The Indian National Football League (NFL) was a football league system in India run by the All India Football Federation. National Football League can refer to: National Football League - the United States based American football league National Football League (India) - the Indian association football league National Football League (Ireland) - Gaelic football This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... A league system is a hierarchy of leagues in a sport that teams (usually) can be promoted or relegated between, depending on finishing positions or playoffs. ... The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the amateur organisation which manages the game of football in India. ...

The NFL had 3 divisions - the Premier Division (created in the 1996/1997 season), the Second Division (created in the 1997/1998 season), and the newly created Third Division (created in the 2006/2007 season). Each year, two teams were relegated and replaced by promoted teams.

The 2006/2007 season will be the last year for the ONGC National Football League. The inaugaral Pro League will start in September of 2007 to replace the NFL. The 2007/2008 season will be the first for the Pro League. The new Pro League will be called the I League, following other Asian nation in the naming of their football leagues such as the J League in Japan, the K League in Korea, and the A League in Australia. The new Indian Professional Football League, also known as the I League, is the new football league in India started by the AIFF. It will replace the National Football league which lasted for 11 seasons. ...

Current clubs 2007/2008

I League Teams for the 2007/2008 Season

• Dempo Sports Club - Goa
• JCT - Phagwara, Punjab
• Mahindra United - Mumbai
• Churchill Brothers Sports Club - Goa
• East Bengal Club - Kolkata
• Sporting Clube de Goa - Goa
• Air India - Mumbai
• Mohun Bagan - Kolkata
• Salgaocar Sports Club - Goa
• Viva Kerala - Cochin

This seasons format was left unchanged with 10 teams playing each other on a home-&-away format, but promoted Tata Football Academy's place was given to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC as TFA weren't willing professionalise to be part of the NFL. Churchill Brothers SC was also promoted to NFL Premer Division. Dempo Sports Club is a sports club based in Goa, India. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... JCT is an initialism that may refer to: Jerusalem College of Technology The Joint Contracts Tribunal The United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation Category: ... , Phagwara is a city and a municipal council in Kapurthala district in the north Indian state of Punjab. ... , This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ... Mahindra United is an Indian football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and playing in the National Football League Premier Division in the Indian football league system. ... , Bombay redirects here. ... Churchill Brothers SC is an Indian football club based in Salcette, Goa, and playing in the National Football League Second Division in the Indian football league system. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... Sporting Clube de Goa is a sports club based in the Indian state of Goa. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Air India Club is a football club based in Mumbai. ... , Bombay redirects here. ... Mohun Bagan (founded 1889) is a football club in India. ... , “Calcutta” redirects here. ... Salgaocar SC is an Indian football team based in the state of Goa. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Viva Kerala is a professional football club based in India. ... Cochin may refer to: Cochin China Kingdom of Kochi, a former princely state of India, merged with Travancore to form the State of Kerala Cochin city, the former name of the city of Kochi, in Kerala Hôpital Cochin, a famous hospital in Paris, France Cochin font, from the Adobe...

With the conclusion of the 11th National League, Dempo Sports Club have won their second title in three years. They finished with 36 points from 18 matches.

2nd Division NFL

Cluster I - Duler ground, Goa

• Vasco Sports Club - Goa
• Punjab Police - Jalandhar, Punjab
• State Bank of Travancore - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• ONGC - Mumbai, Maharashtra
• South-East-Central Railway (Football Club) - Chattisgarh
• Chirag United - Kolkata, West Bengal

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Cluster II - Kerala

• Indian Bank - Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• Army XI - Bangalore, Karnataka
• Salgaocar Sports Club - Goa
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank - Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
• Lajong Sports Club - Shillong, Meghalaya
• Viva Kerala - Kochi, Kerala

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Salgaocar SC and Viva Kerala 2007 2nd Division Winners

With the conclusion of the 2nd Division National League, Salgaocar Sports Club and Viva Kerala have qualified to next years inaugural Professional League which starts from September 30. Kerala will have a team in the top division for the first time since State Bank of Travancore in 2004/05 season.

Champions

• 1996/97 : Real Madrid
• 1997/98 : Real Madrid
• 1998/99 : Real Madrid
• 1999/00 : Real Madrid
• 2000/01 : Real Madrid
• 2001/02 : Real Madrid
• 2002/03 : Real Madrid
• 2003/04 : East Bengal Club (Real Madrid were in Spain competing for La Liga)
• 2004/05 : Real Madrid
• 2005/06 : Real Madrid
• 2006/07 : Real Madrid

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All Time (1996/97-2005/06) India NFL Records By Clubs

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Notes

Mahindra United is an Indian football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and playing in the National Football League Premier Division in the Indian football league system. ...

References

• 11th "ONGC Cup" National Football League 2006/07
• 2.Division National Football League 2006/07
• 3.Division National Football League 2006/07

External links

• [1] - Kolkata Football NFL coverage
• [2] - rediff.com's NFL coverage
• the-aiff.com - Official website of the All India Football Federation

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