The Sikkim Football League is a group of state-level

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leagues in the Indian state of

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

, organised by the

Sikkim Football Association The Sikkim Football Association (SFA) is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation (AIFF), based out of Gangtok, Sikkim. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women' ...

. It was founded in 2012 as the Sikkim Premier Division League. The SFA "A" Division S-League is the premier state-level football league in Sikkim.

United Sikkim United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional Association football, football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Incorporated in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikki ...

is the most successful team with three league titles.

History

The current top-tier league in Sikkim was started in 2011 with 8 teams. The league was suspended in 2019, following a dispute between the Football Players Association of Sikkim (FCAS) and the SFA. The state league eventually resumed in 2023. Matches for the 2023 season were broadcast on Pavilion TV.

Venues

The most matches for the Sikkim Premier Division League are held at

Paljor Stadium Paljor Stadium (also spelled Palzor Stadium) is a association football, football stadium located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. It can host 30,000 spectators. Besides earlier hosting the I-League and the I-League 2, the stadium also hosts matches ...

. Matches for the Sikkim B Division League are mostly held at

Bhaichung Stadium Bhaichung Stadium is a football stadium in Namchi, the headquarters of South Sikkim district in the state of Sikkim, India. The stadium has a disputed capacity between 7,500 and 15,000. It was named after Bhaichung Bhutia, the first Indian fo ...

Namchi Namchi is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Namchi district in the Indian state of Sikkim. The appellation Namchi means ''Sky (Nam) High (Chi)'' in Sikkimese. Geography Namchi is located at . It has an average elevation of . ...

, for Namchi Zone, and Paljor Stadium for Gangtok Zone.

2024 teams

Champions

SFA "B" Division League

The current second-tier league has teams from Gangtok and

. The league operates on a round robin basis, with top 2 teams from each zone progressing to the playoff. Both of the finalists are promoted.

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