The 2016–17 Indian Women's League (also known as Hero Indian Women's League for sponsorship reasons) was 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 the final round four teams from qualifier joined by two direct entry teams. Eastern Sporting Union won the title in the inaugural season.
Preliminary round
Teams Group A State Group B State Alakhpura Haryana Eastern Sporting Union Manipur Bodyline Maharashtra Jeppiaar Institute Pondicherry Quartz Kerala KRYPHSA Manipur Rising Student Odisha Sudeva Moonlight Delhi Royal Wahingdoh Meghalaya Uttar Pradesh FC Uttar Pradesh
Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student Club entered final rounds by topping their groups, and Alakhpura and Jeppiaar Institute as group runners-up.
Teams Team locations Team State Entry Eastern Sporting Union Manipur Preliminary Rising Students Odisha Preliminary Jeppiaar Institute Puduchery Preliminary Alakhpura Haryana Preliminary Pune City Maharashtra Direct Aizawl Mizoram Direct
Personnel Team Head coach CaptainEastern Sporting Union Oinam Bembem Devi (player-manager)Rising Students Gitanjali Khuntia Sasmita MallikJeppiaar Institute Subramanian Mariappan Sumithra KamarajAlakhpura Sonika Vijarnia Sanju YadavPune City Kalpana Dass Dalima ChhibberAizawl Pi R. Lalnunsangi K. Lalruaizeli
Final round
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.
Group stage
Knock-out Stage
!colspan=4|Semifinals
!colspan=4|Final
Season awards The following awards were announced at the end of the season:
Emerging Player: Jabamani Tudu Most Valuable Player: Umapati Devi Top Scorer: Kamala Devi
References
External links All India Football Federation.