Football is a popular sport in India. Football has enjoyed popularity in Kerala, West Bengal, Goa and north-eastern India which consists of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
Shillong Lajong Football Club is an Indian professional football club which is based in Shillong, Meghalaya, India and plays in the Indian I-League. The club was established in 1983 with the prime objective of improving the declining standard of football in the state, and to spot, train and nurture local talent. In the local Khasi language Lajong translates to "our own".
Oil India Football Club is an Indian football club from Duliajan in Assam, India. The club, established by the public sector undertaking Oil India Ltd., formerly played in the I-League 2nd Division, the second tier football tournament of the country.
Gauhati Town Club is an Indian sports club based in Guwahati, Assam. Founded in 1906, the club had participated in the I-League 2nd Division, the second highest level football tournament in India for two seasons. It currently plays in the GSA Super Division League. The Gauhati Town Club football academy was set up to identify, train and nurture the local talents of northeast India at grassroots level. It has highly equipped infrastructure.
Aizawl Football Club is an Indian football club from Aizawl, Mizoram. Formed in 1984, Aizawl FC earned the entry in India's top-tier league, I-League in 2015–16., after winning 2015 I-League 2nd Division. In 2017, Aizawl FC reached 60,000 Facebook followers. On 30 April 2017, Aizawl FC became the first football club from the Northeast to win the I-League title.
Delhi United Football Club is an Indian football 2nd Division I-League club from New Delhi, Delhi. They play most of their home games in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The club was established in 1995. They have previously participated in the 2012 Durand Cup.
Bengaluru Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes as a member of the Indian Super League, one of the top leagues of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began their first competitive season in the I-League a few months later on 22 September 2013. Since their foundation, the club has won three league titles, including one in their debut season, two Federation Cup titles, and a Super Cup championship. They are the current champions of the 2018–19 Indian Super League season defeating FC Goa in a thriller of a contest.
The Indian Super League is the men's top division football league in India. It is the one among the two co-existing top tier football leagues in India along with I-League. For sponsorship reasons, the competition is officially known as the Hero Indian Super League. The competition is contested by 10 teams and will run in a span of 7 months from September to March and it is organized by All India Football Federation (AIFF).
MP United FC is an Indian football 2nd Division I-League club from Madhya Pradesh, India. Their full name is Madhya Pradesh United Football Club. The club is the first football club in Madhya Pradesh.
Kerala Blasters Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala. Kerala Blasters is one of the ten teams to have been part of the Indian Super League (ISL),the top tier of indian football since its inception. They play in the league under licence from All India Football Federation (AIFF). The club was established on 24 May 2014 and began their first professional season a few months later in October 2014.
NEROCA Football Club is an Indian professional association football club based in Imphal, Manipur, India. The club made its I-League 2nd Division debut in the 2015-16 season. The club won the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division and secured promotion to the I-League. NEROCA is the only club from Northeast India to reach the final of the coveted Durand Cup.
Minerva Punjab Football Club, also known as Minerva Academy, are an Indian professional football club based in Chandigarh. Minerva Punjab compete as a member of the I-League, the top league of football in India and were crowned champions of I-League in 2017-18.
Chennai City Football Club is an Indian football club based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Chennai City compete as a member of the I-League, the top-tier football league of India. The club was established in 1946 as Netaji Sports Club by five friends. The club has spend the grand majority of its history competing in the local state and city tournaments but entered the national stage in 2016. On 11 December 2016, the team were awarded a direct-entry spot into the I-League for the 2016–17 season and become I-League champions during 2018-19 season.
Real Kashmir Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, managed by ex Rangers and Aberdeen player David Robertson. Real Kashmir is the first team from Kashmir to compete in I-League, the first division of football in India. The club participated in their first national competition in September 2016 when they played in the 2016 Durand Cup. In July 2017 Real Kashmir FC became the first club from J&K to play on foreign soil by playing 4 matches in Scotland. Real Kashmir FC is participating in all four categories of the AIFF I-League.
Ozone Football Club Bengaluru is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Ozone competes as a member of the I-League 2nd Division, the second level of Indian football, and the Bangalore Super Division, the top division of Karnataka football. Ozone reached the final round of the I-League 2nd Division in the 2017-18 season and were also the winner's of the Bangalore Super Division in 2017-18.
The 2017–18 I-League is the 11th season of the I-League. Aizawl were the defending champions. NEROCA entered as the promoted team from the 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division. The season began on 25 November 2017.
Kerala Blasters Football Club (B) is the reserve side of Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters. Based in Kerala the side will participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football and Kerala Premier League, a professional football league within the state of Kerala organized by Kerala Football Association. The Youth team of Blasters also participate in the Elite League.
FC Goa Reserves is the reserve side of Indian Super League side FC Goa. Based in Goa, the side will participate in the I-League 2nd Division, the second division of Indian football.
ARA FC is a football club based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat which plays in I-League 2nd Division. They were nominated for I-League 2nd Division for the very first time in the history and were selected as one of the 18 teams to play in 2018-19 I-League 2nd Division. It not only marked their first appearance in I-League 2nd Division but also Gujarat's first football club to play in I-League 2nd Division
