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id="toc-System_evolution-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franchise_leagues" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_leagues"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Franchise leagues</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Franchise_leagues-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Women's" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Women's"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Women's</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Women's-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Women's subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Women's-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Pyramid_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pyramid_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Pyramid</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pyramid_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Status_evolution_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Status_evolution_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Status evolution</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Status_evolution_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tier_I_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tier_I_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Tier I</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tier_I_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Indian_Women's_League_(2016–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indian_Women's_League_(2016–present)"> <div 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class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Association football</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Promotion_and_relegation" title="Promotion and relegation">Promotion and relegation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#eeeeee">National system</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Federation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/All_India_Football_Federation" title="All India Football Federation">All India Football Federation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Confederation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top division</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> (men)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a> (women)</li></ul> </li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Second division</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> (men)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League_2" title="Indian Women's League 2">Indian Women's League 2</a> (women)</li></ul> </li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cup competition</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li> <ul><li><b>Men:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Cup_(India)" title="Super Cup (India)">Super Cup (India) </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durand_Cup" title="Durand Cup">Durand Cup</a></li></ul></li></ul> </li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background:#eeeeee"><span class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in India">Association football in India</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Indian football league system</b> is the <a href="/wiki/League_system" title="League system">league structure</a> of <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> club competitions in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. The highest level of men's club football competition is the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a>, founded in 2016, is the highest level of <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_association_football" title="Women's association football">women's football</a> club competition in India.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Men's"><span id="Men.27s"></span>Men's</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Men's"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Indian men's football league system consists of the top 4 national divisions organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and commercial partners <a href="/wiki/Football_Sports_Development_Limited" title="Football Sports Development Limited">FSDL</a>. From tier 5 are the various regional state football leagues, organized by the respective <a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_state_football_associations" title="List of Indian state football associations">state associations</a> under AIFF affiliation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pyramid">Pyramid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pyramid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px;" width="100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th><span style="font-size:130%">Level</span> </th> <th colspan="38"><span style="font-size:130%"><i>National leagues</i></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td colspan="38" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a></b> <br /> 13 clubs – ↓ No relegation (2024-25) </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td colspan="38" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a></b> <br /> 12 clubs – 1 promotion ↑↓ 1 relegation </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td colspan="38" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/I-League_2" title="I-League 2">I-League 2</a></b> <br /> 10 clubs – 2 promotions ↑↓ 2 relegations </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td colspan="38" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/I-League_3" title="I-League 3">I-League 3</a></b> <br /> 25 clubs – 6 promotions ↑↓ 15 relegations (provisionally) </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3"> </th> <th colspan="38"><span style="font-size:130%"><i><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a></i></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">State level </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">West Bengal </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Assam </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Delhi </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Tamil Nadu </th> <th colspan="5" width="4%">Maharashtra </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Goa </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Jammu and Kashmir </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Karnataka </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Manipur </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Meghalaya </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Odisha </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Jharkhand </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Punjab </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Sikkim </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Tripura </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Kerala </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Ladakh </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Mizoram </th> <th rowspan="2">Arunachal Pradesh </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Bihar </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Chhattisgarh </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Gujarat </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Haryana </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Himachal Pradesh </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Lakshadweep </th> <th rowspan="2" width="4%">Madhya Pradesh </th> <th 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<td><b>Assam Club Championship / Guwahati Premier Football League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Football_League#FD_Senior_Division_League" title="Delhi Football League">FD Senior Division League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>First Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_League#Mumbai_Super_League" title="Mumbai Football League">Mumbai Super League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pune_Football_League#PDFA_First_Division_League" title="Pune Football League">PDFA First Division League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>NDFA Super Division League</b> <br /> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="5">1 division </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/GFA_First_Division_League" class="mw-redirect" title="GFA First Division League">GFA 1st Division League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>J&K Super Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/BDFA_A_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="BDFA A Division">BDFA A Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>AMFA