2025–26 Indian Women's League

Indian Women's League
Season	2025–26
Dates	20 December 2025 – 18 May 2026
Champions	East Bengal (2nd title)
Relegated	Sesa; Sribhumi
AFC Champions League	East Bengal
Matches	54
Goals	175 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorer	Fazila Ikwaput (20 goals)
Best goalkeeper	Panthoi Chanu Elangbam
Biggest home win	East Bengal 9–0 Sesa; (30 December 2025)
Biggest away win	Kickstart 0–5 Nita; (27 December 2025); Sesa 0–5 Sethu; Nita 0–5 East Bengal; (2 January 2026); Kickstart 0–5 East Bengal; (6 January 2026)
Highest scoring	East Bengal 9–0 Sesa; (30 December 2025)
Longest winning run	East Bengal (9 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	East Bengal (9 matches)
Longest winless run	Sesa (13 matches)
Longest losing run	Sesa (5 matches)
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The 2025–26 Indian Women's League was the ninth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Defending champions East Bengal won their second consecutive top tier title on 12 May 2026.^[5]

Changes from last season

Eight clubs will compete in the 9th season, with two clubs promoted from 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2.^[6] In November 2025, AIFF announced that the league will be held in two phases. The first phase will be held from 20 December 2025 to 6 January 2026,^[7] while the second phase will be held from 27 April to 18 May 2026.^[8] While AIFF had promoted their developmental team Indian Arrows Women on 11 July 2025, but the decision was later rescinded on 23 November 2025 and Sesa was promoted.^[9]

Promoted from Indian Women's League 2

Relegated to Indian Women's League 2

Odisha
HOPS

Clubs

Locations of the Indian Women's League teams

Kolkata

Kolkata clubs:
East Bengal
Sribhumi

Locations of the Indian Women's League clubs

East Bengal

Sribhumi

Location of the Kolkata football clubs

Stadiums and locations

The matches for the first phase will be played at two venues located in Kolkata and Kalyani, West Bengal; National Center of Excellence and Kalyani Stadium respectively. The second phase will be played at National Center of Excellence and East Bengal Ground.

Club	City	State/Region
East Bengal	Kolkata	West Bengal
Garhwal United	New Delhi	Delhi
Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode	Kerala
Kickstart	Bengaluru	Karnataka
Nita	Cuttack	Odisha
Sesa	Sircaim	Goa
Sethu	Madurai	Tamil Nadu
Sribhumi	Kolkata	West Bengal

Personnel and sponsorships

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
East Bengal	Anthony Andrews	Resty Nanziri	Trak Only	Emami
Garhwal United	Akshay Unni	Sanfida Nongrum	Nivia	Infinix, Itel, M3M, Techno
Gokulam Kerala	Raman Vijayan	Roja Devi Asem	Flyhigh	Reporter TV, Sree Gokulam
Kickstart	Chaoba Devi Langam	Linthoingambi Devi Wangkhem	Sweat	Amagi
Nita	Paromita Sit	Pyari Xaxa	KTH	Falcon Charity Foundation
Sesa	Nicholas Rodrigues	Aaroshi Govekar	AG	Vedanta
Sethu	Manoj Joshi	Anjila Tumbapo Subba	Snugly Couture	Cosco, De Shayra Skinz, PRIST, SIT
Sribhumi	Sujata Kar	Grace Dangmei	Trak Only	Athlead Sports School, Cosco, Purti

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Sesa	Nicholas Lewis Rodrigues	Mutual consent	2 January 2026	8th	Gavin Elias Araujo	6 January 2026
Kickstart	Chaoba Devi Langam	Managing Manipur youth	January 2026	7th	Raghu Kumar Muniswamy	March 2026
Sesa	Gavin Elias Araujo	End of interim spell	3 May 2026	8th	Edith Lauriano Fernandes	6 May 2026

Foreign players

Teams allowed to register maximum of three foreign players. All three can be part of the starting lineup.

Players name in bold indicates that the player was registered during the mid-season transfer window.

