Organising body | District Football Association Lucknow |
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Founded | 2015 |
Country | India |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 50 |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Promotion to | I-League 3 |
Current champions | Techtro Lucknow FC (1st title) |
The Lucknow Super Division, also Lucknow District Football League, is the state-level football league of Lucknow, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The league started in 2015. In 2021 it was organised grandly with 50 teams from Lucknow and other districts of Uttar Pradesh. [1] [2] [3]
50 teams, including 46 from Lucknow, four from other UP districts (Akbarpur, Haidergarh, Farrukhabad and Unnao), and one from Bhopal (MP), currently participate in the league. [4]
The league is played in the group stage format where the teams play against each other at least once. All the matches are played at La Marts Football Ground in Lucknow. At the end of the season, final standings are determined, based on points obtained, goal difference and goals scored.[ citation needed ]
A total of 50 teams competed in the league in 2021 season, 9 in the final stage. Techtro Lucknow finished in first place, followed by Mansarovar, Golden Boys, Sunrise FC, KN FC, Real Mart, Aztech FC, Brayan FC and White Eagle. [5]
Ranking | Club |
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1 | Techtro Lucknow |
2 | Mansarovar FC |
3 | Golden Boys FC |
4 | Sunrise FC |
5 | KN FC |
6 | Real Mart |
7 | Aztech FC |
8 | Brayan FC |
9 | White Eagle FC |
Season | Champions | Runners-up |
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2019 | Sahara States FC [6] | Techtro FC |
2021 | Techtro Lucknow [7] | Sunrise FC |
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