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{{Infobox football league
| name = Indian State leagues
| logo =
| pixels =
| country = India
| organiser = [[List of Indian state football associations|State Football Associations]]
| confed = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| promotion = [[I-League 3]] (men's)<br/>IWL 2nd Division (women's)
| relegation = Various
| levels = [[Indian football league system|5–10 (men's)<br/>3 (women's)]]
| domest_cup =
| website = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/}}
| current = [[2022–23 Indian State Leagues|2022–23]]
}}

'''State [[association football|football]] leagues in India''' represent the top state-level of the [[Indian football league system]]. There are currently a total of 36 [[list of Indian state football associations|state associations]] affiliated with the national governing body, the [[All India Football Federation]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=State Associations|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|website=All India Football Federation|access-date=2018-07-10|archive-date=2017-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024214814/https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|url-status=live}}</ref>

Most of the state associations organise and have own affiliated football competitions in their respective states. The state leagues operate as a system of [[promotion and relegation]] with
[[I-League 3rd Division|3rd Division League]] (men's),
IWL 2nd Division (women's), and lower regional leagues. Clubs of top national leagues ([[Indian Super League]] and [[I-League]]) also participate in their respective state leagues, most often with youth or reserve teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=State & City Leagues |url=https://theawayend.co/state-city-leagues/ |website=The Away End |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=8 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208213155/https://theawayend.co/state-city-leagues/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Women’s Football India |url=https://theawayend.co/womens-football-india/ |website=The Away End |access-date=9 February 2022 |archive-date=8 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208213437/https://theawayend.co/womens-football-india/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Eastern states' leagues ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | State/UT
! colspan=2 | Top league
|-
! Men's
! Women's
|-
! [[File:IN-BR.svg|75px|thumb|[[Bihar]]]]
| [[Bihar Soccer League]]
| Bihar State Women's League
|-
! [[File:IN-CT.svg|75px|thumb|[[Chhattisgarh]]]]
| [[Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship]]
| Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League Championship
|-
! [[File:IN-JH.svg|75px|thumb|[[Jharkhand]]]]
| JSA League<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=JSA League 'A' Division 2022 Fixtures Announced |url=https://www.fcjamshedpur.com/news/jsa-league-a-division-2022-fixtures-announced |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Jamshedpur Football Club |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609034548/https://www.fcjamshedpur.com/news/jsa-league-a-division-2022-fixtures-announced |url-status=live }}</ref>
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-OD.svg|75px|thumb|[[Odisha]]]]
| [[FAO League]]
| [[Odisha Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-SK.svg|75px|thumb|[[Sikkim]]]]
| [[Sikkim Premier Division League]]
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-WB.svg|75px|thumb|[[West Bengal]]]]
| [[Calcutta Football League]]
| [[Calcutta Women's Football League]]
|}

== Northern states' leagues ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | State/UT
! colspan=2 | Top league
|-
! Men's
! Women's
|-
! [[File:IN-CH.svg|75px|thumb|[[Chandigarh]] (UT)]]
| –
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-DL.svg|75px|thumb|[[Delhi]]]]
| [[Delhi Football League|Delhi Premier League]]
| [[FD Women's League|FD Women's Premier League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-HR.svg|75px|thumb|[[Haryana]]]]
| –
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-HP.svg|75px|thumb|[[Himachal Pradesh]]]]
| [[Himachal Football League]]
| Himachal Women's League
|-
! [[File:IN-JK.svg|75px|thumb|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] (UT)]]
| [[Jammu & Kashmir Premier Football League]]
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-LA.svg|75px|thumb|[[Ladakh]] (UT)]]
| –
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-PB.svg|75px|thumb|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]]]
| [[Punjab State Super Football League]]
| [[Punjab Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-UT.svg|75px|thumb|[[Uttarakhand]]]]
| [[Uttarakhand Super League]]
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-UP.svg|75px|thumb|[[Uttar Pradesh]]]]
| [[Lucknow Super Division]]
| –
|}

