Manipur State League

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox football league

|name = Manipur State League

|image =

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|organiser = All Manipur Football Association

|country = India

|founded = {{start date and age|2006}}

|folded =

|divisions =

|teams = 17

|feeds =

|promotion = I-League 3

|relegation = AMFA Cup

|levels = 5

|domest_cup = Churachand Singh Trophy

|league_cup =

|confed_cup =

|champions = KLASA (2nd title)

|most_champs = NISA (5 titles)

|most_caps =

|top_goalscorer =

|tv = Impact TV (YouTube)

|current = 2024–25

|website =

}}

The Manipur State League is the highest state-level football league in Manipur, India. It has been organised since 2006 by the All Manipur Football Association under the Vision India program with guidance from the AFC and the AIFF.{{cite web|url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/2/18/By-Our-Sports-ReporterIMPHAL-Feb-17-L-Gouro-continued-his-fine-form-to-score-thrice-in-NISA-s-6-1-drubbing-of-AIM-Khabam-today-at-Artificial-Turf-Ground-in-the-18th-match-of-the-13th-Manipur-Sta.html|title=13th Manipur State League L Gouro hits treble as NISA brush aside 9-man AIM 6-1|website=thesangaiexpress.com|publisher=The Sangai Express|date=16 February 2020|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104163201/https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2020/2/18/By-Our-Sports-ReporterIMPHAL-Feb-17-L-Gouro-continued-his-fine-form-to-score-thrice-in-NISA-s-6-1-drubbing-of-AIM-Khabam-today-at-Artificial-Turf-Ground-in-the-18th-match-of-the-13th-Manipur-Sta.html|archive-date=4 January 2022}}

History

The league is a 17-team affair which is usually played on a home-and-away format over a period of several months. NISA from Thangmeiband have won MSL four times, and Tiddim Road Athletic Union won two times.{{cite web |date=17 August 2010 |publisher=Arunava About Football |url=http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2010/08/manipur-state-league-asian-success.html |title=Manipur State League - An Asian success Story! |access-date=2011-04-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811214628/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2010/08/manipur-state-league-asian-success.html |archive-date=2011-08-11 }}

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League structure

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!Tier

!Division

1
(5 on Indian football Pyramid)

|Manipur State League

2
(6 on Indian football pyramid)

|AMFA Cup

3
(7 on Indian football pyramid)

|Thangjam Birchandra-Maipakpi Memorial Winners' Cup

4
(8 on Indian football pyramid)

|District leagues

Teams

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Club

!City/Town

DM Rao

|

Sekmai

Ganggam SC

|

Churachandpur

KIYC

|Kshetri

KLASA

|Keinou

NEROCA FC

|Imphal

Sagolband United

|Sagolband

SSU

|Singjamei

TRAU FC

|Imphal

Yarkhok United FC

|Ukhrul

AFC

|Thoubal

AIM

|Khabam Lamkhai

NACO

|Nambul Mapal

NISA Manipur

|Thangmeiband

Manipur Police SC

|Imphal West

Muvanlai Athletics

|Kangpokpi

United Khawzim Brothers

|Churachandpur

Young Physique’s Union (YPHU)

|Lalambung

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{{nobreak|DM Rao}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|Ganggam SC}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|KIYC}}
|position=left}}

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{{nobreak|KLASA}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|NEROCA FC}}
|position=top}}

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{{nobreak|Sagolband United}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|SSU}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|TRAU FC}}
|position=left}}

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{{nobreak|Yarkhok United FC}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|AFC}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|AIM}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|NACO}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|NISA Manipur}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|Manipur Police SC}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|Muvanlai Athletics}}
|position=left}}

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{{nobreak|United Khawzim Brothers}}
|position=right}}

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{{nobreak|Young Physique’s Union (YPHU)}}
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Prize money

Prize money for 10th Manipur State League:

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!Purse
Champions₹2 lakh (US$2,412)
Runners-up₹1.5 lakh (US$1,809)
Top scorer{{INRConvert|20|k}}

Champions

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!scope=col style="background:#d00;color: white"|{{Abbr|Ed.|Edition}}

!scope=col style="background:#d00;color: white"|Years

!scope=col style="background:#d00;color: white"|Winner

!scope=col style="background:#d00;color: white"|Note

scope=row|1st

|align=center|2006

|TRAU, Kwakeithel

|[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-manichamp.html List of Indian Manipur State League Champions] rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021

scope=row|2nd

|align=center|2007

|NISA, Thangmeiband

|{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg07.html|title=India 2007 Regional Championships|date=14 February 2019|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|work=RSSSF|access-date=26 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220145303/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg07.html|archive-date=20 February 2025}}

scope=row|3rd

|align=center|2008

|NISA, Thangmeiband

|{{Cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09s.html|title=2008/09 Season in Indian Football:|website=indianfootball.de|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109183532/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09s.html|archive-date=9 January 2021|publisher=Indian Football Network|url-status=dead}}

scope=row|4th

|align=center|2009

|NISA, Thangmeiband

|{{cite web|url=http://ifp.co.in/shownews.php?newsid=8503|title=Full Story - Sports News: NISA is winner of 4th Manipur State League|website=ifp.co.in|publisher=Imphal Free Press|access-date=13 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526092637/http://ifp.co.in/shownews.php?newsid=8503|archive-date=26 May 2010|date=26 May 2010|url-status=dead}}

scope=row|5th

|align=center|2010

|TRAU, Kwakeithel

|

scope=row|6th

|align=center|2011

|NISA, Thangmeiband

|{{cite web|title=NISA emerge champions|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111010/jsp/northeast/story_14603559.jsp|website=telegraphindia.com|publisher=The Telegraph|date=10 October 2011|access-date=21 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405225819/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111010/jsp/northeast/story_14603559.jsp|archive-date=5 April 2016}}[https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/sports/nisa-are-6th-manipur-state-league-champions NISA are 6th Manipur State League champions] sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021

