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State Football Leagues In India
State football leagues in India represent the top state-level of the Indian football league system. There are currently a total of 37 state associations affiliated with the national governing body, the All India Football Federation. Most of the state associations organise and have own affiliated football competitions in their respective states. The state leagues operate as a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League 2, Indian Women's League, Futsal Club Championship and lower state leagues. Clubs of top national leagues (Indian Super League and I-League) also participate in their respective state leagues, most often with youth or reserve teams. Eastern leagues Northern leagues North-Eastern leagues Southern leagues Western leagues States/Territories currently with no permanent league format North zone * Chandigarh (UT) * Haryana * Ladakh (UT) South zone * Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT) * Andhra Pradesh West zone * Lakshadweep Islands (UT) See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian State Football Associations
The state football associations are the regional governing bodies of football in India. There are 37 state associations affiliated to the All India Football Federation. The state associations have their own constitution and structure. Depending on the size of the state, some associations have sub-district associations that are affiliated to them. Each state conducts its own competitions, while the local sub-associations organise lower tier leagues. Members Full members Affiliate members * Railways Sports Promotion Board * Services Sports Control Board See also * List of members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI), the governing body for cricket in India, and a full member of the International Cricket Council, the international governing body of cricket, is made up of full and associate members. States are group ... References External links The AIFF official website(archived) {{Indian state football associations s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikkim Premier Division League
The Sikkim Premier League is a highest state-level football league in Sikkim, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ..., organised by Sikkim Football Association. It started with 8 teams in 2011. United Sikkim FC is the only team to have won two consecutive and three league titles in total. Competition structure Previous teams * Boys Club * Kumar Sporting FC * Sikkim Aakraman FC * Sikkim Himalayan * Sikkim Police FC * State Sports Academy * Unicorn FC * United Sikkim FC Winners References Sikkim Premier Division League Football leagues in India 1976 establishments in Sikkim Football in Sikkim {{India-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manipur State League
The Manipur State League, also known as Manipur Premier League, has been organised since 2006 by the All Manipur Football Association under the Vision India program with guidance from the AFC and the AIFF. It is the highest state-level football competition in the state of Manipur. History The league is a 17-team affair which is usually played on a home-and-away format over a period of several months. NISA from Thangmeiband have won MSL four times, and Tiddim Road Athletic Union won two times. League structure Teams Prize money Prize money for 10th Manipur State League: Roll of honours Winners Player awards Top scorer Best player Fair play trophy See also * All Manipur Football Association *Churachand Singh Trophy Churachand Singh Trophy, also known as the Churachand Singh Invitation Trophy (Sir Churachand Singh Memorial Football Tournament), is an annual Indian football tournament held in Manipur and organized by All Manipur Football Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assam State Premier League
Assam State Premier League (ASPL) is the state-level top division football league in the Indian state of Assam, organised by the Assam Football Association and the Guwahati Sports Association. The inaugural edition of the league started in 2008 with Assam Rifles SC winning its first title. Competition structure The winner of Assam State Premier League gets promoted to I-League 2, and the last position team gets relegated to the Assam Club Championship. From 2015 season the league has been revamped with the new format. The teams have been divided into two zones - Upper Assam and Lower Assam. The league began with the group stage on home and away basis. The top four teams from each zone qualified for the quarterfinals. Most recent teams The 12 clubs of ASPL are divided into two zones. Champions See also * Nehru Maidan *Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium *Nehru Stadium, Guwahati *Assam Football Association *Bordoloi Trophy *ATPA Shield *Bodousa Cup *Independence Day Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League
Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League or Arunachal Super League is the top state division of football in Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The league is organised by Arunachal Pradesh Football Association, the governing body of football in the state under AIFF affiliation. History Its inaugural season started with 7 teams in 2017. All the matches were played at a single venue, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Naharlagun Naharlagun is a town situated in the foothills of Himalayas in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It falls and is administered as a part of Itanagar Capital Complex. Geography It is at an altitude of 155 metres from sea level. Surrounded .... ''Gora Makik'' won the first season by beating ''Todo United''. Teams List of winners Gora makik SC (3): 2017, 2019, 2020 References {{Sports leagues of India Football in Arunachal Pradesh Football leagues in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucknow Super Division