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Former player(s)
East Bengal	Fazila Ikwaput	Resty Nanziri	Abena Anoma Opoku	—
Garhwal United	Ernestina Tetteh	Elizabeth Danso	Catherine Arthur	Joyce Larbi
Gokulam Kerala	Phoeby Okech	Sorelle Hornella Metiefangtagne	Emueje Ogbiagbevha	Sandra Atinga Ninika
Kickstart	Emem Essien	Saru Limbu	Renuka Nagarkote	Rafiat Titilayo Aweda Loveth Njideka Edeh
Nita	Sussana Konadu	Matilda Kwao	Elizabeth Kioko Katungwa	Amiratou N'djambara
Sesa	Bertha Adhiambo Omita	Sangita Monger	Maurine Achieng	Diana Antwi Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia
Sethu	Anjila Tumbapo Subba	Abigail Antwi	Doreen Graham	—
Sribhumi	Felicia Daw Owusu	Philomena Abakah	Veronica Appiah	Priscilla Lartey

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	East Bengal (C)	14	13	0	1	47	5	+42	39	Qualification for AFC Champions League
2	Sethu	14	7	4	3	26	14	+12	25
3	Kickstart	14	6	3	5	17	21	−4	21
4	Nita	14	5	5	4	26	23	+3	20
5	Gokulam Kerala	14	4	6	4	16	16	0	18
6	Garhwal United	14	4	3	7	16	28	−12	15
7	Sribhumi (R)	14	3	4	7	24	26	−2	13	Relegation to Indian Women's League 2
8	Sesa (R)	14	0	3	11	9	48	−39	3	Relegation to Indian Women's League 2

Source: IFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6)drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	EAB	GWU	GOK	KST	NIT	SES	SET	SRI
East Bengal		2–1	2–1	1–2	2–0	9–0	1–0	3–1
Garhwal United	0–5		2–6	0–1	0–1	3–1	2–1	0–3
Gokulam Kerala	0–3	1–1		1–0	1–1	3–0	0–0	0–4
Kickstart	0–5	0–1	1–0		0–5	3–1	1–1	2–1
Nita	0–5	0–0	1–1	1–1		6–1	1–3	3–2
Sesa	0–6	1–3	0–0	0–3	2–3		0–5	2–2
Sethu	0–1	4–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	1–1		2–1
Sribhumi	0–2	2–2	0–1	2–2	3–3	1–0	2–4

Source: IFL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by match

The table lists the results of the teams after each match.

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
East Bengal	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W
Garhwal United	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	L	L	W
Gokulam Kerala	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	D
Kickstart	L	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	D
Nita	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	D
Sesa	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L
Sethu	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	D
Sribhumi	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	L

Source: IFL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Team ╲ Round
East Bengal	5	4	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Garhwal United	1	1	3	5	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	6
Gokulam Kerala	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	5
Kickstart	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	4	3	3	3
Nita	4	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Sesa	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Sethu	2	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sribhumi	6	3	2	4	5	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	7

	Champions
	Relegation

Source: IFL

Matches

All times are in IST (UTC+5:30).

Round 1

20 December 2025	Sethu	2–1	Kickstart	Kolkata
09:00	Kaviya 20' Malavika 50'	I-League Report	Thingbaijam 12'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 0 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Ruchi Yadav (Sethu)

20 December 2025	Nita	1–1	Gokulam Kerala	Kalyani
15:00	Sillay 40'	I-League Report	Ninika 46'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Neha Sillay (Nita)

20 December 2025	Garhwal United	3–1	Sesa	Kolkata
15:00	Kipgen 12' Nongrum 15' Pal 45+4'	I-League Report	Khatun 89'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 0 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Sanfida Nongrum (Garhwal United)

Round 2

24 December 2025	Gokulam Kerala	0–4	Sribhumi	Kalyani
09:00		I-League Report	Dangmei 4', 59' Haldar 66' Kayenpaibam 77'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Bishnupriya Das Player of the Match: Phoeby Okech (Gokulam Kerala)

