Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League

Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League
Organising bodyWestern India Football Association (Maharashtra)
Founded2017 (2017)
CountryIndia
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toIndian Women's League 2
Relegation toDistrict leagues
Current championsKrida Prabodhini (1st title)
(2025–26)
Most championshipsMumbai Knights (3 titles)

The Maharashtra State Senior Womenʼs Football League, also formerly known as WIFA Women's Football League, is the top division of women's football in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] The league was first held in 2017 and is organised by the Western India Football Association (WIFA), the official football governing body of the state.[2][3]

History

The Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League was founded by Western India Football Association (WIA) in 2017 to introduce women's football in Maharashtra in the lines of men's domestic football system. The league consists of teams from the women's divisions of the district football associations.[4]

Competition structure

Tier Division
I
(3 on Indian Women's football pyramid)		 Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League
II
(4 on Indian Women's football pyramid)		 District leagues
(MFA Women's Premier League, PDFA Women's League and others)

Clubs

2024–25 season

The teams participating in the 2024–25 season:

Location of MSSWFL teams
No.TeamLocation
1Aspire FCPune
2Bacaim FCVasai
3Dervan FCDervan
4Ignite FCPune
5KenkreMumbai
6Mumbai KnightsMumbai

Venue

The matches are held at Cooperage Ground.[2]

Champions

SeasonChampionRunners-upRef
2017Pune CityUnited Poona SA(as WIFA Women's Football Championship)[5]
2018–19Kolhapur City(as WIFA IWL Maharashtra Qualifiers)[6]
2019–20KenkreKolhapur City[7]
2020–21Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India
2021–22PIFA SportsS.P. Football Academy[8]
2022–23Mumbai KnightsPIFA Sports[9]
2023–24Krida Prabodhini[10]
2024–25Aspire FC[11]
2025–26Krida PrabodhiniSC Bacaim[12]

References

  1. ↑ "WIFA Women's Football League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 Pathak, Manasi (23 May 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Maharashtra". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "WIFA Women's Football League kicks off Friday". Business Standard. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "WIFA Women's Football League To Commence From Tomorrow". WIFA. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Shukla, Abhishek (4 July 2017). "FC Pune City crown champions in WIFA Women's Football Championship". India Footy. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. ↑ @WIFA (28 March 2019). "FC Kolhapur City will be representing #Maharashtra in the Indian Women's League (IWL) after winning the Hero IWL (Maharashtra Zone) qualifiers. Congratulations, #FCK! All the best for the rest of the journey! #RisingMaharashtra" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 June 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "Unbeaten Kenkre FC win WIFA Women's League". Free Press Journal. 27 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "PIFA Win WIFA Women's League Title, Qualifies For IWL – Final Round". WIFA. 10 February 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Shetty, Chittu (30 September 2022). "Priyanka strikes brace as Mumbai Knights lift WIFA Women's League title". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Mumbai Knights clinches WIFA Women's Football League Championships 2023-24". WIFA. 17 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Mumbai Knights FC Crowned Champions of Thrilling Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League 2024-25 Season". WIFA. 31 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Maharashtra State Club League Championship Senior Women's 2025–26". WIFA. 26 February 2026.
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