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{{Short description|Mumbai Football League top tier}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox football league
| name = Mumbai Premier League
| logo =
| pixels =
| organiser = [[Mumbai Football Association]] (MFA)
| founded = {{Start date and age|1902}}
| country = India
| confed =
| divisions =
| teams = [[#Clubs|20]]
| promotion = [[Maharashtra State Senior Menʼs Football League]]
| relegation = [[Mumbai Football League#Mumbai Super League|Mumbai Super League]]
| levels = [[Western India Football Association#Maharashtra Football League pyramid|2]]
| league_cup = [[Nadkarni Cup]]<br>[[Mumbai Football League|Harwood League]]
| confed_cup =
| champions = [[India On Track FC]]
| season =
| most_successful = Tata Sports Club<br>[[Mahindra United FC]]<br>(13 titles each)
| tv =
| website = {{URL|https://footballmfa.com/mumbai-premier-league/ |Mumbai Premier League}}
| current = [[2025–26 Mumbai Premier League]]
}}

'''Mumbai Premier League''', formerly known as the ''MFA Elite Division or MDFA Elite Division'', is the [[Indian State Leagues|second tier]] of the [[Mumbai Football League]] competition.<ref>[https://wifa.in/history/ History: The Harwood League] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423142617/https://wifa.in/history/ |date=23 April 2021 }}. ''wifa.in''. Retrieved 17 August 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Siddharth|title=MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|access-date=7 December 2016|work=Football Counter|date=7 December 2016}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In March 2022, the Mumbai Premier League was rechristened as the ''Harwood Premier League'', on the lines of the name that was once associated with the Mumbai's top division football stretching back to 1902.<ref>{{cite news |title=MFA planning to rechristen Elite Division as Harwood Premiere League |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2022/mumbai-footballs-elite-division-rechristened-as-harwood-premiere-league/ |website=Football Counter |last=Shetty |first=Chittu |date=22 March 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602053728/https://www.footballcounter.com/2022/mumbai-footballs-elite-division-rechristened-as-harwood-premiere-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MFA announce first set of fixtures for MFA Elite League |url=https://iftwc.com/mfa-announce-first-set-of-fixtures/ |website=IFTWC |last=Bose |first=Liven |date=29 March 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022 |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524165239/https://iftwc.com/mfa-announce-first-set-of-fixtures/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most matches are played at [[Neville D'Souza#Legacy|Neville D'Souza Football Turf]] in [[Bandra]].

==Clubs (2024)==
{{location map+
|Mumbai
|float=right
|width=420
|caption=2023–24 Mumbai Premier League teams
|places=

{{location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.10 |long=72.89 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">{{nobreak|[[Maharashtra Oranje FC|Maharashtra Oranje]]}}</div>|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.078690 |long=72.868900 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">{{nobreak|Kalina Rangers}}</div>|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.115599 |long=73.008934 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">{{nobreak|[[Reliance Foundation Youth Sports#Reliance Foundation Young Champs|Reliance FYC]]}}</div>|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.03 |long=72.84 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">{{nobreak|[[Mumbai Kenkre FC|Mumbai Kenkre]]}}</div>|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.14 |long=72.82 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">{{nobreak|Iron Born–Rudra}}</div>|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.28 |long=72.87 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">Silver Innings</div>|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.150042 |long=72.827838 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">[[Millat FC|Millat]]</div>|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.125743 |long=72.912570 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">DK Pharma</div>|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Mumbai |lat=18.972499 |long=72.824400 |label= <div style="font-size:95%;">{{nobreak|[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United]]–Bombay Muslims}}</div>|position=right}}


{{location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.054269 |long=72.833257 |mark=Green pog.svg |label= <div style="font-size:90%;">{{nobreak|'''[[Neville D'Souza#Legacy|Neville D'Souza Turf]]'''}}</div>|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Mumbai |lat=18.92 |long=72.83 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;"> '''[[South Mumbai]]'''
</div> |mark=Blue pog.svg |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.04 |long=72.82 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''[[Bandra]]'''</div> |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Mumbai |lat=19.24 |long=72.85 |mark=Blue pog.svg |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">{{nowrap|'''[[Borivali]]–[[Dahisar]]'''}}</div> |position=right}}


