The 2023–24 Indian Women's League 2 was the first season of the Indian Women's League 2, the second tier women's football league in India.
Format The Group stage was initially to consist of the 24 teams divided into six groups of four each, in the 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. It will be held at a centralised venue.
Qualification The teams qualifying from the 2023–24 Indian State Leagues will join the remaining 2022–23 Indian Women's League teams for the inaugural IWL 2 season. In February 2024, the AIFF announced the eligibility for nominations in the IWL 2, with the member associations required to conduct a league with at least six teams with a minimum of 10 matches per team. The League Committee reviewed the nominations filed by the various State FAs and recommended the finalisation of the teams after cut-off date. 9 teams withdrew citing financial demands and inability to assemble sufficient number of players. Additional withdrawal came from Manipur Police, Kerala United and Parikrma FC. The remaining teams were joined by additional state nominations to form the 15 teams for the season.
Team State/Region Qualifying method 2022–23 Indian Women's League Mumbai Knights FC Maharashtra Group stage Celtic Queens FC Puducherry Group stage 2023–24 Indian Women's State leagues Pudhuvai Unicorns Puducherry 2023–24 Pondicherry Women's League champions FC Tuem Goa 2023–24 Goa Women's League champions Sreebhumi FC West Bengal 2023–24 Calcutta Women's Football League champions Garhwal United FC Delhi 2023–24 FD Women's League champions MGM Ambush Chhattisgarh 2023–24 Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League champions Pune Krida Prabodhini Maharashtra 2023–24 WIFA Women's Football League runner-up Nita FA Odisha 2023–24 Odisha Women's League champions City Bahadurgarh FC Haryana 2023–24 Haryana Women's League champions SAI FC Kokrajhar Assam 2023–24 Assam Women's League semifinalists Others SAG FA Gujarat Nominated AIPL FC Bihar Nominated Casa Barwani SC Madhya Pradesh Nominated Khad FC Himachal Pradesh Nominated
Teams Stadiums and locations
+ Group City Stadium Capacity Group A Kokrajhar SAI STC Stadium 10,000 Group B Dum Dum Amal Dutta Krirangan 6,000 Group C Mapusa Duler Stadium 5,000
Team City State/Region AIPL FC Patna Bihar Casa Barwani SC Barwani Madhya Pradesh Celtic Queens FC Pondicherry Puducherry City Bahadurgarh FC Bahadurgarh Haryana Garhwal United FC Delhi Delhi Khad FC Una Himachal Pradesh Pune Krida Prabodhini Pune Maharastra MGM Ambush Raipur Chhattisgarh Mumbai Knights FC Mumbai Maharastra Nita FA Cuttack Odisha Pudhuvai Unicorns Pondicherry Puducherry SAI FC Kokrajhar Kokrajhar Assam SAG FA Gandhinagar Gujarat Sreebhumi FC Kolkata West Bengal FC Tuem Pernem Goa
Personnel Team Head coach Captain AIPL Arijit Sarkar Salina Kumari Casa Barwani Shahrukh Qureshi Krishna Bhati Celtic Queens Vivek K S Sujata Rai City Bahadurgarh Sudharshan Singh Preety Garhwal United Akshay Unni Thokchom Devajani Devi Khad Renu Bala Shital Sahani MGM Ambush Mukesh Shrivastav Nandini Nirmalkar Mumbai Knights Preetam Mahadik Valencia Lourdina D'Mello Nita Pratima Biswas Pipili Mohanty Pudhuvai Unicorns Dinesh Kumar Shanmugapriya Sasikumar Pune Krida Prabodhini Dhiraj Mishra Rani Kadam SAI Kokrajhar Pradip Kumar Brahma Kabita Wary SAG Kalpana Dass Shilpa Thakor Sreebhumi Sujata Kar Mousumi Murmu Tuem Kulsum Bi Shaikh Laura Estibeiro
Group stage Group A
Matches
Group B
Matches
Group C
Matches
Final round Standings
Matches
See also Women 2023–24 Indian Women's League Men 2023–24 Indian Super League 2023–24 I-League 2023–24 I-League 2 2023–24 I-League 3 2023 Durand Cup 2024 Super Cup
References
External links IWL 2