2018–19 Indian Women's League final round

Football tournament season

2018–19 Indian Women's League final round
Tournament details
Country	India
Dates	5–22 May 2019
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Sethu (1st title)
Runner-up	Manipur Police
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	156 (4.73 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Bala Devi (26 goals)
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2019.
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The 2018–19 Indian Women's League final round was played between twelve teams divided into two groups to decide the champion of Indian Women's League third season. It was played between 5 and 22 May at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana.^[1]

Teams

Team	State/UT	Entry
Bangalore United FC	Bengaluru, Karnataka	2019 KSFA Women's League winners
Baroda Football Academy	Baroda, Gujrat
Central SSB Women	Kolkata, West Bengal	2019 IFA Women League winners
FC Alakhpura	Alakhpura, Haryana
FC Kolhapur City	Kolhapur, Maharashtra	2019 WIFA Women's championship winners
Hans Women FC	Delhi
Gokulam Kerala	Kozhikode, Kerala
Manipur Police	Imphal, Manipur	2018 AMFA Senior Women's Football League (BM Singh Trophy) winners
Panjim Footballers	Panaji, Goa	2019 GFA Vedanta Women's League winners
Rising Student's Club	Cuttack, Odisha	Direct entry
SAI-STC Cuttack	Cuttack, Odisha	2019 FAO Women's League winners
Sethu	Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Group stage

Cluster I

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gokulam Kerala	5	5	0	0	16	1	+15	15	Semi Final
2	Central SSB Women	5	4	0	1	10	7	+3	12	Semi Final
3	Hans Women FC	5	2	0	3	6	9	−3	6
4	Panjim Footballers	5	1	1	3	7	13	−6	4
5	Rising Student's Club	5	1	1	3	4	10	−6	4
6	FC Alakhpura	5	1	0	4	3	6	−3	3

Source: AIFF
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

Matches

Alakhpura v Hans Women

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)	Alakhpura	1–0	Hans Women	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Samiksha Jakhar 17'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Anushka Samuel (Hans Women)

Rising Student's Club v Gokulam Kerala

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05)	Rising Student's Club	0–5	Gokulam Kerala	Ludhiana
16:30 IST		Report	Sanju 12' Manisha 19', 72', 78' Anju 28'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Sanju Yadav (Gokulam Kerala)

Gokulam Kerala v Alakhpura

7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)	Gokulam Kerala	1–0	Alakhpura	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Manisha 71'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Dalima Chhibber (Gokulam Kerala)

Hans Women v Panjim Footballers

7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)	Hans Women	3–2	Panjim Footballers	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Anushka Samuel 31', 65' Jyoti Ann Burrett 80'	Report	Karishma Shirvoikar 44', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: GHG Khalsa University MVP: Anushka Samuel (Hans Women)

Central SSB Women v Rising Student's Club

7 May 2019 (2019-05-07)	Central SSB Women	1–0	Rising Student's Club	Ludhiana
16:30 IST	Sangita Basfore 43'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Rani Bowmick (Rising Student's Club)

Alakhpura v Panjim Footballers

9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)	Alakhpura	1–2	Panjim Footballers	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Samiksha Jakhar 71'	Report	Karishma Shirvoikar 9', 56'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Scindia Saudatikar (Panjim Footballers)

Central SSB Women v Gokulam Kerala

9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)	Central SSB Women	0–5	Gokulam Kerala	Ludhiana
16:30 IST		Report	Anju 1', 89' Anita Rawat 39' Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu 46' Vanlalhriattiri Bawitlung 74'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Anju Tamang (Gokulam Kerala)

Hans Women v Rising Student's Club

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11)	Hans Women	2–1	Rising Student's Club	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Rita Casta 48' Anushka Samuel 67'	Report	Sradhanjali Panda 90+1'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Uchenna Rita Casta Ukachukwu (Hans Women)

Panjim Footballers v Gokulam Kerala

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11)	Panjim Footballers	0–2	Gokulam Kerala	Ludhiana
16:30 IST		Report	Sanju 29' Anju 79'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Sanju Yadav (Gokulam Kerala)

Alakhpura v Central SSB Women

13 May 2019 (2019-05-13)	Alakhpura	0–1	Central SSB Women	Ludhiana
8:00 IST		Report	Dular Marandi 11'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Susmita Marandi (Central SSB Women)

Rising Student's Club v Panjim Footballers

13 May 2019 (2019-05-13)	Rising Student's Club	1–1	Panjim Footballers	Ludhiana
16:30 IST	Satyabati Khadia 43'	Report	Karishma Shirvoikar 19'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Ashika Gadekar (Panjim Footballers)