Cup</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Shillong_Premier_League" title="Shillong Premier League">Shillong Premier League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>FAO Gold League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>JSA League Super Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Punjab State League Second Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>SFA "B" Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Chandra Memorial B Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Kerala Premier League Second Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Ladakh District Leagues</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Mizoram 1st Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td colspan="15" rowspan="5">1 division </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><b>CFL 2nd Division</b> <p><i>↑promote 2</i> <i>↓relegate 2</i> </p> </td> <td><b>GSA A Division Football League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Football_League#FD_A-Division" title="Delhi Football League">FD A-Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Second Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_League#First_Division_Championship" title="Mumbai Football League">MFA First Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pune_Football_League#PDFA_Second_Division_League" title="Pune Football League">PDFA Second Division League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>NDFA Senior Division League</b> <br /> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>GFA 2nd Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>J&K A-Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/BDFA_B_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="BDFA B Division">BDFA B Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Thangjam Birchandra-Maipakpi Memorial Winners' Cup</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Second Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>FAO Silver League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>JSA League A Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Punjab State League Third Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>SFA "C" Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Chandra Memorial C Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="4">2 divisions </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><b>4</b> </td> <td><b>CFL 3rd Division</b> <p><i>↑promote 2</i> <i>↓relegate 2</i> </p> </td> <td><b>GSA B Division Football League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Football_League#FD_B-Division" title="Delhi Football League">FD B-Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Third Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_League#Second_Division_Championship" title="Mumbai Football League">MFA Second Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pune_Football_League#PDFA_Third_Division_League" title="Pune Football League">PDFA Third Division League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td rowspan="3">3 divisions </td> <td><b>GFA 3rd Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>J&K B-Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/BDFA_C_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="BDFA C Division">BDFA C Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Manipur District Leagues</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Third Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>FAO 2nd Division League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td colspan="4" rowspan="3">3 divisions </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><b>5</b> </td> <td><b>CFL 4th Division</b> <p><i>↑promote 2</i> <i>↓relegate 2</i> </p> </td> <td><b>GSA C Division Football League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Football_League#FD_C-Division" title="Delhi Football League">FD C-Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Fourth Division</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mumbai_Football_League#Third_Division_Championship" title="Mumbai Football League">MFA Third Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td rowspan="2">4 divisions </td> <td colspan="6" rowspan="2">4 divisions </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><b>6</b> </td> <td><b>CFL 5th Division</b> <p><i>↑promote 2</i> </p> </td> <td colspan="4">5 divisions </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Status_evolution">Status evolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Status evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td>Professional leagues </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <td>Amateur/Semi-professional leagues </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fccccc"> <td>Inter-state championship </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Tier 1 </th> <th>Tier 2 </th> <th>Tier 3 </th> <th>Tier 4 </th> <th>Tier 5 and below </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">1941–1996 </td> <td bgcolor="#fccccc"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Trophy" title="Santosh Trophy">Santosh Trophy</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> </td> <th colspan="3"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">1996–1997 </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(India)" title="National Football League (India)">National Football League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td> <th colspan="3"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">1997–2006 </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(India)" title="National Football League (India)">National Football League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Second_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Second Division (India)">National Football League Division 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td> <th colspan="2"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006–2007 </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(India)" title="National Football League (India)">National Football League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Second_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Second Division (India)">National Football League Division 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Third_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Third Division (India)">National Football League Division 3</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">2007–2017 </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="I-League 2nd Division">I-League Division 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td> <th colspan="2"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">2017–2022 </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="I-League 2nd Division">I-League Division 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td> <th colspan="2"> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">2022–2023 </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="I-League 2nd Division">I-League 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">2023–present </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League_2" title="I-League 2">I-League 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/I-League_3" title="I-League 3">I-League 3</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_I">Tier I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tier I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National_Football_League_(1996–2007)"><span id="National_Football_League_.281996.E2.80.932007.29"></span>National Football League (1996–2007)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: National Football League (1996–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Founded in 1996, the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(India)" title="National Football League (India)">National Football League</a> was the first football league of India to be organised on a national scale,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in an aim to develop the sport & give platform for Indian footballers in a club league. However, due to several problems the league was defunct to make way for a new professional I-League. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="I-League_(2007–2022)"><span id="I-League_.282007.E2.80.932022.29"></span>I-League (2007–2022)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: I-League (2007–2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the end of <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_National_Football_League_(India)" title="2006–07 National Football League (India)">2006–07</a> season, AIFF disbanded the NFL after allegedly missing the full aim of professionalism. To replace NFL, AIFF introduced a fully professional I-League, with ten clubs from the last season of NFL participating in the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_I-League" title="2007–08 I-League">maiden season of I-League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league was declared as joint top tier in 2019–20 season when AFC approved AIFF's proposal to demote the AFC Champions League slot, for the AFC Cup. Three seasons later the league was completely demoted to second tier status in Indian football, with the league champions now promoted to the Indian Super League. