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{{Short description|Football league in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football league
|name = J&K Premier Football League
|image =
|pixels =
|organiser = [[Jammu and Kashmir Football Association]]
|founded =
|country = India
|confed =
|divisions = [[#League structure|5]]
|teams = 8
|promotion = [[I-League 3]]
|relegation = J&K Super Division
|levels = [[Indian football league system|5]]
|domest_cup =
|champions = [[J&K Bank Football Club|J&K Bank]]
|season =
|most_champs =
|most_caps =
|top_goalscorer =
|tv = SportsCast India ([[YouTube]])
|website =
|current =
}}

The '''Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League''', also known as the '''Jammu and Kashmir Premier Division''' and the '''Srinagar Premier League''',<ref name="jkpfl" >{{cite web |title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/jammu-and-kashmir-football-league-structure-india-jkfa/gb10ic3jo3vjzxrpz56qo4jc |website=Goal.com |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Soham |date=10 July 2018 |access-date=19 May 2022 |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519213705/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/jammu-and-kashmir-football-league-structure-india-jkfa/gb10ic3jo3vjzxrpz56qo4jc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="jk" >{{cite web |title=J&K Premier Football League |url=https://theawayend.co/jammu-kashmir-premier-division/ |website=The Away End |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027010833/https://theawayend.co/jammu-kashmir-premier-division/ |url-status=live }}</ref> is the top [[Indian State Leagues|state-level]] [[association football|football]] league in the [[India]]n state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], conducted by the [[Jammu and Kashmir Football Association]] (JKFA)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jammu & Kashmir Football Association|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/508|access-date=2021-12-11|website=www.the-aiff.com|archive-date=11 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211054829/https://www.the-aiff.com/association/508|url-status=live}}</ref> and the J&K Sports Council.<ref name="khelnow">{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/jammu-kashmir-professional-football-league-2021-fixtures-results-standings|title=Jammu Kashmir Professional Football League 2021: Fixtures, results, standings & more|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-date=15 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715143218/https://khelnow.com/football/jammu-kashmir-professional-football-league-2021-fixtures-results-standings|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
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 established itself as the apex body in J&K. The Premier Division is the top tier of the state football league. The two bottom-placed teams get relegated to the Super Division. The A-Division is the third tier, while the fourth-tier is the B-Division.<ref name="jkpfl" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=GKNN|title=JKFA set to launch first Pro Football league of J&K|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/jkfa-set-to-launch-first-pro-football-league-of-jk|access-date=2021-12-11|website=Greater Kashmir|language=en|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194312/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/jkfa-set-to-launch-first-pro-football-league-of-jk|url-status=live}}</ref> The inaugural season kicked off on 12 July 2021, with 8 teams competing for the maiden title and qualification for the [[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]].<ref name="greaterkashmir">{{cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/jkfa-set-to-launch-first-pro-football-league-of-jk|title=JKFA set to launch first Pro Football league of J&K|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717194312/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/jkfa-set-to-launch-first-pro-football-league-of-jk|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="theawayend.com">{{cite web|url=https://theawayend.co/jkfa-professional-league/|title=JKFA Professional League|access-date=17 July 2021|date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711213046/https://theawayend.co/jkfa-professional-league/|archive-date=11 July 2021|website=The Away End|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==League structure==
There are four divisions in the league under the Jammu & Kashmir Football Association (JKFA), with the J&K Premier Division being the top-most league, followed by three lower tiers.<ref name="jkpfl" />

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Jammu and Kashmir Football League
|-
!Tier
!Division
|-
!I (5 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|Jammu and Kashmir Premier Division
|-
!II (6 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|Srinagar Premier Division
|-
!III (7 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|Srinagar Super Division
|-
!IV (8 on Indian Football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])
|Srinagar A Division
|}

==Champions==
===J&K Premier Football League===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Year
!Champion
!Ref
|-
|2017
|[[J&K Bank Football Club|J&K Bank]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=J&K Bank emerges winner of Premier Division League|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jk-bank-emerges-winner-of-premier-division-league/|date=6 November 2017|website=www.dailyexcelsior.com|publisher=Daily Excelsior|first=Excelsior|last=Sports Correspondent|location=Kashmir|access-date=26 January 2021|archive-date=5 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605035719/https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jk-bank-emerges-winner-of-premier-division-league/}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|[[J&K Bank Football Club|J&K Bank]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='J&K Bank's dominance in football due to strong foundation laid by its academy'|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/sports-todays-paper/jk-banks-dominance-in-football-due-to-strong-foundation-laid-by-its-academy|date=8 July 2021|access-date=13 November 2021|last=Khan|first=Abid|website=www.greaterkashmir.com|publisher=Greater Kashmir|language=en|archive-date=8 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708052932/https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/sports-todays-paper/jk-banks-dominance-in-football-due-to-strong-foundation-laid-by-its-academy|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|[[J&K Bank Football Club|J&K Bank]]
|<ref name="jk" />
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Football in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:JandK Premier Football League}}

[[Category:Football in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Regional football leagues in India]]
[[Category:2021 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2021]]

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