There are roughly 50 thousand football clubs and academies operating in India. This is a list of professional
football clubs located in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, with leagues and states they play in.
This is the list of AIFF approved clubs under every state football association of India
By league and division
Indian Super League
The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...
I-League
The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...
Andhra Pradesh
''Main State League: none''
Arunachal Pradesh
''Main State League:
Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League''
Assam
''Main State League:
Assam State Premier League
Assam State Premier League (ASPL) is the state-level top division football league in the Indian state of Assam, organised by the Assam Football Association and the Guwahati Sports Association. The inaugural edition of the league started in 2008 ...
: Not held since 2015''
Bihar
''Main State League:
Bihar State Soccer League''
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
''Main State League:
Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship''
Delhi
''Main State League:
Delhi Senior Division
The Delhi Football League is organised by Football Delhi (FD) as a ladder-based state football competition involving a total of four divisions and over 80 teams in the Indian state of Delhi. Delhi Premier League is the top-division, started in ...
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''Main Women's League: FD Women's League''
Goa
''Main State League:
Goa Professional League
The Goa Professional League (abbreviated as GPL, also known as the Selvel Goa Pro League for sponsorship reasons) is the premier state-level football league in Goa, India. It is organised by the Goa Football Association.
History
The official ...
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''Main Women's League:
GFA Women's League''
Gujarat
''Main State League: Gandhinagar Premier League''
Haryana
''Main State League: Haryana State Football League''
Himachal Pradesh
''Main State League:
Himachal Football League
The Himachal Pradesh Football League was founded by Himachal Pradesh Football Association (HPFA) in 2020 as the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") ...
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Jammu and Kashmir
''Main State League:
JKFA Professional League
J&K Premier Football League, also known as J&K Premier Division and Srinagar Premier League, is the top state football leagues in India, state-level association football, football league in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (union territor ...
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Jharkhand
''Main State League: None''
Karnataka
''Main State League:
Bangalore Super Division
The Bangalore Football League is organised by the Bangalore District Football Association (BDFA), which is affiliated to the Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) as a ladder-based State football leagues in India, state football competitio ...
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''Main Women's League: Karnataka Women's League''
Kerala
''Main State League:
Kerala Premier League
Kerala Premier League is a state-level top football league organized by the Kerala Football Association and played in the state of Kerala, India. For sponsorship reasons it is officially known as the Scoreline Kerala Premier League.
Structur ...
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Madhya Pradesh
''Main State League:
Madhya Pradesh Premier League
The Madhya Pradesh Premier League is the top-tier Indian State Leagues, state league in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is organised by Madhya Pradesh Football Association (MPFA).
The inaugural season kicked off on 10 January 2021, with 8 ...
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Maharashtra
''Main State League: Various Districts league''
Manipur
''Main State League:
Manipur State League
The Manipur State League, also known as Manipur Premier League, has been organised since 2006 by the All Manipur Football Association under the Vision India program with guidance from the AFC and the AIFF. It is the highest state-level footba ...
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Meghalaya
''Main State League:
Shillong Premier League''
Mizoram
''Main State League:
Mizoram Premier League
The Mizoram Premier League (also known as the Zote Honda Mizoram Premier League for sponsorship ties) is the highest state-level football league in Mizoram, India. On a national scale, the state's top tier league is the 4th tier of Indian foot ...
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Nagaland
''Main State League:
Nagaland Premier League''
Odisha
''Main State League:
FAO League
The Football Association of Odisha League is the top state football league of the Indian state of Odisha, organised by Football Association of Odisha (FAO) in association with Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha.
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Punjab
''Main State League:
Punjab State Super Football League
The Punjab State Super Football League is an Indian top state-level regional league for men's football clubs. The league serves as the top football league in the state of Punjab and is sanctioned by Punjab Football Association. The league is c ...
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Rajasthan
''Main State League:
R-League A Division
Rajasthan State Men's League, or R-League A Division, is the top state-level football league in the Indian state of Rajasthan, conducted by Rajasthan Football Association. Inaugural season with 8 participating teams, and concluded on 6 Octobe ...
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Sikkim
''Main State League:
Sikkim Premier Division League''
Tamil Nadu
''Main State League:
CFA Senior Division League''
Telangana
''Main State League: Hyderabad Football League''
Young Star association
Chelapura Bengali Association
AKJN
City College junior Football academy
Hyderabad Bengali Welfare association
Nabojagoron Sangha
SRHD Cad Cam Challengersq
Tripura
''Main State League:
Chandra Memorial League
Chandra ( sa, चन्द्र, Candra, shining' or 'moon), also known as Soma ( sa, सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and ...
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Uttrakhand
''Main State League:
Uttarakhand Super League
The Uttarakhand Super League (USL) is a top state-level football league sanctioned by both the All India Football Federation and Uttarakhand State Football Association, that represents the sport in the state of Uttarakhand. The league is org ...
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Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
''Main State League:
Calcutta Premier Division A''
See also
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State football leagues in India
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Football in India
Football in India has historically been among the top 3 most popular sport in terms of players participation and TV viewership, together with long time number one cricket and re-emerging kabaddi. India's current top domestic football league is ...
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Indian football league system
The Indian football league system is the league structure of football club competitions in India. The highest level of men's club football competition in India is the Indian Super League. Indian Women's League, founded in 2016, is the highest l ...
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All India Football Federation
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History of Indian football
References
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clubs
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