Manipur State League

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Manipur State League
Founded2006; 19 years ago (2006)
CountryIndia
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid3-4
Promotion toI-League Qualifiers
Domestic cup(s)Durand Cup (invitational)
Current championsNEROCA
Most championshipsNISA
(5 titles)
Current: 2021

The Manipur State League (MSL) has been organised since 2006 by the All Manipur Football Association under the Vision India program with guidance from the AFC and the AIFF. It is the highest tier football competition in the state of Manipur.

History[edit]

The league is a 12 team affair which is played on a home-and-away format over a period of six to eight months. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Winners-Cup. The duration of the league depends on other factors like weather. NISA from Thangmeiband have won four times in MSL and Tiddim Road Athletic Union from Kwakeithel won two times.[1] [2][3][4]

Prize money[edit]

Prize money for 10th Manipur State League. Amounts in Indian rupee.

Purse
Champions 4 lakh (US$4,600)
Runners-up 2 lakh (US$2,300)
Fair Play Trophy 50,000 (US$570)
Best Player 20,000 (US$230)
Top Scorer 20,000 (US$230)

Roll of honours[edit]

Winners[edit]

Ed. Years Winner Note
1st 2006 TRAU, Kwakeithel [5]
2nd 2007 NISA, Thangmeiband
3rd 2008 NISA, Thangmeiband
4th 2009 NISA, Thangmeiband
5th 2010 TRAU, Kwakeithel
6th 2011 NISA, Thangmeiband [6][7]
7th 2012 Southern Sporting Union Singjamei [8]
8th 2013 NISA,Thangmeiband [9]
9th 2014 NEROCA, Sangakpham [10]
10th 2015 Anouba Imagi Mangal, Khabam Lamkhai [11][12][13]
11th 2016 NEROCA, Sangakpham [14]
12th 2017 League was abandoned [15]

Player awards[edit]

Fair play trophy[edit]

Season Club
2015 Anouba Imagi Mangal[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Manipur State League - An Asian success Story!". Arunava About Football. 17 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  2. http://ifp.co.in/shownews.php?newsid=11718[permanent dead link]
  3. "5th Manipur State League Football Tournament – USA and MPSC win | KanglaOnline".
  4. "Manipur State League Football Tournament : 09th jan11 ~ E-Pao! Headlines".
  5. List of Indian Manipur State League Champions rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021
  6. "NISA emerge champions". The Telegraph. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. NISA are 6th Manipur State League champions sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021
  8. "7th edition of Manipur State League football tournament 2012". www.e-pao.net. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  9. NISA Crowned Champions Of 8th Manipur State League Footballnewsindia.in. 8 November 2013.Retrieved 15 October 2015
  10. 9th Manipur State League 2014 : Prize Distribution at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal on 23 October 2014 e-pao.net. Retrieved 16 October 2015
  11. "10th Manipur State League 2015 concludes AIM stun FC Zalen 1–0, win maiden title". e-pao.net. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Anouba claim title". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  13. "10th Manipur State League 2015 NEROCA FC, NISA win; SSU hold YPHU". The Sangai Express. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  14. "NEROCA FC crowned champions of 11th MSL". The Sangai Express. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  15. "Manipur State League to be abandoned". The Telegraph. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

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