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Indian Women's League 2022: Teams, Format, Schedule, Where to Watch, Live Streaming
All you need to know about the Indian Women's League 2022.
IWL Trophy
The Indian Women's League (IWL) is marking a return after not being conducted for two consecutive years owing to the covid-19 pandemic. The month long tournament will kick start from 15th April 2022 across three different grounds in the sports hub of Bhubaneswar with 12 teams fighting it out for the top prize.
Here is everything you need to know about the IWL 2022:
Teams
The following 12 teams will be seen in action at IWL 2022:
- Gokulam Kerala FC (Kerala)
- Odisha Police (Odisha)
- Hans Women (Delhi)
- Kickstart FC (Karnataka)
- Sethu Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
- PIFA Sports Colaba FC (Maharastra)
- Mata Rukmani FC (Chattisgarh)
- Sirvodem Sports Club (Goa)
- Indian Arrows (AIFF's Developmental Squad)
- SSB Women FC (West Bengal)
- Sports Odisha (Odisha)
- ARA FC (Gujarat)
Format
The IWL 2022 will be played in a round-robin format. Each team will play each other once, playing 11 games in total. The team which tops the points table after all the teams are done with their respective 11 matches will be crowned the IWL Champions.
The winners of the IWL 2022 will also book a slot for themselves in the next edition of AFC Women's Club Championships.
Schedule
April 15:
PIFA Sports FC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
SSB Women FC vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Indian Arrows vs Sirvodem SC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 16:
Odisha Police vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Sethu Madurai vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM 7th Battalion Ground
ARA FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 19:
Hans Women FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Sports vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Gokulam Kerala FC vs SSB Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 20:
Sirvodem SC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Mata Rukmani FC vs Odisha Police, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Sethu Madurai vs ARA FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 23:
Hans Women FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Kickstart FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 24:
SSB Women FC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Police vs ARA FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Indian Arrows vs Sethu Madurai, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 27:
Odisha Police vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Sports vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Mata Rukmani FC vs Hans Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 28:
Sethu Madurai vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
ARA FC vs SSB Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Gokulam Kerala FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 1:
Gokulam Kerala FC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
SSB Women FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 2:
Hans Women FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Kickstart FC vs Odisha Police, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Sirvodem SC vs Sethu Madurai, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 5:
Sethu Madurai vs Odisha Sports, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Mata Rukmani FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
ARA FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 6:
Odisha Police vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Indian Arrows vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
SSB Women FC vs Kickstart FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 9:
Mata Rukmani FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Sethu Madurai, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Odisha Sports vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 10:
Gokulam Kerala FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Sirvodem SC vs SSB Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Hans Women FC vs Kickstart FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 13:
ARA FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Police vs Sethu Madurai, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Indian Arrows vs Mata Rukmani FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 14:
Kickstart FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
SSB Women FC vs Odisha Sports, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Hans Women FC vs Sirvodem SC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 17:
ARA FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground Gokulam
Kerala FC vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Sethu Madurai vs SSB Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 18:
Mata Rukmani FC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Sports vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 21:
Indian Arrows vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Kickstart FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
SSB Women FC vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 22:
Hans Women FC vs Sethu Madurai, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Sirvodem SC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Gokulam Kerala FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 25:
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, Capital Ground
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
TBD vs TBD, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 26:
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, Capital Ground
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
TBD vs TBD, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
Where to Watch?
30 out of the 66 IWL 2022 matches are expected to be broadcasted by Eurosports, who have bagged the telecast rights.
LIVE Streaming
On the other hand, all the IWL 2022 matches played at the Kalinga Stadium and Capital Ground are expected to be LIVE streamed on the YouTube and Facebook channels of Indian Football. Moreover since Eurosports have the official rights, the matches are also expected to be streamed on OTT platform Discovery+.
