For the 2017 Indian Women’s League (IWL), which kicks off play on April 25, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) League Committee has settled on three foreign players per side, with a maximum of two permitted on the field at once.
At a meeting led by Lalnghinglova Hmar and conducted through video conference on Monday, the Committee resolved to launch the Hero IWL on April 25.
The Committee determined that there would be enough time between the Hero IWL and the Hero 27th Senior Women’s National Football Championships 2022-2023, according to a press statement from the AIFF that was released on its website.
The League Committee meeting was attended by Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, secretary general of the Federation, as well as M Satyanarayan, Dr. Kiran Chowgule, Dr. Reginold Varghese, Amit Chaudhuri, and Caitanno Fernandes.
The Committee made the decision to increase the number of foreign players for the Hero IWL to three, with a maximum of two allowed on the field simultaneously. When clubs made the same request, it was taken into account.
“During the 2022–2023 season, the Hero IWL will use a structure with 16 teams split into two groups. The semifinals, finals, and quarterfinals make up the knockout stage, which the top four teams from each group progress to. The next season’s home-and-away Hero IWL will feature the top eight teams in straight placements “the report asserts.
The Committee ultimately decided to include East Bengal in the Hero IWL season in an attempt to improve and grow the league. East Bengal have requested to be included for the starting lineup for this season.
