Football in India has historically been among the top 3 most popular sport in terms of players participation and TV viewership, together with long time number one cricket and re-emerging kabaddi. India's current top domestic football league is Indian Super League, formed with eight teams to promote Indian football in the country and world. The league began on 2014 and after third season, it was recognised by AFC as the second national football league, running parallel with the I-League, thus leaving India as one of the few countries with two fully recognised football leagues. Also contested is Santosh Trophy, a knock-out competition between states (provinces) and government institutions.
The I-League 2nd Division is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football behind Indian Super League and I-League. It operates as a system of promotion with I-League. In 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, the league format was changed into I-League Qualifiers.
Football is the most popular sport in Switzerland. The Swiss Football Association was formed in 1895 and was a founder member of the sport's international governing body FIFA in 1904. The Swiss cities of Zürich and Nyon are home to FIFA and the European governing body UEFA respectively. The country played host to the 1954 World Cup and 2008 European Championship.
Hindustan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi. Founded in 1948, the club usually participated in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier of Indian football league system. They also participate in the FD Senior Division league and uses Ambedkar Stadium as its home ground.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification is the qualifying process which decided the 31 teams that will join hosts Qatar, who received an automatic spot, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Sport in Delhi have a long and distinguished history. Delhi is the capital territory of India; it has hosted many major international tournaments and has professional teams in different national leagues like Hockey India League, Indian Premier League and Indian Super League.
United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Founded in 2011, the club competes in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikkim to have played in the I-League, one of the top flights of Indian football league system. The club which is owned by former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia, was founded in order to give people of the Indian state of Sikkim a professional football team.
Bhawanipore Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, West Bengal. The club was established in 1910, and competed in the I-League 2nd division, in 2020-21 season, the second tier of Indian football league system, alongside the Calcutta Premier Division A.
Irom Seityasen Singh is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a winger for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.
Garhwal Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi. The club lifted its first FD Senior Division league title in 1986, which became one of the most successful seasons in their history. In 2010, Garhwal FC became the first Delhi based club to enter into the quarter final of Durand Cup, prestigious and oldest knockout football club tournament in India. They also competed in the I-League 2nd Division.
Dawda Ceesay is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Binh Duong in the V.League 1.
Ahmedabad Racquet Academy Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. They have competed in the I-League 2nd Division. Thus ARA FC became the first professional team from Gujarat to compete in the nationwide league. The club also competes in GFA Senior Division League.
Himanshu Jangra, is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for Delhi. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" list for 2021.
The 2020–21 I-League was the 14th season of the I-League, one of the top tier Indian professional football leagues, since its establishment in 2007. The tournament was hosted in bio-secure bubble across four venues in Kolkata due to COVID-19 pandemic situation in India.
The 2021 I-League Qualifiers or Hero I-League Qualifiers 2021 was the 14th season of I-League 2nd Division since its establishment in 2008. The league winner secured place in 2021–22 I-League season.
The 2021–22 I-League was the 15th season of I-League, last as the top tier of Indian football league system, since its establishment in 2007. All the matches were hosted in a bio-secure bubble in West Bengal due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
The 2010 I-League U19 was the second edition of the I-League U19.
Delhi Football Club is an Indian professional football club from Delhi, which currently competes in the FD Senior Division and the I-League 2nd Division.
The 2021–22 FD Senior Division was the top-tier football season of Delhi Football League. The season started on October 9th, 2021, and commenced on January 7th, 2022. Previously, a short format tournament was held for the I-League Qualifiers.
The J&K Premier Football League is the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, conducted by Jammu & Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) and J&K Sports Council.
