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{{Short description|2025–26 season in the state football leagues of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[Indian State Leagues|State leagues in India]]
| season = [[2025–26 in Indian football|2025–26]]
| promoted = [[I-League 3]]
| image =
| pixels =
| caption =
| dates = 25 June 2025 – 30 June 2026
| prevseason = [[2024–25 Indian State Leagues|2024–25]]
| nextseason = [[2026–27 Indian State Leagues|2026–27]]
}}

The '''2025–26 Indian State leagues''' season represents the [[Indian football league system|fifth tier]] of the Indian football league system, a series of state-level [[association football|football]] leagues played as qualifiers to determine teams for the [[2026–27 I-League 3]].

==Overview==
<onlyinclude>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%"
!Zone
!State
!League
!Teams
!{{nobr|League dates}}
!Duration (months)
!Champions
!{{nobr|Runners-up}}
!{{nobr|[[I-League 3]] eligibility}}
|-
! rowspan="4" |'''[[North India|North]]-[[Central India|Central]]'''
|[[Delhi]]
|[[2025–26 Delhi Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Premier League & Football Delhi Senior Division|url=https://theawayend.co/delhi-dsa-senior-division-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|26 December 2025–
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|-
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[2025–26 Punjab State Super League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Punjab State Super Football League|url=https://theawayend.co/punjab-state-super-football-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|1 August–28 December 2025
|5
|[[Punjab FC Reserves and Academy|Punjab FC]]
|[[Sher-e-Punjab SC Shampura|Sher-e-Punjab]]
|[[Sher-e-Punjab SC Shampura|Sher-e-Punjab]]
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[2025–26 R-League A Division]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rajasthan League A Division
|url=https://theawayend.co/rajasthan-state-mens-league/|website=theawayend.co|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|20 March – 30 April 2026
|1
|[[Zinc Football|Zinc FA]]<ref>https://thenewsmill.com/2026/04/zinc-football-academy-wins-rajasthan-league-a-division-title-for-second-year-running/</ref>
|Jaipur City
|[[Zinc Football|Zinc FA]]
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh Premier League|2025–26 Madhya Pradesh Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh Premier League|url=https://theawayend.co/madhya-pradesh-premier-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|27 September 2025–18 January 2026
|4
|[[Lakecity FC]]
|[[Build Up Sport FC|Build Up Sport]]
|[[Lakecity FC]]
|-
!rowspan="10"|'''[[Northeast India|Northeast]]'''
|-
|[[Assam]]
|[[Assam State Premier League|2025 Assam State Premier League]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Assam State Premier League | url=https://theawayend.co/assam-state-premier-league/ }}</ref>
|align="center"|
|
|
|
|
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|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[2025 Arunachal League]]
|align="center"|10
|4 October – 8 November 2025
|1
|[[Capital Complex FC|Capital Complex]]
|[[Subansiri United FC|Subansiri United]]
|[[Capital Complex FC|Capital Complex]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Manipur]]
|[[Manipur State League|2025–26 Manipur State League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur State League & Manipur Premier League|url=https://theawayend.co/manipur-state-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|24
|7 December 2025–5 April 2026
|4
|[[Eastern Sporting Union]]<ref>https://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport3..280326.mar26</ref>
|NFMA Salam
|
|-
|[[Manipur Premier League|2025–26 Manipur Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur State League & Manipur Premier League|url=https://theawayend.co/manipur-state-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
|5 October 2025–9 January 2026
|3
|[[Southern Sporting Union]]
|Anouba Imagi Mangal
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
|[[2025–26 Mizoram Premier League|2025 Mizoram Premier League]]
|align="center"|8
|25 August–1 November 2025
|2.5
|[[Chanmari FC|Chanmari]]
|[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|MLS FC
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Sikkim]]
|[[Sikkim Football League|SFA A Division S-League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Premier League & SFA A Division S-League|url=https://theawayend.co/sikkim-premier-division-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[Sikkim Premier League|2026 Sikkim Premier League]]
