List of Indian football teams
The List of Indian football teams is evolving. The list is changing as the popularity of Association football (soccer) grows in India.[1]
History
The Indian Football Association (IFA) was established in Calcutta in 1893.
League system
The National Football League was established in 1996 by the All India Football Federation.
I-League
The I-League was founded in 2006. The I-League has 14 clubs.
Team | City | State | Home venue | Capacity |
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Air India | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
Churchill Brothers | Margao | Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
Dempo | Panjim | Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
East Bengal | Kolkata | West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
Mohun Bagan | Kolkata | West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
ONGC | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Cooperage Ground | 5,000 |
Pailan Arrows | Kolkata | West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
Prayag United | Kolkata | West Bengal | Salt Lake Stadium | 120,000 |
Pune | Pune | Maharashtra | Balewadi Sports Complex | 20,000 |
Salgaocar | Vasco da Gama | Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
Shillong Lajong | Shillong | Meghalaya | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 30,000 |
Sporting Clube de Goa | Panjim | Goa | Fatorda Stadium | 27,300 |
United Sikkim | Sikkim | Gangtok | Paljor Stadium | 25,000 |
I-League 2nd Division
The I-League 2nd Division has 21 clubs.
- Ar-Hima F.C., Shillong, Meghalaya
- Aizawl F.C., Aizawl, Mizoram
- Bhawanipore F.C., Kolkata, West Bengal
- Eagles F.C., Ernakulam, Kerala
- Golden Threads F.C., Kochi, Kerala
- Green Valley F.C., Guwahati, Assam
- Guwahati Town Club, Guwahati, Assam
- Kalighat F.C., Kolkata, West Bengal
- Kenkre F.C., Mumbai, Maharashtra
- KGF Academy, Bangalore, Karnataka
- Langsning F.C., Shillong, Meghalaya
- Luangmual F.C., Aizwal, Mizoram
- Mohammedan Sporting Club (Kolkata), Kolkata, West Bengal
- PIFA F.C., Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Quartz S.C., Malabar, Kerala
- Royal Wahingdoh F.C., Shillong, Meghalaya
- Samaleswari S.C., Bhubaneswar, Orissa
- Simla Youngs F.C., New Delhi
- SESA Football Academy, Vasco de Gama, Goa
- Southern Samity, Kolkata, West Bengal
- Techno Aryan F.C., Kolkata, West Bengal
- United Sikkim F.C., Gangtok, Sikkim
- Vasco S.C., Vasco de Gama, Goa