2022–23 Indian Women's League

Football league season

Hero Indian Women's League
Season	2022–23
Dates	26 April – 21 May 2023
Champions	Gokulam Kerala 3rd IWL title 3rd Indian title
AFC Women's Club Championship	Gokulam Kerala
Matches played	63
Goals scored	262 (4.16 per match)
Best Player	Indumathi Kathiresan
Top goalscorer	Sabitra Bhandari (29 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Maibam Linthoingambi Devi
Highest scoring	Gokulam Kerala 14–1 Kahaani
Longest winning run	Sethu (5 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Gokulam Kerala (10 matches)
Longest winless run	Kahaani Mata Rukmani Girls (7 matches)
Longest losing run	Kahaani Mata Rukmani Girls Lords FA (6 matches)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Indian Women's League (also known as Hero Indian Women's League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India.^[1]^[2]^[3] On 21 May, Gokulam Kerala successfully defended their title by winning the final against Kickstart, and became the first club to complete a hat-trick of Indian Women's League titles.^[4]^[5]

Format

The draw took place on 30 March 2023 at Football House, Dwarka, New Delhi.^[6] Speaking at the draw, Shaji Prabhakaran, the All India Football Federation Secretary General, said "My best wishes to all the 16 teams ... all efforts have been made to create a holistic situation for the development and rapid growth of Indian women's football."^[7]^[8]

Sixteen teams will participate in the league. The final round will consist of the group format with eight teams participating in each group. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage.^[9]^[10] The top eight teams of the season will receive direct slots for the next season of IWL.^[11]

Broadcasting

On 25 April, 2023 All India Football Federation announced that the evening matches of Indian Women's League will be streamed live on Indian Football YouTube channel.^[12]

Qualification

State women's leagues organised by various state federations acted as qualifier for this season. The champions of the twelve state leagues have been awarded a place in the final round along with the clubs which finished in the top four positions in the 2021–22 season.^[13] The slot for the state league whose current champions also qualified via top four qualification, went to the runner-up of the league.

Club	State/Region	Qualification
2021–22 Indian Women's League
Gokulam Kerala	Kerala	Champions
Sethu	Tamil Nadu	Runners-up
Kickstart	Karnataka	Third place
Sports Odisha	Odisha	Fourth place
2022–23 Indian Women's State leagues
Celtic Queens	Puducherry	2022–23 Pondicherry Women's League champions
CRPF	Punjab	2022–23 Punjab Women's League champions
Churchill Brothers	Goa	2022–23 Goa Women's League champions
East Bengal	West Bengal	2022–23 Calcutta Women's Football League champions
Eastern Sporting Union	Manipur	2022–23 Manipur Women's League champions
HOPS	Delhi	2022–23 FD Women's League champions
Kahaani	Gujarat	2022–23 Gujarat State Women's League champions
Lords FA	Kerala	2022–23 Kerala Women's League champions
Mata Rukmani Girls	Chhattisgarh	2022–23 Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League champions
Misaka United	Karnataka	2022–23 Karnataka Women's League runner-up^[a]
Mumbai Knights	Maharashtra	2022–23 WIFA Women's Football League champions
Odisha	Odisha	2022–23 Odisha Women's League champions

^ The champions of the 2022–23 Karnataka Women's League, Kickstart had already qualified.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Kahaani FC

Gokulam Kerala

CRPF FC

HOPS FC

Lords FA

Mumbai
Knights

Mata Rukmani SC

Sethu

East Bengal

Eastern
Sporting Union

Celtic Queens FC

Churchill
Brothers

Bhubaneshwar

Bengaluru

Bhubaneswar teams:
Odisha FC
Sports Odisha

Bengaluru teams:
Kickstart FC
Misaka United FC

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Locations of the Indian Women's League teams

The matches will be played at two venues located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat; Transstadia and Shahbaug Police Stadium.^[14]

