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Mumbai Premier League
Organising bodyMumbai Football Association (MFA)
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
CountryIndia
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toI-League 3
Relegation toMumbai Super League
League cup(s)Nadkarni Cup
Harwood League
Current championsMYJ–GMSC
Most championshipsTata Sports Club
Mahindra United FC
(13 titles each)
WebsiteMumbai Premier League
Current: 2024–25 Mumbai Premier League

Mumbai Premier League, formerly known as the MFA Elite Division or MDFA Elite Division, is the first tier of the Mumbai Football League competition.[1][2] In March 2022, the Mumbai Premier League was rechristened as the Harwood Premier League, on the lines of the name that was once associated with the Mumbai's top division football stretching back to 1902.[3][4]

Clubs

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Sixteen teams are competed in latest 2023–24 edition of the Mumbai Premier League.

Mumbai Premier League is located in Mumbai
Kalina Rangers
Kalina Rangers
Iron Born–Rudra
Iron Born–Rudra
Silver Innings
Silver Innings
DK Pharma
DK Pharma
Ambernath United–Bombay Muslims
Ambernath United–Bombay Muslims
Borivali–Dahisar teams MYJ–GMSC CFCI ICL Mumbai
Borivali–Dahisar teams
MYJGMSC
CFCI
ICL Mumbai
Bandra teams Sellebrity Mumbai Knights (JMJ)
Bandra teams
Sellebrity
Mumbai Knights (JMJ)
South Mumbai teams PIFA Colaba Hope United (KSA)
South Mumbai teams
PIFA Colaba
Hope United (KSA)
2023–24 Mumbai Premier League teams
Teams Location
Ambernath United–Bombay Muslims Ambernath
Mumbai Central
Mighty Young JoeGoalorious Mother[5] Malad[6]
Borivali
PIFA Colaba Colaba
Maharashtra Oranje Powai
Community Football Club India (CFCI) Dahisar
Hope United (Karnataka Sports Association) Churchgate
Sellebrity Bandra
Mumbai Kenkre Mahim
Millat FC Jogeshwari
DK Pharma Badlapur
Mumbai Knights (JMJ Sports) Bandra
Silver Innings (Protrack) Mira Road
Iron Born–Rudra Andheri
Kalina Rangers CFF Santacruz
Reliance FYC Navi Mumbai
ICL Payyade Mumbai FC Borivali

Venues

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Matches are played at the Neville D'Souza Football Turf in Bandra.

