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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 in Indian football|2016–17]]
| winners = [[Eastern Sporting Union]]<br>1st title
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 =
| continentalcup2 qualifiers =
| matches = 34
| total goals = 183
| best player = [[Thokchom Umapati Devi]]
| league topscorer = [[Yumnam Kamala Devi]] (12 goals)
| best goalkeeper =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| longest wins =
| longest unbeaten =
| longest winless =
| longest losses =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason =
| nextseason = [[2017–18 Indian Women's League|2017–18]]
}}

The '''2016–17 Indian Women's League''' (also known as '''Hero Indian Women's League''' for sponsorship reasons) 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.<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
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Eastern Sporting Union]]
| [[Manipur]]
|-
| Bodyline
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Jeppiaar Institute FC|Jeppiaar Institute]]
| [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]]
|-
| [[Quartz Soccer Club|Quartz]]
| [[Kerala]]
| [[KRYPHSA F.C.|KRYPHSA]]
| [[Manipur]]
|-
| [[Rising Student Club|Rising Student]]
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Sudeva Moonlight FC|Sudeva Moonlight]]
| [[Delhi]]
|-
| [[Royal Wahingdoh FC|Royal Wahingdoh]]
| [[Meghalaya]]
| Uttar Pradesh FC
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|}

[[Eastern Sporting Union]] and [[Rising Student Club]] entered final rounds by topping their groups, and Alakhpura and [[Jeppiaar Institute FC|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>

==Teams==
===Team locations===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! State
! Entry
|-
| [[Eastern Sporting Union]]
| [[Manipur]]
| Preliminary
|-
| [[Rising Students Club|Rising Students]]
| [[Odisha]]
| Preliminary
|-
| [[Jeppiaar Institute F.C.|Jeppiaar Institute]]
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puduchery]]
| Preliminary
|-
| Alakhpura
| [[Haryana]]
| Preliminary
|-
| [[FC Pune City (Women)|Pune City]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| Direct
|-
| [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
| [[Mizoram]]
| Direct
|}

===Personnel===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left
|-
! Team
! Head coach
! Captain
|-
|[[Eastern Sporting Union]]
|colspan="2"|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Oinam Bembem Devi]] (player-manager)
|-
|[[Rising Students Club|Rising Students]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Gitanjali Khuntia
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sasmita Mallik]]
|-
|[[Jeppiaar Institute F.C.|Jeppiaar Institute]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Subramanian Mariappan
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sumithra Kamaraj]]
|-
|Alakhpura
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Sonika Vijarnia
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sanju Yadav]]
|-
|[[FC Pune City (Women)|Pune City]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Kalpana Dass
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Dalima Chhibber]]
|-
|[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Pi R. Lalnunsangi
|{{Flagicon|IND}} K. Lalruaizeli
|}

==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)|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}}

==Season awards==
The following awards were announced at the end of the season:<ref>{{cite web|title=Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League|url=http://www.espn.in/football/india/story/3060461/eastern-sporting-union-win-inaugural-indian-womens-league|work=ESPN|publisher=espn.in|accessdate=15 February 2017|date=14 February 2017}}</ref>

* Emerging Player: [[Jabamani Tudu]]
* Most Valuable Player: [[Thokchom Umapati Devi|Umapati Devi]]
* Top Scorer: [[Yumnam Kamala Devi|Kamala Devi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Indian Women's League}}
{{Indian women's football league seasons}}
{{2016–17 in Indian football}}

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[[Category:Indian Women's League seasons|2016–17]]
[[Category:2016–17 in Indian women's football leagues|League]]
[[Category:2016–17 in Asian women's top-tier association football leagues|India]]

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