National Football League (India)

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Poster of the 2006/2007 Indian National Football League

The Indian National Football League (NFL) was a football league system in India run by the All India Football Federation.

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.

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.

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

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

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 : JCT FC
• 1997/98 : Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
• 1998/99 : Salgaocar Sports Club
• 1999/00 : Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
• 2000/01 : East Bengal Club
• 2001/02 : Mohun Bagan Athletic Club
• 2002/03 : East Bengal Club
• 2003/04 : East Bengal Club
• 2004/05 : Dempo Sports Club
• 2005/06 : Mahindra United
• 2006/07 : Dempo Sports Club

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

Rank (by Points)	Club	Seasons	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Points	PPG	Rank (by PPG)
1	East Bengal Club	10 (1996/97-2005/06)	191	104	49	38	361	1.890	1
2	Mohun Bagan Athletic Club	9 (1997/98-2005/06)	177	79	53	45	290	1.638	2
3	Salgaocar Sports Club	10 (1996/97-2005/06)	191	76	54	61	282	1.476	6
4	Churchill Brothers Sports Club	9 (1996/97-2004/05)	174	75	53	46	278	1.598	3
5	JCT FC	10 (1996/97-2005/06)	191	63	68	60	257	1.346	8
6	Mahindra United	9 (1996/97-2005/06)	181	63	48	70	237	1.309	9
7	Dempo Sports Club	8 (1996/97-1999/00, 2002/03-2005/06)	137	52	47	38	203	1.482	5
8	Vasco Sports Club	5 (2000/01-2004/05)	110	40	38	32	158	1.436	7
9	Tollygunge Agragami	6 (1999/00-2004/05)	132	29	46	57	133	1.008	13
10	FC Kochin	5 (1997/98-2001/02)	94	30	27	37	117	1.247	10
11	Sporting Clube de Goa	3 (2003/04-2005/06)	61	27	16	18	97	1.590	4
12	Air India	5 (1996/97-1998/99,2000/01,2005/06)	71	19	25	27	82	1.155	11
13	Indian Telephone Industries	4 (1999/00-2002/03)	88	16	30	42	78	0.886	16
14	Indian Bank	4 (1996/97-1997/98,2002/03-2003/04)	76	16	16	44	64	0.842	18
15	State Bank of Travancore	3 (1999/00-2000/01,2004/05)	66	15	17	34	62	0.939	14
16	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Sports Club	2 (2001/02-2002/03)	44	11	6	27	39	0.886	17
17	Mohammedan Sporting Club	2 (2003/04,2005/06)	39	9	9	21	36	0.923	15
18	Fransa Pax FC	2 (2004/05-2005/06)	31	8	10	13	34	1.098	12
19	Border Security Force	1 (1999/00)	22	4	5	13	17	0.773	19
20	Punjab Police	1 (2001/02)	22	3	3	16	12	0.545	20

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