24 December 2025	Nita	6–1	Sesa	Kolkata
09:00	Xaxa 1', 71', 74' Khumukcham 6' N'djambara 25', 60'	I-League Report	D. Antwi 90+3'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 20 Referee: Mahi Tudu Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Nita)

24 December 2025	Sethu	0–1	East Bengal	Kalyani
14:30		I-League Report	Guguloth 77'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth

24 December 2025	Kickstart	0–1	Garhwal United	Kolkata
14:30		I-League Report	Kipgen 79'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 25 Referee: Kusum Mandi Player of the Match: Lhingdeikim Kipgen

Round 3

27 December 2025	Kickstart	0–5	Nita	Kolkata
09:00		I-League Report	Xaxa 2', 31', 76' N'djambara 38' Sillay 64'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 100 Referee: Singdha Mondal Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Nita)

27 December 2025	Sribhumi	1–0	Sesa	Kalyani
09:00	Tamang 20'	I-League Report		Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 30 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Mamta Verma (Sribhumi)

27 December 2025	Sethu	1–1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
14:30	Kaviya 16'	I-League Report	M. Subba 90+3'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 150 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Muskan Subba (Gokulam Kerala)

27 December 2025	East Bengal	2–1	Garhwal United	Kalyani
14:30	Raul 22' Ikwaput 63'	I-League Report	Singha 72'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Astam Oraon (East Bengal)

Round 4

30 December 2025	Garhwal United	0–1	Nita	Kolkata
09:00		I-League Report	Pyari Xaxa 7'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 50 Referee: Mahi Tudu Player of the Match: Neha Sillay (Nita)

30 December 2025	Sribhumi	2–4	Sethu	Kalyani
09:00	Shirvoikar 50', 87'	I-League Report	Kom 10', 18', 90+5' (pen.) A. Antwi 46'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Lynda Kom (Sethu)

30 December 2025	Gokulam Kerala	1–0	Kickstart	Kolkata
14:30	Asem 52'	I-League Report		Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 70 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Roja Devi Asem (Gokulam Kerala)

30 December 2025	East Bengal	9–0	Sesa	Kalyani
14:30	Guguloth 6', 54', 86' Ikwaput 9', 22', 25', 72' Raul 18' Nanziri 40'	I-League Report		Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bishnupriya Das Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth (East Bengal)

Round 5

2 January 2026	Gokulam Kerala	1–1	Garhwal United	Kolkata
09:00	Shilji 21'	I-League Report	Pal 52'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 30 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Deepika Pal (Garhwal United)

2 January 2026	Kickstart	2–1	Sribhumi	Kalyani
09:00	Edeh 81' Thingbaijam 85' (pen.)	I-League Report	Yumnam 12' (pen.)	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Babysana Devi Thingbaijam (Kickstart)

2 January 2026	Sesa	0–5	Sethu	Kolkata
14:30		I-League Report	Thokchom 24' Kaviya 27' Lisham 35' Kom 65' Yadav 72'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 40 Referee: Kusum Mandi Player of the Match: Malavika Prasad (Sethu)

2 January 2026	Nita	0–5	East Bengal	Kalyani
14:30		I-League Report	Raul 6' Guguloth 42' Nanziri 51' Ikwaput 63' Naorem 89'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Resty Nanziri (East Bengal)

Round 6

6 January 2026	Sesa	0–0	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
09:00		I-League Report		Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 20 Referee: Bishnupriya Das Player of the Match: Baby Lalchhandami (Gokulam Kerala)

6 January 2026	Garhwal United	0–3	Sribhumi	Kalyani
10:00		Report	Toijam 56' Kayenpaibam 79' Tamang 90+1'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Anju Tamang (Sribhumi)

6 January 2026	Sethu	2–1	Nita	Kolkata
14:30	Kom 72', 81'	I-League Report	Xaxa 7'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 50 Referee: Singdha Mondal Player of the Match: Lynda Kom (Sethu)

6 January 2026	Kickstart	0–5	East Bengal	Kalyani
14:30		I-League Report	Ikwaput 15', 73' Nanziri 45+2' Raul 60' Oraon 62'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (East Bengal)

