The 2023–24 Indian Women's League was the seventh season of the

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won their maiden Indian Women's League title by winning their last league match of the season.

Format

The season is played in a double round-robin format, with each club playing the other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 12 matches. It is the first IWL season to be played on a home and away basis, as so far the preceding seasons have been held at a centralised venue.

Qualification

The teams were awarded direct qualification for the 2023–24 season, which qualified for the knockout round and finished in the top eight positions in the

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season. Originally 8 teams qualified for the season, but

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on their participation and thus the League Committee decided to continue with the remaining 7 teams for the season.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorships

Foreign players

AIFF allowed maximum of three foreign players per team but only two can be part of starting 11.

League table

Results

Fixtures and results

Results by match

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

Positions by round

Matches

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Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

;Notes *(H) – Home team *(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 3 ** Yumlembam Pakpi Devi ** Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi ** Mamta * Most red cards: 0 **None

Club

* Most yellow cards: 5 **Gokulam Kerala * Most red cards: 0 **None

Awards

Match awards

Season awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the season:

References

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