The 2022–23 Indian Women's League (also known as Hero Indian Women's League for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the

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, the top division women's professional football league in

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. On 21 May, Gokulam Kerala successfully defended their title by winning the final against Kickstart, and became the first club to complete a hat-trick of Indian Women's League titles.

Format

The draw took place on 30 March 2023 at Football House, Dwarka,

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. Speaking at the draw, Shaji Prabhakaran, the

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Secretary General, said "My best wishes to all the 16 teams ... all efforts have been made to create a holistic situation for the development and rapid growth of Indian women's football." Sixteen teams will participate in the league. The final round will consist of the group format with eight teams participating in each group. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stage. The top eight teams of the season will receive direct slots for the next season of IWL.

Broadcasting

On 25 April, 2023 All India Football Federation announced that the evening matches of Indian Women's League will be streamed live on Indian Football

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channel.

Qualification

State women's leagues organised by various state federations acted as qualifier for this season. The champions of the twelve state leagues have been awarded a place in the

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along with the clubs which finished in the top four positions in the 2021–22 season. The slot for the state league whose current champions also qualified via top four qualification, went to the runner-up of the league.

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

The matches were played at two venues located in

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; Transstadia and Shahbaug Police Stadium.

Personnel and sponsorships

Foreign players

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

Group stage

Group A

Matches

Group B

Matches

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

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

Clean sheets

Awards

Match awards

Season awards

References

Indian Women's League seasons

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