New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- The 2026-27 season of the Indian Women's League (IWL) will begin on November 13, with eight clubs set to compete for the title across Kolkata, Jamshedpur and Bengaluru.
Defending champions East Bengal FC will return to the competition aiming to retain their crown after an impressive campaign last season, in which they recorded 13 wins and just one defeat.
Six clubs from the previous season - East Bengal FC, Sethu FC, Kickstart FC, Nita Football Academy, Gokulam Kerala FC and Garhwal United FC - will feature in the upcoming edition. They will be joined by HOPS FC and Juba Sangha FC, who earned promotion from IWL 2 after finishing first and second, respectively, in the 2025-26 season.
East Bengal's Fazila Ikwaput was ...