Club	City	State/Region
Celtic Queens	Pondicherry	Puducherry
Churchill Brothers	Vasco da Gama	Goa
CRPF	Jalandhar	Punjab
East Bengal	Kolkata	West Bengal
Eastern Sporting Union	Imphal	Manipur
Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode	Kerala
HOPS	New Delhi	Delhi
Kahaani	Ahmedabad	Gujarat
Kickstart	Bengaluru	Karnataka
Lords FA	Kochi	Kerala
Mata Rukmani	Bastar	Chhattisgarh
Misaka United	Bengaluru	Karnataka
Mumbai Knights	Mumbai	Maharastra
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Odisha
Sethu	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
Sports Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Odisha

Personnel and sponsorships

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Celtic Queens	Nitesh Sharma	Sujata Shetty
Churchill Brothers	Girijadevi Desai	Laura Estibeiro
CRPF	Uttam Singh Negi	Binita Kerketta
East Bengal	Sujata Kar	Ratna Halder	Trak Only	Emami
Eastern Sporting Union	Lourembam Ronibala Chanu	Irom Prameshwori Devi		Karkinos Healthcare
Gokulam Kerala	Anthony Andrews	Grace Dangmei	SEGA	CSB Bank
HOPS	Sanjay Singh	Renu Rani	Roseate	Dharam Foundation
Kahaani	Lalita Saini	Maya Rabari		Sameeksha Capital
Kickstart	Langam Chaoba Devi	Dalima Chhibber		Haier
Lords FA	Nirvan Jagdish Shah	Bhagyashree Dalvi		ICCS College of Engg and Mgmt, Joy E Bike
Mata Rukmani	Shantanu Ghosh	Nilima Khakha		COSCO
Misaka United	Anup Theres Raj	Tarini Kumar	Hummel	MFAR Constructions, Five Morsels Press
Mumbai Knights	Rutuja Gunwant	Valencia Lourdina D'mello
Odisha	Crispin Chettri	Bala Devi	Trak Only	Odisha Tourism
Sethu	Joseph Naik	Naorem Priyangka Devi		COSCO
Sports Odisha	Paromita Sit	Mamata Patra	Nivia Sports	Odisha Tourism

Foreign players

AIFF allowed maximum of three foreign players per team but only two can be part of starting 11.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
Celtic Queens	Mercy Amorkor Tagoe	Idah Atieno Odhiambo	—
Churchill Brothers	—	—	—
CRPF	—	—	—
East Bengal	—	—	—
Eastern Sporting Union	—	—	—
Gokulam Kerala	Sabitra Bhandari	Vivian Adjei	Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia
HOPS	—	—	—
Kahaani	—	—	—
Kickstart	Saru Limbu	Renuka Nagarkote	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa
Lords FA	Camille Rodriguez	Anita Basnet	—
Mata Rukmani	—	—	—
Misaka United	Nurul Azurin Mazlan	Lucy Kwekwe Jira	Sonia Opoku
Mumbai Knights	Alexandra Marie Eccard	—	—
Odisha	Cynthia Santos	Faustina Worwornyo Akpo	—
Sethu	Anjila Tumbapo Subba	Dorcas Sikobe	Ivy Faith Atieno
Sports Odisha	Rekha Poudel	—	—

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gokulam Kerala (C)	7	6	1	0	53	5	+48	19	Qualification for Knockout stage and 2023–24 Indian Women's League
2	Sports Odisha	7	4	1	2	11	13	−2	13
3	East Bengal	7	4	1	2	12	13	−1	13
4	HOPS	7	4	0	3	14	7	+7	12
5	Misaka United	7	2	4	1	9	2	+7	10
6	Mumbai Knights	7	3	1	3	7	18	−11	10
7	Mata Rukmani	7	0	1	6	0	18	−18	1
8	Kahaani	7	0	1	6	1	31	−30	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May. 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
(C) Champions

Matches

Sports Odisha v HOPS

26 April 2023	Sports Odisha	3–2	HOPS	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Rekha Poudel 51' Manisha Naik 58' Anju 90+5'	Report	Shailja 74' Rajni Bala 81'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Anju (Sports Odisha)

Misaka United v Mata Rukmani

26 April 2023	Misaka United	2–0	Mata Rukmani	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Lalrinmuani 45+4', 67'	Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 150 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Lalrinmuani (Misaka United)