Gokulam Kerala v Hans Women

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)	Gokulam Kerala	3–1	Hans Women	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Anju 10' Ranjana Chanu 35' Dalima 68'	Report	Anushka Samuel 23'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Dalima Chhibber (Gokulam Kerala)

Panjim Footballers v Central SSB Women

15 May 2019 (2019-05-15)	Panjim Footballers	2–6	Central SSB Women	Ludhiana
16:00 IST	Karishma Shirvoikar 4', 89'	Report	Sangita Basfore 12', 57' Sumila Chanu 55', 60' Ranjita Devi 67', 81'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Sangita Basfore (Central SSB Women)

Central SSB Women v Hans Women

17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)	Central SSB Women	2–0	Hans Women	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Anibala Devi 30' Sandhya Kachhap 89'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Anibala Devi (Central SSB Women)

Rising Student's Club v Alakhpura

17 May 2019 (2019-05-17)	Rising Student's Club	2–1	Alakhpura	Ludhiana
16:00 IST	Sibani Sharma 8' Ashrita Kangadi 30'		Raveena 28'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Sibani Sharma (Rising Student's Club)

Cluster II

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sethu	5	5	0	0	34	4	+30	15	Semi Final
2	Manipur Police	5	4	0	1	37	8	+29	12	Semi Final
3	FC Kolhapur City	5	2	1	2	8	20	−12	7
4	SAI-STC Cuttack	5	2	0	3	5	21	−16	6
5	Bangalore United FC	5	1	1	3	3	15	−12	4
6	Baroda Football Academy	5	0	0	5	4	23	−19	0

Source: AIFF
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

Matches

Kolhapur City v Baroda Football Academy

6 May 2019 (2019-05-06)	Kolhapur City	4–3	Baroda Football Academy	Ludhiana
8:00IST	Kashmina MS 45', 62' Prakshita Mithari 82' Kamala Devi 90+3'	Report	Ayomode Ayobaba 26' (o.g.) Mona 35' Heta Shukla 89'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Kashmina MS (Kolhapur City)

Manipur Police v Sethu

6 May 2019 (2019-05-06)	Manipur Police	4–6	Sethu	Ludhiana
16:30 IST	N Sowmiya 22' (o.g.) Bala Devi 42', 90' Pramodini Chanu 65'	Report	Sabitra 1', 16', 34', 45+2' Dangmei 66', 75'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Sabitra Bhandari (Sethu)

Sethu v Bangalore United

8 May 2019 (2019-05-08)	Sethu	3–0	Bangalore United	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Sabitra 11' Sandhiya 42' Anita Basnet 75'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Sandhiya Ranganathan (Sethu)

SAI-STC Cuttack v Manipur Police

8 May 2019 (2019-05-08)	SAI-STC Cuttack	0–10	Manipur Police	Ludhiana
16:30 IST		Report	Bala Devi 10', 15', 41', 45+2', 54', 78', 83' Salam Rinaroy Devi 38', 81' Heigrujam Daya Devi 58'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Ngangom Bala Devi (Manipur Police)

Baroda Football Academy v Manipur Police

10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)	Baroda Football Academy	1–6	Manipur Police	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Mona 33'	Report	Heigrujam Daya Devi 7' Bala Devi 13', 37', 45+3', 67' Irom Prameshwori Devi 90'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Ngangom Bala Devi (Manipur Police)

SAI-STC Cuttack v Sethu

10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)	SAI-STC Cuttack	0–9	Sethu	Ludhiana
8:00 IST		Report	Ratanbala Devi 4', 29', 88' Sandhiya 9', 87' Indumathi 45+2' Dangmei 66' Subha Patra 73' (o.g.) Sabitra 81'	Stadium: GHG Khalsa University MVP: Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (Sethu)

Bangalore United v Kolhapur City

10 May 2019 (2019-05-10)	Bangalore United	1–1	Kolhapur City	Ludhiana
16:30 IST	Paromita Sit 47'	Report	Pratiksha Mithari 80'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Crystal Ann Pinto (Bangalore United)

Baroda Football Academy v SAI-STC Cuttack

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12)	Baroda Football Academy	0–4	SAI-STC Cuttack	Ludhiana
8:00 IST		Report	Susmita Dalei 50' Deepa Nayak 53' Niketa Bishi 87' Rashmi Jee 90'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Arati Sethi (SAI-STC Cuttack)

Kolhapur City v Sethu

12 May 2019 (2019-05-12)	Kolhapur City	0–9	Sethu	Ludhiana
16:30 IST		Report	Dangmei 3', 20' (pen.) Ratanbala Devi 24', 28', 81' Jabamani 45+3' (o.g.) Sabitra 57', 67', 77'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (Sethu)