Round 7

9 January 2026	Kickstart	3–1	Sesa	Kolkata
09:00	Essien 2', 61', 90+3'	I-League Report	Barretto 17'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 25 Referee: Sen Hangma Subba Player of the Match: Emem Peace Essien (Kickstart)

9 January 2026	Nita	3–2	Sribhumi	Kalyani
09:00	Shirvoikar 25' (o.g.) Xaxa 55', 90'	I-League Report	Tamang 45+2' Shirvoikar 67'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 30 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Pyari Xaxa (Nita)

9 January 2026	Sethu	4–1	Garhwal United	Kolkata
14:30	Dhurga 53' Malavika 60' Kom 62' Phanjoubam 74'	I-League Report	Tingjoukim 84'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 30 Referee: Mahi Tudu Player of the Match: Ruchi Yadav (Sethu)

9 January 2026	Gokulam Kerala	0–3	East Bengal	Kalyani
14:30		I-League Report	Ikwaput 36' Nanziri 55' Raul 76'	Stadium: Kalyani Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Shilky Devi Hemam (East Bengal)

Round 1 (cont.)

27 April 2026	East Bengal	3–1	Sribhumi	Kolkata
16:00	Ikwaput 37', 46', 60'	IFL Report	Haldar 80'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 300 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (East Bengal)

Round 8

30 April 2026	Nita	1–1	Kickstart	Kolkata
09:00	Bag 85' (o.g.)	IFL Report	Pisda 49'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 30 Referee: Rachana Kamani Player of the Match: Kiran Pisda (Kickstart)

30 April 2026	Gokulam Kerala	3–0	Sesa	Kolkata
09:00	Asem 45+3' Ogbiagbevha 79' Shaji 87'	IFL Report		Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 25 Referee: Mahi Tudu Player of the Match: Roja Devi Asem (Gokulam Kerala)

30 April 2026	East Bengal	1–0	Sethu	Kolkata
15:00	Ikwaput 64'	IFL Report		Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 150 Referee: Bishnupriya Das Player of the Match: Malavika Prasad (Sethu)

30 April 2026	Sribhumi	2–2	Garhwal United	Kolkata
15:00	Nongmeikapam 71' (pen.) Haldar 80'	IFL Report	Tingjoukim 7' Danso 8'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 30 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Rimpa Haldar (Sribhumi)

Round 9

3 May 2026	Sesa	0–3	Kickstart	Kolkata
16:00		IFL Report	Essien 17' Limbu 29' Thingbaijam 67' (pen.)	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 30 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Emem Essien (Kickstart)

3 May 2026	Sethu	2–1	Sribhumi	Kolkata
16:00	S. Kumari 13' Kom 20'	IFL Report	Abakah 38' (pen.)	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 40 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Malavika Prasad (Sethu)

3 May 2026	Nita	0–0	Garhwal United	Kolkata
20:00		IFL Report		Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 20 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Jasoda Munda (Nita)

3 May 2026	East Bengal	2–1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
20:00	Ikwaput 6', 65'	IFL Report	S. Singh 70'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (East Bengal)

Round 10

6 May 2026	Garhwal United	2–6	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
16:00	Nongrum 16' S. Kumari 27'	IFL Report	Ogbiagbevha 11', 42' Theertha Lakshmi 22' M. Subba 70' Sahena 90+3' Kashyap 90+5'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 16 Referee: Mahi Tudu Player of the Match: Emueje Ogbiagbevha (Gokulam Kerala)

6 May 2026	Sesa	2–2	Sribhumi	Kolkata
16:00	Omita 37' Barretto 55'	IFL Report	Ngangom 47', 84'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 30 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Bala Devi Ngangom (Sribhumi)

6 May 2026	Nita	1–3	Sethu	Kolkata
20:00	Sillay 17'	IFL Report	Prasad 64', 81' Yadav 72'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 16 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Malavika Prasad (Sethu)

6 May 2026	East Bengal	1–2	Kickstart	Kolkata
20:00	Ikwaput 7'	IFL Report	Essien 16' Thingbaijam 58'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Sandhya Maity (East Bengal)

