Mumbai Premier League

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Mumbai Premier League
Organising body Mumbai Football Association (MFA)
Founded1902;122 years ago (1902)
CountryIndia
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to I-League 3
Relegation to Mumbai Super League
League cup(s) Nadkarni Cup
Current champions MYJ–GMSC
Most championshipsTata Sports Club
Mahindra United FC
(13 titles each)
Website Mumbai Premier League
Current: 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League

Mumbai Premier League, formerly known as the MFA Elite Division or MDFA Elite Division, is the first tier of the Mumbai Football League competition. [1] [2] In March 2022, the Mumbai Premier League was rechristened as the Harwood Premier League, on the lines of the name that was once associated with the Mumbai's top division football stretching back to 1902. [3] [4]

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Clubs

Sixteen teams are competed in latest 2023–24 edition of the Mumbai Premier League.

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Kalina Rangers
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Iron Born–Rudra
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Silver Innings
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DK Pharma
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Ambernath United–Bombay Muslims
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Borivali–Dahisar teams
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Red pog.svg CFCI
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Bandra teams
Red pog.svg Sellebrity
Red pog.svg Mumbai Knights (JMJ)
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South Mumbai teams
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2023–24 Mumbai Premier League teams
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Ambernath United–Bombay Muslims Ambernath
Mumbai Central
Mighty Young Joe–Goalorious Mother [5] Malad [6]
Borivali
PIFA Colaba Colaba
Maharashtra Oranje Powai
Community Football Club India (CFCI) Dahisar
Hope United (Karnataka Sports Association) Churchgate
Sellebrity Bandra
Mumbai Kenkre Mahim
Millat FC Jogeshwari
DK Pharma Badlapur
Mumbai Knights (JMJ Sports) Bandra
Silver Innings (Protrack) Mira Road
Iron Born–Rudra Andheri
Kalina Rangers CFF Santacruz
Reliance FYC Navi Mumbai
ICL Payyade Mumbai FC Borivali

Venues

Matches are played at the Neville D'Souza Football Turf in Bandra.

Champions

SeasonChampionsNote
1902 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oxfordshire Light Infantry
1903 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Garrison Artillery
1904 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cheshire Regiment
1905 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yorkshire Regiment
1906 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Scots
1907 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Scots
1908 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Scots
1909 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gloucestershire Regiment
1910 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Garrison Artillery
1911 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1912 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Royal Army Temperance Association
1913 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sherwood Foresters
1914 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sherwood Foresters
1915 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Garrison Artillery
1916–1920NoneNot held
1921 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1922 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1923 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1924 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg West Yorkshire Regiment
1925 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg West Yorkshire Regiment
1926 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg South Staffordshire Regiment
1927 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cheshire Regiment
1928 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Ulster Rifles
1929 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1930 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1931 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1932 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg King's Own Scottish Borderers
1933 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Irish Fusiliers
1934 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Royal Artillery (Colaba)
1935 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Durham Light Infantry
1936 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Durham Light Infantry
1937 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cheshire Regiment
1938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cheshire Regiment
1939 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg South Lancashire Regiment
1940 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Welch Regiment
1941 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Y.M.C.A.
1942 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Western India Automobile Association StaffFirst native club to win the league.
1943 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Western India Automobile Association Staff
1944 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Embarkation Headquarters
1945 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Tata Sports Club
1946 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Trades India Sports Club
1947Trades India Sports Club
1948Tata Sports Club
1949Trades India Sports Club
1950Tata Sports Club
1951India Culture League
1952India Culture League
1953Tata Sports Club
1954 Indian Navy
1955NoneAbandoned
1956Burmah-Shell Sports Club
1957 Indian Navy
1958Tata Sports Club
1959Western Railway SC
1960Tata Sports Club
1961Tata Sports Club
1962Western Railway SC
1963Central Railway SC
1964Tata Sports Club
1965Central Railway SC
1966Tata Sports Club
1967Tata Sports Club
1968Mafatlal Group
1969Mafatlal Group
1970 Mahindra & Mahindra
1971Mafatlal Group
1972Mafatlal Group
1973Tata Sports Club
1974–75Tata Sports Club
1975–76Mafatlal Group
1976Mafatlal Group
1977Orkay Mills
1978–79Mafatlal Group
1979Tata Sports Club
1980Orkay Mills
1981Century Rayon FC
1982 Mahindra & Mahindra
1983Mafatlal Mills
1984 Mahindra & Mahindra
1985 Mahindra & Mahindra
1986Bank of India (Mumbai)
1987Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF)
1988Orkay Mills
1989Union Bank of India
1990Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF)
1991United Boys (Sahar)
1992Central Railway SC
1993 ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Commission)
1994Carmelites SC
1995Central Railway SC
1996Royal Caterers
1997Abandoned
1998Village Amboli
1999unknown (Holy Family/Chembur English/Rhino)
2000 Mahindra United
2001–02 Mahindra United
2002 Mahindra United
2003 Mahindra United
2004 Mahindra United
2005 Maharashtra State Police
2006–07 Mahindra United
2007–08 Mahindra United
2008–09 Mahindra United
2009–10 Air India
2010–11 Mumbai
2011–12 ONGC
2012–13NoneNot held
2013–14 Air India
2014–15 Air India
2015–16 ONGC
2016–17 Air India
2017–18 ONGC
2018–19 Mumbai Customs
2019–20Karnataka Sporting Association (KSA) [7]
2020–21NoneCancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India
2021–22 Ambernath United Atlanta [8]
2022–23 Ambernath United Atlanta [9]
2023–24 MYJ–GMSC [10]
2024–25

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