{{Location map~ |Mumbai |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.25 |long=72.99 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|Borivali–Dahisar teams}}'''<br>
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[Mighty Young Joe SC|MYJ]]–[[Goalorious Mother SC|GMSC]]}}<br>
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] CFCI}}<br>
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] ICL Mumbai}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |Mumbai |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=19.07 |long=72.99 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|Bandra teams}}'''<br>
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] Sellebrity}}<br>
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] Mumbai Knights (JMJ)}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}


{{Location map~ |Mumbai |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=18.94 |long=72.99 |label=<div style="font-size:90%;">'''{{nobreak|South Mumbai teams}}'''<br>
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] [[PIFA Sports FC|PIFA Colaba]]}}<br>
{{nowrap|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]] Hope United (KSA)}}<br>
</div>
|position=right}}
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Teams
!Location
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United]]–Bombay Muslims
|[[Ambernath]]<br>
|-
|[[Mumbai Central railway station|Mumbai Central]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Mighty Young Joe SC|Mighty Young Joe]]–[[Goalorious Mother SC|Goalorious Mother]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shetty |first=Chittu |date=2023-10-30 |title=MYJ and GMSC merge to form MYJ-GMSC, all set to dominate Mumbai Premier League |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2023/myj-and-gmsc-merge-to-form-myj-gmsc-all-set-to-dominate-mfa-premier-league/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Football Counter |language=en-US |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031082625/https://www.footballcounter.com/2023/myj-and-gmsc-merge-to-form-myj-gmsc-all-set-to-dominate-mfa-premier-league/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[Malad]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferro|first=Ashwin|date=2023-08-29|title=Godfrey all praise for Veterans League champs MYJ|url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/godfrey-all-praise-for-veterans-league-champs-myj-23306134|access-date=2023-12-18|website=[[Mid-day]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Borivali]]
|-
|[[PIFA F.C.|PIFA Colaba]]
|[[Colaba]]
|-
|[[Maharashtra Oranje FC|Maharashtra Oranje]]
|[[Powai]]
|-
|Community Football Club India (CFCI)
|[[Dahisar]]
|-
|Hope United (Karnataka Sports Association)
|[[Churchgate]]
|-
|Sellebrity
|[[Bandra]]
|-
|[[Mumbai Kenkre FC|Mumbai Kenkre]]
|[[Mahim]]
|-
|[[Millat FC]]
|[[Jogeshwari]]
|-
|DK Pharma
|[[Badlapur]]
|-
|Mumbai Knights (JMJ Sports)
|[[Bandra]]
|-
|Silver Innings (Protrack)
|[[Mira Road]]
|-
|Iron Born–Rudra
|[[Andheri]]
|-
|Kalina Rangers CFF
|[[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santacruz]]
|-
|[[Reliance Foundation Youth Sports#Reliance Foundation Young Champs|Reliance FYC]]
|[[Navi Mumbai]]
|-
|ICL Payyade Mumbai FC
|[[Borivali]]
|-
|}

