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The 2016–17 Indian Women's League final rounds was played between six teams to decide the champion of Indian Women's League inaugural season. It was held from 28 January to 14 February at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The league proper followed a round-robin format with the top four teams advancing to the semifinals.[1]
Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student entered round by topping their groups in the preliminary round. Alakhpura and Jeppiaar Institute entered after finishing second in their respective groups.[2] Pune City and Aizawl joined them as direct entry teams. Eastern Sporting Union won the final beating Rising Student 3–0.[3]
Teams
| Team | State | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Sporting Union | Manipur | Preliminary |
| Rising Student | Odisha | Preliminary |
| Jeppiaar Institute | Puduchery | Preliminary |
| Alakhpura | Haryana | Preliminary |
| Pune City | Maharashtra | Direct |
| Aizawl | Mizoram | Direct |
Group stage
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Knock out stage
- Semi-finals
- Final
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yumnam Devi | Eastern Sporting Union | 12 |
| 2 | Sasmita Malik | Rising Student | 7 |
| 3 | Jabamani Tudu | Rising Student | 6 |
| Kashmina M. S. | Eastern Sporting Union | ||
| 5 | Pyari Xaxa | Rising Student | 4 |
| 6 | Sanju Yadav | Alakhpura | 3 |
| Deepika | Alakhpura | ||
| Elizabeth Vanlalmawii | Aizawl | ||
| Anju Tamang | Rising Student | ||
| R. Sandhiya | Jeppiaar Institute |
Hat-tricks
- Result column shows goal tally of player's team first.
| Template:Abbr | Player | For | Against | Goals | Result | Date | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | Rising Student | Aizawl | 3 | 6–1 | 28 January 2017 | [4] |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | Eastern Sporting Union | Jeppiaar Institute | 3 | 7–1 | 28 January 2017 | [5] |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | 3 | |||||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | Alakhpura | Aizawl | 3 | 6–2 | Template:Dts | [6] |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | Rising Student | Jeppiaar Institute | 4 | 7–0 | Template:Dts | [7] |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Template:Sortname | Eastern Sporting Union | Alakhpura | 3 | 4–1 | Template:Dts | [8] |
Awards
The following awards were announced at the end of the season, following the final on 14 February:[3]
- Emerging Player: Jabamani Tudu
- Most Valuable Player: Thokchom Devi
References
- ↑ AIFF launches professional league for women footballers. Outlook India(24 January 2017).
- ↑ Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student FC makes it to the Final round of the Indian Women's League 2017.. The All India Football Federation(27 October 2016).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League. espn.in(14 February 2017).
- ↑ Rising Student to the Occasion(28 January 2017).
- ↑ Two Hat-tricks help ESU rout JIT(28 January 2017).
- ↑ STERLING SANJU LEADS ALAKHPURA TO 6–2 WIN OVER AIZAWL FC(31 January 2017).
- ↑ RISING STUDENT'S CLUB QUALIFY FOR IWL SEMIS, FINISH GROUP WITH 12 POINT(8 February 2017).
- ↑ EASTERN SPORTING UNION DEFEATS ALAKHPURA TO BECOME IWL FINALIST(11 February 2017).
External links
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