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Indian Women's League 2018-19: The plight of the previous champions

The third season of the women's football championship will be played in Ludhiana, Punjab...

The 2018-19 Indian Women's League is set to kick-off on May 5 in Ludhiana with 14 teams contesting for the trophy.

The women's league has seen Manipur-based club Eastern Sporting Union (ESU) and Odisha-based Rising Student's Club (RSC) emerge as champions after winning the first and second season respectively.

Eastern Sporting Union beat the Rising Student's Club in the final to be crowned champions of the six-team inaugural IWL. Last season, seven teams contested the final round and Rising Student's Club beat the Eastern Sporting Union on penalties in the final.