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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{infobox football league season
| competition                = [[Indian Women's League]]
| season                     = 2016–17
| winners                    = [[Eastern Sporting Union]] 
| continentalcup1            = 
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = 
| continentalcup2            = 
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = 
| matches                    = 34
| total goals                = 183
| league topscorer           = 
[[Sanju Yadav]] (Alakhpura)<br/>[[Yumnam Devi|Kamala Devi]] (Eastern Sporting Union) <br/> 15 goals
| best goalkeeper            = 
| biggest home win           = 
| biggest away win           = 
| highest scoring            = 
| longest wins               = 
| longest unbeaten           = 
| longest winless            = 
| longest losses             = 
| highest attendance         = 
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| prevseason                 = 
| nextseason                 = [[2017–18 Indian Women's League season|2017–18]]
| updated               = 
14 February 2017
}}
The '''2016–17 Indian Women's League season''' was the first season of the [[Indian Women's League]], a [[Women's association football|women's]] [[association football|football]] league in [[India]]. The season was scheduled to kick off with the preliminary rounds on 17 October 2016 in which the top two teams from the two groups qualified for the league proper.<ref name="Preliminary">{{cite news|title=INDIAN WOMEN’S LEAGUE PRELIMS TO KICK-OFF ON OCT 17|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7522|accessdate=14 October 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=14 October 2016}}</ref> In the final round four teams from qualifier joined by two direct entry teams. [[Eastern Sporting Union]] won the title in the inaugural season.

==Preliminary round==
{{main|2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round}}

===Teams===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Group A
! State
! Group B
! State
|-
| Alakhpura
| [[Harayana]]
| [[Eastern Sporting Union]]
| [[Manipur]]
|-
| Bodyline
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Indira Gandhi AS&E|Jeppiaar Institute]]
| [[Pondicherry]]
|-
| New Quartz
| [[Kerala]]
| [[KRYPHSA F.C.|KRYPHSA]] 
| [[Manipur]]
|-
| [[Rising Student Club|Rising Student]]
| [[Odisha]]
| Sudeva Moonlight F.C.
| [[Delhi]]
|-
| Royal Wahingdoh F.C.
| [[Meghalaya]]
| Uttar Pradesh F.C.
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|}

[[Eastern Sporting Union]] and [[Rising Student Club]] entered final rounds by topping their groups, and Alakhpura and [[Indira Gandhi AS&E|Jeppiaar Institute]] as group runners-up.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student FC makes it to the Final round of the Indian Women's League 2017.|url=https://twitter.com/IndianFootball/status/791639403433046016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=27 October 2016|accessdate=27 October 2016}}</ref>

==Final round==
{{main|2016–17 Indian Women's League final round}}
The final round will be held from January 28 to February 14 at the [[Ambedkar Stadium]]. The league proper will follow a round robin format with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.<ref>{{cite news|title=AIFF launches professional league for women footballers|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/aiff-launches-professional-league-for-women-footballers/973585|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=Outlook India|date=24 January 2017}}</ref>

===Group stage===
{{:2016–17 Indian Women's League final round|transcludesection=Group stage}}
===Knock-out Stage===

{{OneLegStart}}
|-
!colspan=4|Semifinals
{{OneLegResult|[[Rising Student Club|Rising Student]]||[[2016–17 Indian Women's League final round#Knock out stage|{{small|2–0}}]]|[[FC Pune City (women)|FC Pune City]]}} 
{{OneLegResult|[[Eastern Sporting Union]]||[[2016–17 Indian Women's League final round#Knock out stage|{{small|4–1}}]]|Alakhpura}} 
|-
!colspan=4|Final
{{OneLegResult|[[Eastern Sporting Union]]||[[2016–17 Indian Women's League final round#Knock out stage|{{small|3–0}}]]|[[Rising Student Club|Rising Student]]}}  
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/ All India Football Federation].

{{Indian Women's League}}
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