Pune Football League

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Pune Football League
Organising body Poona District Football Association
CountryIndia
Divisions4
Number of clubs100+
Level on pyramid 2–5
Promotion toVarious
Relegation toVarious

The Pune Football League is a football competition overseen by the Poona District Football Association in Pune District of Maharashtra. [1] It follows a ladder-based structure and includes four divisions with over 100 teams. [2] The league encompasses teams from various locations across Pune District, the city of Pune, spanning from Pimpri-Chinchwad to Hadapsar. [3] [4] During the pre-season phase, clubs conduct trials, and the final roster is registered with the Mumbai District Football Association. The initial round-robin phase of the league typically lasts for three months, and the top-performing clubs proceed to a month-long post-season phase.

Contents

Structure

PDFA (Poona District Football Association) Football League
TierDivision
1
(2 on Maharashtra football pyramid)		 PFL Super Division
↑promote (to MSSMFL) ↓relegate
2
(3 on Maharashtra football pyramid)		 PFL Division One
↑promote ↓relegate
3
(4 on Maharashtra football pyramid)		 PFL Division Two
↑promote ↓relegate
4
(5 on Maharashtra football pyramid)		 PFL Division Three
↑promote

PDFA Super Division League

The Super Division represents the highest level of competition in the PFL.

PDFA Super Division League
PDFA Super Division.svg
Organising body Poona District Football Association (PDFA)
CountryIndia
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid2
Promotion to Maharashtra State Senior Menʼs Football League
Relegation to PDFA First Division League
Current championsAIYFA Sky Hawks

Format

Clubs participate in an all-play-all format. Following this preliminary phase, the top six clubs from each group advance to the postseason playoffs. The points and goals scored during the preliminary phase do not carry over to the next round. At the conclusion of the playoff, the top two clubs earn promotion. Conversely, the two clubss at the bottom are demoted.

Clubs (2024)

AIYFA Sky Hawks ABombay Engineering Group
CMS Falcons ADeccan XI A
Diego Juniors FCAFatima XI A
Greenbox Chetak FC AIndrayani Sports Club A
Mischief Makers FCParshuramians SC A
Phoenix SC ASangam Young Boys A
SSKEMS FCClass X Veral Khed

PDFA First Division League

Clubs (2020)

Aryans Sports AAssociation Poona SocialCity ClubCity Police - PuneCommandos FC A
Deccan XI FC BDeccan XI FC DGhorpadi Young Ones XIGiantz FC AGunners Football Club
Jolly Rangehills FCPIFARangehills MilanRoopali SC AGhorpadi Tamil United
Sangvi Football Club ATiger CombineUnited Poona Sports Academy AUtkarsh Krida Manch AVOBA

PDFA Second Division League

Clubs (2020)

AIYFA Sky Hawks BAshoka FCBlue Stag Sports AcademyCentral Railways - PuneCMS Falcons BDeccan XI FC C
FC BECKDINHO AFC JosephFC ShivneriFIN IQ GOG FCCGOLFADynamites SC
Greenbox Chetak FC BKhadki Blues AKIRKEENS FCNDA YSCNew India Soccer ClubParshuramians SC B
PCH LionsRahul FARam Sporting ARangehills Young BoysReal Pune UnitedSangam Young Boys C
Strikers FC ASUKHAI FCSwaraj FCUnique Wanowrie FCValley Hunters FCWanwadi Sports Club

PDFA Third Division League

Clubs (2020)

Bhor FCInfants FCAkhil Bhusari ColonyFriends XIUtkarsh Krida Manch BMathew FAIndrayani Sports Club B
DMR FCInvedors FCThundercatz BBlack Hawks FCPredators FCGolden Feather FCBharati FC
Giantz FC BBopodi Soccer ClubCommandos FC BUnited Poona Sports Academy BKMP XIPhoenix SC BPune Pioneers FC
Eagle FCNav Maharashtra FCAssociation Poona Social - BMominpura FCAryans Sports BShivajians FC - C
Junner Taluka FCSunny DaysAFA SamfordNAAZ FAKnights XISai Football Academy
National Youth FAYoddha FCPuneri WarriorsSaswad Football ClubCMS Falcons CGalactik Warriors Football Club
Poona Social Sports ClubDiego Juniors FCA U-21Snigmay FCBETA A-teamVOBA BTelecom Sport ClubHighlanders FC
Noisy BoysLegends United Football ClubDaksh Football AcademySangvi Football Club BGalaxy United Football ClubP. C. H. LIONS B

References

  1. ↑ This FIFA season, Poona District Football Association gets a football ground DNA India. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Football Association Profile - Pune District Football Association, Pune, India | SoccerTrac.com". soccertrac.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "PDFA League Pune: Giantz 'A', Ghorpadi Tamil United begin Super-8 with wins". Punekar News. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Football, eh!? 212 clubs aboard the Pune District Football Association jamboree". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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