scope=row|7th

|align=center|2012

|Southern Sporting Union Singjamei

|{{cite web|title=7th edition of Manipur State League football tournament 2012|url=http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=Sports/Football/MSL20121023|work=www.e-pao.net|date=23 October 2012|access-date=21 March 2016}}

scope=row|8th

|align=center|2013

|NISA,Thangmeiband

|{{cite web|url=http://footballnewsindia.in/nisa-crowned-champions-8th-manipur-state-league/|title=NISA Crowned Champions Of 8th Manipur State League|website=footballnewsindia.in|publisher=Football News India|date=8 November 2013|access-date=15 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103185645/http://footballnewsindia.in/2013/11/08/nisa-crowned-champions-8th-manipur-state-league/|archive-date=3 January 2022}}

scope=row|9th

|align=center|2014

|NEROCA, Sangakpham

|[http://www.e-pao.net/epGallery.asp?id=1&src=Sports/Football/MSLFinal20141023 9th Manipur State League 2014 : Prize Distribution at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal on 23 October 2014] e-pao.net. Retrieved 16 October 2015

scope=row|10th

|align=center|2015

|Anouba Imagi Mangal, Khabam Lamkhai

|{{Cite web|title=10th Manipur State League 2015 concludes AIM stun FC Zalen 1–0, win maiden title|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..121115.nov15|website=e-pao.net|access-date=6 December 2015}}{{Cite news |title=Anouba claim title |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151112/jsp/northeast/story_52637.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406001331/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151112/jsp/northeast/story_52637.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 April 2016 |newspaper=The Telegraph |access-date=6 December 2015}}{{cite web|title=10th Manipur State League 2015 NEROCA FC, NISA win; SSU hold YPHU|url=http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/58770/10th-manipur-state-league-2015-neroca-fc-nisa-win-ssu-hold-yphu|work=The Sangai Express|access-date=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029144128/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/page/items/58770/10th-manipur-state-league-2015-neroca-fc-nisa-win-ssu-hold-yphu|archive-date=29 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

scope=row|11th

|align=center|2016

|NEROCA, Sangakpham

|{{cite web|title=NEROCA FC crowned champions of 11th MSL|url=http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/neroca-fc-crowned-champions-11th-msl/|work=The Sangai Express|date=26 November 2016|access-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201090007/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/neroca-fc-crowned-champions-11th-msl/|archive-date=1 December 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=NEROCA win the 11th Manipur State League title!|url=http://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-win-11th-manipur-state-league-title/|access-date=10 September 2017|date=26 November 2016|website=www.arunfoot.com|first=Arunava|last=Chaudhuri|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006072938/http://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-win-11th-manipur-state-league-title/}}

scope=row|12th

|align=center|2017

|League abandoned

|{{cite web|title=Manipur State League to be abandoned |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/manipur-state-league-to-be-abandoned-220926|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907111812/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/manipur-state-league-to-be-abandoned-220926|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2018|work=The Telegraph|date=5 April 2018|access-date=7 September 2018}}

scope=row|13th

|align=center|2019

|League abandoned

|{{cite web|title=Manipur State League |url=https://theawayend.co/manipur-state-league/ |website=The Away End |access-date=1 January 2022 }}

scope=row|14th

|align=center|2021

|KLASA, Keinou

|

scope=row|15th

|align=center|2022–23

|KLASA, Keinou

| {{cite web|title=Manipur State League |url=https://theawayend.co/manipur-state-league/ |website=The Away End |access-date=8 October 2022 }}

scope=row|16th

|align=center|2023–24

|NISA, Thangmeiband

|{{cite web|title=NISA edge LYCC 2-1 to lift 16th Manipur State League title |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2024/5/23/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-May-22-NISA-Thangmeiband-defeated-Liwachangning-Youth-Cultural-Club-LYCC-.html |website=The Sangai Express |date=23 May 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 }}

scope=row|17th

|align=center|2024–25

|

|

Player awards

= Top scorer =

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style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Season}}

!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Player}}

!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Club}}

!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Goals}}

2015

|{{flagicon|NGA}} Offor Emeka Christian{{Cite web|title=10th Manipur State League 2015 concludes AIM stun FC Zalen 1–0, win maiden title|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..121115.nov15|website=e-pao.net|publisher=E-Pao|access-date=6 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305184104/http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..121115.nov15|archive-date=5 March 2016|date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

|NEROCA F.C.

|10

= Best player =

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style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Season}}

!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Player}}

!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Club}}

2015

|{{flagicon|IND}} Seikhohau Tuboi

|F.C. Zalen

= Fair play trophy =

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style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Season}}

!style="background:#0000FF;"|{{color|white|Club}}

2015

|Anouba Imagi Mangal

Manipur Premier League

File:Manipur Premier League.png

The Manipur Premier League is the men's franchise football league in Manipur. The first season under the new league name started in 2023, organised by the All Manipur Football Association.

{{cite web |title=AMFA 1st Premier League to start on December 13 |url=https://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport6..111223.dec23 |website=E-Pao |date=11 December 2023 }} Southern Sporting Union (SSU) and Asufii Football Academy were declared the joint winners of the first season as the final match was abandoned due to crowd trouble.{{cite web |title=AIFF cancels Imphal derby after fresh Manipur violence |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/aiff-cancels-imphal-derby-after-fresh-manipur-violence/articleshow/107301874.cms |website=The Times of India |date=31 January 2024 }}

References

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{{Football in Manipur}}

{{Football in India}}

{{Sports leagues of India}}

Category:Regional Football leagues in India

Category:1973 establishments in Manipur

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