Manipur Women's League

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.

Manipur Women's League
Organising bodyAll Manipur Football Association (Manipur)
CountryIndia
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toIndian Women's League 2
Current championsManipur Police (4th title)
Most championshipsEastern Sporting Union (5 titles)
Current: 2023–24

Venue

The matches are held at various stadiums inc Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Artificial turf, Khurai Lamlong at Imphal.[4]

Clubs

2023–24 season

The 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

Note: The first Manipur women's championship was held in 1976 with Eastern Sporting Union being the winners and TRAU being the runners-up.[5]

EditionSeasonChampionRef
Pre-2011No data
3rd2012Manipur Police[6]
4th2013Manipur Police[7]
5th2014Eastern Sporting Union[8]
6th2015Eastern Sporting Union[9]
7th2016KRYPHSA[10]
8th2017Eastern Sporting Union[11]
9th2018Manipur Police
10th2019KRYPHSA[12]
11th2021Eastern Sporting Union[13]
12th2021–22Young Welfare Club[1]
13th2022–23Eastern Sporting Union
14th2023–24Manipur Police

References
  1. "Manipur Women's League". The Away End. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. "10th AMFA Sr Women's Football League from Oct 10". E-Pao. 8 October 2019.
  3. "AMFA postpones Senior Women's Football". Imphal Free Press. 1 September 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of Women's Football champions". rsssf.com.
  6. "Police eves win BM Singh Trophy". E-Pao. 9 October 2011.
  7. "4th AMFA Senior women's Football League". E-Pao. 12 February 2013.
  8. "BM Singh Trophy". E-Pao. 13 December 2013.
  9. "MPSC lift BM Singh trophy". E-Pao. 13 April 2015.
  10. "7th AMFA Senior Women's Football League". E-Pao. 9 December 2015.
  11. "Eastern Sporting Union emerge champion; BM Singh Trophy 2017". Pothasang. 2 March 2017.
  12. "KRYPHSA Football Club Qualifies from Manipur for Next Season's Indian Women's League". News18. 18 November 2019.
  13. "ESU emerge champions of AMFA Sr Women's Football League". The Sangai Express. 28 March 2021.
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