== North-Eastern states' leagues ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | State/UT
! colspan=2 | Top league
|-
! Men's
! Women's
|-
! [[File:IN-AR.svg|75px|thumb|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]]]
| [[Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League]]
| Arunachal Women's Football Championship
|-
! [[File:IN-AS.svg|75px|thumb|[[Assam]]]]
| [[Assam State Premier League]]
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-MN.svg|75px|thumb|[[Manipur]]]]
| [[Manipur State League]]
| [[Manipur Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-ML.svg|75px|thumb|[[Meghalaya]]]]
| [[Shillong Premier League]] / Meghalaya State League
| [[SSA Women's Football League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-MZ.svg|75px|thumb|[[Mizoram]]]]
| [[Mizoram Premier League]]
| [[Mizoram Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-NL.svg|75px|thumb|[[Nagaland]]]]
| [[Nagaland Premier League]]
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-TR.svg|75px|thumb|[[Tripura]]]]
| Chandra Memorial League
| –
|}

== Southern states' leagues ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | State/UT
! colspan=2 | Top league
|-
! Men's
! Women's
|-
! [[File:IN-AN.svg|75px|thumb|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]]]
| –
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-AP.svg|75px|thumb|[[Andhra Pradesh]]]]
| –
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-KA.svg|75px|thumb|[[Karnataka]]]]
| [[Bangalore Football League|Bangalore Super Division]]
| [[Karnataka Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-KL.svg|75px|thumb|[[Kerala]]]]
| [[Kerala Premier League]] / [[Kerala Super League]]
| [[Kerala Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-LD.svg|75px|thumb|[[Lakshadweep]] (UT)]]
| Kavaratti League<ref>{{Cite web |title=From the Dweeps with a Lakshya |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/from-the-dweeps-with-a-lakshya-1184131.html |website=Deccan herald |last=Menon |first=Sandeep |date=24 January 2023 |access-date=24 January 2023 |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124215013/https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/from-the-dweeps-with-a-lakshya-1184131.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| –
|-
! [[File:IN-PY.svg|75px|thumb|[[Pondicherry]] (UT)]]
|Pondicherry Men's League Championship
| Pondicherry Women's League
|-
! [[File:IN-TN.svg|75px|thumb|[[Tamil Nadu]]]]
| [[Chennai Football League]]
| [[Tamil Nadu Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-TG.svg|75px|thumb|[[Telangana]]]]
| Hyderabad Football League / A Division Rahim League
| –
|}

== Western states' leagues ==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" | State/UT
! colspan=2 | Top league
|-
! Men's
! Women's
|-
! [[File:IN-DD (2020).svg|75px|thumb|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] (UT)]]
|Dadra & Nagar Haveli Senior Division League<br/>Daman and Diu Senior Division League
| –
|-
! [[File:India GA.svg|75px|thumb|[[Goa]]]]
| [[Goa Football League]]
| [[Goa Women's League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-GJ.svg|75px|thumb|[[Gujarat]]]]
| [[Gujarat SFA Club Championship]]
| Gujarat State Women's League
|-
! [[File:IN-MP.svg|75px|thumb|[[Madhya Pradesh]]]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh Premier League]]
| Madhya Pradesh Women's Premier League
|-
! [[File:IN-MH.svg|75px|thumb|[[Maharashtra]]]]
| [[Mumbai Football League]]
| [[WIFA Women's Football League]]
|-
! [[File:IN-RJ.svg|75px|thumb|[[Rajasthan]]]]
| [[R-League A Division]]
| –
|}

== See also ==
* [[History of Indian football]]
* [[Football in India]]
* [[List of football clubs in India]]
* [[IFA Shield]]
* [[Durand Cup]]
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]
* [[Santosh Trophy]]
* [[Institutional League]]
* [[Futsal Club Championship]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}

[[Category:All India Football Federation]]
[[Category:Association football in India lists]]
[[Category:Fourth level football leagues in Asia]]

Indian State Leagues - Revision history

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