The 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2 was the third season of the Indian Women's League 2 (IWL2), the second tier women's football league in India.
Garhwal United were the champions of the previous edition. They were promoted to the 2025–26 IWL alongside Sesa.
Qualification The teams qualifying and nominated from the 2024–25 Indian State Leagues will join the remaining 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2 and the 2024–25 Indian Women's League relegated teams for the season. This edition will have 14 teams, that will be split into two groups of five each and one group of four. The group stage will be played in a single round-robin format in two centralised locations in Karnataka and Kerala from 20 March to 29 March 2026.
Relegated from Indian Women's League Odisha HOPS
Team State/Region Qualifying method 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2 Krida Prabodhini Maharashtra Final round Mumbai Knights Maharashtra Group stage Roots Karnataka Final round 2024–25 Indian Women's State leagues DKR Telangana 2025 Telangana Women's League champions Imphal Manipur 2024–25 Manipur Women's League champions Juba Sangha Delhi 2024–25 Delhi Women's League runners-up KASA Girls Assam 2024–25 Assam Women's League champions Kemp Karnataka 2024–25 Karnataka Women's League runners-up Kerala United Kerala 2024–25 Kerala Women's League runners-up MGM Ambush Chhattisgarh 2024–25 Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League champions Suruchi Sangha West Bengal 2024–25 Calcutta Women's Football League semifinalists Others DFA Raisen Madhya Pradesh Nominated
Teams
Stadiums and locations GroupCityStadiumCapacityGroup ABengaluruPD CSE Phase 2250Group BThrissurMunicipal Corporation Stadium15,000Group CBengaluruPD CSE Phase 2250
Team 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
Personnel Team Head coach Captain DFA Raisen Param Ashwar Pallavi Rawat DKR Football Academy Gottipati Nagaraju Kodi Alekhya HOPS Ravi Kumar Punia Khushi FC Imphal Bebekananda Singh Pukhrambam Bhumika Devi Thingujam Juba Sangha FC Kulbhushan Manderwal Kiran KASA Girls FC Horen Engti Sonia Marak Kemp Sudhakar D. Mithila Ramani Kerala United Rajeev Raj Sharmila Krida Prabodhini Dhiraj Mishra Rani Kadam MGM Ambush FC Mukesh Shrivastav Soniya Sahu Mumbai Knights Preetam Mahadik Nikita Jude Odisha Mitchel Ivan Silva Muriel Adam Roots Deep Mahanta Patir Rosy Thanga Suruchi Sangha Sourav Chakraborty Ranjan Bhattacherjee Jyotsna Bara
During group stage. From final round.
Group stage Group A
Matches
Group B
Matches
Group C
Matches
Final round Standings
Matches
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Simran GurungKrida Prabodhini92 Sumaiyya ShaikhKrida Prabodhini7 Roshni TiggaSuruchi Sangha VipanshiJuba Sangha5 Puja PachiKASA Girls6 NidhiJuba Sangha7 Bhagyashree DalviMumbai Knights5 Maidangshri NarzaryKASA Girls9 Khushbu SarojKemp4 KiranJuba Sangha
See also Men 2025–26 Indian Super League (Tier I) 2025–26 Indian Football League (Tier II) 2025–26 I-League 2 (Tier III) 2025–26 I-League 3 (Tier IV) 2025–26 Indian State Leagues (Tier V) 2025–26 AIFF Super Cup 2025 Durand Cup 2026 Reliance Foundation Development League Women 2025–26 Indian Women's League (Tier I)
References
External links IWL 2