Round 11

9 May 2026	Sribhumi	3–3	Nita	Kolkata
09:00	Appiah 32' Abakah 78' Dangmei 90+5'	IFL Report	Kioko 22', 55' Xaxa 43'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 10 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Neha Sillay (Nita)

9 May 2026	Kickstart	1–0	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
16:00	Limbu 17'	IFL Report		Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: Neetu Rana Referee: 15 Player of the Match: Saru Limbu (Kickstart)

9 May 2026	Sesa	0–6	East Bengal	Kolkata
20:00		IFL Report	Angamuthu 14', 28' Guguloth 45+1' Lepcha 45+4' Ikwaput 70' Nanziri 87'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Bishnupriya Das Player of the Match: Karthika Angamuthu (East Bengal)

9 May 2026	Garhwal United	2–1	Sethu	Kolkata
20:00	Singha 33' Danso 68'	IFL Report	Narzary 27'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 25 Referee: Mahi Tudu Player of the Match: Monisha Singha (Garhwal United)

Round 12

12 May 2026	Sethu	1–1	Sesa	Kolkata
16:00	Kom 9'	IFL Report	Achieng 59'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 15 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Maurine Achieng (Sesa)

12 May 2026	Sribhumi	0–1	Gokulam Kerala	Kolkata
16:00		IFL Report	Ogbiagbevha 42'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 25 Referee: Rachana Hashmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Emueje Ogbiagbevha (Gokulam Kerala)

12 May 2026	Garhwal United	0–1	Kickstart	Kolkata
20:00		IFL Report	Bag 41'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 15 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham Player of the Match: Aruna Bag (Kickstart)

12 May 2026	East Bengal	2–0	Nita	Kolkata
20:00	Guguloth 25', 65'	IFL Report		Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 50 Referee: Pooja S. Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth (East Bengal)

Round 13

15 May 2026	Sesa	2–3	Nita	Kolkata
16:00	Achieng 62' Pednekar 90+8'	IFL Report	Xaxa 38' Konadu 60' Colney 90'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 50 Referee: Rachana Hasmukh Kamani Player of the Match: Sussana Konadu (Nita)

15 May 2026	Sribhumi	2–2	Kickstart	Kolkata
16:00	Ngangom 3' Appiah 31'	IFL Report	Essien 33' Balamurugan 71'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 20 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam (Kickstart)

15 May 2026	Gokulam Kerala	0–0	Sethu	Kolkata
20:00		IFL Report		Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 20 Referee: Mahi Tudu Player of the Match: Shilji Shaji (Gokulam Kerala)

15 May 2026	Garhwal United	0–5	East Bengal	Kolkata
20:00		IFL Report	Guguloth 13', 63' Naorem 28' Ikwaput 71', 73'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 100 Referee: Ruba Devi G. Player of the Match: Soumya Guguloth (East Bengal)

Round 14

18 May 2026	Gokulam Kerala	1–1	Nita	Kolkata
15:00	Selladurai 9'	IFL Report	Xaxa 45+3'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 50 Referee: Pooja S.

18 May 2026	Kickstart	1–1	Sethu	Kolkata
15:00	Emem Essien 22'	IFL Report	Hoshika 83'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 15 Referee: Snigdha Mondal Player of the Match: Emem Essien (Kickstart)

18 May 2026	Sesa	1–3	Garhwal United	Kolkata
19:00	Kanhar 36'	IFL Report	Kipgen 27' Danso 39' S. Kumari 59'	Stadium: National Center of Excellence Attendance: 10 Referee: Bishnupriya Das Player of the Match: Elizabeth Danso (Garhwal United)

18 May 2026	Sribhumi	0–2	East Bengal	Kolkata
19:00		IFL Report	Ikwaput 41' (pen.) Raul 55'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 350 Referee: Neetu Rana Player of the Match: Fazila Ikwaput (East Bengal)

