The Kerala Women's League (KWL) is a professional women's football league in the Indian state of Kerala. It is in the third tier of Indian woman’s football system. The league is organised by the Kerala Football Association (KFA), the official football governing body of the state.[1][2] For sponsorship ties with Ramco Cements, it is officially called as Ramco Kerala Women's League.[3]

Kerala Women's League
Organising bodyKerala Football Association
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
CountryIndia
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toIndian Women's League 2
Current championsGokulam Kerala (2nd title)
Most championshipsGokulam Kerala (2 titles)
TV partnersSportsCast India (YouTube)
Current: 2023–24

History

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The inaugural tournament was held in the 2014–15,[4] followed by the 2015–16 season. It wasn't held ever since until the 2021–22 season.[5][6][7][8]

Clubs

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2022–23 season

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Source:[3]

No. Team Location Home
1 Kerala Blasters Women Kochi Maharaja's College Stadium
2 Gokulam Kerala Women Kozhikode EMS Stadium
3 Kerala United Women Manjeri Payyanad Stadium
4 Don Bosco FA Women Ernakulam
5 Kadathanad Raja FA Purameri, Vadakara
6 Basco FC
7 Luca Soccer Club Women Manjeri Payyanad Stadium
8 Lords FA Kochi Maharajas College Stadium
9 SBFA Poovar
10 Emirates SC

Champions

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Edition Season Champion Runners-up
1st 2014–15 Wayanad Women's FC Marthoma College WFC
2nd 2015–16 Marthoma College WFC Quartz
League Suspended
3rd 2021–22 Gokulam Kerala Don Bosco FA
4th 2022–23 Lords FA Gokulam Kerala
5th 2023–24 Gokulam Kerala Lords FA

See also

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Football in India

References

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  1. ^ "Kerala Women's League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ Thoyakkat, Harigovind. "KFA launches official logo for Kerala Women's League 2021-22". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Kerala Football Association [@keralafa] (9 August 2022). "𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗰𝗼 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮-𝟮𝟯 🏆 𝟭𝟬 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝟭 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 #RamcoKWL 🏆 https://t.co/bHU3oK518f" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Muralidharan, Ashwin (4 May 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Kerala". Goal.com.
  5. ^ "KFA launches official logo for Kerala Women's League 2021-22". Khel Now. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Kerala Women's League 2021-22 starts 11th December". The Away End. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Kerala Women's League to return after 7 years". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. ^ "After a long lull, Kerala woman's football returns". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2021.