Taskin Ahmed Kayum at 10:20, 13 April 2026

2026-04-13T10:20:21Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football league
| logo = GFA Vedanta Women's League official logo.png
| pixels = 250
| country = India
| organiser = [[Goa Football Association]] (Goa)
| founded = {{start date and age|2017|df=y}}
| teams = 6
| promotion = [[Indian Women's League 2]]
| relegation =
| levels = 3
| domest_cup =
| confed_cup =
| champions = [[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa]] (1st title)
| most_successful_club = [[Panjim Footballers]] (2 titles)
| season = 2024–25
| tv = SportsCast India ([[YouTube]])
| website =
| current =
}}

The '''Goa Women's League''' (also known as the '''GFA [[Vedanta Limited|Vedanta]] Women's League''' for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of women's [[association football|football]] league in the Indian [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Goa]].<ref name="gfa" >{{cite web |title=GFA Vedanta Women's League |url=https://theawayend.co/gfa-vedanta-womens-league/ |website=The Away End |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=2 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702162626/https://theawayend.co/gfa-vedanta-womens-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The League was first held in 2017 and is organised by the [[Goa Football Association]] (GFA), the official football governing body of the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=GFA Vedanta Women's League to begin from 28th February in Goa |url=https://khelnow.com/football/gfa-vedanta-womens-football-league-2021-dates |website=Khel Now |date=19 February 2021 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601195448/https://khelnow.com/football/gfa-vedanta-womens-football-league-2021-dates |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GFA now shifts attention to women's football |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/GFA-now-shifts-attention-to-women%E2%80%99s-football/171058 |website=Herald Goa |date=15 February 2021 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601195446/https://www.heraldgoa.in/Sports/GFA-now-shifts-attention-to-women%E2%80%99s-football/171058 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Goa |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/goa-football-league-structure-india-gfa/cyy13m81g1r01cvg8auhhwbif |website=Goal.com |last1=Noronha |first1=Anselm |date=29 June 2018 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=6 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106203108/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/goa-football-league-structure-india-gfa/cyy13m81g1r01cvg8auhhwbif |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Clubs==
===2024–25 season===

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Team
|-
|1
|[[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa]]
|-
|2
|Maina Sports Club
|-
|3
|Calangute Association
|-
|4
|Livval Sports Club
|-
|5
|Patrong Sports Club
|-
|6
|[[Guardian Angel SC|Guardian Angel Sports Club]]
|}Five new teams will be competing this year while [[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa FC]] remain the only non-debutant competitor in this league.<ref>{{cite web | title=Five of six teams new in Women's Football League | work=The Times of India | date=22 November 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/five-of-six-teams-new-in-womens-football-league/articleshow/115539782.cms }}</ref>

== Champions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Edition !! Season !! Champion !! Runners-up !! Ref
|-
| 1st || 2017 || [[Panjim Footballers]] || SCC Cavelossim SOWS || <ref>{{cite web |title=Panjim Dolphins crowned champions |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/panjim-dolphins-crowned-champions/articleshow/62110658.cms |website=The Times of India |date=18 December 2017 |access-date=29 March 2024 }}</ref>
|-
| 2nd || 2018 || [[Panjim Footballers]] || [[FC Goa (women)|FC Goa]] || <ref>{{cite web |title=Panjim Footballers win GFA Vedanta Women's League title |url=https://www.indiafooty.com/2018/11/21/panjim-footballers-win-gfa-vedanta-womens-league-title/ |website=India Footy |last=Majumder |first=Ajay |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=23 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223143956/https://www.indiafooty.com/2018/11/21/panjim-footballers-win-gfa-vedanta-womens-league-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 3rd || 2019 || Bidesh XI SC || Albert Developers SC || <ref>{{cite web |title=Goa Women's League 2019: Bidesh XI SC Seal IWL Qualification With a Match Left |url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/goa-womens-league-2019-bidesh-xi-sc-seal-iwl-qualification-with-a-match-left-2415853.html |website=News18 |date=10 December 2019 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601195446/https://www.news18.com/news/football/goa-womens-league-2019-bidesh-xi-sc-seal-iwl-qualification-with-a-match-left-2415853.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 4th || 2020–21 || Sirvodem SC || [[FC Goa (women)|FC Goa]] || <ref>{{cite web |title=Sirvodem SC crowned champions of Vedanta Women's Football League |url=https://khelnow.com/football/vedanta-womens-league-2021-final |website=Khel Now |date=31 March 2021 |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601195446/https://khelnow.com/football/vedanta-womens-league-2021-final |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 5th || 2021–22 || colspan=2|''Suspended due to COVID-19 epidemic in Goa'' || <ref>{{cite web |title=GFA brings state leagues to a halt over Covid fears, clubs surprised |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/gfa-brings-state-leagues-to-a-halt-over-covid-fears-clubs-surprised/articleshow/88697536.cms |website=The Times of India |last=Lopes |first=Flavio |date=5 January 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=15 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115193744/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/gfa-brings-state-leagues-to-a-halt-over-covid-fears-clubs-surprised/articleshow/88697536.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 6th || 2022–23 || [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers Women]] || Compassion FC || <ref>{{cite web |title=CSR: Churchill Brothers FC champions at 6th Vedanta Women's League |url=https://thecsrjournal.in/csr-churchill-brothers-fc-champions-at-6th-vedanta-womens-league/ |website=The CSR Journal |date=7 December 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222063414/https://thecsrjournal.in/csr-churchill-brothers-fc-champions-at-6th-vedanta-womens-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 7th || 2023–24 || FC Tuem || Vintage 73 SC || <ref>{{cite web |title=Title triumph for FC Tuem |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2023/12/18/sports/title-triumph-for-fc-tuem/ |website=The Navhind Times |date=18 December 2023 |access-date=19 December 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| 8th || 2024–25 || [[Sesa Football Academy|Sesa]] || Maina SC || <ref>{{cite web |title=Sesa FA Triumphs with Dominant 5-2 Victory to Win 8th Goa Women's Football Trophy |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/sports/sesa-fa-are-the-champions/418738 |website=Herald Goa |date=29 January 2025 |access-date=9 February 2025 }}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
*[[Women's football in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Football in Goa}}
{{Football in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}

[[Category:Football in Goa]]
[[Category:Regional women's football leagues in India]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2017]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in Goa]]

Goa Women's League - Revision history

Taskin Ahmed Kayum at 10:20, 13 April 2026