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Indian_Super_League_(2017–present)"><span id="Indian_Super_League_.282017.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Indian Super League (2017–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Indian Super League (2017–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The I-League suffered from lack of popularity due to poor marketing as the seasons passed by.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal between the <a href="/wiki/Zee_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Zee Sports">Zee Sports</a> and the AIFF, which was initially signed for a ten-year term in 2006, was terminated in 2010 after disagreement between both the parties. AIFF then signed a new 700-crore deal with <a href="/wiki/Reliance_Industries" title="Reliance Industries">Reliance Industries</a> and the <a href="/wiki/IMG_(company)" title="IMG (company)">International Management Group</a> on 9 December 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-IMG_Deal_2010_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IMG_Deal_2010-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Indian Super League was officially launched on 21 October 2013 by <a href="/wiki/IMG_(company)" title="IMG (company)">IMG</a>–<a href="/wiki/Reliance_Industries" title="Reliance Industries">Reliance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Star_Sports_(Indian_TV_network)" title="Star Sports (Indian TV network)">Star Sports</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/All_India_Football_Federation" title="All India Football Federation">All India Football Federation</a> with an aim of growing the sport of football in India and increasing its exposure in the country, this time with the big names and high professionalism.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, The AFC were against allowing the ISL as the main league in India, while I-League clubs <a href="/wiki/East_Bengal_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="East Bengal F.C.">East Bengal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mohun_Bagan_A.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Mohun Bagan A.C.">Mohun Bagan</a> wanted a complete merger of the ISL and I-League.<sup id="cite_ref-Kuala_Lampur_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kuala_Lampur-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A couple of weeks later, the AIFF proposed that both the Indian Super League and I-League should run simultaneously on a short–term basis, with the I-League winner qualifying for the <a href="/wiki/AFC_Champions_League" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Champions League">AFC Champions League</a> and the ISL champion to <a href="/wiki/AFC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Cup">AFC Cup</a> qualification stage.<sup id="cite_ref-Recognition_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Recognition-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposal from the AIFF was officially approved by the AFC on 25 July 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two seasons later the AIFF and AFC announced in a meeting that the Indian Super League was officially the top-tier league of India with the AFC Champions League slot, while the I-League was with the AFC Cup slot. The first recommendation was to open a pathway for two I-League clubs to enter into the ISL by the end of the 2020–21 season, subject to the criteria being fulfilled. The second recommendation was allowing the winner of the I-League to stand a chance of getting promoted to the ISL with no participation fee, starting with the 2022–23 season. In its final recommendation it was agreed that the introduction of promotion and relegation into the top league would be implemented by the end of 2024–25 season, thus making ISL the top tier & I-League officially being 2nd tier competition.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_II">Tier II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tier II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NFL_Second_Division_(1997–2007)"><span id="NFL_Second_Division_.281997.E2.80.932007.29"></span>NFL Second Division (1997–2007)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: NFL Second Division (1997–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The NFL's <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Second_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Second Division (India)">second division</a> was introduced by AIFF in 1997 to supplement the top division.<sup id="cite_ref-ifde2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ifde2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 2006–07 season, all the three tiers of NFL were defunct and replaced with I-League and I-League 2nd Division respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="I-League_2nd_Division_(2007–2022)"><span id="I-League_2nd_Division_.282007.E2.80.932022.29"></span>I-League 2nd Division (2007–2022)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: I-League 2nd Division (2007–2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The National Football League's second division was succeeded by the <a href="/wiki/I-League_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="I-League 2nd Division">I-League 2nd Division</a> in 2008. The state FAs nominated top teams from their respective state leagues to AIFF who then selected the clubs based on criteria. The number of clubs in this league varied each season. Since 2017–18 season, the league saw introduction of the I-League reserve sides which weren't eligible for promotion.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the I-League lost its top tier status, the I-League 2nd Division was demoted, re-establishing India's third tier since the NFL's Third Division in 2006. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="I-League_(2022–present)"><span id="I-League_.282022.E2.80.93present.29"></span>I-League (2022–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: I-League (2022–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Starting from the 2022–23 season, I-League lost its top-tier status. The champions of the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_I-League" title="2022–23 I-League">2022–23 I-League</a> were promoted to the ISL with no participation fee. In its recommendation for 2024–25, it was agreed to fully implement promotion and relegation between the two leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_III">Tier III</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Tier III"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="NFL_Third_Division_(2006)"><span id="NFL_Third_Division_.282006.29"></span>NFL Third Division (2006)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: NFL Third Division (2006)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ten years after the formation of NFL, a third division was briefly introduced for one season in 2006<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFL Third Division was the first third division tier football league in India to be organized on a national scale. The league was played from 25 November till 18 December 2006 as a promotional tournament for <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Second_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Second Division (India)">Indian National Football League Second Division</a>. Five teams were promoted to the second division.<sup id="cite_ref-ifde_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ifde-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting from the 2022–23 season, I-League 2 filled the void in the third tier left by NFL Third Division in 2006. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="I-League_2_(2022–present)"><span id="I-League_2_.282022.E2.80.93present.29"></span>I-League 2 (2022–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: I-League 2 (2022–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After demoting I-League to the second tier status in Indian football, its second division i.e., I-League 2nd Division was subsequently demoted to third tier. AIFF renamed the 2nd Division to I-League 2 to avoid disambiguation.