The Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2023 is all set to kick off on Wednesday, 26th April 2023. With the sixth edition of IWL upon us, it not only gets bigger but also more competitive as we have 16 teams competing for the top prize in Women’s football. This top flight league will last just over a month starting today.
Mumbai Knights will be representing Maharashtra in the Indian Women’s League 2023. The league is set to take place in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with all the matches being played at TransStadia and the Shahibaug Police Ground. This means there won’t be a home and away format this time.
The regular league format has been switched to a group stage plus knockouts format. With the 16 teams being divided into two groups of 8.
Group A: Mumbai Knights FC, Gokulam Kerala FC, Mata Rukmani FC, HOPS FC, Misaka United FC, Kahaani FC, East Bengal FC, Sports Odisha
Group B: Sethu FC, Kickstart FC, Celtic Queens FC, Eastern Sporting Union, CRPF FC, Churchill Brothers FCG, Lords FA Kochi, Odisha FC
The top 4 teams from each group will then go into the knockouts starting with the quarterfinals, semifinals and then the FINAL!
With each team set to face the other seven sides once, every side will play seven group stage games. Let us now take a look at Mumbai Knights FC fixtures
1) Kahaani FC vs Mumbai Knights FC, Wednesday, 26th April 2023, kickoff: 4.30pm
2) Mumbai Knights FC vs Mata Rukmani FC vs, Saturday, 29th April 2023, kickoff: 8.30am
3) Misaka United FC vs Mumbai Knights FC, Tuesday, 2nd May 2023, kickoff: 8.30am
4) East Bengal FC vs Mumbai Knights FC, Thursday, 4th May 2023, kickoff: 8.30am
5) Mumbai Knights FC vs Sports Odisha vs, Saturday, 6th May 2023, kickoff: 4.30pm
6) HOPS FC vs Mumbai Knights FC, Tuesday, 9thMay 2023, kickoff: 4.30pm
7) Gokuldam Kerala FC vs Mumbai Knights FC, Friday, 12th May 2023, kickoff: 4.30pm
With the very first match today, Mumbai Knights FC face a stern test against the home side from Gujarat, Kahaani FC who will be playing in front of the home crowd. Mumbai Knights FC boast an impressive CV winning the MFA Women’s Premier League 2021-22 and WIFA Women’s Football League 2022-23. This championship pedigree will be put to test when they collide against the top teams all over the country. Can Mumbai Knights FC qualify for the knockouts? Stay tuned to find out.
