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{{short description|Women's football league in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{infobox football league season
| competition = [[Indian Women's League]]
| season = 2019–20
| dates = 24 January – 14 February 2020
| winners = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| continentalcup1 = [[2021 AFC Women's Club Championship|AFC Women's Club Championship]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| matches = 33
| total goals = 123
| best player = [[Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi|Ratanbala Devi]] 
| league topscorer = [[Sabitra Bhandari]]<br/>(16 goals)
| best goalkeeper = [[Maibam Linthoingambi Devi|Linthoingambi Devi]]<br/> (5 cleansheets)
| highest scoring = {{nobreak|Kenkre 1–10 c}}<br/>(28 January 2020)
| longest wins = [[Kryphsa F.C.|Kryphsa]]<br/>[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]<br/>(5 matches,<br/><small>''only league matches''</small>)
| longest unbeaten = [[Kryphsa F.C.|Kryphsa]]<br/>[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]<br/>(5 matches,<br/><small>''only league matches''</small>)
| longest winless = BBK Dav<br/>Bidesh XI<br/>(5 matches)
| longest losses = Bidesh XI<br/>(5 matches)
| highest attendance = 
| lowest attendance = 
| average attendance = 
| prevseason = [[2018–19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19]]
| nextseason = [[2020-21 Indian Women's League season|2020-21]]
| updated = 14 February 2020
}}
The '''2019–20 Indian Women's League season''' was the fourth season of the [[Indian Women's League]], the top division [[Women's association football|women's]] [[association football|professional football]] league in [[India]]. The league started from 24 January 2020 and ended on 14 February 2020 with [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] defeating [[Kryphsa F.C.|Kryphsa]] 3-2 in the final to clinch the title for the first time. Twelve teams participated in the league. All the matches were played in [[Bangalore Football Stadium]], [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hero-indian-womens-league-returns-scheduled-to-kick-off-from-january-24|title=Hero Indian Women's League returns, scheduled to kick-off from January 24|work=AIFF|date=9 January 2019}}</ref>

==AFC Women's Club Championship==
The winners of the 2020-21 season would originally get the chance to participate in [[2021 AFC Women's Club Championship|2021 edition]] of [[AFC Women's Club Championship]]. But as a backup it was thought if the season is unable to complete or cancelled before the start of the tournament which will be held from October 30 to November 14, the defending champions of 2019-20 season, [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala FC]] will qualify for the event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AIFF keen to host women's league by September in light of continental invite|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/may/05/aiff-keen-to-host-womens-league-by-september-in-light-of-continental-invite-2298844.html|access-date=2021-05-26|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Later on 15 July 2021, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India in the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2020–21 pilot tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-15|title=Gokulam Kerala FC to represent India in AFC Women’s Club Championship|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/gokulam-kerala-afc-women-club-championship-2021-participation-7406062/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>



==Qualifiers==
State women's leagues organized by various [[All India Football Federation#State federations|state federations]] acted as the qualifier this season. In addition to these, the Rest of India zone champions has been awarded a place in the [[#Final round|final round]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-womens-league-2020-to-start-on-february-24-know-the-teams-confirmed-to-be-participating-2452511.html|title=Indian Women's League 2020 to Start on January 24: Know the Teams Confirmed to Be Participating|work=news18|date=10 January 2019}}</ref> [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]] defeated FC Alakhpura 9–1 over two legs to secure a place in the Group stage.

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|+Rest of India Zone
{{TwoLegResult|[[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]]||9–1|FC Alakhpura||1–0|8–1}}
{{end}}

==Teams==
<section begin=map />	
{{location map+ |India|width=440
|float=right
|caption=Locations of the 2019-20 Indian Women's League teams
|alt=Locations of the 2019-20 Indian Women's League  teams	
|places=	
{{location map~ |India |lat=15.6208 |long=73.8978 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|Bidesh XI FC}}</div>|position=left}}	
{{location map~ |India |lat=31.6340 |long=74.8723 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|BBK Dav FC}}</div>|position=right}}	
{{location map~ |India |lat=24.82 |long=93.95 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Kryphsa F.C.|KRYPHSA]]}}</div>|position=left}}		
{{location map~ |India |lat=12.9716 |long=77.5946 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|'''Bengaluru'''}}</div>|position=right}}	
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.3072 |long=73.1812 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|Baroda FA}}</div>|position=right}}		
{{location map~ |India |lat=9.9252 |long=78.1198 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;left:-4px;">{{nobreak|[[Sethu FC|Sethu]]}}</div>|position=right}}	
{{location map~ |India |lat=16.7050 |long=74.2433 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;left:-4px;">{{nobreak|[[FC Kolhapur City]]}}</div>|position=right}}	
{{location map~ |India |lat=19.0760 |long=72.8777 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;left:-4px;">{{nobreak|Kenkre FC}}</div>|position=left}}	
{{location map~ |India |lat=20.2961 |long=85.8245 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;left:-4px;">{{nobreak|Odisha Police FC}} </div>|position=right}}	
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.5726 |long=88.3639 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Sreebhumi FC]]}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=11.2588 |long=75.7804 |label= <div style="font-size:80%;position:relative;top:4px;">{{nobreak|[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]}}</div>|position=left}} 
<!--DISPLAY OF Bengaluru TEAMS IN CENTER RIGHT-->	
{{Location map~ |India |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=18.0 |long=90.0 |label=<div style="font-size:80%;">'''Bengaluru teams '''<br>	{{nobreak|Bangalore United FC}}<br>{{nobreak|Kickstart FC}}<br>	
</div>|position=bottom}}	
}}<section end=map />

