Punjab State Super League

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Punjab State Super League
Punjab State Super League.svg
Organising body Punjab Football Association
Founded1986;38 years ago (1986)
CountryIndia
Number of teams15
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to I-League 3
Relegation toPunjab Second Division
Current champions Namdhari FC (1st title)
Most championships JCT (9 titles)
TV partners YouTube (live streaming)
Current: 2024–25

The Punjab State Super League (simply known as the Punjab Super League or the JCT Punjab Super League) is an Indian top state-level regional football league in the state of Punjab. [1] [2] The league serves as the top football league in the state of Punjab and is sanctioned by Punjab Football Association. The league has been long-sponsored by the JCT Limited. [3] [4]

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History

The Punjab State Super Football League was started in 1986 by the Punjab Football Association. [4] However, during the early days the league was played as a knock-out tournament for at least one week, thus was not granted state league status by the All India Football Federation till 2001. [5] In 2001, the Punjab Football Association reformed the league to make it more into a league which would be played on a home and away basis. This thus earned the league its "state league" status. [5]

In 2014, the Punjab State Super Football League was relaunched with JCT Limited as the title sponsors. [5] The league would also be played in a number of different cities to promote grassroots football and prize money would be given out to provide an incentive for teams participating. [5]

Competition structure

The Punjab football structure is based on two state level leagues, followed by the district leagues.

TierDivision
I
(Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid)		Punjab State Super Football League
II
(Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid)		Punjab Second Division
III
(Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid)		Punjab Third Division

Champions

The list of Super League champions: [6]

SeasonChampion
1985–86 BSF
1987 JCT
1988 BSF
1989PESB (Punjab State Electricity Board)
1990–91 JCT
1991 JCT
1992–93PESB
1993League not held
1994–95 Punjab Police
1995 JCT
1996League not held
1998PESB
1999RCF (Rail Coach Factory)
2000–01 BSF
2001League not held
2002 JCT
2003 JCT
2004 JCT
2005 JCT
2006 JCT
2007RCF
2008 BSF
2016 Rail Coach Factory
2018 Minerva Punjab
2019 Minerva Punjab
2020–21 Punjab Police
2021–22 BSF
2022–23 RoundGlass Punjab
2023–24 Namdhari FC
2024–25 Ongoing

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References

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