Lucknow Super Division or Lucknow District Football League is the state-level football league of Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The league started in 2015. In 2021 it was organised grandly with 50 teams from Lucknow and other districts of Uttar Pradesh. Structure 50 teams, including 46 from Lucknow, four from other UP districts ( Akbarpur, Haidergarh, Farrukhabad and Unnao), and one from Bhopal (MP), currently participate in the league. Format The league is played in the group stage format where the teams play against each other at least once. All the matches are played at La Marts Football Ground in Lucknow. At the end of the season, final standings are determined, based on points obtained, goal difference Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttarakhand Super League
The Uttarakhand Super League (USL) is a top state-level football league sanctioned by both the All India Football Federation and Uttarakhand State Football Association, that represents the sport in the state of Uttarakhand. The league is organized by the Uttarakhand Adventure Sports Pvt. Ltd. with the goal of promoting football throughout the state. The league began in July 2016 with fourteen teams playing the inaugural season. History In early March 2016 it was announced that Uttarakhand Adventure Sports Pvt Limited, with permission from the All India Football Federation and the Uttarakhand State Football Association, would launch a franchise-based football league based on the Indian Super League. Virendra Singh Rawat was announced as the first technical director of the league while former India international Baichung Bhutia was announced as the brand ambassador for the league. According to Rawat, the league would help footballers from Uttarakhand develop: "Uttarakhand footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Women's League
The Punjab Women's League, also known as the JCT Punjab Women's League, is the top division of women's football league in the Indian state of Punjab. The league is organised by the Punjab Football Association Punjab Football Association (PFA), formerly the North-West India Football Association, is the state governing body of football in Punjab, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body. Pu ... (PFA), the official football governing body of the state. The first edition was held in 2018. Venue The matches are held at GNDU Sports Complex, CRPF Sports Complex and Khalsa College Ground. Clubs 2023–24 season The teams participating in the 2023–24 season: Champions References Women's football leagues in India Football in Punjab, India 2018 establishments in Punjab, India Sports leagues established in 2018 {{India-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab State Super Football League
The Punjab State Super Football League is an Indian top state-level regional league for men's football clubs. The league serves as the top football league in the state of Punjab and is sanctioned by Punjab Football Association. The league is currently sponsored by JCT Limited, thus making the official name JCT Punjab State Super Football League. History Started in 1986, the Punjab State Super Football League was started by the Punjab Football Association, however, during the early days, the league was played as a knock-out tournament which was played out for at least one week and thus the league was not granted "state league" status by the All India Football Federation till 2001. In 2001, the Punjab Football Association reformed the league to make it more into a league which would be played on a home and away basis. This thus earned the league its "state league" status. In 2014, the Punjab State Super Football League was relaunched with JCT Limited as the title sponsors. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J&K Premier Football League
J&K Premier Football League, also known as J&K Premier Division and Srinagar Premier League, is the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) and J&K Sports Council. History J&K Premier Football League The sport was controlled by the Kashmir Olympic Association (KOA) as the governing body of football. In 1964, the Jammu & Kashmir Football Association was formed which took over the reins from KOA and framed a constitution which established itself as the apex body of football in J&K. The Premier Division is organised by JKFA which is the top tier of the state football league. The two bottom-placed teams get relegated to the Super Division league while the top two teams gets promoted to the Premier Division. The A-Division is the third tier while the fourth-tier is the B-Division. The teams which participated in the lowest tier were divided into 12 pools and following the round-robin stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himachal Football League
The Himachal Pradesh Football League was founded by Himachal Pradesh Football Association (HPFA) in 2020 as the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several pea .... The league is top tier of the state and the 4th tier in Indian football league system. A total of 10 teams compete in the league, which are divided into two groups of 5, with the table-toppers from each group advancing into the final. The inaugural edition commenced on 25 November 2020. Current teams A total of 10 teams participated in the Inaugural season. League champions References External linksHimachal Football Leagueat The Away End {{Sports leagues of India Football in Himachal Pradesh 4 Sports leagues established in 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FD Women's League
The Football Delhi Women's Premier League is the top division of women's football league in the Indian union territory of Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w .... It has been founded under the current name in 2021. Inaugural season was played with 10 teams divided into 2 groups, with Hans FC becoming the champions. Tournament also serves as qualification for the IWL 2nd Division. League structure Clubs 2023–24 season The teams participating in the 2023–24 season: Champions References {{Sports leagues of India Football in Delhi Women's football leagues in India Sports leagues established in 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |