastern Sporting Union | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Sethu | |
| Final | |||
| Rising Students | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) |
Eastern Sporting Union | |
Season awards
editHero Indian Women's League 2017–18 awards were given on April 14.[2]
| Award | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Top Scorer | Bala Devi (KRYPHSA) |
| Best Goalkeeper | Panthoi Chanu (Eastern Sporting Union) |
| Most Valuable Player | Prameshwori Devi (Eastern Sporting Union) |
| Emerging Player | Grace Dangmei (KRYPHSA) |
References
edit- ^ "IWL - INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE 2017-18 QUALIFIERS FIXTURES ANNOUNCED". 6 November 2017.
- ^ a b "RISING STUDENT CLUB CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF HERO IWL". 14 April 2018.
- ^ "For the Indira Gandhi Academy team, the experience of the Indian Women's League is a hard-earned one". scroll.in. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b "We have secured the services of Ugandan national team players, Fazila Ikwaput and Ritah Nabbosa, for the upcoming HeroIWL". Gokulam Kerala (twitter). 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Im excited! Playing for SethuFC as a foreign player". Tanvie Hans (twitter). 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Krishna, Sabina to fly for India today". thedailystar.net. 25 March 2018.
- ^ "INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE TO KICK-OFF ON MARCH 25". Aiff.com. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.