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Indian Women's League 2

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Indian Women's League 2
Organising bodyAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
First season2023–24 Indian Women's League 2
CountryIndia
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams15
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toIndian Women's League
Relegation toState leagues
Current championsSreebhumi
TV partnersIndian Football (YouTube)
Websitethe-aiff.com
Current: 2023–24

The Indian Women's League 2 (abbreviated as the IWL 2) is the women's second tier professional football league in Indian football.[1] The competition is established in 2023, with the first season starting from 2024. The league was launched as India's first national women's second tier professional football league below the Indian Women's League.[2][3][4][5]

History

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The league was launched by All India Football Federation as India's first national women's second tier professional football league.[2][3][4] In January 2024, the League Committee confirmed the introduction of the system of promotion and relegation of the clubs involving the IWL and IWL 2, effective from the 2024–25 season.[1]

Format

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The inaugural season constituted of 24 clubs which qualified through state leagues as well as being nominated by the Member State Associations. The Group stage consisted of the clubs which will be divided into five groups of three each and each club playing their opponents in their respective group once in a round-robin format, with the winners of every group proceeding to the Final Round. The Final Round will constitute of a single-leg round-robin format, with the top two teams gaining promotion to the Indian Women's League.[6][7]

Media coverage

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The matches of the first season of the league were live streamed on the Indian Football YouTube channel.

Clubs

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Champions

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IWL 2 results
Season Champions Runner-up
2023–24 Sreebhumi Nita

Records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "AIFF League Committee recommends promotion-relegation system for IWL". www.the-aiff.com. AIFF. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL". Khel Now. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season". www.business-standard.com. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "AIFF League Committee meeting chaired online by Lalnghinglova Hmar". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ "AIFF officials hold discussions with Hero I-League, Hero IWL clubs". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ^ "AIFF League Committee meets over IWL 2 details". www.the-aiff.com. AIFF. 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ "IWL 2: Tuem look to make a mark on debut". The Times of India. 23 March 2024.
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