The Indian Women's League 2 (abbreviated as IWL 2) is the second-tier professional women's football league in the Indian football league system. The competition was established in 2023, with its first season starting in 2024. It was launched as India’s first national second-tier professional women’s football league, positioned below the Indian Women's League.
History The league was launched by All India Football Federation as India's first national women's second tier professional football league. 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.
On 22 September 2026, the AIFF and Capri Sports entered into a 15-year partnership for the commercial development and marketing rights of the Indian Women's League (IWL) and Indian Women's League 2 (IWL 2).
Format 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.
Media coverage The matches are broadcast by AIFF, SportsKPI on their official YouTube channels.
Period TV telecast Online streaming 2023–present YouTube
Clubs
Club City State/RegionGroup A Roots (host) Bengaluru Karnataka Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha Mumbai Knights Mumbai Maharashtra DFA Raisen Raisen Madhya Pradesh Juba Sangha FC New Delhi DelhiGroup B Kerala United (host) Malappuram Kerala KASA Girls FC Diphu Assam HOPS New Delhi Delhi Krida Prabodhini Pune Maharashtra DKR Football Academy Nizamabad TelanganaGroup C Kemp (host) Bengaluru Karnataka MGM Ambush FC Raipur Chhattisgarh FC Imphal Imphal Manipur Suruchi Sangha Kolkata West Bengal
All time clubs A total of 32 clubs have participated so far in the group stage or final round of IWL 2 since its inception from 2023, up to the 2025–26 season.
All time clubs to play in the IWL 2
+ Club Location No. ofseasons First Last Best finishAIPL FCPatna, Bihar12023–245th in group stage (2023–24)CASA Barwani SCBarwani, Madhya Pradesh22023–242024–255th in group stage (2023–24, 2024–25)Celtic Queens FCPondicherry, Puducherry12023–244th in group stage (2023–24)City Bahadurgarh FCBahadurgarh, Haryana12023–244th in group stage (2023–24)DFA RaisenRaisen, Madhya Pradesh12025–264th in group stage (2025–26)DKR FANizamabad, Telangana12025–265th in group stage (2025–26)Garhwal UnitedNew Delhi, Delhi22023–242024–25Champions (2024–25)HOPSNew Delhi, Delhi12025–26Champions (2025–26)FC ImphalImphal, Manipur12025–263rd in group stage (2025–26)Indian ArrowsBengaluru, Karnataka12024–25Runners-up (2024–25)Inter KashiVaranasi, Uttar Pradesh12024–254th in group stage (2024–25)Juba SanghaNew Delhi, Delhi12025–26Runners-up (2025–26)KASA GirlsDiphu, Assam12025–263rd in group stage (2025–26)KempBengaluru, Karnataka12025–263rd in final round (2025–26)Kerala UnitedThrissur, Kerala12025–264th in group stage (2025–26)Khad FCUna, Himachal Pradesh12023–244th in group stage (2023–24)Krida PrabodhiniPune, Maharashtra32023–242025–264th in final round (2024–25, 2025–26)Liberty LadiesPondicherry, Puducherry12024–254th in group stage (2024–25)MGM AmbushRaipur, Chhattisgarh22023–242025–264th in group stage (2023–24, 2025–26)Mumbai KnightsMumbai, Maharashtra32023–242025–265th in final round (2025–26)NitaCuttack, Odisha12023–24Runners-up (2023–24)NorthEast UnitedGuwahati, Assam12024–255th in group stage (2024–25)OdishaBhubaneswar, Odisha12025–265th in group stage (2025–26)Pudhuvai UnicornsPondicherry, Puducherry22023–242024–254th in final round (2023–24)RootsBengaluru, Karnataka22024–252025–265th in final round (2024–25)SesaSanquelim, Goa12024–253rd in final round (2024–25)SAI KokrajharKokrajhar, Assam12023–244th in group stage (2023–24)Sports Authority of GujaratGandhinagar, Gujarat22023–242024–256th in final round (2023–24)SribhumiKolkata, West Bengal12023–24Champions (2023–24)Suruchi SanghaKolkata, West Bengal22024–252025–266th in final round (2025–26)FC TuemPernem, Goa22023–242024–255th in final round (2023–24)TungabhadraAnantapur, Andhra Pradesh12024–252nd in group stage (2024–25)
Champions IWL 2 results Season Champions Runner-upThird place 2023–24 Sribhumi Nita Garhwal United2024–25 Garhwal United Indian Arrows Sesa2025–26HOPSJuba SanghaKemp
Performance by clubs
ClubChampionRunner-upThird placeGarhwal United1 (2024–25)–1 (2023–24)Sribhumi1 (2023–24)––HOPS1 (2025–26)––Nita–1 (2023–24)–Indian Arrows–1 (2024–25)–Juba Sangha–1 (2025–26)–Sesa––1 (2024–25)Kemp––1 (2025–26)
Records
Top scorers by season SeasonPlayerClubGoals2023–24 Shruti KumariGarhwal United102024–25 Lhingdeikim KipgenGarhwal United122025–26 Simran GurungPune Krida Prabodhini 9
See also Football in India Women's football in India
References
External links IWL 2 at i-league.org