CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will host its first-ever women’s state league, with seven teams participating.
The tournament winner will qualify for the Indian Women’s League (IWL) next year, Sportstar reports.
IWL champion Sethu has fielded two teams – senior side Sethu FC and its academy squad Sethu FA.
Initial matches will be held between December 19 and December 31, with the league resuming later in January after the All India Inter-University tournament (Odisha) and Khelo India Games (Guwahati), the English sports magazine further reports.
Seeni Mohaideen, chairman of the women’s committee of the Tamil Nadu Football Association, said that the state plans to expand the league next year. “We wanted to conduct a state league for women’s football last year, but only a couple of teams showed interest. This year, we had more teams showing interest, so we formed a seven-team league. It took us two months to form the league. Maybe next year we will have more teams,” he said.