Bangalore United v SAI-STC Cuttack

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)	Bangalore United	0–1	SAI-STC Cuttack	Ludhiana
8:00 IST		Report	Deepa Nayak 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Jyoti Kumari (SAI-STC Cuttack)

Manipur Police v Kolhapur City

14 May 2019 (2019-05-14)	Manipur Police	7–1	Kolhapur City	Ludhiana
16:30 IST	Irom Prameshwori Devi 12', 90' Bala Devi 14', 45+3', 79' Heigrujam Daya Devi 58' Pramodini Chanu 75'	Report	Crystal Nnenna Eke 21'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Heigrujam Daya Devi (Manipur Police)

Kolhapur City v SAI-STC Cuttack

16 May 2019 (2019-05-16)	Kolhapur City	2–0	SAI-STC Cuttack	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Kamala Devi 7' Renu 33'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Jyoti Kumari (SAI-STC Cuttack)

Baroda Football Academy v Bangalore United

16 May 2019 (2019-05-16)	Baroda Football Academy	0–2	Bangalore United	Ludhiana
16:00 IST		Report	Sivasankari Arumugam 36' Paromita Sit 86'	Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Amsavalli Narayanan (Bangalore United)

Sethu v Baroda Football Academy

18 May 2019 (2019-05-18)	Sethu	7–0	Baroda Football Academy	Ludhiana
8:00 IST	Sandhiya 34', 37', 39', 87' Ashalata Devi 41' Indumathi 75' Ratanbala Devi 81'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (Sethu)

Manipur Police v Bangalore United

18 May 2019 (2019-05-18)	Manipur Police	10–0	Bangalore United	Ludhiana
16:00 IST	Bala Devi 3', 15', 16', 23', 59', 78' Heigrujam Daya Devi 21', 36' Salam Rinaroy Devi 58' Moirangthem Mandakini Devi 74'	Report		Stadium: Guru Nanak Stadium MVP: Ngangom Bala Devi (Manipur Police)

Knock–out stage

Top two teams from each group progressed to the semifinals, played on 20 May before the final which was held on 22 May.^[2]

Bracket

Semi-finals			Final

1	Gokulam Kerala	2

4	Manipur Police	4
			Manipur Police	1

			Sethu	3
3	Sethu	8

2	Central SSB Women	1

Semi-finals

20 May 2019 (2019-05-20)

8:00 IST

Gokulam Kerala	2–4	Manipur Police
Phanjoubam Bina Devi 34' (o.g.) Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu 47' (pen.)	Report	Bala Devi 15' (pen.), 68' (pen.), 80', 81' Ashem Romi Devi 46'

Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana

20 May 2019 (2019-05-20)

16:00 IST

Sethu	8–1	Central SSB Women
Dangmei 33', 45+4', 53' Sabitra 42', 60', 65', 89' Ratanbala Devi 72'	Report	Dular Marandi 70'

Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana

Final

22 May 2019 (2019-05-22)

16:00 IST

Manipur Police	1–3	Sethu
Gurumayum Radharani Devi 44'	Report	Thokchom Umapati Devi 56' (o.g.) Sabitra 61', 70'

Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 22 May 2019

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ngangom Bala Devi	Manipur Police	26
2	Sabitra Bhandari	Sethu	15
3	Dangmei Grace	Sethu	8
3	Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi	Sethu	8
5	Karishma Shirvoikar	Panjim Footballers	7
5	Sandhiya Ranganathan	Sethu	7
7	Anju Tamang	Gokulam Kerala	5
7	Heigrujam Daya Devi	Manipur Police	5
9	Manisha Kalyan	Gokulam Kerala	4
9	Anushka Samuel	Hans Women's	4
11	Irom Prameshwori Devi	Manipur Police	3
	Sangita Basfore	Central SSB Women's
	Salam Rinaroy Devi	Manipur Police
	Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu	Gokulam Kerala

Hat-tricks

Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.

No.	Player	For	Against	Goals	Result	Date	Ref.
1	Manisha Kalyan	Gokulam Kerala	Rising Students	3	5−0	5 May 2019	^[3]
2	Sabitra Bhandari	Sethu	Manipur Police	4	6−4	6 May 2019	^[4]
3	Bala Devi	Manipur Police	SAI-ATC Cuttack	7	10−0	8 May 2019	^[5]
4	Bala Devi	Manipur Police	Baroda	4	6−1	10 May 2019	^[6]
5	Ratanbala Devi	Sethu	SAI-ATC Cuttack	3	9−0	10 May 2019	^[7]
6	Ratanbala Devi	Sethu	Kohlapur City	3	9−0	12 May 2019	^[8]
7	Sabitra Bhandari	Sethu	Kohlapur City	3	9−0	12 May 2019	^[8]
8	Bala Devi	Manipur Police	Kohlapur City	3	7−1	14 May 2019	^[9]
9	Sandhiya Ranganathan	Gokulam Kerala	Rising Students	4	7−0	18 May 2019	^[10]
10	Bala Devi	Manipur Police	Bangalore United	6	10−0	18 May 2019	^[11]
11	Bala Devi	Manipur Police	Gokulam Kerala	4	4−2	20 May 2019	^[12]
12	Grace Dangmei	Sethu	Central SSB	4	6−4	20 May 2019	^[13]
13	Sabitra Bhandari	Sethu	Central SSB	4	6−4	20 May 2019	^[13]

