2001

Calcutta Women's Football League The Calcutta Women's Football League, also known as the Kanyashree Cup, is a women's association football, football league in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Founded in 1993, it is the oldest women's foo ...

was the 9th season of the Calcutta Women's Football League. The season consisted of twelve teams divided into two groups. The top four teams of each group would qualify for the knockouts where they would face each other in the quarterfinals. This was the first season that Kolkata giants

East Bengal East Bengal (; ''Purbô Bangla/Purbôbongo'') was the eastern province of the Dominion of Pakistan, which covered the territory of modern-day Bangladesh. It consisted of the eastern portion of the Bengal region, and existed from 1947 until 195 ...

and

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Super Giant, commonly referred to as Mohun Bagan, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, it is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia. The club competes in the Indian Super League, ...

formed and fielded their women's teams with East Bengal clinching the final 1–0 against Mohun Bagan to lift their first-ever title. Shanta Dhara scored the winning goal in the final.

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Matches

Group B

Matches

Knockout stage

Qualified teams

The top four placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Matches

Semi-finals

Matches

Final

Summary

The 2001 Calcutta Women's Football League final was held at the

Rabindra Sarobar Stadium The Rabindra Sarobar Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. It is used for football (soccer), football matches and serves as the home of many Calcutta Football League matches. History The venue opened in 1961. It also ...

on 16 March 2001 between Kolkata giants

and

, in the very first season of their formation. This match would thus remain recorded as the first-ever women's

Kolkata Derby The Kolkata Derby (locally known as "Boro Match") is the association football, football match in Kolkata, between Mohun Bagan Super Giant, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal FC, East Bengal. The rivalry between these two teams is over 100 years old, ...

between the two teams. East Bengal women's team clinched the match 1–0 courtesy of a solitary goal from forward Shanta Dhara in the twenty-third minute of the game as East Bengal held onto the lead and lifted their first-ever Calcutta Women's Football League title.

Match

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2001 Calcutta Women's Football League season Calcutta Women's Football League 2001–02 domestic women's association football leagues