The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India at the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2020-21.
The upcoming 5th edition of IWL was originally supposed to be held in Bhubaneswar by Odisha Sports in close coordination with the AIFF. However, the governing body decided to postpone it, owing to the second wave of the pandemic which hit hard. The League Committee had also taken a decision to conduct it later in a new window, subject to health parameters.
AFC Club Women's Championship will feature eight teams from eight different nations and will take place between October 30 and November 14, 2021. Group A (East) will consist of representative clubs from Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, while Group B (West) will feature a club each from India, IR Iran, Jordan and Uzbekistan.
India won today's game against Chinese Taipei (1-0). They may not be top 5 Asian side . But Taipei has good Women's national team and miles ahead of Indian team. This is indeed a great result.
Oct 2: India vs UAE, Dubai - Won by 4-1
Oct 4: India vs Tunisia, Dubai - Lost by 0-1
Oct 10: India vs Bahrain, Manama - Won by 5-0
Oct 13: India vs Chinese Taipei, Manama - Won by 1-0
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New venues decided
The upcoming 5th edition of IWL was originally supposed to be held in Bhubaneswar by Odisha Sports in close coordination with the AIFF. However, the governing body decided to postpone it, owing to the second wave of the pandemic which hit hard. The League Committee had also taken a decision to conduct it later in a new window, subject to health parameters.
AFC Club Women's Championship will feature eight teams from eight different nations and will take place between October 30 and November 14, 2021. Group A (East) will consist of representative clubs from Chinese Taipei, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, while Group B (West) will feature a club each from India, IR Iran, Jordan and Uzbekistan.
Oct 20: Hammarby IF 3 : 2 India (L)
The draw for group stage is scheduled on October 28. India will be in Pot 1 as hosts (A1). The following teams have qualified (sorted by AFC ranking).
Australia (2)
Japan (3)
China (4)
South Korea (5)
Vietnam (6)
Thailand (7)
India (11)
Philippines (13)
Iran (14)
Indonesia (19)
Remaining two spots:
Myanmar (10) / UAE (20)
5 teams (other than Australia) can gain direct qualification to 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup through this tournament with an additional 2 to Playoffs.