[2][3][4][5] The league was launched by All India Football Federation as India's first national women's second tier professional football league.
[2][3][4] In January 2024, the League Committee confirmed the introduction of the system of promotion and relegation of the clubs involving the IWL and IWL 2, effective from the 2024–25 season.
[1] The inaugural season constituted of 24 clubs which qualified through state leagues as well as being nominated by the Member State Associations.
The Final Round will constitute of a single-leg round-robin format, with the top two teams gaining promotion to the Indian Women's League.
[6][7] The matches of the first season of the league were live streamed on youtube.com/indianfootball.