Indian Women's League 2

Indian Women's League 2
Organising bodyAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
Founded2023 (2023)
First season2023–24
CountryIndia
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toIndian Women's League
Relegation toState leagues
Current championsHOPS (1st title)
Most championshipsSribhumi
Garhwal United
HOPS
(1 title each)
Broadcaster(s)AIFF (YouTube)
Websiteindianfootballleague.in
Current: 2025–26 Indian Women's League 2

The Indian Women's League 2 (abbreviated as IWL 2) is the second-tier professional women's football league in the Indian football league system.[1] The competition was established in 2023, with its first season starting in 2024. It was launched as India’s first national second-tier professional women’s football league, positioned 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.[2][3][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.[6][7]

Media coverage

The matches are broadcast by AIFF, SportsKPI on their official YouTube channels.

Period TV telecast Online streaming
2023–present YouTube[8]

Clubs

Locations of the IWL 2 teams Group A Group B Group C
Odisha
MumbaiKnights
DFA Raisen
DFA Raisen
New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi clubs: Juba Sangha HOPS
New Delhi clubs:
Juba Sangha
HOPS
DKR
DKR
Kerala United
KridaPrabodhini
KASA Girls
KASA Girls
SuruchiSangha
MGM Ambush
MGM Ambush
Imphal
Imphal
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Bengaluru clubs: Roots Kemp
Locations of the IWL 2 clubs
Group A
Group B
Group C
Club City State/Region
Group A
Roots (host) Bengaluru Karnataka
Odisha Bhubaneswar Odisha
Mumbai Knights Mumbai Maharashtra
DFA Raisen Raisen Madhya Pradesh
Juba Sangha FC New Delhi Delhi
Group B
Kerala United (host) Malappuram Kerala
KASA Girls FC Diphu Assam
HOPS New Delhi Delhi
Krida Prabodhini Pune Maharashtra
DKR Football Academy Nizamabad Telangana
Group C
Kemp (host) Bengaluru Karnataka
MGM Ambush FC Raipur Chhattisgarh
FC Imphal Imphal Manipur
Suruchi Sangha Kolkata West Bengal

All time clubs

A total of 32 clubs have participated so far in the group stage or final round of IWL 2 since its inception from 2023, up to the 2025–26 season.

All time clubs to play in the IWL 2

ClubLocationNo. of
seasons		First appLast appBest finish
AIPL FC Patna, Bihar 1 2023–24 5th in group stage (2023–24)
CASA Barwani SC Barwani, Madhya Pradesh 2 2023–24 2024–25 5th in group stage (2023–24, 2024–25)
Celtic Queens FC Pondicherry, Puducherry 1 2023–24 4th in group stage (2023–24)
City Bahadurgarh FC Bahadurgarh, Haryana 1 2023–24 4th in group stage (2023–24)
DFA Raisen Raisen, Madhya Pradesh 1 2025–26 4th in group stage (2025–26)
DKR FA Nizamabad, Telangana 1 2025–26 5th in group stage (2025–26)
Garhwal United New Delhi, Delhi 2 2023–24 2024–25 Champions (2024–25)
HOPS New Delhi, Delhi 1 2025–26 Champions (2025–26)
FC Imphal Imphal, Manipur 1 2025–26 3rd in group stage (2025–26)
Indian Arrows Bengaluru, Karnataka 1 2024–25 Runners-up (2024–25)
Inter Kashi Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 1 2024–25 4th in group stage (2024–25)
Juba Sangha New Delhi, Delhi 1 2025–26 Runners-up (2025–26)
KASA Girls Diphu, Assam 1 2025–26 3rd in group stage (2025–26)
Kemp Bengaluru, Karnataka 1 2025–26 3rd in final round (2025–26)
Kerala United Thrissur, Kerala 1 2025–26 4th in group stage (2025–26)
Khad FC Una, Himachal Pradesh 1 2023–24 4th in group stage (2023–24)
Krida Prabodhini Pune, Maharashtra 3 2023–24 2025–26 4th in final round (2024–25, 2025–26)
Liberty Ladies Pondicherry, Puducherry 1 2024–25 4th in group stage (2024–25)
MGM Ambush Raipur, Chhattisgarh 2 2023–24 2025–26 4th in group stage (2023–24, 2025–26)
Mumbai Knights Mumbai, Maharashtra 3 2023–24 2025–26 5th in final round (2025–26)
Nita Cuttack, Odisha 1 2023–24 Runners-up (2023–24)
NorthEast United Guwahati, Assam 1 2024–25 5th in group stage (2024–25)
Odisha Bhubaneswar, Odisha 1 2025–26 5th in group stage (2025–26)
Pudhuvai Unicorns Pondicherry, Puducherry 2 2023–24 2024–25 4th in final round (2023–24)
Roots Bengaluru, Karnataka 2 2024–25 2025–26 5th in final round (2024–25)
Sesa Sanquelim, Goa 1 2024–25 3rd in final round (2024–25)
SAI Kokrajhar Kokrajhar, Assam 1 2023–24 4th in group stage (2023–24)
Sports Authority of Gujarat Gandhinagar, Gujarat 2 2023–24 2024–25 6th in final round (2023–24)
Sribhumi Kolkata, West Bengal 1 2023–24 Champions (2023–24)
Suruchi Sangha Kolkata, West Bengal 2 2024–25 2025–26 6th in final round (2025–26)
FC Tuem Pernem, Goa 2 2023–24 2024–25 5th in final round (2023–24)
Tungabhadra Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh 1 2024–25 2nd in group stage (2024–25)

Champions

IWL 2 results

Season Champions Runner-up Third place
2023–24 Sribhumi Nita Garhwal United
2024–25 Garhwal United Indian Arrows Sesa
2025–26 HOPS Juba Sangha Kemp

Performance by clubs

Club Champion Runner-up Third place
Garhwal United 1 (2024–25) – 1 (2023–24)
Sribhumi 1 (2023–24) – –
HOPS 1 (2025–26) – –
Nita – 1 (2023–24) –
Indian Arrows – 1 (2024–25) –
Juba Sangha – 1 (2025–26) –
Sesa – – 1 (2024–25)
Kemp – – 1 (2025–26)

Records

Top scorers by season

Season Player Club Goals
2023–24 India Shruti Kumari Garhwal United 10
2024–25 India Lhingdeikim Kipgen Garhwal United 12
2025–26 India Simran Gurung Pune Krida Prabodhini 9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "AIFF League Committee recommends promotion-relegation system for IWL". www.the-aiff.com. AIFF. 19 January 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season". www.business-standard.com. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "AIFF League Committee meeting chaired online by Lalnghinglova Hmar". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "AIFF officials hold discussions with Hero I-League, Hero IWL clubs". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "AIFF League Committee meets over IWL 2 details". www.the-aiff.com. AIFF. 20 February 2024. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "IWL 2: Tuem look to make a mark on debut". The Times of India. 23 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Indian Women's League (IWL) & IWL 2". The Away End. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
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