Indian State Leagues

State level men's association football leagues in India

See also: List of Indian state football associations

Football league

Indian State leaguesOrganising body| State Football Associations

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Country| India
Confederation| AFC
Level on pyramid| 5–10 (men's)
3–5 (women's)
Promotion to| I-League 3 (men's)
Indian Women's League 2 (women's)
Relegation to| Various
Domestic cup(s)|

* Durand Cup (invitational)

Website| www.the-aiff.com
Current: 2024–25

State football leagues in India represents premier-state (football), overall 5th-10th men's and 3rd women's tier of the Indian football league system. There are currently a total of 36 state associations affiliated with the national governing body, the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[1]

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 I-League 3 (men's), Indian Women's League 2 (women's), and lower regional 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.[2][3]

## Eastern states' leagues

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State/UT  | Top league

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Men's  | Women's
Bihar | Bihar Soccer League | Bihar State Women's League
Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship | Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League
Jharkhand | JSA League[4] | JSA Women's League[5]
Odisha | FAO League | Odisha Women's League
Sikkim | Sikkim Football League | Sikkim Women's Super League
West Bengal | Calcutta Football League | Calcutta Women's Football League

## Northern states' leagues

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State/UT  | Top league

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Men's  | Women's
Chandigarh (UT) | –  | –
Delhi (UT) | Delhi Premier League | Delhi Women's Premier League
Haryana | Haryana Men's Football League  | Haryana Women's Football League
Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Football League | Himachal Women's League
Jammu and Kashmir (UT) | Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League | –
Ladakh (UT) | Ladakh Super League  | –
Punjab | Punjab State Super League | Punjab Women's League
Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Super League | –
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow Super Division | –

## North-Eastern states' leagues

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State/UT  | Top league

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Men's  | Women's
Arunachal Pradesh | Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League | Arunachal Women's Football Championship
Assam | Assam State Premier League | Assam Women's League
Manipur | Manipur State League | Manipur Women's League
Meghalaya | Meghalaya State League | Meghalaya Women's State League
Mizoram | Mizoram Premier League | Mizoram Women's League
Nagaland | Nagaland Super League | –
Tripura | Chandra Memorial League  | Tripura Women's Football League

## Southern states' leagues

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State/UT  | Top league

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Men's  | Women's
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | –  | –
Andhra Pradesh | AP Super Cup  | –
Karnataka | BDFA Super Division | Karnataka Women's League
Kerala | Kerala Premier League | Kerala Women's League
Lakshadweep (UT) | Kavaratti League[6] | –
Pondicherry (UT) | Pondicherry Football League  | Pondicherry Women's League
Tamil Nadu | Chennai Football League | Tamil Nadu Women's League
Telangana | Rahim League A Division  | –

## Western states' leagues

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State/UT  | Top league

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Men's  | Women's
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT) | Dadra & Nagar Haveli Senior Division League
Daman and Diu Senior Division League  | –
Goa | Goa Football League | Goa Women's League
Gujarat | Gujarat SFA Club Championship | Gujarat State Women's League
Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh Premier League | Madhya Pradesh Women's Premier League
Maharashtra | Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League | Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League
Rajasthan | Rajasthan State Men's League | –

## See also

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* History of Indian football
* Football in India
* List of football clubs in India
* IFA Shield
* Durand Cup
* Super Cup
* Federation Cup
* Santosh Trophy
* Institutional League
* Futsal Club Championship

## References

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1. ^ "State Associations". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
2. ^ "State & City Leagues". The Away End. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
3. ^ "Women's Football India". The Away End. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
4. ^ "JSA League 'A' Division 2022 Fixtures Announced". Jamshedpur Football Club. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
5. ^ "Jamshedpur Sporting Association completes 75 years". lagatar24.com. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
6. ^ Menon, Sandeep (24 January 2023). "From the Dweeps with a Lakshya". Deccan herald. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

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Football in India

* All India Football Federation
* State Football Associations

National teams|

| Men|

* India
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17

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Women|

* India
* U-20
* U-17

Others|

* Beach soccer
* Futsal
* Men
* Women

League system|

| Men|

* Indian Super League
* I-League
* I-League 2
* I-League 3
* Futsal Club Championship

