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There are roughly 50 thousand football clubs and academies operating in India. This is a shortened list of professional football clubs located in India, with leagues and states they play in. The following list of participating teams and leagues is provisional.
British soldiers introduced football into India in the mid-nineteenth century. [9] [10] Games were initially played between army teams but clubs were soon set up around the country. In 1872, Calcutta FC was the first
Football clubs in Punjab, India (3 C, 6 P) R. Football clubs in Rajasthan (2 C, 3 P) S. Football clubs in Sikkim (2 C, 4 P) T. Football clubs in Tamil Nadu (2 C, 1 P)
Football clubs in India by state or union territory (35 C) C. Chirag United Club Kerala (1 C, 5 P) D. Defunct football clubs in India (2 C, 13 P) H.
The league was launched by All India Football Federation as India's first national women's second tier professional football league. [21] [22] In January 2024, the League Committee confirmed the introduction of the system of promotion and relegation of the clubs involving the IWL and IWL 2, effective from the 2024–25 season.
Football in India has existed in many forms since the game first arrived in the country during the 19th century with the first nationwide club competition, the Durand Cup, beginning in 1888. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Despite the long history of the game in India, the country's first nationwide football league did not begin until the semi-professional ...
American football teams in India ... Pro Kabaddi League teams (1 C, 15 P) R. ... Pages in category "Sports clubs and teams in India"
On 11 March 2012, following the disbanding of two former I-League clubs – JCT and Mahindra United, it was announced that the I-League clubs would be forming their own organization known as the Indian Professional Football Clubs Association (IPFCA) in order to safeguard their interest and promote football in India. [23] Every club, except for ...