Kahaani v Mumbai Knights

26 April 2023	Kahaani	0–1	Mumbai Knights	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report	Priyanka 24'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Mansi Anant Samre (Mumbai Knights)

East Bengal v Gokulam Kerala

26 April 2023	East Bengal	2–8	Gokulam Kerala	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Rimpa Haldar 10' Tulsi Hembram 63'	Report	Bhandari 2', 4', 22', 70', 89' Indumathi 7' Dangmei 77' Adjei 79'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala)

Mumbai Knights v Mata Rukmani

29 April 2023	Mumbai Knights	1–0	Mata Rukmani	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Namita Belsariya 12' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Harsha Saini Player of the Match: Priyanka (Mumbai Knights)

HOPS v Misaka United

29 April 2023	HOPS	1–0	Misaka United	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Renu 63'	Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 0 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Renu Rani (HOPS)

Gokulam Kerala v Sports Odisha

29 April 2023	Gokulam Kerala	8–1	Sports Odisha	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Bhandari 7', 62', 63', 79' Adjei 28', 86' Dangmei 43' Hemam Shilky Devi 70'	Report	Sumitra Hembram 12'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Vivian Adjei (Gokulam Kerala)

East Bengal v Kahaani

29 April 2023	East Bengal	1–0	Kahaani	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Ratna Halder 79' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Aarti Banwari (Kahaani)

HOPS v Gokulam Kerala

2 May 2023	HOPS	0–3	Gokulam Kerala	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Roja Devi 38' Bhandari 49', 63'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Hemam Shilky Devi (Gokulam Kerala)

Misaka United v Mumbai Knights

2 May 2023	Misaka United	0–0	Mumbai Knights	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 10 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Lavanya Upadhyay (Misaka United)

Sports Odisha v Kahaani

2 May 2023	Sports Odisha	3–0	Kahaani	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Rekha Poudel 11', 86' Nisha 87'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Sanfida Nongrum (Sports Odisha)

Mata Rukmani v East Bengal

2 May 2023	Mata Rukmani	0–2	East Bengal	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report	Mousumi Murmu 25' Rimpa Haldar 73'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 0 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Rimpa Haldar (East Bengal)

East Bengal v Mumbai Knights

4 May 2023	East Bengal	4–2	Mumbai Knights	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Rimpa Haldar 29', 55' Tulsi Hembram 37' Mousumi Murmu 43'	Report	Priyanka 65' Namrata Thakur 83'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Rimpa Haldar (East Bengal)

Gokulam Kerala v Misaka United

4 May 2023	Gokulam Kerala	0–0	Misaka United	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 50 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Nurul Azurin Mazlan (Misaka United)

Sports Odisha v Mata Rukmani

4 May 2023	Sports Odisha	1–0	Mata Rukmani	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Manisha Naik 54'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Manisha Naik (Sports Odisha)

Kahaani v HOPS

4 May 2023	Kahaani	0–6	HOPS	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report	Renu 3', 35' Santosh 6' Tannu 11', 63' Kajal 47'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 70 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Santosh (HOPS)

Gokulam Kerala v Kahaani

6 May 2023	Gokulam Kerala	14–1	Kahaani	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Sandhiya 18', 53', 67', 68', 88' Bhandari 20', 76', 90+4', 90+7' Shilky Devi 33' Indumathi 45+1', 83' Adjei 49' Ashalata Devi 81'	Report	Ranjana Chanu 10' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 10 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Sandhiya Ranganathan (Gokulam Kerala)

Mumbai Knights v Sports Odisha

6 May 2023	Mumbai Knights	2–1	Sports Odisha	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Ritu 45+5' Shirvoikar 47' (pen.)	Report	Anju 34'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Karishma Shirvoikar (Mumbai Knights)

HOPS v Mata Rukmani

6 May 2023	HOPS	3–0	Mata Rukmani	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Renu 43' (pen.) Santosh 70' Mamta 82'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Renu Rani (HOPS)

Misaka United v East Bengal

6 May 2023	Misaka United	1–1	East Bengal	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Lavanya Upadhyay 45+4'	Report	Singo Murmu 70'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 80 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Sunalinda Lawren (Misaka United)

