2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round

The 2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round was the qualifying round that decided the two teams out of the participating ten that to enter the final round of the Indian Women's League. The ten teams were split into two groups of five each and the top-ranked team from each group qualified for the final rounds. Eastern Sporting Union and Rising Student Club qualified for the final round.

Goalscorers

 * 11 Goals
 * Sanju Yadav (Alakhpura)


 * 10 Goals
 * Pyari Xaxa (Rising Students)


 * 8 Goals
 * Deepika (Alakhpura)


 * 5 Goals
 * Kavita (Alakhpura)
 * Indumathi Kathiresan (Jeppiaar Institute)


 * 4 Goals


 * Anju Tamang (Bodyline)
 * Manpreet (Quartz)
 * Bala (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Dangmei Grace (KRYPHSA)
 * K. Sumithra (Jeppiaar Institute)


 * 3 Goals


 * Kamala Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Premi Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Mandakini (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Oinam Bembem Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Sangita Basfore (Rising Students)


 * 2 Goals


 * Mamata (Alakhpura)
 * Sasmita Malik (Rising Students)
 * Pinki (Rising Students)
 * Karen Paisley (Bodyline)
 * Rhea (Bodyline)
 * Mamta (Quartz)
 * Bindyarani (KRYPHSA)
 * Roshni (KRYPHSA)
 * Pradeepa (Jeppiaar Institute)
 * Nandhini (Jeppiaar Institute)


 * 1 Goals


 * Sandhya (Jeppiaar Institute)
 * M Nandhini (Jeppiaar Institute)
 * Umapati (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Parameshwari (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Manda Devi (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Haokip (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Prameshwori (Eastern Sporting Union)
 * Nisha (Alakhpura)
 * Ngoubi Devi (Rising Students)
 * Arati Anima (Rising Students)
 * Manisha Panna (Rising Students)
 * Jabamani Tudu (Rising Students)
 * Aditi Shetty (Bodyline)
 * Reshmi (Quartz)
 * Tara (Quartz)
 * Muthu Selvi (Jeppiaar Institute)
 * Juki (Jeppiaar Institute)
 * Varalakshmi (Jeppiaar Institute)
 * Amsavalli (Jeppiaar Institute)