===Team locations=== 
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Group A
! State/UT
!Group B
! State/UT 
|-  
|Baroda Football Academy 
|[[Baroda]], [[Gujarat|Gujrat]] 
|[[Bangalore United FC]] 
|[[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]] 
|-
|[[BBK Dav FC]]
|[[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]  
|[[Bidesh XI FC]]
|[[Assonora]], [[Goa]] 
|-
|[[FC Kolhapur City]]
|[[Kolhapur]], [[Maharashtra]]
|[[Odisha Police FC]]
|[[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]] 
|-
|[[Kickstart FC (Women)|Kickstart FC]]
|[[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]] 
|[[Kenkre FC]]
|[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] 
|-
|[[Kryphsa F.C.|KRYPHSA]]
|[[Imphal]], [[Manipur]] 
|[[Sreebhumi FC]]
|[[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]  
|-
|[[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
|[[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] 
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] 
|[[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]]
|}

===Personnel===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
|-
! Team
! Head coach
! Captain
|- 
|Bangalore United FC 
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Chitra Gangadharan
| Amoolya Kamal
|-  
|Baroda Football Academy 
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Muralidharan P
| Priya Mistry
|-
|BBK Dav FC
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Satpal Singh Kala
| Shyama Rani
|-
|Bidesh XI FC
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Joao Minino Rebello
| Astrid Pereira
|- 
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]  
|{{flagicon|IND}} Priya PV
| Michel Margaret Castanha
|- 
|[[FC Kolhapur City]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [https://www.the-aiff.com/coaches/profile/2018JAN2943 Muzamil Mahmood]
| Mrunal Khot
|- 
|[[Kickstart FC]]
| {{Flagicon|IND}} M Muruhuvedan
| Manpreet 
|- 
|[[Kenkre FC]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Kalpana Dass
| Soumya Guguloth
|-
|[[Kryphsa F.C.|KRYPHSA]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Langam Chaoba Devi
| [[Dangmei Grace]]
|- 
|Odisha Police FC 
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Mohammad Shahid Jabbar]]
| Karishma Oram
|- 
|[[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} Amrutha Arvind
| [[Loitongbam Ashalata Devi|Ashalata Devi]] 
|-
|[[Sreebhumi FC]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Barun Sengupta
| Poli Koley
|}

===Foreign players===

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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:100%"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|Club
! style="text-align:center;"| Player 1
! style="text-align:center;"| Player 2	
|- 
|Bangalore United FC 
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tanvie Hans]]
|  
|-  
|Baroda Football Academy 
|rowspan="3" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|No player was signed  
|-
|BBK Dav FC  
|-
|Bidesh XI FC  
|- 
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]  
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Sabitra Bhandari]]
|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Espérance Agbo]]  
|- 
|[[FC Kolhapur City]]
|rowspan="5" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|No player was signed  
|- 
|Kickstart FC 
|- 
|Kenkre FC  
|-
|[[Kryphsa F.C.|KRYPHSA]]
|- 
|Odisha Police FC  
|- 
|[[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Anita Basnet]]
|  
|-
|[[Sreebhumi FC]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|No player was signed    
|}

==Final round==
===Group stage===
{{main|2019–20 Indian Women's League final round}}

====Group A====
{{:2019–20 Indian Women's League final round|transcludesection=Group A}}

====Group B====
{{:2019–20 Indian Women's League final round|transcludesection=Group B}}

===Knock–out stage===
{{OneLegStart}}
|-
!colspan=4|Semifinals
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Kryphsa F.C.|KRYPHSA]]'''||[[2019–20 Indian Women's League final round#Semi-finals|3–1]]|Kenkre}} 
{{OneLegResult|'''[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]'''||[[2019–20 Indian Women's League final round#Semi-finals|3–0]]|[[Sethu FC|Sethu]]}} 
|-
!colspan=4|Final
{{OneLegResult|[[Kryphsa F.C.|KRYPHSA]]||[[2019–20 Indian Women's League final round#Final|2–3]]|'''[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]'''}}  
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

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