State football leagues in India

State football leagues in India represent the top-state and overally in most cases level four of Indian football league system. There are currently a total of 37 state associations affiliated with the national governing body, the All India Football Federation.[1] Most of the state associations organise and have own affiliated football competitions in their respective states. The state leagues operate as a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League Qualifiers, Indian Women's League and Futsal Club Championship. Clubs of top national leagues (Indian Super League and I-League) also participate in their respective state leagues, most often with youth or reserve teams.[2][3]

The six regions of India
  Central India
  East India
  North India
  Northeast India
  South India
  Western India
See also: List of Indian state football associations
See also: Football in India

Central states & leagues

Madhya Pradesh

Eastern states & leagues

Bihar

Odisha

West Bengal

Northern states & leagues

Delhi

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu and Kashmir

Punjab

Rajasthan

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh
  • Lucknow District League

Northeastern states & leagues

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Sikkim

Tripura

Southern states & leagues

Karnataka

Kerala

Pondicherry
  • Pondicherry Women’s League

Tamil Nadu

Telangana
  • Hyderabad Football League

Western states & leagues

Goa

Gujarat
  • GFA Senior Division League
  • Gujarat State Women’s League

Maharashtra

References
  1. "State Associations". All India Football Federation.
  2. "State & City Leagues". The Away End. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. "Women's Football India". The Away End. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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