Tamil Nadu Women's League

Tamil Nadu Women's League

Organising body	Tamil Nadu Football Association
Founded	2019; 6 years ago (2019)
Country	India
Number of clubs	6
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Indian Women's League 2
Current champions	Sethu FC (2nd title)
Most championships	Sethu FC (2 titles)
TV partners	Football Makka (YouTube)

The Tamil Nadu Women's League is the top division of women's football league in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The League is organised by the Tamil Nadu Football Association (TNFA), the official football governing body of the state.^[1][2]

History

The state women's league was formulated during the tenure of Seeni Mohaideen, chairman of the women’s committee of the Tamil Nadu Football Association.^[2] The inaugural tournament was held in the 2019–20 season and was won by Sethu FC.^[2][3][4]

The matches are usually held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.

Media coverage

The league matches are live-streamed on YouTube by Football Makka.^[5]

Clubs

2021–22 season

The teams which participated in the 2021–22 season:^[6]

No.	Team	Location
1	Sethu	Madurai
2	SDAT Excellence Club	Chennai
3	FC Thamizhatchi
4	Tamil Nadu Police	Chennai
5	Minerva FC
6	Wow Women's FC

Champions

Edition	Season	Champion	Runners-up
1st	2019–20	Sethu	Tamil Nadu Police
2nd	2021–22	Sethu	SDAT Excellence Club

See also

• Football in India

References

1. "Tamil Nadu Women's League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
2. Keerthivasan, K; Pathak, Manasi (16 December 2019). "Tamil Nadu to host its first-ever women's state league". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022.
3. Waris, Sarah (19 January 2020). "Sethu FC lifts Tamil Nadu Women's League title to qualify for Indian Women's League". The Bridge.
4. "Tamil Nadu Women's League: Sethu FC Primed to Go for IWL Title Defence as League Leaders". News18. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022.
5. S, Gomesh (26 January 2022). "Scoring big by streaming live". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022.{
6. Keerthivasan, K (26 November 2021). "Tamil Nadu women's State football league begins on December 1". Sportstar. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022.