==Champions==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-left:1em;"
|-
!style="width:85px"|Season
!style="width:200px"|Champions<ref>https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html</ref>
!width=85px|Note
|-
|1902
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Oxfordshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1903
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Garrison Artillery]]
|
|-
|1904
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1905
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Yorkshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1906
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Scots]]
|
|-
|1907
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Scots]]
|
|-
|1908
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Scots]]
|
|-
|1909
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Gloucestershire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1910
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Garrison Artillery]]
|
|-
|1911
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1912
|{{flagicon|British India}} Royal Army Temperance Association
|
|-
|1913
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Sherwood Foresters]]
|
|-
|1914
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Sherwood Foresters]]
|
|-
|1915
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Garrison Artillery]]
|
|-
|1916–1920
|''None''
|''Not held''
|-
|1921
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1922
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Shropshire Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1923
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]]
|
|-
|1924
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[West Yorkshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1925
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[West Yorkshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1926
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[South Staffordshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1927
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1928
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Ulster Rifles]]
|
|-
|1929
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1930
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Duke of Wellington's Regiment]]
|
|-
|1931
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Duke of Wellington's Regiment]]
|
|-
|1932
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|
|-
|1933
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Royal Irish Fusiliers]]
|
|-
|1934
|{{flagicon|British India}} [[Royal Artillery]] (Colaba)
|
|-
|1935
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1936
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Durham Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|1937
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1938
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Cheshire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1939
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[South Lancashire Regiment]]
|
|-
|1940
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Welch Regiment]]
|
|-
|1941
|{{flagicon|British India}} Y.M.C.A.
|
|-
|1942
|{{flagicon|British India}} Western India Automobile Association Staff
|''First native club to win the league.''
|-
|1943
|{{flagicon|British India}} Western India Automobile Association Staff
|
|-
|1944
|{{flagicon|British India}} Embarkation Headquarters
|
|-
|1945
|{{flagicon|British India}} Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1946
|{{flagicon|British India}} Trades India Sports Club
|
|-
|1947
|Trades India Sports Club
|
|-
|1948
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1949
|Trades India Sports Club
|
|-
|1950
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1951
|India Culture League
|
|-
|1952
|India Culture League
|
|-
|1953
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1954
|[[Indian Navy (football team)|Indian Navy]]
|
|-
|1955
|''None''
|''Abandoned''
|-
|1956
|Burmah-Shell Sports Club
|
|-
|1957
|[[Indian Navy (football team)|Indian Navy]]
|
|-
|1958
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1959
|[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western Railway SC]]
|
|-
|1960
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1961
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1962
|[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western Railway SC]]
|
|-
|1963
|[[South-East-Central Railway SC|Central Railway]]
|
|-
|1964
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1965
|[[South-East-Central Railway SC|Central Railway]]
|
|-
|1966
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1967
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1968
|Mafatlal Group
|
|-
|1969
|Mafatlal Group
|
|-
|1970
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra & Mahindra]]
|
|-
|1971
|Mafatlal Group
|
|-
|1972
|Mafatlal Group
|
|-
|1973
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1974–75
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1975–76
|Mafatlal Group
|
|-
|1976
|Mafatlal Group
|
|-
|1977
|Orkay Mills
|
|-
|1978–79
|Mafatlal Group
|
|-
|1979
|Tata Sports Club
|
|-
|1980
|Orkay Mills
|
|-
|1981
|Century Rayon FC
|
|-
|1982
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra & Mahindra]]
|
|-
|1983
|Mafatlal Mills
|
|-
|1984
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra & Mahindra]]
|
|-
|1985
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra & Mahindra]]
|
|-
|1986
|Bank of India (Mumbai)
|
|-
|1987
