Indian Women's League 2 Explained

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

The league was launched by All India Football Federation as India's first national women's second tier professional football league.^{[6] [7] [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

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.^{[8] [9]}

Media coverage

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

Champions

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Champions	Runner-up
2023–24	Sreebhumi	Nita

See also

• Football in India
• Women's football in India

External links

• IWL 2 at i-league.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: AIFF League Committee recommends promotion-relegation system for IWL . www.the-aiff.com . AIFF . 19 January 2024 . 19 January 2024 .
2. Web site: AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL . 2023-06-13 . Khel Now . English.
3. Web site: 2023-06-13 . Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season . 2023-06-13 . www.business-standard.com . en-US.
4. Web site: AIFF League Committee meeting chaired online by Lalnghinglova Hmar . 2023-07-20 . www.the-aiff.com.
5. Web site: AIFF officials hold discussions with Hero I-League, Hero IWL clubs . 2023-07-20 . www.the-aiff.com.
6. Web site: AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL . 2023-06-13 . Khel Now . English.
7. Web site: 2023-06-13 . Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season . 2023-06-13 . www.business-standard.com . en-US.
8. Web site: AIFF League Committee meets over IWL 2 details . www.the-aiff.com . AIFF . 20 February 2024 .
9. Web site: IWL 2: Tuem look to make a mark on debut . The Times of India . 23 March 2024 .