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_IV">Tier IV</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Tier IV"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="I-League_3_(2023–present)"><span id="I-League_3_.282023.E2.80.93present.29"></span>I-League 3 (2023–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: I-League 3 (2023–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/I-League_3" title="I-League 3">I-League 3</a> is set to serve as a platform for state champions and nominated teams. It forms the fourth tier of the Indian football league system, between the I-League 2 and the state leagues. No ISL reserve teams will be part of it.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_V_&_below"><span id="Tier_V_.26_below"></span>Tier V & below</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Tier V & below"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Indian_state_leagues">Indian state leagues</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Indian state leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">Indian State Leagues</a></div> <p>There are currently total of 36 <a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Football_Associations" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian State Football Associations">state associations</a> (including union territories) affiliated with the AIFF.<sup id="cite_ref-aiff_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aiff-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These state associations have state leagues concurrently running. The top teams of state leagues are eligible for the I-League 3 (national 4th tier). Most state leagues have multiple divisions and a promotion/relegation system between these divisions. <a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Football_League" title="Calcutta Football League">Calcutta Football League</a> (Oldest football league in Asia) in <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> is the oldest state league and has the highest number of divisions with promotion/relegation system in place.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="System_evolution">System evolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: System evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px ;"> <caption>Men's </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="3">Level </th> <th colspan="16">Years </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">1888–1893 </th> <th>1893–1898 </th> <th colspan="2">1898–1941 </th> <th rowspan="2">1941–1977 </th> <th rowspan="2">1977–1996 </th> <th rowspan="2">1996–1997 </th> <th rowspan="2">1997–2001 </th> <th rowspan="2">2001–2006 </th> <th rowspan="2">2006–2007 </th> <th rowspan="2">2007–2011 </th> <th rowspan="2">2011–2014 </th> <th rowspan="2">2014–2017 </th> <th rowspan="2">2017–2022 </th> <th rowspan="2">2022–2023 </th> <th rowspan="2">2023–present </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1893</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1937</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">National leagues </th> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"><b>1</b> </td> <td rowspan="6"><i>None</i> </td> <td rowspan="6" bgcolor="#A1E6FF">Formation of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Football_Association" title="Indian Football Association">Indian Football Association (IFA)</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Football_League" title="Calcutta Football League">Calcutta Football League</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" bgcolor="#A1E6FF">Formation of <a href="/wiki/All_India_Football_Federation" title="All India Football Federation">All India Football Federation (AIFF)</a> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Trophy" title="Santosh Trophy">Santosh Trophy</a> </td> <td colspan="4" rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(India)" title="National Football League (India)">National Football League</a> </td> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="silver"><b>2</b> </td> <td rowspan="4"><i>None</i> </td> <td colspan="3"><i>None</i> </td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="silver"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Second_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Second Division (India)">NFL Second Division</a> </td> <td colspan="4" bgcolor="silver"><a href="/wiki/I-League_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="I-League 2nd Division">I-League 2nd Division</a> </td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="silver"><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#cc9966"><b>3</b> </td> <td colspan="5"><i>None</i> </td> <td bgcolor="#cc9966"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Third_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Third Division (India)">NFL Third Division</a> </td> <td colspan="4"><i>Discontinued</i> </td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#cc9966"><a href="/wiki/I-League_2nd_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="I-League 2nd Division">I-League 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#dd6699"><b>4</b> </td> <td colspan="11"><i>None</i> </td> <td bgcolor="#dd6699"><a href="/wiki/I-League_3" title="I-League 3">I-League 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Regional leagues </th> <td bgcolor="#EDBCFF"><b>5–11</b> </td> <td colspan="12" bgcolor="#EDBCFF"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="18"> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="3">Cup competitions </th> <td colspan="16" bgcolor="#DEFF97"><a href="/wiki/Durand_Cup" title="Durand Cup">Durand Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#A1E6FF"> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#A1E6FF"> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td colspan="8" bgcolor="#80FF54"><a href="/wiki/Federation_Cup_(India)" title="Federation Cup (India)">Federation Cup</a> </td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#80FF54"><a href="/wiki/Super_Cup_(India)" title="Super Cup (India)">Super Cup</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td colspan="5" bgcolor="#7FEA5A"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_Cup_(1997%E2%80%932011)" title="Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)">Indian Super Cup</a> </td> <td colspan="5"><i>Discontinued</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_leagues">Franchise leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Franchise leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>League </th> <th>State/Region </th> <th>Clubs </th> <th>Formed </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat_Super_League" title="Gujarat Super League">Gujarat Super League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_League_Kerala" title="Super League Kerala">Super League Kerala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikkim_Premier_League" title="Sikkim Premier League">Sikkim Premier League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikkim" title="Sikkim">Sikkim</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manipur_State_League#Manipur_Premier_League" title="Manipur State League">Manipur Premier League</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manipur" title="Manipur">Manipur</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>2023–24 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's"><span id="Women.27s"></span>Women's</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Women's"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_football_in_India" title="Women's football in India">Women's football in India</a></div> <p>The women's football league system in India currently consists of top tier national league i.e. <a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a>, organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). From 2023 to 24 IWL 2nd Division will form the tier 2, and top 2 clubs will be promoted to IWL. Tier 3 are the State football leagues, organized by regional state associations under AIFF affiliation, in the league tier pyramid of women's football in India. