Sikkim Football League

{{Short description|Indian regional association football league in Sikkim}}

{{Infobox football league

| name = SFA "A" Division S-League

| logo = SFA A-Division S-League logo.png

| pixels = 250

| organiser = Sikkim Football Association

| country = India

| founded = {{start date and age|2012}} (as Sikkim Premier Division League)

| teams = 8

| promotion = I-League 3

| relegation = SFA "B" Division

| levels = 5

| domest_cup = Sikkim Gold Cup
Independence Cup
All India Chief Minister Gold Cup

| confed_cup =

| champions = Sikkim Police (1st title)

| most_champs = United Sikkim (3 titles)

| tv = SFA (YouTube)
Styxsports

| season =

| current =

| website =

}}

The Sikkim Football League is a group of state-level football leagues in the Indian state of Sikkim, organised by the Sikkim Football Association. It was founded in 2012 as the Sikkim Premier Division League. The SFA "A" Division S-League is the premier state-level football league in Sikkim.{{cite web|title=All you need to know about the football league structure in Sikkim |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/sikkim-football-league-structure-india/6njz9an3wn6g1kage4csg1mee |website=Goal.com |last1=Parasar |first1=Swapnaneel |date=24 July 2018 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16|title=Sikkim Premier Division League 2023 to kick off on June 21st|first=Sujal|last=Pradhan|location=Gangtok|website=indiatodayne.in|publisher=India Today North East|date=16 June 2023|archive-date=16 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616181450/http://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/sikkim-premier-division-league-2023-to-kick-off-on-june-21st-580729-2023-06-16}} United Sikkim is the most successful team with three league titles.

History

The current top-tier league in Sikkim was started in 2011 with 8 teams. The league was suspended in 2019, following a dispute between the Football Players Association of Sikkim (FCAS) and the SFA.{{cite web |title=Sikkim Premier Division League 2019: Update |url=https://theawayend.co/2019/09/17/sikkim-premier-division-league-2019-update/ |website=The Away End |date=17 September 2019 |access-date=17 September 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512234746/https://theawayend.co/2019/09/17/sikkim-premier-division-league-2019-update/ |url-status=live }} The state league eventually resumed in 2023. Matches for the 2023 season were broadcast on Pavilion TV.

Venues

The most matches for the Sikkim Premier Division League are held at Paljor Stadium. Matches for the Sikkim B Division League are mostly held at Bhaichung Stadium, Namchi, for Namchi Zone, and Paljor Stadium for Gangtok Zone.

2024 teams

class="wikitable" !Team !! Location
Sikkim Police	Gangtok
Sikkim Brotherhood FC	Ranipool
Sikkim Himalayan	Gangtok
Sikkim Aakraman	Gangtok
Kumar Sporting FC	Rongneck
Sikkim Boys FC	Gangtok
Howlers SC	Singtam
Sang Mustang FC	Sang

Champions

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
style="background:#d00;color: white"\|Season !style="background:#d00;color: white"\|Champions !style="background:#d00;color: white"\|Runners-up !style="background:#d00;color: white"\|Ref
align=center\|2012 \|Sinolchu FC \| \|
align=center\|2013 \|United Sikkim \| \|
align=center\|2014 \|Gangtok Himalayan \| \|{{cite web\|title=Sikkim Himalayan SC has technically won the Sikkim Premier League title with one more game to go.\|url=http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=89%2FSikkim%20Himalayan%20SC%20%20wins%20%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League.\|access-date=29 November 2014\|archive-date=16 October 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016140317/http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=89%2FSikkim%20Himalayan%20SC%20%20wins%20%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League.\|url-status=live}}
align=center\|2015 \|State Sports Academy \| \|
align=center\|2016 \|Sikkim Aakraman \|Gangtok Himalayan \|{{cite web\|title=Sikkim Aakraman F.C. Sikkim Premier Division League Champions\|url=http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=6530&SectionID=2\|website=sikkimexpress.com\|publisher=The Sikkim Express\|date=26 September 2017\|access-date=28 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927145752/http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=6530&SectionID=2\|archive-date=27 September 2017\|url-status=dead}}
align=center\|2017 \|United Sikkim \|Sikkim Aakraman \|{{Cite news\|url=http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=1447\|title=Archived copy\|access-date=21 July 2018\|archive-date=22 July 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722011438/http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=1447\|url-status=live}}
align=center\|2018 \|United Sikkim \|Sikkim Aakraman \|{{cite web\|title=United Sikkim FC thrashed State Sports Academy to win Sikkim Premier League title.\|url=http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=2446%2FUnited%20Sikkim%20FC%20thrashed%20State%20Sports%20Academy%20to%20win%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League%20title\|work=Goalie365.com\|access-date=24 August 2018\|archive-date=24 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824183629/http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=2446%2FUnited%20Sikkim%20FC%20thrashed%20State%20Sports%20Academy%20to%20win%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League%20title\|url-status=live}}
align=center\|2019 \|colspan=2\|League suspended due to FCAS and SFA dispute \|
align=center\|2023 \|Sikkim Police \|Sikkim Himalayan \|{{cite web\|title=SIKKIM POLICE LIFTS SIKKIM PREMIER DIVISION LEAGUE 2023\|url=https://www.sikkimexpress.com/news-details/sikkim-police-lifts-sikkim-premier-division-league-2023\|website=Sikkim Express\|date=24 July 2023\|access-date=29 August 2023}}
align=center\|2024 \|Sikkim Police \|Sikkim Brotherhood FC \|{{Cite web \|title=Sikkim Police are champions of SFA ‘A’ Division S-League 2024 \|url=https://sikkimexpress.com/news-details/sikkim-police-are-champions-of-sfa-a-division-s-league-2024#google_vignette \|access-date=2025-04-15 \|website=Sikkimexpress \|language=en}}
align=center\|2025 \|colspan=3\|Ongoing

