Manipur State League Explained

Manipur State League
Organiser:All Manipur Football Association
Country:India
Teams:17
Promotion:I-League 3
Relegation:AMFA Cup
Levels:5
Domest Cup:Churachand Singh Trophy
Champions:KLASA (2nd title)
Most Champs:NISA (5 titles)
Tv:Impact TV (YouTube)
Current:2023–24

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.[1]

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.[2] [3] [4] [5]

League structure

TierDivision
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

ClubCity/Town
DM RaoSekmai
Ganggam SCChurachandpur
KIYCKshetri
KLASAKeinou
NEROCA FCImphal
Sagolband UnitedSagolband
SSUSingjamei
TRAU FCImphal
Yarkhok United FCUkhrul
AFCThoubal
AIMKhabam Lamkhai
NACONambul Mapal
NISA ManipurThangmeiband
Manipur Police SCImphal West
Muvanlai AthleticsKangpokpi
United Khawzim BrothersChurachandpur
Young Physique’s Union (YPHU)Lalambung

Prize money

Prize money for 10th Manipur State League:

Purse
Champions ₹2 lakh (US$2,412)
Runners-up ₹1.5 lakh (US$1,809)
Top scorer

Champions

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scope=row1st2006TRAU, Kwakeithel[6]
scope=row2nd2007NISA, Thangmeiband
scope=row3rd2008NISA, Thangmeiband[7]
scope=row4th2009NISA, Thangmeiband[8]
scope=row5th2010TRAU, Kwakeithel
scope=row6th2011NISA, Thangmeiband[9] [10]
scope=row7th2012Southern Sporting Union Singjamei[11]
scope=row8th2013NISA,Thangmeiband[12]
scope=row9th2014NEROCA, Sangakpham[13]
scope=row10th2015Anouba Imagi Mangal, Khabam Lamkhai[14] [15] [16]
scope=row11th2016NEROCA, Sangakpham[17] [18]
scope=row12th2017League abandoned[19]
scope=row13th2019League abandoned[20]
scope=row14th2021KLASA, Keinou
scope=row15th2022–23KLASA, Keinou[21]
scope=row16th2023–24NISA, Thangmeiband[22]

Player awards

Fair play trophy

Manipur Premier League

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.[24] 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.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13th Manipur State League L Gouro hits treble as NISA brush aside 9-man AIM 6-1. thesangaiexpress.com. The Sangai Express. 16 February 2020. 23 February 2021. 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. 4 January 2022.
  2. Web site: 17 August 2010 . Arunava About Football . Manipur State League - An Asian success Story! . 2011-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811214628/http://arunfoot.blogspot.com/2010/08/manipur-state-league-asian-success.html . 2011-08-11 .
  3. http://ifp.co.in/shownews.php?newsid=11718{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  4. Web site: 5th Manipur State League Football Tournament – USA and MPSC win | KanglaOnline.
  5. Web site: Manipur State League Football Tournament : 09th jan11 ~ E-Pao! Headlines.
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-manichamp.html List of Indian Manipur State League Champions
  7. Web site: Arunava. Chaudhuri. 2008/09 Season in Indian Football:. indianfootball.de. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210109183532/http://www.indianfootball.de/seasons/2008-09s.html. 9 January 2021. Indian Football Network. dead.
  8. Web site: Full Story - Sports News: NISA is winner of 4th Manipur State League. ifp.co.in. Imphal Free Press. 13 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20100526092637/http://ifp.co.in/shownews.php?newsid=8503. 26 May 2010. 26 May 2010. dead.
  9. Web site: NISA emerge champions. telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. 10 October 2011. 21 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405225819/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111010/jsp/northeast/story_14603559.jsp. 5 April 2016.
  10. https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/sports/nisa-are-6th-manipur-state-league-champions NISA are 6th Manipur State League champions
  11. Web site: 7th edition of Manipur State League football tournament 2012. www.e-pao.net. 23 October 2012. 21 March 2016.
  12. Web site: NISA Crowned Champions Of 8th Manipur State League. footballnewsindia.in. Football News India. 8 November 2013. 15 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103185645/http://footballnewsindia.in/2013/11/08/nisa-crowned-champions-8th-manipur-state-league/. 3 January 2022.
  13. 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
  14. Web site: 10th Manipur State League 2015 concludes AIM stun FC Zalen 1–0, win maiden title. e-pao.net. 6 December 2015.
  15. News: Anouba claim title . https://web.archive.org/web/20160406001331/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151112/jsp/northeast/story_52637.jsp . dead . 6 April 2016 . . 6 December 2015.
  16. Web site: 10th Manipur State League 2015 NEROCA FC, NISA win; SSU hold YPHU. The Sangai Express. 30 October 2015. 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. 29 October 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: NEROCA FC crowned champions of 11th MSL. The Sangai Express. 26 November 2016. 10 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161201090007/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/neroca-fc-crowned-champions-11th-msl/. 1 December 2016. dead.
  18. News: NEROCA win the 11th Manipur State League title!. 10 September 2017. 26 November 2016. www.arunfoot.com. Arunava. Chaudhuri. 6 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201006072938/http://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-win-11th-manipur-state-league-title/.
  19. Web site: Manipur State League to be abandoned . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907111812/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/manipur-state-league-to-be-abandoned-220926. dead. 7 September 2018. The Telegraph. 5 April 2018. 7 September 2018.
  20. Web site: Manipur State League . The Away End . 1 January 2022 .
  21. Web site: Manipur State League . The Away End . 8 October 2022 .
  22. Web site: NISA edge LYCC 2-1 to lift 16th Manipur State League title . The Sangai Express . 23 May 2024 . 2 June 2024 .
  23. Web site: 10th Manipur State League 2015 concludes AIM stun FC Zalen 1–0, win maiden title. e-pao.net. E-Pao. 6 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305184104/http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport1..121115.nov15. 5 March 2016. 6 March 2016. dead.
  24. Web site: AMFA 1st Premier League to start on December 13 . E-Pao . 11 December 2023 .
  25. Web site: AIFF cancels Imphal derby after fresh Manipur violence . The Times of India . 31 January 2024 .

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