Champions

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Season Champions Note
1902 United Kingdom Oxfordshire Light Infantry
1903 United Kingdom Royal Garrison Artillery
1904 United Kingdom Cheshire Regiment
1905 United Kingdom Yorkshire Regiment
1906 United Kingdom Royal Scots
1907 United Kingdom Royal Scots
1908 United Kingdom Royal Scots
1909 United Kingdom Gloucestershire Regiment
1910 United Kingdom Royal Garrison Artillery
1911 United Kingdom Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1912 British Raj Royal Army Temperance Association
1913 United Kingdom Sherwood Foresters
1914 United Kingdom Sherwood Foresters
1915 United Kingdom Royal Garrison Artillery
1916–1920 None Not held
1921 United Kingdom King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1922 United Kingdom King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1923 United Kingdom Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
1924 United Kingdom West Yorkshire Regiment
1925 United Kingdom West Yorkshire Regiment
1926 United Kingdom South Staffordshire Regiment
1927 United Kingdom Cheshire Regiment
1928 United Kingdom Royal Ulster Rifles
1929 United Kingdom Royal Warwickshire Regiment
1930 United Kingdom Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1931 United Kingdom Duke of Wellington's Regiment
1932 United Kingdom King's Own Scottish Borderers
1933 United Kingdom Royal Irish Fusiliers
1934 British Raj Royal Artillery (Colaba)
1935 United Kingdom Durham Light Infantry
1936 United Kingdom Durham Light Infantry
1937 United Kingdom Cheshire Regiment
1938 United Kingdom Cheshire Regiment
1939 United Kingdom South Lancashire Regiment
1940 United Kingdom Welch Regiment
1941 British Raj Y.M.C.A.
1942 British Raj Western India Automobile Association Staff First native club to win the league.
1943 British Raj Western India Automobile Association Staff
1944 British Raj Embarkation Headquarters
1945 British Raj Tata Sports Club
1946 British Raj Trades India Sports Club
1947 Trades India Sports Club
1948 Tata Sports Club
1949 Trades India Sports Club
1950 Tata Sports Club
1951 India Culture League
1952 India Culture League
1953 Tata Sports Club
1954 Indian Navy
1955 None Abandoned
1956 Burmah-Shell Sports Club
1957 Indian Navy
1958 Tata Sports Club
1959 Western Railway SC
1960 Tata Sports Club
1961 Tata Sports Club
1962 Western Railway SC
1963 Central Railway SC
1964 Tata Sports Club
1965 Central Railway SC
1966 Tata Sports Club
1967 Tata Sports Club
1968 Mafatlal Group
1969 Mafatlal Group
1970 Mahindra & Mahindra
1971 Mafatlal Group
1972 Mafatlal Group
1973 Tata Sports Club
1974–75 Tata Sports Club
1975–76 Mafatlal Group
1976 Mafatlal Group
1977 Orkay Mills
1978–79 Mafatlal Group
1979 Tata Sports Club
1980 Orkay Mills
1981 Century Rayon FC
1982 Mahindra & Mahindra
1983 Mafatlal Mills
1984 Mahindra & Mahindra
1985 Mahindra & Mahindra
1986 Bank of India (Mumbai)
1987 Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF)
1988 Orkay Mills
1989 Union Bank of India
1990 Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF)
1991 United Boys (Sahar)
1992 Central Railway SC
1993 ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Commission)
1994 Carmelites SC
1995 Central Railway SC
1996 Royal Caterers
1997 Abandoned
1998 Village Amboli
1999 unknown (Holy Family/Chembur English/Rhino)
2000 Mahindra United
2001–02 Mahindra United
2002 Mahindra United
2003 Mahindra United
2004 Mahindra United
2005 Maharashtra State Police
2006–07 Mahindra United
2007–08 Mahindra United
2008–09 Mahindra United
2009–10 Air India
2010–11 Mumbai
2011–12 ONGC
2012–13 None Not held
2013–14 Air India
2014–15 Air India
2015–16 ONGC
2016–17 Air India
2017–18 ONGC
2018–19 Mumbai Customs
2019–20 Karnataka Sporting Association (KSA) [7]
2020–21 None Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India
2021–22 Ambernath United Atlanta [8]
2022–23 Ambernath United Atlanta [9]
2023–24 MYJ–GMSC [10]
2024–25

References

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  1. ^ History: The Harwood League Archived 23 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. wifa.in. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ Yadav, Siddharth (7 December 2016). "MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview". Football Counter. Retrieved 7 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Shetty, Chittu (22 March 2022). "MFA planning to rechristen Elite Division as Harwood Premiere League". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  4. ^ Bose, Liven (29 March 2022). "MFA announce first set of fixtures for MFA Elite League". IFTWC. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  5. ^ Shetty, Chittu (30 October 2023). "MYJ and GMSC merge to form MYJ-GMSC, all set to dominate Mumbai Premier League". Football Counter. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ Ferro, Ashwin (29 August 2023). "Godfrey all praise for Veterans League champs MYJ". Mid-day. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ "MDFA distribute trophies for Season 2019-20". Footballcounter. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. ^ "'Invincible' Ambernath Utd – Atlanta FC lift Harwood Champions League title". Footballcounter. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Atlanta FC secures back-to-back MFA Elite Premier League titles with win over KSA". Footballcounter. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. ^ Shetty, Chittu (24 April 2024). "MYJ-GMSC Crowned Champions with a dramatic win over MH Oranje FC". Football Counter. Retrieved 24 April 2024.