|align="center"|8
|5 April–10 May 2026
|
|
|
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[Nagaland]]
|[[2026 Nagaland Super League|2026 Nagaland League]]
|align="center"|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[2026 Meghalaya State League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meghalaya State League 2024|url=https://theawayend.co/meghalaya-state-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|33
|15 April 2026–
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|
|
|
|-
!rowspan="4"|'''[[East India|East]]'''
|-
|[[Odisha]]
|[[FAO League|2025 FAO League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title= FAO League |url=https://theawayend.co/fao-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|
|
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|
|-
|[[West Bengal]] ([[Kolkata]])
|[[2025 CFL Premier Division]]
|align="center"|26
|25 June–22 September 2025
|3
|[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]<ref>https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/east-bengal-vs-diamond-harbour-score-report-highlights-calcutta-football-league-super-six-championship-round/article70049841.ece</ref>
|[[United SC]]
|
*[[United Kolkata SC|United Kolkata]]
*[[New Alipore Suruchi Sangha|NA Suruchi Sangha]]
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship|2025 Chhattisgarh Football League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship 2025|url=https://theawayend.co/chhattisgarh-state-mens-football-league-championship/|website=theawayend.co|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|
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|
|
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|-
!rowspan="4" |'''[[Western India|West]]'''
|[[Goa]]
|[[2025–26 Goa Professional League]]
|align="center"|15
|18 September 2025–30 April 2026
|7
|[[SC de Goa|SC De Goa]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-04-28|title=Doyal fires Sporting Clube to secure GPL title hattrick|url=https://navhindtimes.in/sports/doyal-fires-sporting-clube-to-secure-gpl-title-hattrick/|access-date=2025-04-29|website=[[The Navhind Times]]|language=en-IN}}</ref>
|[[Dempo SC]]
|
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Gujarat SFA Club Championship|2025–26 Gujarat Championship]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=GSFA Club Championship 2025|url=https://theawayend.co/gsfa-senior-club-championship/|website=theawayend.co|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|10
|8 Nov 2025–15 Feb 2026
|3.5
|Charutkar Vidhya Mandal
|[[Reserve Bank of India]]
|
*Charutkar Vidhya Mandal
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Maharashtra]]
|[[2025–26 Mumbai Premier League]]
|align="center"|20
|4 November 2025–
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|
|
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[2026 Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League|2026 Maharashtra Football League]]
|align="center"|10
|7 March – 20 April 2026
|1
|Game of Goals
|[[India On Track FC|India On Track]]
|
*Game of Goals
|-
!rowspan="3" |'''[[South India|South]]'''
|[[Karnataka]] ([[Bangalore|Bengaluru]])
|[[2025–26 BDFA Super Division|2025 Bangalore Super Division]]
| align="center"|10
|28 July–24 August 2025
|1
|[[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/kickstart-fc-crowned-ksfa-super-division-champions-3805089|date=20 November 2025|title=Kickstart FC crowned KSFA Super Division champions}}</ref>
|Misaka
|
*[[Kickstart FC|Kickstart]]
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh Football Association|2026 AP Super Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP Super Cup|url=https://theawayend.co/ap-super-cup/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
| align="center"|8
|28 January–4 February 2026
|8 days
|Godavari FC<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/citadel-godavari-legends-lift-ap-super-cup-football-tourney/article70592630.ece|date=5 February 2026|title=Citadel Godavari Legends lift A.P. Super Cup Football tourney}}</ref>
|Coramandal FC
|
*Godavari FC
|-
|[[Kerala]]
|[[2025–26 Kerala Premier League|2026 Kerala Premier League]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala Premier League - The Away End|url=https://theawayend.co/kerala-premier-league/|website=The Away End|language=en}}</ref>
|align="center"|14
|8 March 2026–
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|}</onlyinclude>

