The Mizoram Premier League (also known as the Zote Honda Mizoram Premier League for sponsorship ties) is the highest state-level

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league in

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

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. On a national scale, the state's top tier league is the 4th tier of

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. The competition is conducted by the

Mizoram Football Association Mizoram Football Association (MFA) is the state governing body of football in Mizoram, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. Mizoram football enthusiasts started Aizawl Sport Association in ...

, the official football body of Mizoram, with Tetea Hmar as its secretary and key promoter. The league started on 24 October 2012 for the first time.

League structure

Mizoram Premier League has eight clubs. The four top clubs qualify for the MPL automatically While the other 4 teams will be decided via a playoff . The top 4 teams from the play-off shall qualify for the MPL The 8 clubs playing for season 8 of MPL are Electric Veng FC, Mizoram Police,

Aizawl FC Aizawl FC is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram, that competes in the I-League. Incorporated in 1984, the club earned the entry in India's top-tier league in 2015–16, after winning 2015 I-League 2nd Division. Nickn ...

Chanmari FC Chanmari Football Club is an Indian association football, football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. They are currently competing in Mizoram Premier League, the top level of football in the state of Mizoram. They had also participated in national ...

, Chawnpui FC,

Chhinga Veng FC Chhinga Veng Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Aizawl, Mizoram. The club competes in the Mizoram Premier League. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2018–19 season, and finished as runners-up. ...

, FC Venghnuai and Ramhlun North FC.

Teams

* Chawnpui FC *

* Electric Veng FC * Mizoram Police FC * FC Bethlehem * FC Venghnuai

Venues

The main venues of the league are

Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Mualpui Rajiv Gandhi Stadium is an athletic stadium in Mualpui, Salem Veng, Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is used mainly for association football, football and athletic games. This stadium is named after Rajiv Gandhi, 6th Prime Minister of India and curre ...

and

Lammual Lammual Stadium is a football stadium located in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It is used mainly for football matches. It was one of the venues for the Northeast Games 2012. The stadium is used for playing Mizoram Premier League matches. Stadium Th ...

Media coverage

On 14 June 2012 it was announced that the Mizoram Football Association had signed a five-year 1.25 crore deal with ZONET Cable TV Pvt. Ltd. The deal was signed by Mizoram Football Association president

Lal Thanzara Lal Thanzara is an Indian politician who was the Mizoram MLA for Aizawl North 3 (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He is presently the President of Mizoram Football Association. His name came in office for profit scam. He resigned from Cabinet for all ...

, while Zonet Cable TV Director R.K. Lianzuala(of Bethlehem Veng) signed for Zonet. The deal between the MFA and Zonet is one of the most lucrative sports deals in the North East of India. In 2017 it was announced the channel signed another 5 year extension with Mizoram Football Association Worth 1.5 Crores. Mizoram Premier League (MPL) season 8 has been delivered to SONY by Zonet Cable TV and streamed live on

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. MPL is the first state league to be televised on a national television platform.

Sponsorship

Winners

Awards

Player Awards

Top Scorer

Best Player

Best Goalkeeper

Best Forward

Best Midfielder

Best Defender

References

External links

* {{Sports leagues of India 4 2012 establishments in Mizoram Sports leagues established in 2012 Football in Mizoram