Indian State Leagues

See also: List of Indian state football associations

Indian State leagues

Organising body	State Football Associations
Country	India
Confederation	AFC
Level on pyramid	5–10 (men's) 3–5 (women's)
Promotion to	I-League 3 (men's) Indian Women's League 2 (women's)
Relegation to	Various
Domestic cup	Durand Cup (invitational)
Website	www.the-aiff.com
Current: 2025–26

State football leagues in India represents premier-state (football), overall 5th-10th men's and 3rd women's tier of the Indian football league system. There are currently a total of 36 state associations affiliated with the national governing body, the All India Football Federation (AIFF). ^[1]

Most of the state associations organise and have own affiliated football competitions in their respective states. The state leagues operate as a system of promotion and relegation with I-League 3 (men's), Indian Women's League 2 (women's), and lower regional leagues. Clubs of top national leagues (Indian Super League and I-League) also participate in their respective state leagues, most often with youth or reserve teams. ^{[2] [3]}

Eastern states' leagues

State/UT	Top league
	Men's	Women's
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	—	—
Bihar	Bihar Soccer League	Bihar State Women's League
Chhattisgarh	Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship	Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League
Jharkhand	JSA League [4]	JSA Women's League [5]
Odisha	FAO League	Odisha Women's League
West Bengal	Calcutta Football League	Calcutta Women's Football League

Northern states' leagues

State/UT	Top league
	Men's	Women's
Chandigarh (UT)	—	—
Delhi (UT)	Delhi Premier League	Delhi Women's Premier League
Haryana	Haryana Men's Football League	Haryana Women's Football League
Himachal Pradesh	Himachal Football League	Himachal Women's League
Jammu and Kashmir (UT)	Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League	—
Ladakh (UT)	Ladakh Super League	—
Madhya Pradesh	Madhya Pradesh Premier League	Madhya Pradesh Women's Premier League
Punjab	Punjab State Super League	Punjab Women's League
Rajasthan	Rajasthan State Men's League	—
Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand Super League	—
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow Super Division	—

North-Eastern states' leagues

State/UT	Top league
	Men's	Women's
Arunachal Pradesh	Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League	Arunachal Women's League
Assam	Assam State Premier League	Assam Women's League
Manipur	Manipur State League	Manipur Women's League
Meghalaya	Meghalaya State League	Meghalaya Women's State League
Mizoram	Mizoram Premier League	Mizoram Women's League
Nagaland	Nagaland Super League	—
Sikkim	Sikkim Football League	Sikkim Women's Super League
Tripura	Chandra Memorial League	Tripura Women's Football League

Southern states' leagues

State/UT	Top league
	Men's	Women's
Andhra Pradesh	AP Super Cup	—
Karnataka	BDFA Super Division	Karnataka Women's League
Kerala	Kerala Premier League	Kerala Women's League
Lakshadweep (UT)	Kavaratti League [6]	—
Pondicherry (UT)	Pondicherry Football League	Pondicherry Women's League
Tamil Nadu	Chennai Football League	Tamil Nadu Women's League
Telangana	A Division Rahim League	Telangana Women’s League

Western states' leagues

State/UT	Top league
	Men's	Women's
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT)	Dadra & Nagar Haveli Senior Division League Daman and Diu Senior Division League	—
Goa	Goa Football League	Goa Women's League
Gujarat	Gujarat SFA Club Championship	Gujarat State Women's League
Maharashtra	Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League	Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League

See also

• History of Indian football
• Football in India
• List of football clubs in India
• IFA Shield
• Durand Cup
• Super Cup
• Federation Cup
• Santosh Trophy
• Institutional League
• Futsal Club Championship

References

1. "State Associations". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
2. "State & City Leagues". The Away End. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
3. "Women's Football India". The Away End. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
4. "JSA League 'A' Division 2022 Fixtures Announced". Jamshedpur Football Club. 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
5. "Jamshedpur Sporting Association completes 75 years". lagatar24.com. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
6. Menon, Sandeep (24 January 2023). "From the Dweeps with a Lakshya". Deccan herald. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.