The First phase fixture of Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2025-26 was revealed on Friday. Defending Champions East Bengal FC will start their campaign against Sreebhumi Football Club as per schedule, but date and time is yet to be confirmed. Moshal Girls next match is on 24th December against Sethu FC.
For the first time, the league will run over two phases. The first phase will be played from December 20, 2025, to January 9, 2026, while the second phase will take place from April 20 to May 10, 2026. The break will accommodate the senior AFC Women’s Asian Cup from March 1 to 21 and the under-20 edition from April 1 to 18.
Apart from East Bengal FC, Gokulam Kerala, Sethu FC, Kickstart FC, Nita FA and Sreebhumi FC will play along with two newly-promoted teams from IWL 2 – Garhwal United and Sesa FA.
All matches will be held in centralised venues in West Bengal – the National Centre of Excellence (NCE) in Kolkata’s Salt Lake and the Kalyani Municipal Stadium in Kalyani.
The second phase of fixture will be announced later.
Date TBD: Sreebhumi Football Club vs East Bengal FC @ National Centre of Excellence, Time TBD
December 24, Wednesday: SETHU, Madurai vs East Bengal FC @ Kalyani Stadium, 3:00 PM
December 27, Saturday: East Bengal FC vs Garhwal United Football Club @ Kalyani Stadium, 9:00 AM
December 30, Tuesday: East Bengal FC vs SESA Football Academy@ Kalyani Stadium, 3:00 PM
January 2, Friday: NITA Football Academy vs East Bengal FC@ Kalyani Stadium, 3:00 PM
January 6, Tuesday: Kickstart FC Karnataka vs East Bengal FC @ Kalyani Stadium, 3:00 PM
January 9, Friday: Gokulam Kerala FC vs East Bengal FC @ Kalyani Stadium, 9:00 AM
Picture Courtesy: East Bengal Media