The Manipur Women's League, also the AMFA Senior Women's Football League,[1][2] is the top division of women's football league in the Indian state of Manipur. It is also known as the A. Shanta Meetei Memorial Senior Women's Football League (earlier the BM Singh Trophy.[3] The League is organised by the All Manipur Football Association (AMFA), the official football governing body of the state.
| Organising body | All Manipur Football Association |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Indian Women's League 2 |
| Current champions | Manipur Police (4th title) |
| Most championships | Eastern Sporting Union (5 titles) |
Venue
editThe matches are held at various stadiums inc Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Artificial turf, Khurai Lamlong at Imphal.[4]
Clubs
edit2023–24 season
editThe teams participating in the 2023–24 season:
| No. | Team | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Young Welfare Club | Langthabal, Imphal West |
| 2 | KRYPHSA | Naoremthong, Imphal |
| 3 | Eastern Sporting Union | Wangkhei, Imphal East |
| 4 | Manipur Police | Police HQ, Imphal |
| 5 | ICSA | Irengbam, Bishnupur |
| 6 | Youth Welfare Club | Thambalkhong, Imphal East |
| 7 | FC Imphal | Kwakeithel Mayaikoibi, Imphal West |
| 8 | Women Football Academy (WFA) | Kakching |
Champions
editNote: The first Manipur women's championship was held in 1976 with Eastern Sporting Union being the winners and TRAU being the runners-up.[5]
| Edition | Season | Champion | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No data | ||
| 2nd | |||
| 3rd | 2012 | Manipur Police | [6] |
| 4th | 2013 | Manipur Police | [7] |
| 5th | 2014 | Eastern Sporting Union | [8] |
| 6th | 2015 | Eastern Sporting Union | [9] |
| 7th | 2016 | KRYPHSA | [10] |
| 8th | 2017 | Eastern Sporting Union | [11] |
| 9th | 2018 | Manipur Police | |
| 10th | 2019 | KRYPHSA | [12] |
| 11th | 2021 | Eastern Sporting Union | [13] |
| 12th | 2021–22 | Young Welfare Club | [1] |
| 13th | 2022–23 | Eastern Sporting Union | |
| 14th | 2023–24 | Manipur Police | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Manipur Women's League". The Away End. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "10th AMFA Sr Women's Football League from Oct 10". E-Pao. 8 October 2019.
- ^ "AMFA postpones Senior Women's Football". Imphal Free Press. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "12th AMFA Sr Women's Football League 2021-22 : YWC seal narrow 1-0 win to close gap on leaders KRYPHSA". E-Pao. 29 January 2022.
- ^ "List of Women's Football champions". rsssf.com.
- ^ "Police eves win BM Singh Trophy". E-Pao. 9 October 2011.
- ^ "4th AMFA Senior women's Football League". E-Pao. 12 February 2013.
- ^ "BM Singh Trophy". E-Pao. 13 December 2013.
- ^ "MPSC lift BM Singh trophy". E-Pao. 13 April 2015.
- ^ "7th AMFA Senior Women's Football League". E-Pao. 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Eastern Sporting Union emerge champion; BM Singh Trophy 2017". Pothasang. 2 March 2017.
- ^ "KRYPHSA Football Club Qualifies from Manipur for Next Season's Indian Women's League". News18. 18 November 2019.
- ^ "ESU emerge champions of AMFA Sr Women's Football League". The Sangai Express. 28 March 2021.