National Football League (India)
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| National Football League |
|---|
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| Existence |
| 1996— 2007 |
| Nation |
 India |
| Divisions |
| Premier Division Second Division Third Division |
| Cups |
| IFA Shield Federation Cup |
| Precursor to |
| I-League |
The National Football League (commonly known as the NFL) was a football league competition in India which which was organised into three divisions. The Premier Division of the league was first introduced in 1996, though the country already had a long history in the sport thanks to the likes of the IFA Shield and the Calcutta Football League.
A Second Division was added to the league in 1997, as football in India grew to challenge cricket for the title of India's most popular sport. Between the divisions each year two teams were relegated and two teams were promoted. By 2006 a Third Division was added by this would be the last year for the NFL; it was replaced in 2007 by the I-League which focuses on completely turning Indian football into a professional sport.
[edit] All-time NFL club records (1996-2007)
| (Pts) # |
Club [1] |
Seasons |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
PPG |
(PPG) # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingfisher East Bengal | 12 | 209 | 111 | 54 | 44 | 387 | 1.852 | 1 |
| 2 | Mohun Bagan | 11 | 195 | 84 | 59 | 52 | 311 | 1.595 | 3 |
| 3 | Churchill Brothers | 10 | 192 | 82 | 61 | 49 | 307 | 1.599 | 2 |
| 4 | JCT | 11 | 209 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 288 | 1.378 | 8 |
| 5 | Salgaocar | 10 | 191 | 76 | 54 | 61 | 282 | 1.476 | 6 |
| 6 | Mahindra United | 10 | 199 | 71 | 54 | 74 | 267 | 1.342 | 9 |
| 7 | Dempo | 9 | 155 | 63 | 50 | 42 | 239 | 1.542 | 5 |
| 8 | Vasco | 5 | 110 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 158 | 1.436 | 7 |
| 9 | Tollygunge Agragami | 6 | 132 | 29 | 46 | 57 | 133 | 1.008 | 13 |
| 10 | Goa | 4 | 79 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 122 | 1.544 | 4 |
| 11 | Kochin | 5 | 94 | 30 | 27 | 37 | 117 | 1.247 | 10 |
| 12 | Air India | 6 | 89 | 23 | 34 | 32 | 103 | 1.157 | 11 |
| 13 | Indian Telephone Industries | 4 | 88 | 16 | 30 | 42 | 78 | 0.886 | 15 |
| 14 | Indian Bank | 4 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 64 | 0.842 | 16 |
| 15 | State Bank of Travancore | 3 | 66 | 15 | 17 | 34 | 62 | 0.939 | 14 |
| 16 | Hindustan | 3 | 62 | 13 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 0.790 | 18 |
| 17 | Mohammedan | 2 | 57 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 48 | 0.842 | 17 |
| 18 | Fransa Pax | 2 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 1.098 | 12 |
| 19 | Border Security Force | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0.773 | 19 |
| 20 | Punjab Police | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 0.545 | 20 |
[edit] References
- ^ The latest names are used for clubs who had name changes, e.g. Mahindra United was formerly known as Mahindra & Mahindra.
[edit] External links
- [1] - Kolkata Football NFL coverage
- [2] - rediff.com's NFL coverage
- the-aiff.com - Official website of the All India Football Federation
