National Football League Third Division (India)

Football league

National Football League Third Division
Founded	2006
Folded	2007
Country	India
Confederation	AFC
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	National Football League Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Federation Cup Durand Cup

The National Football League Third Division (NFL 3rd Division) was the men's third-tier of the Indian football league system from 2006 to 2007. Founded by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 2006, the NFL was the first third division football league in India to be organized on a national scale. The league was played from 25 November up to 18 December 2006 as a promotional tournament for Indian National Football League Second Division. Five teams were promoted to the second division.

Promoted to National Football League Second Division

Season	North Zone	East Zone	South Zone	North-East Zone
2006–07	J&K Bank	South East Central Railway	Viva Kerala & Indian Bank	Shillong Lajong

References

Arunava Chaudhary. "National Football League Third Division". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021.
"NFL Third Division 2006–07". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

v t e Indian football champions
National Football League	1996–97: JCT 1997–98: Mohun Bagan 1998–99: Salgaocar 1999–2000: Mohun Bagan 2000–01: East Bengal 2001–02: Mohun Bagan 2002–03: East Bengal 2003–04: East Bengal 2004–05: Dempo 2005–06: Mahindra United 2006–07: Dempo
I-League	2007–08: Dempo 2008–09: Churchill Brothers 2009–10: Dempo 2010–11: Salgaocar 2011–12: Dempo 2012–13: Churchill Brothers 2013–14: Bengaluru 2014–15: Mohun Bagan 2015–16: Bengaluru 2016–17: Aizawl 2017–18: Minerva Punjab 2018–19: Chennai City 2019–20: Mohun Bagan 2020–21: Gokulam Kerala 2021–22: Gokulam Kerala
Indian Super League	2017–18: Chennaiyin 2018–19: Bengaluru 2019–20: ATK 2020–21: Mumbai City 2021–22: Hyderabad 2022–23: Mumbai City 2023–24: Mohun Bagan SG

Indian football league seasons

First tier league seasons (1996–present)
National Football League	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
I-League	2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Indian Super League	2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
List of champions

Second tier league seasons (1997–present)
NFL 2nd Division	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
I-League 2nd Division	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2020 2021
I-League	2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Third tier league seasons (2006–07, 2022–present)
NFL 3rd Division	2006–07
I-League 2	2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Fourth tier league seasons (2023–present)
I-League 3	2023–24 2024–25

Youth league seasons (2008–present)
Youth League	2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Football in India

National teams

Men	India U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	India U-20 U-17
Others	Beach soccer Futsal Men Women

League system

Men	Indian Super League I-League I-League 2 I-League 3 Futsal Club Championship
Women	Indian Women's League Indian Women's League 2
State	State Leagues Men Women
Youth	Youth League Reliance Foundation Development League

Cup competitions

International	Intercontinental Cup Tri-Nation Series Gold Cup
Club	Super Cup Durand Cup others
State (Senior)	Santosh Trophy Women's Championship National Games Beach Soccer Championship
State (Youth)	B.C. Roy Trophy Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy Junior Girl's NFC Sub–Junior Girl's NFC Subroto Cup JSW Youth Cup

Defunct competitions

Leagues	National Football League National Football League 2nd Division National Football League 3rd Division National Football League U19
Cups	Federation Cup Nehru Cup Indian Super Cup others

Sports complexes

AIFF National Center of Excellence

Sports leagues and tournaments in India

National

Basketball

Cricket

First class	Duleep Trophy Irani Trophy Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy Ranji Trophy
List A	Deodhar Trophy Senior Women's One Day Challenger Trophy Senior Women's One Day Trophy Vijay Hazare Trophy
Twenty20	Indian Cricket League Indian Premier League Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy Senior Women's T20 Trophy Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Women's T20 Challenge Women's Premier League
T10	Indian Street Premier League
Youth	CK Nayudu Trophy Cooch Behar Trophy Rohinton Baria Trophy Vinoo Mankad Trophy Vizzy Trophy

Others

Regional

Cricket

Football

North and Central	Chhattisgarh Football League Championship FD Senior Division FD Women's League Himachal Football League Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League Lucknow Super Division Madhya Pradesh Premier League Punjab State Super Football League Punjab Women's League Uttarakhand Super League
East and Northeast	Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League Assam State Premier League Bihar State Soccer League Manipur State League Manipur Women's League Meghalaya State League Mizoram Premier League Mizoram Women's League SSA Women's Football League Nagaland FAO League FAO Women's League Sikkim Premier Division League Calcutta Football League Calcutta Women's Football League
West	Goa Football League Goa Women's League Gujarat SFA Club Championship Mumbai Football League Pune Football League R-League A Division
South	Bangalore Football League‎ Bangalore Super Division Chennai Football League Karnataka Women's League Kerala Premier League Kerala Women's League Malabar Premier League Super League Kerala Tamil Nadu Women's League

Others

Defunct; Proposed

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