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pyramid_2">Pyramid</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Pyramid"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px;" width="100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="1"><span style="font-size:130%">Level</span> </th> <th colspan="26"><span style="font-size:130%">National leagues</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td colspan="26" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a></b> <br /> 7 clubs – ↓ 0 relegations </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td colspan="26" align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League_2" title="Indian Women's League 2">Indian Women's League 2</a></b> <br /> 15 clubs – 2 promotions ↑↓ 9 relegations TBA </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"> </th> <th colspan="26"><span style="font-size:130%"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th>State level </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Karnataka </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">West Bengal </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Delhi </th> <th colspan="3" width="4%">Maharastra </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Tamil Nadu </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Assam </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Goa </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Manipur </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Meghalaya </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Odisha </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Jharkhand </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Punjab </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Sikkim </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Mizoram </th> <th>Arunachal Pradesh </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Bihar </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Chhattisgarh </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Gujarat </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Haryana </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Himachal Pradesh </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Kerala </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Madhya Pradesh </th> <th colspan="1" width="4%">Puducherry </th></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><b>1</b> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Women%27s_League" title="Karnataka Women's League">Karnataka Women's Super Division</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Women%27s_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta Women's Football League">CWFL Premier Division A</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/FD_Women%27s_League" title="FD Women's League">FD Women's Premier League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> <i>↓relegate</i> </p> </td> <td colspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/WIFA_Women%27s_Football_League" title="WIFA Women's Football League">WIFA Women's Football League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Women%27s_League" title="Tamil Nadu Women's League">Tamil Nadu Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Assam_Women%27s_League" title="Assam Women's League">Assam Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Goa_Women%27s_League" title="Goa Women's League">Goa Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Manipur_Women%27s_League" title="Manipur Women's League">Manipur Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/SSA_Women%27s_Football_League" title="SSA Women's Football League">SSA Women's Football League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Odisha_Women%27s_League" title="Odisha Women's League">Odisha Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>JSA Women's League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Punjab_Women%27s_League" title="Punjab Women's League">Punjab Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sikkim_Women%27s_Super_League" title="Sikkim Women's Super League">Sikkim Women's Super League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mizoram_Women%27s_League" title="Mizoram Women's League">Mizoram Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Arunachal Women's Football Championship</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Bihar State Women's League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League Championship</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gujarat_State_Women%27s_League" title="Gujarat State Women's League">Gujarat State Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Haryana Women's Football League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Himachal Women's League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Women%27s_League" title="Kerala Women's League">Kerala Women's League</a></b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Madhya Pradesh Women's Premier League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td> <td><b>Pondicherry Women's League</b> <p><i>↑promote</i> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><b>2</b> </td> <td><b>Karnataka Women's A Division</b> </td> <td><b>CWFL Premier Division B</b> </td> <td><b>FD Women's Championship</b> </td> <td><b>MFA Women's League</b> </td> <td><b>PDFA Women's Division</b> </td> <td><b>Kolhapur Women's League</b> </td> <td colspan="19" rowspan="2"><i>1 division</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><b>3</b> </td> <td><b>Karnataka Women's B Division</b> </td> <td colspan="5"><i>2 divisions</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Status_evolution_2">Status evolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Status evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#ccffcc"> <td>Professional leagues </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <td>Amateur/Semi-professional leagues </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#fccccc"> <td>Inter-state championship </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Tier 1 </th> <th>Tier 2 </th> <th>Tier 3 & below </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">1991–2016 </td> <td bgcolor="#fccccc"><a href="/wiki/Senior_Women%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Senior Women's National Football Championship">Senior Women's National Football Championship</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> </td> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left">2016–2023 </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2023–present </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ccffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League_2" title="Indian Women's League 2">Indian Women's League 2</a> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> (without top divisions) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_I_2">Tier I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Tier I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Indian_Women's_League_(2016–present)"><span id="Indian_Women.27s_League_.282016.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Indian Women's League (2016–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Indian Women's League (2016–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2014, after the success of the <a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_football_team" title="India women's national football team">India women's team</a>, mainly in the <a href="/wiki/SAFF_Women%27s_Championship" title="SAFF Women's Championship">SAFF Women's Championship</a>, a push to start a women's football league, along the lines of recently inaugurated and successful <a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a>, happened.<sup id="cite_ref-First_Push_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_Push-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clubs such as <a href="/wiki/Pune_F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Pune F.C.">Pune</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bengaluru_FC" title="Bengaluru FC">Bengaluru</a> expressed interests in joining a national women's league.<sup id="cite_ref-First_Push_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_Push-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was around this time that AIFF started plans to create a league for women along the lines of ISL.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 April 2016, the AIFF president <a href="/wiki/Praful_Patel" title="Praful Patel">Praful Patel</a> said that Indian Women's League would kick-off in October with six teams to be decided, and goal to expand to eight teams by 2017. Over two months later, on 5 July, AIFF organized a workshop to discuss the India women's national team and proposed women's football league. Five <a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a> sides – <a href="/wiki/Odisha_FC" title="Odisha FC">Delhi Dynamos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennaiyin_FC" title="Chennaiyin FC">Chennaiyin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Blasters_FC" title="Kerala Blasters FC">Kerala Blasters</a>, Pune City and <a href="/wiki/Atletico_de_Kolkata" class="mw-redirect" title="Atletico de Kolkata">Atletico de Kolkata</a>, and three <a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a> sides – Bengaluru, <a href="/wiki/Aizawl_FC" title="Aizawl FC">Aizawl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mumbai_FC" title="Mumbai FC">Mumbai</a>, attended the workshop. It was announced that the league would feature eight teams and two other spots would be determined through a preliminary round.