Goa Women's League

The Goa Women's League (also known as the GFA Vedanta Women's League for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of women's football league in the Indian state of Goa.^[1] The League was first held in 2017 and is organised by the Goa Football Association (GFA), the official football governing body of the state.^[2][3][4]

Goa Women's League

Organising body	Goa Football Association (Goa)
Founded	2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Country	India
Number of teams	6
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Indian Women's League 2
Current champions	FC Tuem (1st title)
Most championships	Panjim Footballers (2 titles)
TV partners	SportsCast India (YouTube)
Current: 2024–25

Clubs

2024–25 season

No.	Team
1	Sesa FA
2	Maina Sports Club
3	Calangute Association
4	Livval Sports Club
5	Patrong Sports Club
6	Guardian Angel Sports Club

Champions

Edition	Season	Champion	Runners-up	Ref
1st	2017	Panjim Footballers	SCC Cavelossim SOWS	[5]
2nd	2018	Panjim Footballers	FC Goa	[6]
3rd	2019	Bidesh XI SC	Albert Developers SC	[7]
4th	2020–21	Sirvodem SC	FC Goa	[8]
5th	2021–22	Suspended due to COVID-19 epidemic in Goa		[9]
6th	2022–23	Churchill Brothers Women	Compassion FC	[10]
7th	2023–24	FC Tuem	Vintage 73 SC	[11]
8th	2024–25	Ongoing

See also

• Women's football in India

References

1. "GFA Vedanta Women's League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
2. "GFA Vedanta Women's League to begin from 28th February in Goa". Khel Now. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
3. "GFA now shifts attention to women's football". Herald Goa. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
4. Noronha, Anselm (29 June 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Goa". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
5. "Panjim Dolphins crowned champions". The Times of India. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
6. Majumder, Ajay (21 November 2018). "Panjim Footballers win GFA Vedanta Women's League title". India Footy. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
7. "Goa Women's League 2019: Bidesh XI SC Seal IWL Qualification With a Match Left". News18. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
8. "Sirvodem SC crowned champions of Vedanta Women's Football League". Khel Now. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
9. Lopes, Flavio (5 January 2022). "GFA brings state leagues to a halt over Covid fears, clubs surprised". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
10. "CSR: Churchill Brothers FC champions at 6th Vedanta Women's League". The CSR Journal. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
11. "Title triumph for FC Tuem". The Navhind Times. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.