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National Football League Second Division (India)

The National Football League Second Division (NFL 2nd Division) was the men's second-tier of the Indian football league system from 1997 to 2007. Founded by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 1997, the NFL was the inaugural second division football league in India to be organized on a national scale.[1][2] The NFL Second Division was eventually replaced by the I-League 2nd Division for the 2007–08 season.[3]

Clubs

More than 120 different professional and semi-professional clubs played in the league from the beginning in 1997-98 to last season 2006-07.[4][5][6][7][8]

Champions

Promoted teams

Notes
  1. ^
    Promotion: HAL were promoted due to Tata FA refusal to professionalise.
    2. [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Football League Second Division". indianfootball.de.
  2. ^ "NFL Second Division". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "AIFF's I-League to have 10 teams". Rediff. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "2.Division National Football League 1998/99". 16 June 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ "2.Division National Football League 1999/2000". 16 March 2002. Archived from the original on 16 March 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ "2.Division National Football League 2000/01". 16 March 2002. Archived from the original on 16 March 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2.Division National Football League 2001/02". 24 October 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2002. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ "2.Division National Football League 2002/03". 30 July 2003. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ^ "NFL Second Division". RSSSF.