|[[Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
|
|-
|1988
|Orkay Mills
|
|-
|1989
|[[Union Bank of India]]
|
|-
|1990
|[[Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers]]
|
|-
|1991
|United Boys (Sahar)
|
|-
|1992
|[[South-East-Central Railway SC|Central Railway]]
|
|-
|1993
|[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]
|
|-
|1994
|[[Carmelites|Carmelites SC]]
|
|-
|1995
|[[South-East-Central Railway SC|Central Railway]]
|
|-
|1996
|Royal Caterers
|
|-
|1997
|''Abandoned''
|
|-
|1998
|Village Amboli
|
|-
|1999
|''unknown'' (Holy Family/Chembur English/Rhino)
|
|-
|2000
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2001–02
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2002
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2003
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2004
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2005
|[[Maharashtra Police|Maharashtra State Police]]
|
|-
|2006–07
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2007–08
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2008–09
|[[Mahindra United FC|Mahindra United]]
|
|-
|2009–10
|[[Air India FC|Air India]]
|
|-
|2010–11
|[[Mumbai FC|Mumbai]]
|
|-
|2011–12
|[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]
|
|-
|2012–13
|''None''
|''Not held''
|-
|2013–14
|[[Air India FC|Air India]]
|
|-
|2014–15
|[[Air India FC|Air India]]
|
|-
|[[2015–16 MDFA Elite Division|2015–16]]
|[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]
|
|-
|[[2016–17 MDFA Elite Division|2016–17]]
|[[Air India FC|Air India]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Incredible' Air India crowned MDFA Elite Division Champions 2016-17 |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2017/incredible-air-india-crowned-mdfa-elite-division-champions-2016-17/|access-date=2025-10-08|website=Football Counter}}</ref>
|-
|[[2017–18 MDFA Elite Division|2017–18]]
|[[ONGC FC|ONGC]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Look at the Last 8 Mumbai Premier League Winners|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2025/a-look-at-the-last-8-mumbai-premier-league-winners/|website=www.footballcounter.com |date=29 November 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[2018–19 MDFA Elite Division|2018–19]]
|[[Central Board of Excise and Customs|Mumbai Customs]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mumbai Customs are Elite champs |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/mumbai-customs-are-elite-champs-23109217|access-date=2025-10-08|website=[[Mid-day]]}}</ref>
|-
|2019–20
|[[Karnataka State Football Association|Karnataka Sporting Association]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=MDFA distribute trophies for Season 2019-20|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/mdfa-distribute-trophies-for-season-2019-20/|access-date=2021-12-17|website=Footballcounter|archive-date=17 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217184744/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/mdfa-distribute-trophies-for-season-2019-20/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2020–21
|''None''
|''Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19]]''
|-
|[[2021–22 MFA Elite Division|2021–22]]
|[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United Atlanta]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title='Invincible' Ambernath Utd – Atlanta FC lift Harwood Champions League title|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2022/invincible-ambernath-utd-atlanta-fc-lift-harwood-champions-league-title/|access-date=2023-03-15|website=Footballcounter|url-status=live|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714180543/https://www.footballcounter.com/2022/invincible-ambernath-utd-atlanta-fc-lift-harwood-champions-league-title/}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022–23 MFA Elite Division|2022–23]]
|[[Ambernath United Atlanta FC|Ambernath United Atlanta]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Atlanta FC secures back-to-back MFA Elite Premier League titles with win over KSA|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2023/atlanta-fc-secures-back-to-back-mfa-elite-premier-league-titles-with-win-over-ksa/|access-date=2023-03-15|website=Footballcounter|url-status=live|archive-date=13 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313132415/https://www.footballcounter.com/2023/atlanta-fc-secures-back-to-back-mfa-elite-premier-league-titles-with-win-over-ksa/}}</ref>
|-
| [[2023–24 Mumbai Premier League|2023–24]]
| [[MYJ–GMSC]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shetty|first=Chittu |date=2024-04-24|title=MYJ-GMSC Crowned Champions with a dramatic win over MH Oranje FC|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2024/myjgmsc-crowned-champions-with-a-dramatic-win-over-mh-oranje-fc/|access-date=2024-04-24|website=Football Counter|language=en-US }}</ref>
|-
| [[2024–25 Mumbai Premier League|2024–25]]
| [[India On Track FC|India On Track]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mumbai Premier League: IOT crowned Champions in final day title decider against MYJ-GM|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2025/mumbai-premier-league-iot-crowned-champions-in-final-day-title-decider-against-myj-gm/|access-date=2025-04-14 |website=footballcounter.com|date=14 April 2025|language=en-UK}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}

[[Category:Football in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Regional football leagues in India]]

Mumbai Premier League - Revision history

Sshekhar898 at 15:47, 20 April 2026