WIFA Women's Football League

WIFA Women's Football League
Organising bodyWestern India Football Association (Maharashtra)
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
CountryIndia
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toIndian Women's League 2
Current championsMumbai Knights (2nd title)
Most championshipsMumbai Knights (2 titles)
Current: 2023–24

The 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]

Teams

The league consists of teams from the women's divisions of the district football associations of Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur.[4]

  • Mumbai: MFA Women's League
  • Pune: PDFA Women's Division
  • Kolhapur: Kolhapur Women's League

Venue

The matches are held at Cooperage Ground.[2]

Clubs

Clubs

The teams participating in the 2023–24 season:

No. Team Location
1 Aspire FC Pune
2 Football School of India (FSI) Navi Mumbai
3 Joshua FC Thane
4 Krida Prabodhini Pune
5 Lawless United Palghar
6 Mumbai Knights Mumbai
7 Young Guns FC Mumbai

Champions

Season Champion Runners-up Ref
2017 Pune City United Poona SA (as WIFA Women's Football Championship)[5]
2018–19 Kolhapur City (as WIFA IWL Maharashtra Qualifiers)[6]
2019–20 Kenkre Kolhapur City [7]
2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India
2021–22 PIFA Sports S.P. Football Academy [8]
2022–23 Mumbai Knights PIFA Sports [9]
2023–24 Mumbai Knights Krida Prabodhini

References

  1. ^ "WIFA Women's Football League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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.
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