The Indian Women’s League 2025–26 (IWL 2025-26) kicks off on December 20, 2025. This will be the ninth season of the Indian Women’s League, the top division women’s professional football league in India.
East Bengal FC are the defending champions. Gokulam Kerala is the most successful team in IWL tournament history, having won three titles on the trot from 2020 to 2023.
IWL 2025-26: Teams
A total of eight teams will compete in the upcoming IWL season. The complete list of participating clubs is as follows:
- East Bengal FC
- Garhwal United Football Club
- Gokulam Kerala FC
- Kickstart FC Karnataka
- NITA Football Academy
- SESA Football Academy
- Sethu Madurai
- Sreebhumi Football Club
IWL 2025-26: Schedule
For the first time, the league will run over two phases. The first phase will be played from December 20, 2025, to January 9, 2026, while the second phase will take place from April 20 to May 10, 2026. The season follows a double round-robin format across two phases:
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Phase 1: December 20, 2025 – January 9, 2026 (7 matches per team)
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Phase 2: April 20, 2026 – May 10, 2026
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IWL 2025-26: Fixtures
This the full schedule of all the 28 matches of Phase 1 of the league.
| Date | Time | Matches | Venue |
| 20.12.25 | 09:00 AM | SETHU FC vs KICKSTART FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| TBD | TBD | SREEBHUMI FOOTBALL CLUB vs EAST BENGAL FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 20.12.25 | 15:00 PM | NITA FA vs GOKULAM KERALA FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 20.12.25 | 15:00 PM | GARHWAL UNITED FC vs SESA FA | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 24.12.25 | 09:00 AM | GOKULAM KERALA FC vs SREEBHUMI FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 24.12.25 | 09:00 AM | NITA FA vs SESA FA | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 24.12.25 | 15:00 PM | SETHU FC vs EAST BENGAL FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 24.12.25 | 15:00 PM | KICKSTART FC vs GARHWAL UNITED FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 27.12.25 | 09:00 AM | KICKSTART FC vs NITA FA | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 27.12.25 | 09:00 AM | EAST BENGAL FC vs GARHWAL UNITED FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 27.12.25 | 15:00 PM | SETHU FC vs GOKULAM KERALA FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 27.12.25 | 15:00 PM | SREEBHUMI FC vs SESA FA | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 30.12.25 | 09:00 AM | SREEBHUMI FC vs SETHU FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 30.12.25 | 09:00 AM | GARHWAL UNITED FC vs NITA FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 30.12.25 | 15:00 PM | GOKULAM KERALA FC vs KICKSTART FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 30.12.25 | 15:00 PM | EAST BENGAL vs SESA FA | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 02.01.26 | 09:00 AM | GOKULAM KERALA FC vs GARHWAL UNITED FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 02.01.26 | 09:00 PM | KICKSTART FC vs SREEBHUMI FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 02.01.26 | 15:00 PM | SESA FA vs SETHU FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 02.01.26 | 15:00 PM | NITA FA vs EAST BENGAL | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 06.01.26 | 09:00 AM | GARHWAL UNITED FC vs SREEBHUMI FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 06.01.26 | 09:00 AM | SESA FA vs GOKULAM KERALA FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 06.01.26 | 15:00 PM | SETHU FC vs NITA FA | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 06.01.26 | 15:00 PM | KICKSTART FC vs EAST BENGAL | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 09.01.26 | 09:00 AM | GOKULAM KERALA FC vs EAST BENGAL | KALYANI STADIUM |
| 09.01.26 | 09:00 AM | KICKSTART FC vs SESA FA | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 09.01.26 | 15:00 PM | SETHU FC vs GARHWAL UNITED FC | NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE |
| 09.01.26 | 15:00 PM | NITA FA vs SREEBHUMI FC | KALYANI STADIUM |