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Women|

* Indian Women's League
* Indian Women's League 2

State|

* State Leagues
* Men
* Women

Youth|

* Youth League
* Reliance Foundation Development League

Cup competitions|

| International|

* Intercontinental Cup
* Tri-Nation Series
* Gold Cup

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Club|

* Super Cup
* Durand Cup
* others

State (Senior)|

* Santosh Trophy
* Women's Championship
* National Games
* Beach Soccer Championship

State (Youth)|

* B.C. Roy Trophy
* Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
* Junior Girl's NFC
* Sub–Junior Girl's NFC
* Subroto Cup
* JSW Youth Cup

Defunct competitions|

| Leagues|

* National Football League
* National Football League 2nd Division
* National Football League 3rd Division
* National Football League U19

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Cups|

* Federation Cup
* Nehru Cup
* Indian Super Cup
* others

Sports complexes|

* AIFF National Center of Excellence

* History
* Champions
* Men
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* Clubs
* Stadiums
* Asian competition
* Women's football
* Awards
* AIFF
* FPAI

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Sports leagues and tournaments in India

National|

| Basketball|

* 3x3 Pro Basketball League
* Elite Pro Basketball League
* Indian National Basketball League
* UBA Pro Basketball League

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Cricket|

| First class|

* Duleep Trophy
* Irani Trophy
* Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy
* Ranji Trophy

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List A|

* Deodhar Trophy
* Senior Women's One Day Challenger Trophy
* Senior Women's One Day Trophy
* Vijay Hazare Trophy

Twenty20|

* Indian Cricket League†
* Indian Premier League
* Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy
* Senior Women's T20 Trophy
* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
* Women's T20 Challenge
* Women's Premier League

T10|

* Indian Street Premier League

Youth|

* CK Nayudu Trophy
* Cooch Behar Trophy
* Rohinton Baria Trophy
* Vinoo Mankad Trophy
* Vizzy Trophy

Field hockey|

* Hockey India League
* Premier Hockey League†
* World Series Hockey†

Football|

* Development League†
* Elite Football League†
* I-League
* I-League 2
* I-League 3
* Indian Super League
* Indian Women's League
* National Beach Soccer Championship‎
* National Football League†
* U-19
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* Santosh Trophy
* Youth League†

Kabbadi|

* Pro Kabaddi League
* Real Kabaddi League
* Women's Kabaddi Challenge†
* Women's Kabaddi League

Motorsports|

* I1 Super Series^
* Indian Racing League
* Indian Supercross Racing League

Volleyball|

* Indian Volley League†
* Prime Volleyball League
* Pro Volleyball League

Others|

* Rugby Premier League
* Equestrian Premier League
* Futsal Club Championship
* Indian Athletics League^
* Indian Premier Handball League
* National Lawn Tennis Championships†
* Premier Badminton League
* Premier Futsal Championship
* Premier Handball League
* Pro Panja League
* Pro Wrestling League
* Super Boxing League
* Super Fight League
* Tennis Premier League
* Ultimate Kho Kho
* Ultimate Table Tennis
* Shooting League of India

Regional|

| Cricket|

* Andhra Premier League
* Bengal Pro T20 League
* Delhi Premier League T20
* Karnataka Premier League†
* KCA President's Cup T20†
* Madhya Pradesh League
* Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20
* Rajasthan Premier League
* Saurashtra Premier League
* Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup
* Tamil Nadu Premier League

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Football|

| North and Central|

* Chhattisgarh Football League Championship
* FD Senior Division
* FD Women's League
* Himachal Football League
* Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League
* Lucknow Super Division
* Madhya Pradesh Premier League
* Punjab State Super Football League
* Punjab Women's League
* Uttarakhand Super League

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East and Northeast|

* Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League
* Assam State Premier League
* Bihar State Soccer League
* Manipur State League
* Manipur Women's League
* Meghalaya State League
* Mizoram Premier League
* Mizoram Women's League
* SSA Women's Football League
* Nagaland
* FAO League
* FAO Women's League
* Sikkim Premier Division League
* Calcutta Football League
* Calcutta Women's Football League

West|

* Goa Football League
* Goa Women's League
* Gujarat SFA Club Championship
* Mumbai Football League
* Pune Football League
* R-League A Division

South|

* Bangalore Football League‎
* Bangalore Super Division
* Chennai Football League
* Karnataka Women's League
* Kerala Premier League
* Kerala Women's League
* Malabar Premier League
* Super League Kerala
* Tamil Nadu Women's League

Others|

* Calcutta Hockey League
* Junior Badminton League
* Maharashtra Kusti Dangal

†Defunct; ^ Proposed

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