Kahaani v Misaka United

9 May 2023	Kahaani	0–6	Misaka United	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Lucy Kwekwe Jira 3', 26', 38' Lalrinmuani 55' Lavanya Upadhyay 73'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 25 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Lucy Kwekwe Jira (Misaka United)

Sports Odisha v East Bengal

9 May 2023	Sports Odisha	2–1	East Bengal	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Rekha Poudel 60' Ritu Devi 90+4'	Report	Mousumi Murmu 63'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Phurki Lhambu Bhutia Player of the Match: Mousumi Murmu (East Bengal)

Mata Rukmani v Gokulam Kerala

9 May 2023	Mata Rukmani	0–9	Gokulam Kerala	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report	Ranjana Chanu 5' Bhandari 7', 12', 68', 69' Dangmei 20' Shilky Devi 27' Indumathi 35', 45+3'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 10 Referee: Harsha Saini Player of the Match: Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala)

HOPS v Mumbai Knights

9 May 2023	HOPS	2–0	Mumbai Knights	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Neha 23' Rajni Bala 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Neha (HOPS)

Kahaani v Mata Rukmani

12 May 2023	Kahaani	0–0	Mata Rukmani	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Aarti Banwari (Kahaani)

East Bengal v HOPS

12 May 2023	East Bengal	1–0	HOPS	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Ratna Halder 35' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Ratna Halder (East Bengal)

Misaka United v Sports Odisha

12 May 2023	Misaka United	0–0	Sports Odisha	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 0 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Nisilia Majaw (Misaka United)

Gokulam Kerala v Mumbai Knights

12 May 2023	Gokulam Kerala	11–1	Mumbai Knights	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Indumathi 10' Bhandari 11', 16', 32', 39', 55', 89', 90+3' Sandhiya 15', 57' Roja Devi 62'	Report	Bhumika Mane 43'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sethu	7	5	2	0	25	2	+23	17	Qualification for Knockout stage and 2023–24 Indian Women's League
2	Kickstart	7	5	1	1	30	2	+28	16
3	Odisha	7	5	1	1	28	2	+26	16
4	Eastern Sporting Union	7	5	0	2	12	10	+2	15
5	CRPF	7	2	1	4	9	26	−17	7
6	Celtic Queens	7	1	1	5	5	25	−20	4
7	Lords FA	7	1	0	6	11	24	−13	3
8	Churchill Brothers	7	1	0	6	6	35	−29	3

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May. 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

Matches

Eastern Sporting Union v Kickstart

27 April 2023	Eastern Sporting Union	1–0	Kickstart	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Mandakini Devi 27'	Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Kumari Nandita Player of the Match: Moirangthem Mandakini Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)

Lords FA v Celtic Queens

27 April 2023	Lords FA	4–0	Celtic Queens	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Fragrancy Riwan 8' Rodriguez 53', 62', 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 105 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Camille Rodriguez (Lords FA)

CRPF v Odisha

27 April 2023	CRPF	0–6	Odisha	Ahmedabad
16:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Hauhnar 19' Cynthia Santos 29' Faustina Worwornyo Akpo 44' Lynda Kom 45+2' Bala Devi 65' Jasoda Munda 66'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 0 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Grace Hauhnar (Odisha)

Churchill Brothers v Sethu

28 April 2023	Churchill Brothers	0–6	Sethu	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Kajol D'Souza 9', 11', 42', 45' Ivy Faith Atieno 54' Sunita Munda 72'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Kajol D'Souza (Sethu)

Celtic Queens v Eastern Sporting Union

30 April 2023	Celtic Queens	0–3	Eastern Sporting Union	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi 4' Rinaroy Devi 7' Lhingneilam Kipgen 66'	Stadium: Transstadia Player of the Match: Kamala Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)

Odisha v Kickstart

30 April 2023	Odisha	0–2	Kickstart	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 36' Laishram Bibicha Devi 73'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Player of the Match: Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa (Kickstart)

Sethu v Lords FA

30 April 2023	Sethu	4–1	Lords FA	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Sumati Kumari 40' Kajol D'Souza 58', 85' Priyangka Devi 69'	Report	Rodriguez 90+4' (pen,)	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 70 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Sumati Kumari (Sethu)

Churchill Brothers v CRPF

30 April 2023	Churchill Brothers	1–2	CRPF	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Karen Estrocio 52'	Report	Binita Kerketta 4' Karam Tony Devi 89'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Kumari Nandita Player of the Match: Neha Mann (CRPF)

Eastern Sporting Union v Odisha

3 May 2023	Eastern Sporting Union	0–4	Odisha	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Tamang 17' Bala Devi 25' Jasoda Munda 46' Lynda Kom 90+7'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Jasoda Munda (Odisha)

Celtic Queens v Sethu

3 May 2023	Celtic Queens	1–7	Sethu	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Kayenpaibam Anju Chanu 84'	Report	Kajol D'Souza 15', 53' Narzary 19' Sunita Munda 45+4', 74' Misha Bhandari 48' Priyadharshini S 80'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Ivy Faith Atieno (Sethu)

Kickstart v Churchill Brothers

3 May 2023	Kickstart	10–0	Churchill Brothers	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 14', 23' Limbu 36', 90' Sonia Marak 45+5' Kaviya Pakkirisamy 68', 78', 82', 90+8' Laishram Bibicha Devi 72'	Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 0 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Kaviya Pakkirisamy (Kickstart)

Lords FA v CRPF

3 May 2023	Lords FA	2–5	CRPF	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Rodriguez 58', 60'	Report	Neha Mann 4', 45+3' Nisha 25' Syed Buckshira 35' Tensubam Neelam Devi 40'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Harsha Saini Player of the Match: Neha Mann (CRPF)

Churchill Brothers v Odisha

5 May 2023	Churchill Brothers	0–10	Odisha	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Bala Devi 8', 21' Jasoda Munda 12' Karishma Oram 18', 45+3' Karthika Angamuthu 39' Faustina Worwornyo Akpo 56' Lynda Kom 60' Malati Munda 65', 90+1'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 10 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Lynda Kom (Odisha)

Sethu v Eastern Sporting Union

5 May 2023	Sethu	3–0	Eastern Sporting Union	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Priyangka Devi 24' Sumati Kumari 60' Pisda 87'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kumari Nandita Player of the Match: Priyangka Devi (Sethu)

Lords FA v Kickstart

5 May 2023	Lords FA	1–4	Kickstart	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Rodriguez 34' (pen.)	Report	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 4' Laishram Bibicha Devi 26' Limbu 39' Sonia Marak 66'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Astam Oraon (Kickstart)

CRPF v Celtic Queens

5 May 2023	CRPF	2–2	Celtic Queens	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Nisha 45+5' Ritu 48'	Report	Mangpineng Khongsai 39' (pen.) Kayenpaibam Anju Chanu 56'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Harsha Saini Player of the Match: Kayenpaibam Anju Chanu (Celtic Queens)

Celtic Queens v Kickstart

7 May 2023	Celtic Queens	0–5	Kickstart	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 33' Devneta Roy 35' Laishram Bibicha Devi 43' Nagarkote 52' Limbu 66'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Astam Oraon (Kickstart)

Sethu v CRPF

7 May 2023	Sethu	5–0	CRPF	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Kajol D'Souza 41' Sikobe 47' Purnima Kumari 51' Ivy Faith Atieno 87' Pisda 90+10'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Muskan Subba (Sethu)

Eastern Sporting Union v Churchill Brothers

7 May 2023	Eastern Sporting Union	4–1	Churchill Brothers	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Kamala Devi 43' Rinaroy Devi 45+3' Lhingneilam Kipgen 45+6' Prameshwori Devi 66'	Report	Alisha Tavares 17'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 50 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Kamala Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)

Odisha v Lords FA

7 May 2023	Odisha	5–0	Lords FA	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Cynthia Santos 41' Bala Devi 45+1' Faustina Worwornyo Akpo 63' Malati Munda 86' Tamang 89'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Bala Devi (Odisha)

