The 2021-22 season of the Indian Women’s League is all set to kick-off on April 15 in Bhubaneswar, with simultaneous kickoffs at 1600 hrs IST, as PIFA Sports FC take on Kickstart FC at the Capital Ground, while SSB Women FC face Hans Women FC at the Seventh Battalion Ground.
The Indian Arrows Women’s Team, AIFF’s developmental side containing the young and rising stars of women’s football, will also make its debut in the IWL this time, as they take on Sirvodem SC at the Kalinga Stadium at 1930 hrs IST, on the same day.
The league will consist of 66 matches, with 11 teams fighting it out against each other. The teams will play in a round robin format, with each side facing the others once, and the side with the most number of points at the end of the campaign will be crowned champions.
Gokulam Kerala FC, who are the defending champions, having won the previous edition of the Hero IWL in Bengaluru in 2020, will begin their campaign on April 16 at the Capital Ground, where they face Odisha Police.
Group stage fixtures
April 15:
PIFA Sports FC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
SSB Women FC vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Indian Arrows vs Sirvodem SC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 16:
Odisha Police vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Sethu Madurai vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM 7th Battalion Ground
ARA FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 19:
Hans Women FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Sports vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Gokulam Kerala FC vs SSB Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 20:
Sirvodem SC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Mata Rukmani FC vs Odisha Police, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Sethu Madurai vs ARA FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 23:
Hans Women FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Kickstart FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 24:
SSB Women FC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Police vs ARA FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Indian Arrows vs Sethu Madurai, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 27:
Odisha Police vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Sports vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Mata Rukmani FC vs Hans Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
April 28:
Sethu Madurai vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
ARA FC vs SSB Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Gokulam Kerala FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 1:
Gokulam Kerala FC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
SSB Women FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 2:
Hans Women FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Kickstart FC vs Odisha Police, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Sirvodem SC vs Sethu Madurai, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 5:
Sethu Madurai vs Odisha Sports, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Mata Rukmani FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
ARA FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 6:
Odisha Police vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Indian Arrows vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
SSB Women FC vs Kickstart FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 9:
Mata Rukmani FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Sethu Madurai, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Odisha Sports vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 10:
Gokulam Kerala FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Sirvodem SC vs SSB Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Hans Women FC vs Kickstart FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 13:
ARA FC vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Police vs Sethu Madurai, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Indian Arrows vs Mata Rukmani FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 14:
Kickstart FC vs Gokulam Kerala FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
SSB Women FC vs Odisha Sports, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Hans Women FC vs Sirvodem SC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 17:
ARA FC vs Indian Arrows, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Gokulam Kerala FC vs Sirvodem SC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Sethu Madurai vs SSB Women FC, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 18:
Mata Rukmani FC vs Kickstart FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Odisha Sports vs Hans Women FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
PIFA Sports FC vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 21:
Indian Arrows vs PIFA Sports FC, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Kickstart FC vs ARA FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
SSB Women FC vs Odisha Police, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 22:
Hans Women FC vs Sethu Madurai, 4 PM, Capital Ground
Sirvodem SC vs Mata Rukmani FC, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
Gokulam Kerala FC vs Odisha Sports, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 25:
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, Capital Ground
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
TBD vs TBD, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
May 26:
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, Capital Ground
TBD vs TBD, 4 PM, 7th Battalion Ground
TBD vs TBD, 7.30 PM, Kalinga Stadium
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