Season statistics

As of 18 May 2026

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Fazila Ikwaput	East Bengal	20
2	Pyari Xaxa	Nita	13
3	Soumya Guguloth	East Bengal	10
4	Lynda Kom	Sethu	9
5	Emem Essien	Kickstart	7
6	Sulanjana Raul	East Bengal	5
7	Resty Nanziri	East Bengal	5
8	Malavika Prasad	Sethu	4
	Babysana Devi Thingbaijam	Kickstart
	Emueje Ogbiagbevha	Gokulam Kerala

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Pyari Xaxa	Nita	Sesa	6–1 (H)	24 December 2025
Pyari Xaxa	Nita	Kickstart	5–0 (A)	27 December 2025
Lynda Kom	Sethu	Sribhumi	4–2 (A)	30 December 2025
Fazila Ikwaput	East Bengal	Sesa	9–0 (H)	30 December 2025
Soumya Guguloth	East Bengal	Sesa	9–0 (H)	30 December 2025
Emem Essien	Kickstart	Sesa	3–1 (H)	9 January 2026
Fazila Ikwaput	East Bengal	Sribhumi	3–1 (H)	27 April 2026

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Panthoi Chanu Elangbam	East Bengal	10
2	Monalisha Devi Moirangthem	Sribhumi	4
3	Adrija Sarkhel	Nita	3
3	Linthoingambi Devi Maibam	Kickstart	3
5	Ribansi Jamu	Garhwal United	2
	Melody Chanu Keisham	Gokulam Kerala
	Anjila Tumbapo Subba	Sethu
	Shreya Hooda	Gokulam Kerala
9	Hempriya Seram	Sethu	1
	Beatrice Ntiwaa Nketia	Sesa
	Aishwarya A.	Kickstart
	Sowmiya Narayanasamy	Gokulam Kerala
	Mamani Das	East Bengal

Awards

Season awards

The following awards will be given at the conclusion of the season:

Award	Winner	Club
Best Striker	Fazila Ikwaput	East Bengal
Best Goalkeeper	Panthoi Chanu Elangbam	East Bengal
Best Defender	Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam	Sethu
Best Midfielder	Sanfida Nongrum	Garhwal United

References

↑ "AIFF charts roadmap for Indian women's national team after historic Asian Cup qualification". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
↑ "Competitions Calendar 2025-26" (PDF). www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
↑ "Indian football 2025-26: ISL missing from AIFF's competition calendar, IWL and I-League start in October - full schedule". Olympics. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
↑ "No ISL in Indian football's 2025-26 calendar — AIFF excludes Indian Super League from next season's schedule". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
↑ "East Bengal crowned IWL 2025-26 champions". All India Football Federation. 12 May 2026.
↑ "Garhwal United FC crowned IWL 2 champions with perfect record". i-league.org. 17 May 2025.
↑ "AIFF confirms IWL 2025-26 to be held in two phases". Sportstar. 3 November 2025.
↑ "IWL 2025-26 Phase 2 to kick off on April 27 in Kolkata". All India Football Federation. 16 April 2026.
↑ "Sesa FA Secures Entry into the Indian Women's League". Goa Football Association. 23 November 2025.

[1] "AIFF charts roadmap for Indian women's national team after historic Asian Cup qualification". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 11 July 2025.

[2] "Competitions Calendar 2025-26" (PDF). www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[3] "Indian football 2025-26: ISL missing from AIFF's competition calendar, IWL and I-League start in October - full schedule". Olympics. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[4] "No ISL in Indian football's 2025-26 calendar — AIFF excludes Indian Super League from next season's schedule". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[5] "East Bengal crowned IWL 2025-26 champions". All India Football Federation. 12 May 2026.

[6] "Garhwal United FC crowned IWL 2 champions with perfect record". i-league.org. 17 May 2025.

[7] "AIFF confirms IWL 2025-26 to be held in two phases". Sportstar. 3 November 2025.

[8] "IWL 2025-26 Phase 2 to kick off on April 27 in Kolkata". All India Football Federation. 16 April 2026.

[9] "Sesa FA Secures Entry into the Indian Women's League". Goa Football Association. 23 November 2025.

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