Lords FA v Churchill Brothers

10 May 2023	Lords FA	1–3	Churchill Brothers	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Rodriguez 53' (pen.)	Report	Riya Sharma 43' Saniya 79', 90+3'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Saniya (Churchill Brothers)

CRPF v Eastern Sporting Union

10 May 2023	CRPF	0–1	Eastern Sporting Union	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Prameshwori Devi 52'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Prameshwori Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)

Celtic Queens v Odisha

10 May 2023	Celtic Queens	0–3	Odisha	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report	Faustina Worwornyo Akpo 3' Bannya Kabiraj 45+2' Lynda Kom 90+2'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 10 Referee: Kumari Nandita Player of the Match: Anju Tamang (Odisha)

Kickstart v Sethu

10 May 2023	Kickstart	0–0	Sethu	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 30 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Laishram Bibicha Devi (Kickstart)

CRPF v Kickstart

13 May 2023	CRPF	0–9	Kickstart	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Limbu 2', 28' Laishram Bibicha Devi 5', 34' Sushmita Lepcha 24' Oraon 56' Tanu 72' (o.g.) Chhibber 88' Laishram Rejiya Devi 90+1'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Kumari Nandita Player of the Match: Laishram Bibicha Devi (Kickstart)

Churchill Brothers v Celtic Queens

13 May 2023	Churchill Brothers	1–2	Celtic Queens	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Pushpa Parab 80'	Report	Aleena Tony 27' Mangpineng Khongsai 45+1'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 25 Referee: Harsha Saini Player of the Match: Kayenpaibam Anju Chanu (Celtic Queens)

Eastern Sporting Union v Lords FA

13 May 2023	Eastern Sporting Union	3–2	Lords FA	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30	Chandam Anjali Devi 23' Heirangkhongjam Linda Chanu 25' Lhingneilam Kipgen 33'	Report	Arya More 15', 20'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 100 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Lhingneilam Kipgen (Eastern Sporting Union)

Sethu v Odisha

13 May 2023	Sethu	0–0	Odisha	Ahmedabad
16:30 UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Monika Jana Player of the Match: Jasoda Munda (Odisha)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Kickstart

HOPS

QF1

Kickstart

QF3

Sethu

Sethu

East Bengal

SF1

Kickstart

SF2

Gokulam Kerala

Sports Odisha

1 (2)

Eastern Sporting Union

1 (4)

QF2

Eastern Sporting Union

QF4

Gokulam Kerala

1 (3)

Odisha

1 (0)

Quarter-finals

Kickstart v HOPS

16 May 2023	Kickstart	2–1	HOPS	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Pakkirisamy 17' Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 90+1'	Report	Renu 62'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 50 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Dalima Chhibber (Kickstart)

Sports Odisha v Eastern Sporting Union

16 May 2023	Sports Odisha	1–1 (2–4 p)	Eastern Sporting Union	Ahmedabad
08:00 UTC+5:30	Manisha Naik 80'	Report	Lhingneikim 67'	Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Lhingneikim (Eastern Sporting Union)
	Penalties
	Ritu Devi Poonam Poonam Khumukcham Sanamija Chanu		Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi Kangabam Anita Devi Kamala Devi Prameshwori Devi

Sethu v East Bengal

16 May 2023	Sethu	9–0	East Bengal	Ahmedabad
17:00 UTC+5:30	Narzary 13', 21', 50', 72', 78', 90+2' D'Souza 34' Priyangka Devi 45+1' Ivy Faith Atieno 90+8'	Report		Stadium: Shahibaug Police Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: Apurna Narzary (Sethu)

Gokulam Kerala v Odisha

16 May 2023	Gokulam Kerala	1–1 (3–0 p)	Odisha	Ahmedabad
17:00 UTC+5:30	Roja Devi 45+4'	Report	Bala Devi 2'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 50 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia (Gokulam Kerala)
	Penalties
	Ashalata Devi Indumathi Bhandari		Tamang Bala Devi Xaxa

Semi-finals

Kickstart v Sethu

19 May 2023	Kickstart	2–0	Sethu	Ahmedabad
17:00 UTC+5:30	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa 11' Limbu 45+5'	Report		Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 50 Referee: Phurki Lhamu Bhutia Player of the Match: W. Linthoingambi Devi (Kickstart)