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The primary objective of the tournament was to capitalise the potential of Indian women and prepare them for the <a href="/wiki/India_women%27s_national_football_team" title="India women's national football team">national team</a>, so as to eventually qualify for <a href="/wiki/AFC_Women%27s_Asian_Cup" title="AFC Women's Asian Cup">AFC Women's Asian Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's World Cup">FIFA Women's World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_II_2">Tier II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Tier II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Indian_Women's_League_2_(2023–present)"><span id="Indian_Women.27s_League_2_.282023.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Indian Women's League 2 (2023–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Indian Women's League 2 (2023–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The league was launched by <a href="/wiki/All_India_Football_Federation" title="All India Football Federation">All India Football Federation</a> as India's first national women's second tier professional football league.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2024, the League Committee confirmed the introduction of the system of promotion and relegation of the clubs involving the IWL and IWL 2, effective from the 2024–25 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tier_III_&_below"><span id="Tier_III_.26_below"></span>Tier III & below</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Tier III & below"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Indian_state_leagues_2">Indian state leagues</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Indian state leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">Indian State Leagues</a></div> <p>There are currently total of 36 <a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Football_Associations" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian State Football Associations">state associations</a> (including union territories) affiliated with the AIFF.<sup id="cite_ref-aiff_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aiff-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These state associations have state leagues concurrently running. The top teams of state leagues are eligible for the Indian Women's League 2 (national 2nd tier). Some of the state leagues have multiple divisions and a promotion/relegation system between these divisions. <a href="/wiki/Calcutta_Women%27s_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta Women's Football League">Calcutta Women's Football League</a> (Oldest football league in India) in <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> is the oldest state league. Karnataka Women's League has the highest number of divisions with promotion/relegation system in place. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="System_evolution_2">System evolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: System evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 11px ;"> <caption>Women's </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Level </th> <th colspan="4">Years </th></tr> <tr> <th>1937 </th> <th>1991–2016 </th> <th>2016–2023 </th> <th>2023-present </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">National leagues </th> <td bgcolor="gold"><b>1</b> </td> <td rowspan="3" bgcolor="#A1E6FF">Formation of <br /> <a href="/wiki/All_India_Football_Federation" title="All India Football Federation">All India Football Federation (AIFF)</a> </td> <td bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/Senior_Women%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Senior Women's National Football Championship">Senior Women's National Football Championship</a> </td> <td colspan="2" bgcolor="gold"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="silver"><b>2</b> </td> <td colspan="2"><i>None</i> </td> <td bgcolor="silver"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League_2" title="Indian Women's League 2">Indian Women's League 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Regional leagues </th> <td bgcolor="#EDBCFF"><b>3–</b> </td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#EDBCFF"><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State leagues</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Youth">Youth</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Youth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_Youth_league_system">Current Youth league system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Current Youth league system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Level </th> <th>Competition </th> <th>Age category </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">National </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reliance_Foundation_Development_League" title="Reliance Foundation Development League">Reliance Foundation Development League</a> </td> <td>Under-21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Youth_League_(India)#Under-17_level" title="Youth League (India)">Youth League</a> </td> <td>Under-17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Youth_League_(India)#Under-15_level" title="Youth League (India)">Junior League</a> </td> <td>Under-15 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Youth_League_(India)#Under-13_level" title="Youth League (India)">Sub-Junior League</a> </td> <td>Under-13 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Subroto_Cup" title="Subroto Cup">Subroto Cup</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Inter-school </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_Youth_league_system">Future Youth league system</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Future Youth league system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 7 January 2023, the AIFF unveiled <i>Vision 2047</i>, a new roadmap for Indian football with the planned reforms in India's league system.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Structure </th> <th>Age category </th> <th>Participants </th> <th>Minimum matches </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Boys </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">RFDL/Elite League </td> <td>Under-21 </td> <td rowspan="6">Elite licensed academies and professional clubs </td> <td rowspan="6">35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Under-19 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">State Youth League champions </td></tr> <tr> <td>Under-17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Under-15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Under-13 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="4">Girls </th></tr> <tr> <td>Institutional League </td> <td>TBD </td> <td>Association clubs </td> <td rowspan="5">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Elite League </td> <td>18 to 22 </td> <td>Universities </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">Elite and state youth league </td> <td>Under-17 </td> <td rowspan="3">State Youth League champions </td></tr> <tr> <td>Under-15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Under-13 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_football_championships">National football championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: National football championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>National football Championships</b> are competitions contested among the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation. Currently, six championship competitions are divided into age groups for both men and women. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_NFC_(Santosh_Trophy)"><span id="Senior_NFC_.28Santosh_Trophy.29"></span>Senior NFC (Santosh Trophy)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Senior NFC (Santosh Trophy)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Santosh_Trophy" title="Santosh Trophy">Santosh Trophy</a></div> <p>The <b>Santosh Trophy</b><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a men's football competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions under the AIFF. Before starting the National Football League in 1996, the Santosh Trophy was considered the top domestic championship in India. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senior_Women's_NFC"><span id="Senior_Women.27s_NFC"></span>Senior Women's NFC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Senior Women's NFC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Senior_Women%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Senior Women's National Football Championship">Senior Women's National Football Championship</a></div> <p><b>Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy</b><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_association_football" title="Women's association football">women's football</a> tournament which is contested among the regional state, territory federations and government institutions of India. It began to play in 1991. The league consisted of 30 teams for the 2019–20 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="U-20,_Junior_&_Sub-Junior_NFC"><span id="U-20.2C_Junior_.26_Sub-Junior_NFC"></span>U-20, Junior & Sub-Junior NFC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: U-20, Junior & Sub-Junior NFC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/B.C._Roy_Trophy" title="B.C. Roy Trophy">B.C. Roy Trophy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mir_Iqbal_Hussain_Trophy" title="Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy">Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/M._Dutta_Ray_Trophy" title="M. Dutta Ray Trophy">M. Dutta Ray Trophy</a></div> <p>The <b>U-20 National Football Championship</b> or <b><a href="/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Swami Vivekananda</a> U20 National Football Championship</b><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a national level inter-state championship for boys under the age of 20.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All affiliated State Units of AIFF are eligible to participate in this championship. </p><p>The <b>Junior National Football Championship</b> or <b>BC Roy Trophy</b><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is for the Junior age groups, which was started in 1962. All affiliated State Units of AIFF are eligible to participate in this championship through the two tiers of the competition played across the country. </p><p>The <b>Sub Junior National Football Championship</b> or <b>Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy</b><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a national level inter-state championship for boys under the age of 16, which was started in 1977. All affiliated State Units of AIFF can participate in this championship through the qualifying round. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Junior_&_Sub-Junior_Girls'_NFC"><span id="Junior_.26_Sub-Junior_Girls.27_NFC"></span>Junior & Sub-Junior Girls' NFC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Junior & Sub-Junior Girls' NFC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Junior_Girl%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Junior Girl's National Football Championship">Junior Girl's National Football Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sub%E2%80%93Junior_Girl%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship">Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship</a></div> <p>The U-19 <b>Junior Girls' National Football Championship</b><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was first introduced in 2001. </p><p>The U-17 <b>Sub-Junior Girls' National Football Championship</b><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was first introduced in 2003 and held at <a href="/wiki/Ooty" title="Ooty">Ooty</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Institutional_League">Institutional League</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Institutional League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Institutional_League" title="Institutional League">Institutional League</a></div> <p>AIFF introduced the Institutional League for the institutional clubs. The league is not part of the Indian football pyramid. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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title="List of football clubs in India">List of football clubs in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_football_in_India" title="History of football in India">History of football in India</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_football_league_system&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output 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selflink">League system</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_League" title="Indian Super League">Indian Super League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-League" title="I-League">I-League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-League_2" title="I-League 2">I-League 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-League_3" title="I-League 3">I-League 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Futsal_Club_Championship" title="Futsal Club Championship">Futsal Club Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League" title="Indian Women's League">Indian Women's League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Women%27s_League_2" title="Indian Women's League 2">Indian Women's League 2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">State</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Leagues" title="Indian State Leagues">State Leagues</a> <ul><li>Men</li> <li>Women</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">Youth</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Youth_League_(India)" title="Youth League (India)">Youth League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reliance_Foundation_Development_League" title="Reliance Foundation Development League">Reliance Foundation Development League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cup competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_Cup_(India)" title="Intercontinental Cup (India)">Intercontinental Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-Nation_Series_(India)" title="Tri-Nation Series (India)">Tri-Nation Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Gold_Cup_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Women's Gold Cup (India)">Gold Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">Club</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Cup_(India)" title="Super Cup (India)">Super Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durand_Cup" title="Durand Cup">Durand Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Football_cup_competitions_in_India" title="Category:Football cup competitions in India">others</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">State (Senior)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Santosh_Trophy" title="Santosh Trophy">Santosh Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senior_Women%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Senior Women's National Football Championship">Women's Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_National_Games_of_India" title="Football at the National Games of India">National Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Beach_Soccer_Championship" title="National Beach Soccer Championship">Beach Soccer Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">State (Youth)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/B.C._Roy_Trophy" title="B.C. Roy Trophy">B.C. Roy Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mir_Iqbal_Hussain_Trophy" title="Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy">Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_Girl%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Junior Girl's National Football Championship">Junior Girl's NFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sub%E2%80%93Junior_Girl%27s_National_Football_Championship" title="Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship">Sub–Junior Girl's NFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subroto_Cup" title="Subroto Cup">Subroto Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JSW_Youth_Cup" title="JSW Youth Cup">JSW Youth Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">Leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(India)" title="National Football League (India)">National Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Second_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Second Division (India)">National Football League 2nd Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Third_Division_(India)" title="National Football League Third Division (India)">National Football League 3rd Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(under-19)" title="National Football League (under-19)">National Football League U19</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2em">Cups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federation_Cup_(India)" title="Federation Cup (India)">Federation Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehru_Cup" title="Nehru Cup">Nehru Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Super_Cup_(1997%E2%80%932011)" title="Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)">Indian Super Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Defunct_football_competitions_in_India" title="Category:Defunct football competitions in India">others</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports complexes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AIFF_National_Center_of_Excellence" title="AIFF National Center of Excellence">AIFF National Center of