league

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Levels Leagues
National leagues
1 Indian Super League

10 clubs

no relegation

2 I-League

11 clubs

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3 I-League 2nd Division

16 clubs

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Youth league
Indian Elite League

35 clubs

Levels

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States

State leagues
West Bengal (157+ clubs) Maharastra

(300+ clubs)

Goa

(33 clubs)

Odisha

(24 clubs)

Mizoram

(8+ clubs)

Delhi

(18+ clubs)

Karnataka

(10+ clubs)

Assam Kerala Manipur Tripura Uttarakhand Meghalaya

(7 clubs)

Nagaland

(10 clubs)

Arunachal Pradesh Sikkim

(8 clubs)

Telengana Tamil Nadu Punjab

(8 clubs)

Rajasthan
4 1 CFL Premier Division A

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MDFA Elite Division

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Goa Professional League

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FAO Diamond League

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Mizoram Premier League

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DSA Senior Division

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Bangalore Super Division

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Assam State Premier League Kerala Premier League Manipur State League Agartala League Uttarakhand Super League Shillong Premier League Nagaland Premier League Arunachal Super League Sikkim Premier Division League Hyderabad Football League Chennai Football Senior Division Punjab State Super Football League Rajasthan State Men’s League
5 2 CFL Premier Division B

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MDFA Super Division

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GFA 1st Division League

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FAO Gold League

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Mizoram 1st Division League

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DSA A Division

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Bangalore League A Division

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1 division
6 3 CFL 1st Division

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MDFA Division One

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GFA 2nd Division League

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FAO Silver League

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2 divisions
7 4 CFL 2nd Division

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MDFA Division Two

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3 divisions
8 5 CFL 3rd Division

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MDFA Division Three

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9 6 CFL 4th Division

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5 divisions
10 7 CFL 5th Division Group A

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11 8 CFL 5th Division Group B

Evolution of the Indian Football system

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League/Years 1888 1891-1898 1898-1941 1941-1977 1977-1996 1996-1997 1997-2001 2001-2006 2006-2007 2007-2011 2011-2014 2014-2017 2017-2019 2019-future^
National leagues Level
1 None* 1893 Calcutta Football League 1937
Formation

of Indian Football Association (IFA)

Formation

of All India Football Federation

(AIFF)

Santosh Trophy National Football League I-League I-League Indian Super League
Indian Super League
2 None* None* Second Division I-League 2nd Division I-League
3 None* Third Division Discontinued* I-League 2nd Division
State leagues Calcutta Football League and other state leagues
Tournaments Durand Cup Durand Cup
Rover's Cup Rover's Cup Discontinued*
IFA Shield IFA Shield
Federation Cup** Super Cup**
Indian Super Cup*** Discontinued*
Santosh Trophy
Indian Super League Converted into full league*

** - Federation Cup was abolished in 2017, and continued with a new name, Super Cup
*** - Indian Super Cup and Super Cup are different competitions
^ - Based on the new roadmap released on 14th October. 2019

table

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Aizawl 7,642 7,642 7,642 7,642 +165.3%
2 Chennai City 8,882 8,882 8,882 8,882 +44.7%
3 Churchill Brothers 7,625 7,625 7,625 7,625 +125.1%
4 Gokulam Kerala 31,184 31,184 31,184 31,184 +110.4%
5 Indian Arrows 2,835 1,618 1,217 1,418 −13.5%
6 Mohun Bagan 23,220 (2) 14,386 8,834 11,610 −34.2%
7 NEROCA 37,144 (2) 19,782 17,362 18,572 −3.0%
8 Punjab 7,697 (2) 4,587 3,110 3,849 −31.6%
9 Quess East Bengal 21,474 (2) 11,592 9,882 10,737 −60.6%
10 Real Kashmir NA
11 TRAU n/a1
League total 147,703 31,184 1,217 10,550 −2.7%2

Updated to games played on 15 December 2019
Source: I-League
Notes:
1: Team got promoted from 2nd Division League
2: Except team relegated to 2nd Division League

attendance

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 9,017 −11.8%
League total n/a

Source: [citation needed]

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Leader and and Qualification for AFC Cup Preliminary round
Relegation to Relegation to I-League 2nd Division
Source: [citation needed]

EBRP

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EAST BENGAL the REAL POWER
AbbreviationEBRP
Founded15 November, 2006
TypeSupporters' group
TeamEast Bengal F.C.
MottoBorn to win
ColorsRed and Gold
Websitewww.EBRP.in

East Bengal the Real Power (EBRP) is the first registered fan club in India, established in 15th November 2006, and supports an Indian club, East Bengal F.C. It was established to bring all East Bengal F.C. fans, spread all over the world under one roof.

It helps the fans and club in different activities and also organises various events and competitions.

Club

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East Bengal FC is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the country, which currently plays in I-League. East Bengal FC has numerous fan clubs and among them, East Bengal Real Power is the biggest and most active one.

Centenary celebrations

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They started the centenary celebrations from the house of Suresh Chandra Chowdhury (one of the founders of the club) 23rd August, 2019 by lighting 100 candles and procession.[1]

EBRP along with Bengal Heritage Foundation hoisted club flags in 50 Indian cities and 50 other cities around the globe, to commemorate the club’s centenary. In every city, a prominent landmark was chosen to hoist the flag.[2][3]

Football Fest

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It is one of the biggest event organised by EBRP every year. It generally happens in New Town’s NKDA Stadium. Around 8 teams participate in the tournament, and also an exhibition match is held for the visually-impaired.[4]

Other initiatives taken

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Other initiatives taken like-

  • Blood donation and health checkup camps
  • Donating clothes, medicines and other daily things to orphanages and needy people.[5]
  • Esports team and participates in various Esports football tournaments in and around Kolkata.[6]
  • Partnered with Blue Pilgrims and some other fan clubs and made a tifo for India vs Bangladesh World Cup qualifier match in Kolkata.[7]
  • Fund raising for the club[8]
  • Fund raising for treatment of an injured fan.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "EBRP press release".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "East Bengal goes places at 100". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  3. ^ "East Bengal club turn 100, 50 countries hoist 50 flags - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  4. ^ "United by club, divided by Cup". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  5. ^ POWER, EAST BENGAL the REAL (2019-11-21). "A day with the kids is like a day with the Gods. Here's a small video compilation of @EBRPFC birthday celebration with the kids at Ashiyana Orphange Take a look at 15th November, our 14th Birthday! Speakers UP! #Aashiyana #EBRPTurns14 #EBRP #Birthdaypic.twitter.com/qKg3LoKgSM". @EBRPFC. Retrieved 2019-12-25. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 150 (help)
  6. ^ "EAST BENGAL the REAL POWER". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  7. ^ "Mecca Cholo Bondhu! Rival fans join forces to back Blue Tigers against Bangladesh". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  8. ^ "Anandabazar Partrika".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "www.EBRP.in". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.

table

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R/S National Football League I-League
1# 2^^ 3# 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6
7 7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 7
10 10
11
12
13
14

^ Red & Gold refers to East Bengal, while Green & Maroon refers to Mohun Bagan

^^ Mohun Bagan got relegated in the first season, but was given backdoor entry by then AIFF president Priya Ranjan Dashmunshi.

# Only Championship Stage matches taken into account.