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"

style="background:#d00;color: white"|Season

!style="background:#d00;color: white"|Champions

!style="background:#d00;color: white"|Runners-up

!style="background:#d00;color: white"|Ref

align=center|2012

|Sinolchu FC

align=center|2013

|United Sikkim

align=center|2014

|Gangtok Himalayan

|{{cite web|title=Sikkim Himalayan SC has technically won the Sikkim Premier League title with one more game to go.|url=http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=89%2FSikkim%20Himalayan%20SC%20%20wins%20%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League.|access-date=29 November 2014|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016140317/http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=89%2FSikkim%20Himalayan%20SC%20%20wins%20%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League.|url-status=live}}

align=center|2015

|State Sports Academy

align=center|2016

|Sikkim Aakraman

|Gangtok Himalayan

|{{cite web|title=Sikkim Aakraman F.C. Sikkim Premier Division League Champions|url=http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=6530&SectionID=2|website=sikkimexpress.com|publisher=The Sikkim Express|date=26 September 2017|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927145752/http://sikkimexpress.com/NewsDetails?ContentID=6530&SectionID=2|archive-date=27 September 2017|url-status=dead}}

align=center|2017

|United Sikkim

|Sikkim Aakraman

|{{Cite news|url=http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=1447|title=Archived copy|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-date=22 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722011438/http://goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=1447|url-status=live}}

align=center|2018

|United Sikkim

|Sikkim Aakraman

|{{cite web|title=United Sikkim FC thrashed State Sports Academy to win Sikkim Premier League title.|url=http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=2446%2FUnited%20Sikkim%20FC%20thrashed%20State%20Sports%20Academy%20to%20win%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League%20title|work=Goalie365.com|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824183629/http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=2446%2FUnited%20Sikkim%20FC%20thrashed%20State%20Sports%20Academy%20to%20win%20Sikkim%20Premier%20League%20title|url-status=live}}

align=center|2019

|colspan=2|League suspended due to FCAS and SFA dispute

align=center|2023

|Sikkim Police

|Sikkim Himalayan

|{{cite web|title=SIKKIM POLICE LIFTS SIKKIM PREMIER DIVISION LEAGUE 2023|url=https://www.sikkimexpress.com/news-details/sikkim-police-lifts-sikkim-premier-division-league-2023|website=Sikkim Express|date=24 July 2023|access-date=29 August 2023}}

align=center|2024

|Sikkim Police

|Sikkim Brotherhood FC

|{{Cite web |title=Sikkim Police are champions of SFA ‘A’ Division S-League 2024 |url=https://sikkimexpress.com/news-details/sikkim-police-are-champions-of-sfa-a-division-s-league-2024#google_vignette |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Sikkimexpress |language=en}}

align=center|2025

|colspan=3|Ongoing

SFA "B" Division League

The current second-tier league has teams from Gangtok and Namchi. The league operates on a round robin basis, with top 2 teams from each zone progressing to the playoff. Both of the finalists are promoted.

class="wikitable"

|+Gangtok Zone

!Team

Sikkim Brotherhood FC

Sang Mustang FC

Sikkim Boys FC

Northerners FC, Mangan

Dzongri FC

Pakyong United SC

class="wikitable"

|+Namchi Zone

!Team

Howlers FC, Singtam

Red Panda FC

Gyalsing Sporting Club

Sanju Football Academy

Sinolchu FC

Kaluk Sporting Club

References

Category:Regional Football leagues in India

Category:Sikkim Premier Division League

Category:2012 establishments in Sikkim

Category:Football in Sikkim

Sikkim Football League

History

Venues

2024 teams

Champions

SFA "B" Division League

See also

References