Karnataka Women's League
Organising bodyKSFA
FoundedJanuary 2019 (2019-01)
CountryIndia
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toIWL 2nd Division
Current championsKickstart (5th title)
Most championshipsKickstart (5 titles)
TV partnersSportsCast India (YouTube)
Current: 2023–24

The Karnataka Women's League, also referred to as the Karnataka Women's Super Division League, is the top division of women's football league in the Indian State of Karnataka.[1] The League is organised by the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA), the official football governing body of the State.[2][3]

League structure

Karnataka Women's League
Tier Division
I
(Level 3 on Indian Women's Football Pyramid)		 Karnataka Women's Super Division League
II
(Level 4 on Indian Women's Football Pyramid)		 Karnataka Women's A Division League
II
(Level 5 on Indian Women's Football Pyramid)		 Karnataka Women's B Division League

Clubs

2023–24 season

Sl No. Team Name
1. Kickstart FC
2. Misaka United FC
3. Kemp FC
4. Parikrma FC
5. Maatru Pratishtana FC
6. Pink Panthers FC
7. Roots FC
8. Rebels Women’s FC
9. Bengaluru FC Women

History

The Karnataka Women's League was formed in 2018 to give effect to the mandate sent out by the All India Football Federation, India's governing body of professional football, to each State to form leagues. It said that the winner of the league would be promoted to compete in the Indian Women's League. Subsequently, M Satyanarayan, a journalist and then member of the Governing Board and Core Committee of the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) organized the Impetus Tournament in the Bangalore Football Stadium to "gauge the state of women's football in Karnataka". Against an estimated four teams, eighteen turned up and this led to the formation of the League, in January 2019. Five teams competed its first season.[2]

Champions

Edition Season Champion
1st2019Bangalore United
2nd2019–20Kickstart
3rd2020–21Kickstart
4th2021–22Kickstart
5th2022–23Kickstart
6th2023–24Kickstart

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Karnataka Women's League". The Away End. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Madigan, Grace (12 September 2019). "How Karnataka's first women's football league is picking new talent". Citizen Matters, Bengaluru. bengaluru.citizenmatters.in. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Karnataka Women's League Season 2". Karnataka State Football Association. ksfa.in. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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