Eastern Sporting Union v Gokulam Kerala

19 May 2023	Eastern Sporting Union	1–5	Gokulam Kerala	Ahmedabad
20:00 UTC+5:30	Kamala Devi 18'	Report	Indumathi 31' (pen.), 70' Bhandari 45+3', 90+5' Adjei 55'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 50 Referee: G. Ruba Devi Player of the Match: Indumathi Kathiresan (Gokulam Kerala)

Final

Kickstart v Gokulam Kerala

21 May 2023	Kickstart	0–5	Gokulam Kerala	Ahmedabad
18:00 UTC+5:30		Report	Bhandari 5' Sandhiya 22', 52' Indumathi 37' (pen.) Roja Devi 80'	Stadium: Transstadia Attendance: 400 Referee: Kanika Barman Player of the Match: Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala)

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala	29
2	Kajol D'Souza	Sethu	10
3	Indumathi Kathiresan	Gokulam Kerala	9
3	Sandhiya Ranganathan	Gokulam Kerala	9
5	Camille Rodriguez	Lords FA	8
6	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa	Kickstart	7
	Saru Limbu	Kickstart
	Apurna Narzary	Sethu
9	Laishram Bibicha Devi	Kickstart	6
9	Bala Devi	Odisha	6
Source: The AIFF

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala	East Bengal	2–8 (A)	26 April 2023
Camille Rodriguez	Lords FA	Celtic Queens	4–0 (H)	27 April 2023
Kajol D'Souza	Sethu	Churchill Brothers	6–0 (A)	28 April 2023
Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala	Sports Odisha	8–1 (H)	29 April 2023
Kaviya Pakkirisamy	Kickstart	Churchill Brothers	10–0 (H)	3 May 2023
Sandhiya Ranganathan	Gokulam Kerala	Kahaani	14–1 (H)	6 May 2023
Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala	Kahaani	14–1 (H)	6 May 2023
Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala	Mata Rukmani	9–0 (A)	9 May 2023
Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala	Mumbai Knights	11–1 (H)	12 May 2023
Apurna Narzary	Sethu	East Bengal	9–0 (H)	16 May 2023

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Maibam Linthoingambi Devi	Kickstart	6
1	Anjila Tumbapo Subba	Sethu	6
3	Nurul Azurin Mazlan	Misaka United	5
4	Shreya Hooda	Odisha	4
5	Elangbam Panthoi Chanu	Eastern Sporting Union	3
	Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia	Gokulam Kerala
	Anshika	HOPS

