# 2023–24 Indian Women's League 2

The 2023–24 Indian Women's League 2 was the first season of the Indian Women's League 2, the second tier women's football league in India.

## Format

The Group stage was initially to consist of the 24 teams divided into six groups of four each, in the round-robin format, with the winners of every group proceeding to the final round. The final round will constitute of a single-leg round-robin format, with the top two teams gaining promotion to the Indian Women's League. It will be held at a centralised venue.

## Qualification

The teams qualifying from the 2023–24 Indian State Leagues will join the remaining 2022–23 Indian Women's League teams for the inaugural IWL 2 season. In February 2024, the AIFF announced the eligibility for nominations in the IWL 2, with the member associations required to conduct a league with at least six teams with a minimum of 10 matches per team. The League Committee reviewed the nominations filed by the various State FAs and recommended the finalisation of the teams after cut-off date. 9 teams withdrew citing financial demands and inability to assemble sufficient number of players. Additional withdrawal came from Manipur Police, Kerala United and Parikrma FC. The remaining teams were joined by additional state nominations to form the 15 teams for the season.
| Team | State/Region | Qualification |
| 2022–23 Indian Women's League |||
| Mumbai Knights FC | Maharashtra | Group stage |
| Celtic Queens FC | Puducherry | Group stage |
| 2023–24 Indian Women's State leagues |||
| Pudhuvai Unicorns | Puducherry | 2023–24 Pondicherry Women's League champions |
| FC Tuem | Goa | 2023–24 Goa Women's League champions |
| Sreebhumi FC | West Bengal | 2023–24 Calcutta Women's Football League champions |
| Garhwal United FC | Delhi | 2023–24 FD Women's League champions |
| MGM Ambush | Chhattisgarh | 2023–24 Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League champions |
| Pune Krida Prabodhini | Maharashtra | 2023–24 WIFA Women's Football League runner-up |
| Nita FA | Odisha | 2023–24 Odisha Women's League champions |
| City Bahadurgarh FC | Haryana | 2023–24 Haryana Women's League champions |
| SAI FC Kokrajhar | Assam | 2023–24 Assam Women's League semifinalists |
| Others |||
| SAG FA | Gujarat | Nominated |
| AIPL FC | Bihar | Nominated |
| Casa Barwani SC | Madhya Pradesh | Nominated |
| Khad FC | Himachal Pradesh | Nominated |
* ↑ The champions of the 2023–24 WIFA Women's Football League, Mumbai Knights had already qualified.
* ↑ SAI FC Kokrajhar selected by the Assam FA, while KASA Girls FC were the 2023–24 Assam Women's League champions.
* ↑ SAG FA nominated by the Gujarat FA. The 2023–24 Gujarat State Women’s League took place after the nomination cut-off date.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

| Group | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Group A | Kokrajhar | SAI STC Stadium | 10,000 |
| Group B | Dum Dum | Amal Dutta Krirangan | 6,000 |
| Group C | Mapusa | Duler Stadium | 5,000 |
| Team | City | State/Region |
| AIPL FC | Patna | Bihar |
| Casa Barwani SC | Barwani | Madhya Pradesh |
| Celtic Queens FC | Pondicherry | Puducherry |
| City Bahadurgarh FC | Bahadurgarh | Haryana |
| FC Tuem | Pernem | Goa |
| Garhwal United FC | Delhi | Delhi |
| Khad FC | Una | Himachal Pradesh |
| Pune Krida Prabodhini | Pune | Maharastra |
| MGM Ambush | Raipur | Chhattisgarh |
| Mumbai Knights FC | Mumbai | Maharastra |
| Nita FA | Cuttack | Odisha |
| Pudhuvai Unicorns | Pondicherry | Puducherry |
| SAI FC Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | Assam |
| SAG FA | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
| Sreebhumi FC | Kolkata | West Bengal |

## Personnel

| Team | Head coach | Captain |
| AIPL | Arijit Sarkar | Salina Kumari |
| Casa Barwani | Shahrukh Qureshi | Krishna Bhati |
| Celtic Queens | Vivek K S | Sujata Rai |
| City Bahadurgarh | Sudharshan Singh | Preety |
| Garhwal United | Akshay Unni | Thokchom Devajani Devi |
| Khad | Renu Bala | Shital Sahani |
| MGM Ambush | Mukesh Shrivastav | Nandini Nirmalkar |
| Mumbai Knights | Preetam Mahadik | Valencia Lourdina D'Mello |
| Nita FA | Pratima Biswas | Pipili Mohanty |
| Pudhuvai Unicorns | Dinesh Kumar | Shanmugapriya Sasikumar |
| Pune Krida Prabodhini | Dhiraj Mishra | Rani Kadam |
| SAI Kokrajhar | Pradip Kumar Brahma | Kabita Wary |
| SAG FA | Kalpana Dass | Shilpa Thakor |
| Sreebhumi | Sujata Kar | Mousumi Murmu |
| Tuem | Kulsum Bi Shaikh | Laura Estibeiro |

## Group stage
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pudhuvai Unicorns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | Qualification for Final Round |
| 2 | Garhwal United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 9 | Qualification for Final Round |
| 3 | Mumbai Knights | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
| 4 | SAI Kokrajhar (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 5 | AIPL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Matches
### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sreebhumi (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 10 | Qualification for Final Round |
| 2 | Nita FA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Qualification for Final Round |
| 3 | Pune Krida Prabodhini | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | MGM Ambush | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 3 | |
| 5 | CASA Barwani | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | |

#### Matches
### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tuem (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 12 | Qualification for Final Round |
| 2 | SAG FA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | Qualification for Final Round |
| 3 | Celtic Queens | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Khad | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
| 5 | City Bahadurgarh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | |

#### Matches
## Final round
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sreebhumi | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 10 | Promotion to Indian Women's League |
| 2 | Nita FA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 10 | Promotion to Indian Women's League |
| 3 | Garhwal United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 9 | |
| 4 | Pudhuvai Unicorns | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Tuem (H) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | SAG FA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 | |