Manipur State League

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Manipur State League
Organising body All Manipur Football Association
Founded2006;18 years ago (2006)
CountryIndia
Number of teams 17
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to I-League 3
Relegation toAMFA Cup
Domestic cup(s) Churachand Singh Trophy
Current champions KLASA (2nd title)
Most championships NISA (5 titles)
TV partnersImpact TV (YouTube)
Current: 2023–24

The Manipur State League is the highest state-level football league in Manipur, India. It has been organised since 2006 by the All Manipur Football Association under the Vision India program with guidance from the AFC and the AIFF. [1]

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History

The league is a 17-team affair which is usually played on a home-and-away format over a period of several months. NISA from Thangmeiband have won MSL four times, and Tiddim Road Athletic Union won two times. [2] [3] [4] [5]

League structure

TierDivision
1
(5 on Indian football Pyramid)
Manipur State League
2
(6 on Indian football pyramid)
AMFA Cup
3
(7 on Indian football pyramid)
Thangjam Birchandra-Maipakpi Memorial Winners' Cup
4
(8 on Indian football pyramid)
District leagues

Teams

ClubCity/Town
DM Rao

Sekmai

Ganggam SC

Churachandpur

KIYCKshetri
KLASA Keinou
NEROCA FC Imphal
Sagolband UnitedSagolband
SSUSingjamei
TRAU FC Imphal
Yarkhok United FCUkhrul
AFCThoubal
AIMKhabam Lamkhai
NACONambul Mapal
NISA Manipur Thangmeiband
Manipur Police SC Imphal West
Muvanlai AthleticsKangpokpi
United Khawzim BrothersChurachandpur
Young Physique’s Union (YPHU)Lalambung

Prize money

Prize money for 10th Manipur State League:

Purse
Champions₹2 lakh (US$2,412)
Runners-up₹1.5 lakh (US$1,809)
Top scorer20,000 (US$240)

Champions

Ed.YearsWinnerNote
1st2006 TRAU, Kwakeithel [6]
2nd2007 NISA, Thangmeiband
3rd2008 NISA, Thangmeiband [7]
4th2009 NISA, Thangmeiband [8]
5th2010 TRAU, Kwakeithel
6th2011 NISA, Thangmeiband [9] [10]
7th2012Southern Sporting Union Singjamei [11]
8th2013 NISA,Thangmeiband [12]
9th2014 NEROCA, Sangakpham [13]
10th2015Anouba Imagi Mangal, Khabam Lamkhai [14] [15] [16]
11th 2016 NEROCA, Sangakpham [17] [18]
12th2017League abandoned [19]
13th2019League abandoned [20]
14th 2021 KLASA, Keinou [20]
15th 2022–23 KLASA, Keinou [21]
16th 2023–24 NISA, Thangmeiband [22]

Player awards

Top scorer

SeasonPlayerClubGoals
2015 Flag of Nigeria.svg Offor Emeka Christian [15] [23] NEROCA F.C. 10

Best player

SeasonPlayerClub
2015 Flag of India.svg Seikhohau Tuboi [15] F.C. Zalen

Fair play trophy

SeasonClub
2015Anouba Imagi Mangal [15]

Manipur Premier League

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The Manipur Premier League is the men's franchise football league in Manipur. The first season under the new league name started in 2023, organised by the All Manipur Football Association. [24] Southern Sporting Union (SSU) and Asufii Football Academy were declared the joint winners of the first season as the final match was abandoned due to crowd trouble. [25]

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