Season awards

Hero Indian Women's League 2018–19 awards.

Award	Recipient
Highest Scorer	Bala Devi (Manipur Police Sports Club)
Best Goalkeeper	Maibam Linthoingambi Devi (Gokulam Kerala Women)
Most Valuable Player	Sandhiya Ranganathan (Sethu FC)
Emerging Player	Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi (Sethu FC)

References

^ "HERO INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE 2018–19 TO KICK OFF IN LUDHIANA". AIFF. 3 May 2019.
^ "Indian Women's League 2018–19 to commence on May 5th". The Away End. 12 April 2019.
^ Qadri, Abreshmina (7 May 2019). "IWL 2019: Manisha Hat-trick Helps Gokulam Thump Rising Student's, Alakhpura Beat Hans". The News18. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Sabitra Bhandari shines as Sethu FC beat Manipur Police". The Business Standard. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Indian Women's League: Bala Devi scores seven as Manipur Police beats SAI-STC 10-0". The Sportstar. The Hindu. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Indian Women's League: Ratanbala Devi hat-trick steers Sethu FC, Manipur Police eases past Baroda". The Hindu. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "IWL 2019: Ratanbala Devi's hat-trick helps Sethu FC stay at top, Manipur Police beat Baroda Football Academy". sethufc.com. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Sethu FC shows their class, Annihilating Kohlapur City 9-0". AIFF. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Kamath, Sooraj (14 May 2019). "IWL 2019 Roundup: Manipur Police net seven past Kolhapur, SAI-STC Cuttack edge out Bangalore United". goal.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Parasar, Swapnaneedl (18 May 2019). "IWL 2019 Roundup: Manipur Police and Sethu pummell 17 goals on final day of regular season". goal.com. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Indian Women's League 2019: Captain Bala Devi bags six as rampant Manipur Police put 10 past Bangalore United". The Firstpost. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Qadri, Abreshmina (20 May 2019). "IWL: Bala Devi Scores Four as Manipur Police SC Beat Gokulam Kerala FC to Reach Final". The News18. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ Qadri, Abreshmina (20 May 2019). "IWL: Dangmei Grace, Sabitra Bhandari Hat-tricks Help Sethu FC Set Up Final vs Manipur Police". The Business Standard. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

External links

Fixtures and results

Indian Women's League

Seasons

Qualifiers

Finals

Clubs

2023–24 Clubs	East Bengal Gokulam Kerala HOPS Kickstart Odisha Sethu Sports Odisha
Former Clubs	Aizawl Women ARA Baroda FA CRPF Churchill Brothers Women Eastern Sporting Union Indira Gandhi AS&E Jeppiaar Institute Kenkre Kolhapur City KRYPHSA Manipur Police Mumbai Knights PIFA Sports Pune City Rising Student's Club Sreebhumi

Statistics and awards

Associated competitions

Indian Women's Football Championship

Category

2018–19 in Indian football

National teams

Men	Senior 2018 SAFF Championship 2019 AFC Asian Cup U23 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification U17 (2018 AFC U-16 Championship)
Women	Senior (2019 SAFF Women's Championship) U18 (2018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship) U15 (2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship)

League competitions

First division	I-League Indian Super League Playoffs Final
Second division	I-League 2nd Division
State leagues	Assam Goa Karnataka (Bengaluru) Kerala Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Maharashtra (Mumbai) Odisha (Men's Women's) Punjab Sikkim Uttarakhand West Bengal (Kolkata)
Women	Indian Women's League Final round
Youth	Elite League

Cup competitions

Men	Super Cup Final Santosh Trophy (State) Qualifiers Final
Women	Women's Championship (State)

Club seasons
I-League	Aizawl East Bengal Minerva Punjab Mohun Bagan Gokulam Kerala
Indian Super League	ATK Bengaluru Chennaiyin Delhi Dynamos Goa Jamshedpur Kerala Blasters Mumbai City NorthEast United Pune City