==Northeastern leagues==
===Arunachal Pradesh===
{{Main|2025 Arunachal League}}
{{:2025 Arunachal League|transcludesection=Table|show_matches=n|stack_footer=y|title=[[2025 Arunachal League#2025 League Round Table|League stages]]}}

===Assam===
{{Main|2025–26 Assam State Premier League}}

===Mizoram===
{{Main|2025–26 Mizoram Premier League}}
{{:2025–26 Mizoram Premier League|transcludesection=Table|show_matches=n|stack_footer=y|title=[[2025–26 Mizoram Premier League#2025–26 League Round Table|League stages]]}}

===Nagaland===
{{Main|2026 Nagaland Super League}}

==Northern and Central leagues==
===Delhi===
{{Main|2025–26 Delhi Premier League}}

===Punjab===
{{Main|2025–26 Punjab State Super League}}
{{:2025–26 Punjab State Super League|transcludesection=Standings|show_matches=n|stack_footer=y|title=[[2025–26 Punjab State Super League#Standings|League stages]]}}

===Rajasthan===
{{Main|2025–26 R-League A Division}}
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!Pos.
!Team
!P!!W!!D!!L!!Pts.!!GF!!GA!!GD!!Status
|-bgcolor=gold
|1||align=left|{{nobr|[[Zinc FA]]}}
|12||10||1||1||'''31'''||39||6||+33
|'''Champions''' & {{nobr|Promoted to [[2026–27 I-League 3|IL3]]}}
|-
|2||align=left|Jaipur City
|12||8||1||3||'''25'''||35||16||+19
|rowspan=5|
|-
|3||align=left|{{nobr|Brothers United}}
|12||7||2||3||'''23'''||28||19||+9
|-
|4||align=left|Sunrise Sirohi
|12||5||3||4||'''18'''||32||25||+7
|-
|5||align=left|ASL
|12||5||2||5||'''17'''||20||18||+2
|-
|6||align=left|Jerthi FC
|12||2||0||10||'''6'''||21||56||–35
|-bgcolor=#fcc
|7||align=left|Rihan FA
|12||0||1||11||'''1'''||6||41||{{nobr|–35}}
|Relegated to {{nobr|R-League B Division}}
|}
{{Small|Source: [https://theawayend.co/rajasthan-state-mens-league/ The Away End]}}

==Eastern leagues==
===Odisha===
{{Main|2025 FAO League}}

===West Bengal===
{{Main|2025 CFL Premier Division}}
{{:2025 CFL Premier Division|transcludesection=Super Six|show_matches=n|stack_footer=y|title=[[2025 CFL Premier Division#Super Six|Super Six]]}}{{Notelist}}

==Western leagues==
===Goa===
{{Main|2025–26 Goa Professional League}}
'''Super League (Phase 2)'''
{{:2025–26 Goa Professional League|transcludesection=Super League}}{{notelist}}

===Gujarat===
{{Main|2026 Gujarat SFA Club Championship}}
====Qualification Round====
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Group A!!Group B
|-
|
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Pos.
!Team
!P
!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD
!Pts.
!Qualification
|-bgcolor=#cfc
|1
|align=left|Dwivedi Brothers
|4||4||0||0||23||2||+21||'''12'''
|{{nowrap|League stage}}
|-bgcolor=#def
|2
|align=left|Savvy Swaraaj FC
|4||2||0||2||16||8||+8||'''6'''
|Play-off
|-
|3
|align=left|BSPFA Surat
|4||2||0||2||15||8||{{nobr|+7}}||'''6'''
|rowspan=3|
|-
|4
|align=left|{{nobr|Vadodara Wanderers}}
|4||2||0||2||10||6||{{nobr|+4}}||'''6'''
|-
|5
|align=left|Chandkhera FC
|4||0||0||4||2||42||{{nobr|–40}}||'''0'''
|}
Source: [https://www.facebook.com/100067603105209/posts/pfbid0Nk2ipCoYHRsSsAFnwMN4cGCZin42MB5GfP1qYckoyb6JWkLH9w5AQEyFaCum7KV8l/?app=fbl GSFA — Facebook]
|
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Pos.
!Team
!P
!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD
!Pts.
!Qualification
|-bgcolor=#cfc
|1
|align=left|Gujarat Police
|4||4||0||0||9||0||+9||'''12'''
|{{nowrap|League stage}}
|-bgcolor=#def
|2
|align=left|Master FC
|4||3||0||1||12||5||+7||'''9'''
|Play-off
|-
|3
|align=left|Kickjack FC
|4||2||0||2||5||8||{{nobr|–3}}||'''6'''
|rowspan=3|
|-
|4
|align=left|SAG FA
|4||1||0||3||1||4||{{nobr|–3}}||'''3'''
|-
|5
|align=left|{{nowrap|Xaviers United}}
|4||0||0||4||4||14||{{nobr|–10}}||'''0'''
|}
Source: [https://www.facebook.com/100067603105209/posts/pfbid0Nk2ipCoYHRsSsAFnwMN4cGCZin42MB5GfP1qYckoyb6JWkLH9w5AQEyFaCum7KV8l/?app=fbl GSFA — Facebook]
|-
!colspan=2|Promotion play-off match<ref name=PO>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/100067603105209/posts/pfbid0Nk2ipCoYHRsSsAFnwMN4cGCZin42MB5GfP1qYckoyb6JWkLH9w5AQEyFaCum7KV8l/?app=fbl|title=GSFA Club Championship Qualifying Round|work=Facebook (GSFA)|access-date=2025-09-21}}</ref> Savvy Swaraaj FC 0–3 '''Master FC'''
|}

