2025–26 Calcutta Women's Football League
Indian women's football league season
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2025–26 Calcutta Women's Football League is the 30th season of the Calcutta Women's Football League, also known as the Kanyashree Cup.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 February – 29 May 2026 |
| Champions | East Bengal (4th title)[1] |
| Matches | 42 |
| Goals | 224 (5.33 per match) |
| Biggest home win | East Bengal 21–0 Dipti Sangha (26 March 2026)[2] |
| Biggest away win | Kalighat SLA 0–8 East Bengal (29 March 2026) |
| Highest scoring | East Bengal 21–0 Dipti Sangha (2 April 2026)[2] |
| Longest winning run | East Bengal (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | East Bengal (6 matches) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 season consists of 16 teams participating in the league, with the teams in the group stage divided into two groups consisting of eight teams respectively. The tournament began on 27 February 2026 with SSB Women facing Bally Gramanchal KS at the Uluberia Ground, Uluberia. The matches of Group B started on 23 March 2026 with defending champions East Bengal facing Moitree Sansad at the East Bengal Ground.[3][4]
Teams
| Group 1 | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Bally Gramanchal Krira Samity | East Bengal |
| Jyotirmoy Athletic Club | Chandney SC |
| Sarojini Naidu OSC | Kalighat Sports Lovers Association |
| KFA Southern Samity | Moitree Sansad |
| Sevayani S.W. Org | Dipti Sangha |
| Suruchi Sangha | Sribhumi |
| Police AC | United Kolkata SC |
| SSB Women | WB Police Club |
Promoted from 2024–25 CWFL B Division
- United Kolkata SC
- Police AC
Venues
- Kalyani Stadium
- Uluberia jGround
- HB Block Ground
- Chinsurah Eastern Ground
- Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
- East Bengal Ground
- Naihati Stadium
- Tribeni Tissue Ground
- Rishi Aurobindo Maidan, Konnagar
- SSB Ground
- Barrackpore Stadium
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SSBW | NASS | POAC | JMAC | BGKS | SNOS | SSWO | KFSS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SSB Women | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 13 | Advanced to Championship round | — | 4–0 | |||||||
| 2 | Suruchi Sangha | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 3 | Police AC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 7–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | ||||
| 4 | Jyotirmoy Athletic Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | ||||||
| 5 | Bally Gramanchal Krira Samity | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | |||||||
| 6 | Sarojini Naidu OSC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 1 | 1–1 | — | ||||||||
| 7 | Sevayani S.W. Org (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | ||||||||
| 8 | KFA Southern Samity (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EBFC | UKSC | SBFC | WBPS | KSLA | DPSG | MOSS | CDSC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | +53 | 21 | Advanced to Championship round | — | 2–1 | 21–0 | 12–0 | 3–0* | ||||
| 2 | United Kolkata SC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 2 | +53 | 18 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 6–0 | 9–0 | 13–0 | 17–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 3 | Sribhumi | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 15 | — | 4–1 | 10–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4 | WB Police Club | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 12 | 0–6 | 0–2 | — | 7–2 | ||||||
| 5 | Kalighat Sports Lovers Association | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 9 | 0–8 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | ||||||
| 6 | Dipti Sangha | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 52 | −44 | 4 | 1–7 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | ||||||
| 7 | Moitree Sansad | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 47 | −43 | 2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | ||||||
| 8 | Chandney SC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 24 | −22 | 1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — |
- * = Chandney SC gave walkover to East Bengal.
Championship round
4 top-ranked teams from each group qualified for this round. Defending champions East Bengal defeated United Kolkata 2–0 to become the champions of group B and enter the championship round.[5]
In the championship round, each team who qualified, would play each team from the other group once and after four matches, the champions would be decided.
Championship Round Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EBFC | UKSC | WBPS | SBFC | POAC | SSBW | JMAC | NASS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | +41 | 12 | Champions | — | ||||||||
| 2 | United Kolkata SC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 12 | Eligible for IWL2[a] | — | ||||||||
| 3 | WB Police Club | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | — | |||||||||
| 4 | Sribhumi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | — | |||||||||
| 5 | Police AC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0* | — | |||||
| 6 | SSB Women | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 3 | 1–12 | 0–8 | 2–0 | 2–6 | — | |||||
| 7 | Jyotirmoy Athletic Club | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 3 | 0–20 | 0–3* | 0–6 | 3–0* | — | |||||
| 8 | Suruchi Sangha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | 0–3* | 0–3* | 0–3* | 0–3* | — |
- * New Alipore Suruchi Sangha gave walkovers to Sribhumi, United Kolkata, East Bengal and West Bengal Police; Sreebhumi gave walkover to Jyotirmoy and Police; Jyotirmoy gave walkover to United Kolkata.