The 2019–20 Indian Women's League (also known as Hero Indian Women's League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's 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.
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 will qualify for the event. 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.
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. Gokulam Kerala defeated FC Alakhpura 9–1 over two legs to secure a place in the Group stage.
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Teams
Team locations +Group AState/UTGroup BState/UT Baroda Football AcademyBaroda, Gujarat Bangalore United Bengaluru, Karnataka BBK DavAmritsar, Punjab Bidesh XIAssonora, Goa Kolhapur CityKolhapur, MaharashtraOdisha PoliceBhubaneswar, Odisha KickstartBengaluru, Karnataka KenkreMumbai, Maharashtra KRYPHSAImphal, Manipur SreebhumiKolkata, West Bengal SethuMadurai, Tamil Nadu Gokulam Kerala Kozhikode, Kerala
Personnel TeamHead coachCaptainBangalore United Chitra Gangadharan Amoolya KamalBaroda FA Muralidharan P Priya MistryBBK Dav Satpal Singh Kala Shyama RaniBidesh XI Joao Minino Rebello Astrid Pereira Gokulam Kerala Priya P. V. Michel CastanhaKolhapur City Muzamil Mahmood Mrunal KhotKickstart M Muruhuvedan ManpreetKenkre Kalpana Dass Soumya GugulothKRYPHSA Langam Chaoba Devi Grace DangmeiOdisha Police Mohammad Shahid Jabbar Karishma OramSethu Amrutha Arvind Ashalata DeviSreebhumi Barun Sengupta Poli Koley
Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2Bangalore United Tanvie HansBaroda Football AcademyNo player was signedBBK DavBidesh XIGokulam Kerala Sabitra Bhandari Espérance AgboKolhapur CityNo player was signedKickstartKenkreKRYPHSAOdisha PoliceSethu Anita BasnetSreebhumiNo player was signed
Final round Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knock–out stage
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!colspan=4|Final
Season awards The awards for the Hero Indian Women's League 2019–20 season:
AwardRecipient Top Scorer Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala) Best Goalkeeper Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (KRYPHSA) Most Valuable Player Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (KRYPHSA) Emerging Player Manisha Kalyan (Gokulam Kerala)
References
External links All India Football Federation.