====League stage====
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!Pos.
!Team
!P!!W!!D!!L!!Pts.!!GF!!GA!!GD!!Status
|-bgcolor=gold
|1||align=left|{{nobr|Charutar Vidya Mandal}}
|18||13||3||2||'''42'''||53||16||+37
|'''Champions''' & {{nobr|Promoted to [[2026–27 I-League 3|IL3]]}}
|-bgcolor=#cfc
|2||align=left|[[Reserve Bank of India|RBI]]
|18||10||6||2||'''36'''||38||18||+20
|{{nobr|Promoted to [[2026–27 I-League 3|IL3]]}}
|-
|3||align=left|Income Tax SRC
|18||8||6||4||'''30'''||21||24||–3
|rowspan=7|
|-
|4||align=left|[[ARA FC]]
|18||9||2||7||'''29'''||36||23||+13
|-
|5||align=left|Karnavati FC
|18||7||4||7||'''25'''||26||29||–3
|-
|6||align=left|Dwivedi Brothers
|18||7||2||9||'''23'''||33||36||–3
|-
|7||align=left|Suryavanshi FC
|18||6||4||8||'''22'''||26||31||–5
|-
|8||align=left|Godhra FC
|18||5||4||9||'''19'''||22||32||–10
|-
|9||align=left|[[Gujarat Police]]
|18||4||3||11||'''15'''||21||32||–11
|-bgcolor=#fcc
|10||align=left|Master FC
|18||2||4||12||'''10'''||12||47||{{nobr|–35}}
|Relegated to {{nowrap|GSFA Championship Qualifiers}}
|}
{{Small|Source: [https://theawayend.co/gsfa-senior-club-championship/ The Away End]}}

===Maharashtra===
{{Main|2026 Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League}}
{{:2026 Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=n|stack_footer=n|title=[[2026 Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League#League table|League table]]}}

===Mumbai===
{{Main|2025–26 Mumbai Premier League}}
{{:2025–26 Mumbai Premier League|transcludesection=Group A|show_matches=n|stack_footer=n|title=Playoffs (Phase 2)}}

==Southern leagues==
===Andhra Pradesh===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update= complete
|section=Andhra Pradesh Men's A Division League
|source= [https://theawayend.co/goa-pro-league/ The Away End – Andhra Pradesh A Division League]
|show_groups=no


|team_order = GOD, CML, KLU, PEN, NLM, VSK, VMS, TGB


|win_GOD=5 |draw_GOD=1 |loss_GOD=1 |gf_GOD=15 |ga_GOD=5 | status_GOD = C 
|win_CML=4 |draw_CML=3 |loss_CML=0 |gf_CML=16 |ga_CML=6 
|win_KLU=4 |draw_KLU=2 |loss_KLU=1 |gf_KLU=20 |ga_KLU=10 
|win_PEN=3 |draw_PEN=1 |loss_PEN=3 |gf_PEN=14 |ga_PEN=11 
|win_NLM=3 |draw_NLM=1 |loss_NLM=3 |gf_NLM=7 |ga_NLM=10 
|win_VSK=3 |draw_VSK=0 |loss_VSK=4 |gf_VSK=13 |ga_VSK=13 
|win_VMS=2 |draw_VMS=0 |loss_VMS=5 |gf_VMS=6 |ga_VMS=18 
|win_TGB=0 |draw_TGB=0 |loss_TGB=7 |gf_TGB=5 |ga_TGB=23 


|name_GOD= Godavari FC
|name_CML= Coramandal FC
|name_KLU= Kolleru FC
|name_PEN= Penna FC
|name_NLM= Nallamala FC
|name_VSK= Visakha FC
|name_VMS= Vamsadhara FC
|name_TGB= Tungabhadra FC


|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored


|result1=C
|res_col_header=Qualification
|col_C=green1
|text_C=Champions and eligible {{nobr|for [[I-League 3]]}}
}}</onlyinclude>
{{notelist}}

===Bengaluru===
{{Main|2025–26 BDFA Super Division}}
{{:2025–26 BDFA Super Division|transcludesection=League table}}

===Kerala===
{{Main|2025–26 Kerala Premier League}} {{:2025–26 Kerala Premier League|transcludesection=Championship Stage|show_matches=n|stack_footer=y|title=[[2025–26 Kerala Premier League group stage#Championship Stage|Championship Stage]]}}

==See also==
* [[2025–26 Indian Super League]]
* [[2025–26 Indian Women's League]]
* [[2025–26 Indian Football League]]
* [[2025–26 I-League 3]] (Tier IV)
* [[2026 Reliance Foundation Development League]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{2025–26 in Indian football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2025-26 Indian State Leagues}}
[[Category:2025–26 in Indian football leagues]]
[[Category:2025–26 in Indian football]]

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