Punjab State Super Football League

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{use Indian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox football league
| name = Punjab State Super Football League
| image =
| pixels =
| organiser = [[Punjab Football Association]]
| country = India
| confed =
| founded =
| promotion = [[I-League Qualifiers]]
| relegation =
| levels = 4 ([[Indian football league system]])
| teams = 11
| domest_cup = [[Durand Cup]] (invitational)
| league_cup =
| confed_cup =
| champions = [[FC Punjab Police]]
| most_successful_club =
| tv =
| website =
| current = [[2021-22 Punjab State Super Football League|2021-22]]
}}

The '''Punjab State Super Football League''' is an [[India]]n highest-level regional league for men's [[association football|football]] clubs.<ref>{{cite web|author=Siraj Chatterjee|date=10 December 2020|url=https://footballindia.co.in/punjabi-football-on-a-roar/|title=Punjabi Football on a Roar!|website=footballindia.co.in|publisher=Football India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417210646/https://footballindia.co.in/punjabi-football-on-a-roar/|archive-date=17 April 2021|access-date=12 December 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> The league serves as the top football league in the state of [[Punjab, India|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'''.<ref name=MSR>{{cite web|title=28th JCT Punjab State Super Football League starts today|url=http://www.msrsportsnews.com/viewnews?newsId=3035|website=MSR Sports News|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref>

==History==
Started in the 1900s, 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.<ref name=History>{{cite web|title=Super League History|url=http://www.kolkatafootball.com/punjab_football_league_2014-15/#horizontalTab2|website=Kolkata Football|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name=History/>

In 2014, the Punjab State Super Football League was relaunched with JCT Limited as the title sponsors.<ref name=History/> The league would also now be played in a number of different cities to promote grassroots football and prize money would be given out to provide an incentive for teams in the league.<ref name=History/>

==Teams==
===Current clubs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Club
!City/Town
|-
|[[FC Punjab Police|Punjab Police]]
|[[Jalandhar]]
|-
| [[Central Reserve Police Force SC|CRPF FC]]
| [[Jalandhar]]
|-
|Dalbir FC
|[[Patiala]]
|-
| [[Border Security Force SC|Border Security Force]]
| [[Jalandhar]]
|-
|Jagat Singh Palahi FA
|
|-
|[[RoundGlass Punjab FC]]
|[[Mohali]]
|-
|Sant Baba Bhag Singh FA
|
|-
|SGHS FA
|
|-
|Khalsa Warriors FC
|[[Chandigarh]]
|-
|Principal Harbhajan FC
|[[Jalandhar]]
|-
|Sikh Regiment Center FC
|[[Jalandhar]]
|}
===Former clubs===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club
! Location
|-
| [[JCT FC|JCT Mills FC]]
| [[Hoshiarpur]]
|-
| Kehar Sporting Club
| [[Jalandhar]]
|-
| United Punjab FC
| [[Pathankot]]
|-
| Rail Coach Factory
| [[Kapurthala]]
|-
| Guru FC
| [[Jalandhar]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Punjab State Super Football League}}
{{Football in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}



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[[Category:Football leagues in India|Punjab]]
[[Category:Football in Punjab, India]]

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