Indian State Leagues

Indian State leagues
Organising body	State Football Associations
Country	India
Confederation	AFC
Level on pyramid	5–10 (men's); 3 (women's)
Promotion to	I-League 3 (men's); IWL 2nd Division (women's)
Relegation to	Various
Website	www.the-aiff.com
	Current: 2022–23

State football leagues in India represent the top state-level 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.^[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 3rd Division League (men's), IWL 2nd Division (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[edit | edit source]

State/UT	Top league
State/UT	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 Championship
Jharkhand	JSA League^[4]	–
Odisha	FAO League	Odisha Women's League
Sikkim	Sikkim Premier Division League	–
West Bengal	Calcutta Football League	Calcutta Women's Football League

Northern states' leagues[edit | edit source]

State/UT	Top league
State/UT	Men's	Women's
Chandigarh (UT)	–	–
Delhi	Delhi Premier League	FD Women's Premier League
Haryana	–	–
Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Football League	Himachal Women's League
File:IN-JK.svg Jammu and Kashmir (UT)	Jammu & Kashmir Premier Football League	–
Ladakh (UT)	–	–
Punjab	Punjab State Super Football League	Punjab Women's League
Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand Super League	–
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow Super Division	–

North-Eastern states' leagues[edit | edit source]

State/UT	Top league
State/UT	Men's	Women's
Arunachal Pradesh	Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League	Arunachal Women's Football Championship
Assam	Assam State Premier League	–
Manipur	Manipur State League	Manipur Women's League
Meghalaya	Shillong Premier League / Meghalaya State League	SSA Women's Football League
Mizoram	Mizoram Premier League	Mizoram Women's League
Nagaland	Nagaland Premier League	–
Tripura	Chandra Memorial League	–

Southern states' leagues[edit | edit source]

State/UT	Top league
State/UT	Men's	Women's
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	–	–
Andhra Pradesh	–	–
Karnataka	Bangalore Super Division	Karnataka Women's League
Kerala	Kerala Premier League / Kerala Super League	Kerala Women's League
Lakshadweep (UT)	Kavaratti League^[5]	–
Pondicherry (UT)	Pondicherry Men's League Championship	Pondicherry Women's League
Tamil Nadu	Chennai Football League	Tamil Nadu Women's League
Telangana	Hyderabad Football League / A Division Rahim League	–

Western states' leagues[edit | edit source]

State/UT	Top league
State/UT	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	Mumbai Football League	WIFA Women's Football League
Rajasthan	R-League A Division	–

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "State Associations". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
↑ "State & City Leagues". The Away End. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "Women's Football India". The Away End. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "JSA League 'A' Division 2022 Fixtures Announced". Jamshedpur Football Club. 2022-06-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
↑ 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.

[:0-1] "State Associations". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

[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. 2022-06-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[5] 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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