| Organising body | Indian Football Association (West Bengal) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993; 32 years ago (1993) |
| Country | India |
| Divisions | 2 |
| Number of clubs | 32 |
| Level on pyramid | 3–4 |
| Promotion to | Indian Women's League 2 |
| Domestic cup | Women's IFA Shield |
| Current champions | East Bengal (3rd title) |
| Most championships | Income Tax SSB Women (4 titles each) |
| Broadcaster(s) | IFA TV (YouTube,Facebook) |
| Current:2024–25 | |
TheCalcutta Women's Football League, also known as theKanyashree Cup,[1] is a women'sfootball league in theIndian state ofWest Bengal.[2] Founded in 1993, it is the oldestwomen's football league inIndia and organised byIndian Football Association (IFA), the official football governing body in the state. The tournament is primarily participated by teams acrossKolkata.
The Calcutta Women's Football League was founded by Indian Football Association (IFA) in 1993 to introduce women's football in West Bengal in the lines of men's domestic football system.[3] The inaugural edition was won by aninstitutional team ofIncome Tax Department against Behala Aikya Sammilani. Due to lack of sufficient resources and reception towards women's football in the nation, the organising body either cancelled or organised the tournament in small scale for the following years, thereby leaving negligible data about the tournament during the period.
The popularity considerably rose when the two big clubs of Bengal—East Bengal andMohun Bagan—formed their respective women's teams to participate in the competition. Both the teams would reach the finals for two consecutive years, withEast Bengal winning in 2001 and Mohun Bagan in 2002. But, considering no national level honours to fight for, the two clubs found it financially unprofitable to maintain a women's football division, thus East Bengal disbanded it in 2003 and Mohun Bagan in 2004. During this period, the only team to continue their dominance was Income Tax. After years of discontinuation of the competition, it was started once again in 2017. The following year was won by another institutional team –Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). This was the first edition of Calcutta Women's Football League where the winner was given a chance to qualify forIndian Women's League.
In2020 the tournament was renamed toKanyashree Cup under the patronage of the stateChief MinisterMamata Banerjee. East Bengal once again formed its women's team to participate and reached the finals where they lost against SSB, who became the second team after Income Tax to win three consecutive finals.[4] The 2021 edition did not take place due toCOVID-19 pandemic and in the following edition, due to management disputes, East Bengal informed IFA about not participating. SSB continued their dominance by defeating the women's team ofSouthern Samity.[5] In 2022, East Bengal once again formed their women's team and went on to win the Kanyashree Cup for the second time after 2001, winning all the matches and defeatingSreebhumi in the final.[6][7]
In 2024, a new second division was formed known as Kanyashree Cup Premier Division B, with 15 clubs participating for the season.[8]
| Calcutta Women's Football League | |
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| Tier | Division |
| I (3 on Indian Women's FootballPyramid) | Premier Division A |
| II (4 on Indian Women's FootballPyramid) | Premier Division B |
| Season | Champion | Runners-up |
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| 1993 | Income Tax | Behala Aikya Sammilani |
| 1994 | No data | |
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| 2000 | Itika Memorial | Income Tax |
| 2001 | East Bengal | Mohun Bagan |
| 2002 | Mohun Bagan | East Bengal |
| 2003 | Income Tax | Mohun Bagan |
| 2004 | Income Tax | Sarojini Naidu Club |
| 2005 | Income Tax | Sarojini Naidu Club |
| 2006 | Friends of the Stadium | Income Tax |
| 2007 | No data | |
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| 2014 | Not held | |
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| 2017 | Taltala Dipti Sangha | No data |
| 2018 | SSB | No data |
| 2019 | SSB | Sreebhumi |
| 2020–21 | SSB | East Bengal |
| 2021–22 | SSB | Southern Samity |
| 2022–23 | East Bengal | Sreebhumi |
| 2023–24 | Sreebhumi | East Bengal |
| 2024–25 | East Bengal | Sreebhumi |
| Organising bodies | Indian Football Association |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Level on pyramid | 1 (state) 3 (National) |
| Promotion to | Indian Women's League 2 |
| Relegation to | Premier Division B |
| Current champions | East Bengal (3rd title) (2024–25) |
| Current:2024–25 | |
Kanyashree Cup Premier Division A is the top-tier women'sstate levelfootball league in theIndian state ofWest Bengal. It was instituted in 2024, with a new second division known as Premier Division B.
| Organising bodies | Indian Football Association |
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| Country | India |
| Number of clubs | 15 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 (state) 4 (National) |
| Promotion to | Premier Division A |
| Current champions | United Kolkata SC (1st title) (2024–25) |
Kanyashree Cup Premier Division B is the 2nd tier women'sstate levelfootball league in theIndian state ofWest Bengal.
| Season | Champion | Runners-up |
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| 2023–24 | SSB | Dipti Sangha FC |
| 2024–25 | United Kolkata SC | Police AC |
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