Kerala Women's League

The Kerala Women's League (KWL) is the top division of women's football league in the Indian state of Kerala. The league is organised by the Kerala Football Association (KFA), the official football governing body of the state.[1][2] For sponsorship ties with Ramco Cements, it is officially called as Ramco Kerala Women's League.[3]

Kerala Women's League
Organising bodyKerala Football Association
Founded2014 (2014)
CountryIndia
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toIWL 2nd Division
Current championsLords FA (1st title)
Most championships
TV partnersSportsCast India (YouTube)
Current: 2022–23

History

The inaugural tournament was held in the 2014–15,[4] followed by the 2015–16 season. It wasn't held ever since until the 2021–22 season.[5][6][7][8]

Clubs

2022–23 season[3]
No. Team Location Home
1 Kerala Blasters Women Kochi Maharaja's College Stadium
2 Gokulam Kerala Women Kozhikode EMS Stadium
3 Kerala United Women Manjeri Payyanad Stadium
4 Don Bosco FA Women Ernakulam
5 Kadathanad Raja FA Purameri, Vadakara
6 Basco FC
7 Luca Soccer Club Women Manjeri Payyanad Stadium
8 Lords FA Kochi Maharajas College Stadium
9 SBFA Poovar
10 Emirates SC

Champions
Edition Season Champion
1st2014–15Wayanad Women's FC
2nd2015–16Marthoma College WFC
3rd2021–22Gokulam Kerala WFC
4th2022–23Lords FA

See also

Football in India

References
  1. "Kerala Women's League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. Thoyakkat, Harigovind. "KFA launches official logo for Kerala Women's League 2021-22". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. Kerala Football Association [@keralafa] (9 August 2022). "𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗰𝗼 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮-𝟮𝟯 🏆 𝟭𝟬 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝟭 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 #RamcoKWL 🏆 t.co/bHU3oK518f" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. Muralidharan, Ashwin (4 May 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Kerala". Goal.com.
  5. "KFA launches official logo for Kerala Women's League 2021-22". Khel Now. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. "Kerala Women's League 2021-22 starts 11th December". The Away End. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. "Kerala Women's League to return after 7 years". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. "After a long lull, Kerala woman's football returns". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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