Excellence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Indian_football" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Indian football">History</a></li> <li>Champions 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Football_league_systems" title="Category:Football league systems">Association<br />football</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">AFC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Afghanistan#League_system" title="Football in Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_soccer_league_system" title="Australian soccer league system">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Bahrain#League_system" title="Football in Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_football_league_system" title="Bangladeshi football league system">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_football_league_system" title="Chinese football league system">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timorense_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Timorense football league system">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Guam#League_system" title="Football in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong football league system">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_football_league_system" title="Indonesian football league system">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_football_league_system" title="Iranian football league system">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_football_league_system" title="Iraqi football league system">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_association_football_league_system" title="Japanese association football league system">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korean_football_league_system" title="South Korean football league system">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kuwait#League_system" title="Football in Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_football_league_system" title="Lebanese football league system">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Macau#League_system" title="Football in Macau">Macau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_football_league_system" title="Malaysian football league system">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mongolia#League_system" title="Football in Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Football_Federation" title="Myanmar Football Federation">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands#League_system" title="Football in the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan football league system">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_football_league_system" title="Qatar football league system">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_league_system_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Singapore#S.League" title="Football in Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Taiwan#League_system" title="Football in Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_league_system_in_Tajikistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_football_league_system" title="Thai football league system">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Turkmenistan#League_system" title="Football in Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_league_system_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_football_league_system" title="Vietnamese football league system">Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algerian_football_league_system" title="Algerian football league system">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Burkina_Faso#League_system" title="Football in Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Burundi#League_system" title="Football in Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroonian_football_league_system" title="Cameroonian football league system">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Cape_Verde#Divisions" title="Football in Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Central_African_Republic#League_system" title="Football in the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Comoros#League_system" title="Football in the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Djibouti#League_system" title="Football in Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_football_league_system" title="Egyptian football league system">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Equatorial_Guinea#League_system" title="Football in Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Football_Leagues" title="Ghana Football Leagues">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Guinea-Bissau#League_system" title="Football in Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivorian_football_league_system" title="Ivorian football league system">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyan_football_league_system" title="Kenyan football league system">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Madagascar#League_system" title="Football in Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mauritius#League_system" title="Football in Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroccan_football_league_system" title="Moroccan football league system">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mozambique#League_system" title="Football in Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_football_league_system" title="Nigerian football league system">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_R%C3%A9union#League_system" title="Football in Réunion">Réunion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe#League_system" title="Football in São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Seychelles#League_system" title="Football in Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Somalia#League_system" title="Football in Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="South African football league system">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian football league system">Tunisia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Anguilla#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Anguilla">Anguilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Antigua_and_Barbuda#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Aruba#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Aruba">Aruba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Bahamas#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Barbados#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Belize#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Bermuda#League_system" title="Football in Bermuda">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Bonaire#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Bonaire">Bonaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_British_Virgin_Islands#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_league_system" title="Canadian soccer league system">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Cayman_Islands#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Costa_Rica#League_system" title="Football in Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Cuba#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Cura%C3%A7ao#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Curaçao">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Dominican_Republic#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_El_Salvador#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_French_Guiana#League_system" title="Football in French Guiana">French Guiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Guadeloupe#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Guatemala#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Haiti#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduran_football_league_system" title="Honduran football league system">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaican_football_league_system" title="Jamaican football league system">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Martinique#League_system" title="Football in Martinique">Martinique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_football_league_system" title="Mexican football league system">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Montserrat#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Montserrat">Montserrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Nicaragua#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Panama#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Panama">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_football_league_system" title="Puerto Rican football league system">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Saint_Martin#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association 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