2019–20 Indian Women's League season
# 2019–20 Indian Women's League season

The 2019–20 Indian Women's League season was the fourth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India. The league started from 24 January 2020 and ended on 14 February 2020 with Gokulam Kerala defeating Kryphsa 3-2 in the final to clinch the title for the first time. Twelve teams participated in the league. All the matches were played in Bangalore Football Stadium, Bengaluru.

## AFC Women's Club Championship

The winners of the 2020-21 season would originally get the chance to participate in 2021 edition of AFC Women's Club Championship. But as a backup it was thought if the season is unable to complete or cancelled before the start of the tournament which will be held from October 30 to November 14, the defending champions of 2019-20 season, Gokulam Kerala FC will qualify for the event. Later on 15 July 2021, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2020–21 pilot tournament.

## Qualifiers

State women's leagues organized by various state federations acted as the qualifier this season. In addition to these, the Rest of India zone champions has been awarded a place in the final round. Gokulam Kerala defeated FC Alakhpura 9–1 over two legs to secure a place in the Group stage.

Rest of India Zone :

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |

## Teams

### Team locations

| Group A | State/UT | Group B | State/UT |
| - | - | - | - |
| Baroda Football Academy | Baroda, Gujarat | Bangalore United FC | Bengaluru, Karnataka |
| BBK Dav FC | Amritsar, Punjab | Bidesh XI FC | Assonora, Goa |
| FC Kolhapur City | Kolhapur, Maharashtra | Odisha Police FC | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| Kickstart FC | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Kenkre FC | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| KRYPHSA | Imphal, Manipur | Sreebhumi FC | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Sethu | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode, Kerala |

### Personnel

| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| - | - | - |
| Bangalore United FC | Chitra Gangadharan | Amoolya Kamal |
| Baroda Football Academy | Muralidharan P | Priya Mistry |
| BBK Dav FC | Satpal Singh Kala | Shyama Rani |
| Bidesh XI FC | Joao Minino Rebello | Astrid Pereira |
| Gokulam Kerala | Priya PV | Michel Margaret Castanha |
| FC Kolhapur City | Muzamil Mahmood | Mrunal Khot |
| Kickstart FC | M Muruhuvedan | Manpreet |
| Kenkre FC | Kalpana Dass | Soumya Guguloth |
| KRYPHSA | Langam Chaoba Devi | Grace Dangmei |
| Odisha Police FC | Mohammad Shahid Jabbar | Karishma Oram |
| Sethu | Amrutha Arvind | Ashalata Devi |
| Sreebhumi FC | Barun Sengupta | Poli Koley |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Bangalore United FC | Tanvie Hans | |
| Baroda Football Academy | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| BBK Dav FC | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| Bidesh XI FC | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| Gokulam Kerala | Sabitra Bhandari | Espérance Agbo |
| FC Kolhapur City | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| Kickstart FC | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| Kenkre FC | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| KRYPHSA | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| Odisha Police FC | No player was signed | No player was signed |
| Sethu | Anita Basnet | |
| Sreebhumi FC | No player was signed | No player was signed |

## Final round

### Group stage

**Group A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | KRYPHSA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 15 | Semi Final |
| 2 | Sethu | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 12 | Semi Final |
| 3 | Kickstart FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 9 | |
| 4 | FC Kolhapur City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | |
| 5 | Baroda Football Academy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 | BBK Dav FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 1 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gokulam Kerala | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 15 | Semi Final |
| 2 | Kenkre FC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | Semi Final |
| 3 | Odisha Police FC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Sreebhumi FC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Bangalore United FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Bidesh XI SC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 | |

### Knock–out stage

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Semifinals |||
| KRYPHSA | 3–1 | Kenkre |
| Gokulam Kerala | 3–0 | Sethu |
| Final |||
| KRYPHSA | 2–3 | Gokulam Kerala |

## Season awards

The awards for the Hero Indian Women's League 2019–20 season:

| Award | Recipient |
| - | - |
| Top Scorer | Sabitra Bhandari (Gokulam Kerala Women) |
| Best Goalkeeper | Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (KRYPHSA FC) |
| Most Valuable Player | Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (KRYPHSA FC) |
| Emerging Player | Manisha Kalyan (Gokulam Kerala Women) |
