Indian I-League

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Established
2007 (19 years old)

First Recorded Event
2019-11-30

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round
5

Level Above

Level Below
Indian I-League 2nd Division

Sport
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Soccer

Location
India

Gender
Male

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		Results
23 May 26	Diamond HDiamond Harbour	0 - 3	Shillong Shillong Lajong
22 May 26	DempoDempo	1 - 1	Sreenidi Sreenidi Deccan
19 May 26	RajasthanRajasthan United	2 - 2	ChanmariChanmari
17 May 26	DempoDempo	1 - 1	Diamond HDiamond Harbour
16 May 26	Sreenidi Sreenidi Deccan	2 - 1	ChanmariChanmari
15 May 26	Shillong Shillong Lajong	4 - 2	RajasthanRajasthan United
12 May 26	NamdhariNamdhari	0 - 1	Gokulam KGokulam Kerala
11 May 26	AizawlAizawl	1 - 2	Real KashReal Kashmir
10 May 26	Sreenidi Sreenidi Deccan	1 - 1	Shillong Shillong Lajong
09 May 26	ChanmariChanmari	2 - 0	DempoDempo

Description

The I-League, formerly known as National Football League, is one among the two co-existing premier football leagues in India together with Indian Super League. For sponsorship reasons, the league is officially known as the Hero I-League. It is currently contested by 11 clubs across the country.

The competition was founded in 2007 as the successor to the National Football League (NFL) and competition commenced in November 2007. The league was launched as India's first ever professional football league and with the aim to increase the player pool for India's national team. Unlike the franchise based Indian Super League, the I-League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League 2nd Division. For the clubs that become I-League champions, they are granted the opportunity to participate in the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary international club competition.

Since the inception of the I-League, a total of seven clubs have been crowned champions. Dempo have won the most titles in league history, being crowned champions three times. Churchill Brothers and former I-League side Bengaluru have won the league twice. Salgaocar, Mohun Bagan, Aizawl, Minerva Punjab, and the current champions, Chennai City have won it once.

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