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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football league
| logo = Kerala Women's League official logo.png
| pixels = 200
| country = India
| organiser = [[Kerala Football Association]]
| founded = {{start date and age|2014|df=y}}
| teams = 6
| promotion = [[Indian Women's League 2]]
| relegation =
| levels = 3
| domest_cup =
| confed_cup =
| champions = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] (3rd title)
| most_successful_club = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] (3 titles)
| tv = Scoreline Sports ([[YouTube]])
| season =
| current = [[2025–26 Kerala Women's League|2025–26]]
| website =
}}

The '''Kerala Women's League''' ('''KWL''') is a professional [[women's association football|women's]] [[association football|football]] league in the Indian [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]. It is in the third tier of Indian woman’s football system. The league is organised by the [[Kerala Football Association]] (KFA), the official football governing body of the state.<ref name="kwl" >{{cite web|title=Kerala Women's League |url=https://theawayend.co/kerala-womens-league/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://theawayend.co/kerala-womens-league/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|website=The Away End |access-date=11 February 2022 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=KFA launches official logo for Kerala Women's League 2021-22 |url=https://khelnow.com/football/kerala-womens-league-kwl-2021-22-kfa-logo-launched |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://khelnow.com/football/kerala-womens-league-kwl-2021-22-kfa-logo-launched |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|website=Khel Now |last=Thoyakkat |first=Harigovind |access-date=29 October 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> For sponsorship ties with Eastea, it is officially called as '''Eastea Kerala Women's League'''.<ref name=":0">{{cite tweet |author=Kerala Football Association |author-link=Kerala Football Association |user=keralafa |number=1556890079268077568 |date=9 August 2022 |title=𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗰𝗼 𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮-𝟮𝟯 🏆 𝟭𝟬 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝟭 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 #RamcoKWL 🏆 https://t.co/bHU3oK518f |language=en |access-date=4 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809150911/https://twitter.com/keralafa/status/1556890079268077568 |archive-date=9 August 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
The inaugural tournament was held in the 2014–15,<ref>{{cite web|title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Kerala |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-league-structure-in-kerala-football/1smg39dpbggjb1ojjhpnu8htgy |website=Goal.com |last1=Muralidharan |first1=Ashwin |date=4 May 2018 }}</ref> followed by the 2015–16 season. It wasn't held ever since until the [[2021–22 Kerala Women's League|2021–22]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-29|title=KFA launches official logo for Kerala Women's League 2021-22|url=https://khelnow.com/football/kerala-womens-league-kwl-2021-22-kfa-logo-launched/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://khelnow.com/football/kerala-womens-league-kwl-2021-22-kfa-logo-launched/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-31|website=Khel Now|language=en-US}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Women's League 2021-22 starts 11th December |url=https://theawayend.co/2021/11/23/kerala-womens-league-2021-22-starts-december-11/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://theawayend.co/2021/11/23/kerala-womens-league-2021-22-starts-december-11/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|website=The Away End |access-date=11 February 2022 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala Women's League to return after 7 years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-womens-league-to-return-after-7-years/article37900242.ece |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-womens-league-to-return-after-7-years/article37900242.ece |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|website=The Hindu |access-date=8 December 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=After a long lull, Kerala woman's football returns |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/oct/12/after-a-long-lull-kerala-womans-football-returns-2370453.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/oct/12/after-a-long-lull-kerala-womans-football-returns-2370453.html |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|website=The New Indian Express |access-date=12 October 2021 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Clubs==
===2025–26 season===
Source:<ref name=":0" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Team
!Location
|-
|1
|[[City Club Chalakkudy]]
|[[Chalakkudy]]
|-
|2
|[[Dreams FC]]
|[[Kochi]]
|-
|3
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala Women]]
|[[Kozhikode]]
|-
|4
|[[Inter Kerala FC]]
|[[Kothamangalam]]
|-
|5
|[[Kerala United FC]]
|[[Thrissur]]
|-
|6
|Lords FA
|[[Kochi]]
|-
|7
|PFC Kerala
|[[Parappur]]
|-
|8
|Talents FA
|[[Palakkad]]
|-
|}

== Champions ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Edition !! Season !! Champion !! Runners-up
|-
| 1st || [[2014–15 Kerala Women's League|2014–15]] || Wayanad Women's FC || Marthoma College WFC
|-
| 2nd || [[2015–16 Kerala Women's League|2015–16]] || Marthoma College WFC || [[Kerala United FC|Quartz]]
|-
| colspan = 4 |''League Suspended''
|-
| 3rd || [[2021–22 Kerala Women's League|2021–22]] || [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] || Don Bosco FA
|-
| 4th || [[2022–23 Kerala Women's League|2022–23]] || Lords FA || [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
|-
| 5th || [[2023–24 Kerala Women's League|2023–24]] || [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] || Lords FA
|-
| 6th || [[2024–25 Kerala Women's League|2024–25]] || [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] || [[Kerala United FC|Kerala United]]
|}

== See also ==
*[[Football in India]]
*[[Football in Kerala]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Women's League}}
{{Football in India}}
{{Football in Kerala}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}

[[Category:Kerala Women's League]]
[[Category:Regional women's football leagues in India]]
[[Category:Football competitions in Kerala]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2014]]
[[Category:2014 establishments in Kerala]]

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Krrissh at 11:58, 22 March 2026