Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Eastern Sporting Union |
Matches played | 34 |
Goals scored | 183 (5.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Sanju Yadav (Alakhpura) Kamala Devi (Eastern Sporting Union) 15 goals |
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2017. |
The 2016–17 Indian Women's League season will be the first season of the Indian Women's League, a women's football league in India. The season was scheduled to kick off with the preliminary rounds on 17 October 2016 in which the top two teams from the two groups will qualify for the league proper. In the final round four teams from qualifier joined by two direct entry teams.
Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student entered final rounds by topping their groups, and Alakhpura and Jeppiaar Institute as group runners-up.
The final round will be held from January 28 to February 14 at the Ambedkar Stadium. The league proper will follow a round robin format with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.