Awards

Match awards

Player of the Match
Match No.	Player	Club	Match No.	Player	Club	Match No.	Player	Club
Match 1	Lalrinmuani	Kickstart	Match 22	Ivy Faith Atieno	Sethu	Match 43	Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala
Match 2	Anju	Sports Odisha	Match 23	Kaviya Pakkirisamy	Kickstart	Match 44	Neha	HOPS
Match 3	Mansi Anant Samre	Mumbai Knights	Match 24	Neha Mann	CRPF	Match 45	Saniya	Churchill Brothers
Match 4	Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala	Match 25	Rimpa Haldar	East Bengal	Match 46	Prameshwori Devi	Eastern Sporting Union
Match 5	Mandakini Devi	Eastern Sporting Union	Match 26	Nurul Azurin Mazlan	Misaka United	Match 47	Anju Tamang	Odisha
Match 6	Camille Rodriguez	Lords FA	Match 27	Manisha Naik	Sports Odisha	Match 48	Laishram Bibicha Devi	Kickstart
Match 7	Grace Hauhnar	Odisha	Match 28	Santosh	HOPS	Match 49	Aarti Banwari	Kahaani
Match 8	Kajol D'Souza	Sethu	Match 29	Lynda Kom	Odisha	Match 50	Ratna Halder	East Bengal
Match 9	Priyanka	Mumbai Knights	Match 30	Priyangka Devi	Sethu	Match 51	Nisilia Majaw	Misaka United
Match 10	Renu Rani	HOPS	Match 31	Astam Oraon	Kickstart	Match 52	Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala
Match 11	Vivian Adjei	Gokulam Kerala	Match 32	Kayenpaibam Anju Chanu	Celtic Queens	Match 53	Laishram Bibicha Devi	Kickstart
Match 12	Aarti Banwari	Kahaani	Match 33	Sandhiya Ranganathan	Gokulam Kerala	Match 54	Kayenpaibam Anju Chanu	Celtic Queens
Match 13	Kamala Devi	Eastern Sporting Union	Match 34	Karishma Shirvoikar	Mumbai Knights	Match 55	Lhingneilam Kipgen	Eastern Sporting Union
Match 14	Kioko Elizabeth Katungwa	Kickstart	Match 35	Renu Rani	HOPS	Match 56	Jasoda Munda	Odisha
Match 15	Sumati Kumari	Sethu	Match 36	Sunalinda Lawren	Misaka United	Match 57	Dalima Chhibber	Kickstart
Match 16	Neha Mann	CRPF	Match 37	Astam Oraon	Kickstart	Match 58	Lhingneikim	Eastern Sporting Union
Match 17	Hemam Shilky Devi	Gokulam Kerala	Match 38	Muskan Subba	Sethu	Match 59	Apurna Narzary	Sethu
Match 18	Lavanya Upadhyay	Misaka United	Match 39	Kamala Devi	Eastern Sporting Union	Match 60	Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia	Gokulam Kerala
Match 19	Sanfida Nongrum	Sports Odisha	Match 40	Bala Devi	Odisha	Match 61	W. Linthoingambi Devi	Kickstart
Match 20	Rimpa Haldar	East Bengal	Match 41	Lucy Kwekwe Jira	Misaka United	Match 62	Indumathi Kathiresan	Gokulam Kerala
Match 21	Jasoda Munda	Odisha	Match 42	Mousumi Murmu	East Bengal	Match 63	Sabitra Bhandari	Gokulam Kerala

Season awards

Award	Winner
Hero of the League	Indumathi Kathiresan (Gokulam Kerala)
Top Goalscorer	Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala)
Best Goalkeeper	Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (Kickstart)
Best Defender	K. Ngopawdi (Sethu)
Emerging Player of the League	Astam Oraon (Kickstart)

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Indian Women's League

Seasons

Qualifiers

Finals

Clubs

2023–24 Clubs	East Bengal Gokulam Kerala HOPS Kickstart Odisha Sethu Sports Odisha
Former Clubs	Aizawl Women ARA Baroda FA CRPF Churchill Brothers Women Eastern Sporting Union Indira Gandhi AS&E Jeppiaar Institute Kenkre Kolhapur City KRYPHSA Manipur Police Mumbai Knights PIFA Sports Pune City Rising Student's Club Sreebhumi

Statistics and awards

Associated competitions

Indian Women's Football Championship

Category

Indian women's football league seasons

First tier league seasons (2016–present)
Indian Women's League	2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
List of champions

Second tier league seasons (2023–present)
Indian Women's League 2	2023–24

2022–23 in Indian football

League competitions

First division	Indian Super League (Men's) Playoffs Final Indian Women's League (Women's)
Second division	I-League
Third division	I-League 2nd Division
State leagues	Assam Bihar Delhi Goa Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Men's Women's Kerala Men's Women's Madhya Pradesh Manipur Meghalaya Sikkim Mizoram Maharashtra Odisha Men's Women's Punjab Rajasthan Uttarakhand West Bengal Men's Women's
Youth	Elite League

Cup competitions

Men	Durand Cup Final Super Cup Final Santosh Trophy (State) Final
Women	Senior Women's NFC (State)

Club seasons
Indian Super League	ATK Mohun Bagan Bengaluru Chennaiyin East Bengal Goa Hyderabad Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mumbai City NorthEast United Odisha
I-League	Aizawl Churchill Brothers Gokulam Kerala Indian Arrows Mohammedan NEROCA Punjab Rajasthan United Real Kashmir TRAU Sudeva Sreenidi Deccan
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