IWL 2025-26: Fixtures, Schedule & where to watch in India

IWL 2025-26 will be played from December 20, 2025 to May 10 2026.

The 2025–26 season of the Indian Women’s League (IWL) is expected to be a landmark campaign for women’s club football in India. All matches will be hosted at centralised venues, with games primarily scheduled at the National Centre of Excellence, Kolkata, and the Kalyani Municipal Stadium, Kalyani.

Notably, the league will be played in a centralised two-phase format, ensuring competitive balance while accommodating national team commitments ahead of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup next year.

The first phase of the league will run from December 20, 2025 to January 9, 2026, after which the competition will take a break. The second phase will resume later in the season and will be played between April 20 and May 10, 2026.

Participating Teams in IWL 2025–26

A total of eight teams will compete in the upcoming IWL season, including defending champions East Bengal FC. The complete list of participating clubs is as follows:

• East Bengal FC
• Garhwal United Football Club
• Gokulam Kerala FC
• Kickstart FC Karnataka
• NITA Football Academy
• SESA Football Academy
• Sethu Madurai
• Sreebhumi Football Club

Fixtures of IWL 2025-2026:

This the full schedule of all the 28 matches of Phase 1 of the league.

Note: As East Bengal FC will be playing the final of the SAFF Club Women’s Championship Final match on 20th December, 2025, Nepal, their match against Sreebhumi FC will be rescheduled that was supposed to be played on 20th December, 2025 at 09:00 AM in the morning at the National Centre of Excellence, Kolkata.

The fixture of Phase 2 has not been announced yet.

Where and how to watch IWL 2025-26 live?

Fans in India can follow the Indian Women’s League 2025–26 through live streaming, with all matches set to be shown on the official Indian Football YouTube channel.

However, there will be no live television broadcast of the IWL 2025–26 on any TV channel in India, meaning fans will need to rely solely on digital streaming to keep up with the league.

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