Mumbai Football League | |
Country: | India |
Founded: | |
Teams: | Various |
Organiser: | Mumbai Football Association (MFA) |
Relegation: | Various |
Levels: | 5–9 |
Domest Cup: | Rovers Cup |
League Cup: | Nadkarni Cup |
The Mumbai Football League, also known as the Harwood League,[1] is organised by Mumbai Football Association (MFA), as a ladder-based competition involving a total of five divisions and over 300 teams.[2] [3] It is the top football league in Mumbai and the second oldest football league in Asia after Calcutta Football League.[4]
The league was named after colonel Harwood who founded the Bombay Football Association and became first president.[5]
Mumbai Football League | ||
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Tier | Division | |
1 (5 on Indian pyramid) | MFA Elite Division ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate | |
2 (6 on Indian pyramid) | MFA Super Division ↑promote ↓relegate | |
3 (7 on Indian pyramid) | MFA Division One ↑promote ↓relegate | |
4 (8 on Indian pyramid) | MFA Division Two ↑promote ↓relegate | |
5 (9 on Indian pyramid) | MFA Division Three ↑promote |
The MFA Elite Division, formerly known as the MDFA Elite Division, is the first tier of the Mumbai Football League competition.[6] [7] In March 2022, the MFA Elite Division was rechristened as the Harwood Premier League, on the lines of the name that was once associated with the Mumbai's top division football stretching back to 1902.[8] [9]
MFA Elite Division | |
Pixels: | 200 |
Teams: | 18 |
Organiser: | Mumbai Football Association (MFA) |
Promotion: | I-League 3 |
Relegation: | MFA Super Division |
Levels: | 5 |
League Cup: | Nadkarni Cup |
Most Successful: | Tata Sports Club Mahindra United FC (13 titles each) |
Current: | 2023–24 |
The teams play each other in two groups, MFA Elite Premier League for the private clubs and MFA Elite Corporate League for the institutional clubs, in a round-robin single leg format. The top three teams at the end of the league will be declared winners and runners up and will advance to the championship round called Harwood Champions League whose winner will win the top division. The teams finishing in the bottom at the end of the league phase will be relegated to the Super Division.[10]
MFA Elite Division | ||
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Championship round | Harwood Champions League | |
Group stage | MFA Elite Premier League | MFA Elite Corporate League |
width=100px | Year | width=350px | Winner | width=400px | Note |
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1902 | Oxfordshire Light Infantry | ||||
1903 | Royal Garrison Artillery | ||||
1904 | Cheshire Regiment | ||||
1905 | Yorkshire Regiment | ||||
1906 | Royal Scots | ||||
1907 | Royal Scots | ||||
1908 | Royal Scots | ||||
1909 | Gloucestershire Regiment | ||||
1910 | Royal Garrison Artillery | ||||
1911 | Royal Warwickshire Regiment | ||||
1912 | Royal Army Temperance Association | ||||
1913 | Sherwood Foresters | ||||
1914 | Sherwood Foresters | ||||
1915 | Royal Garrison Artillery | ||||
1916–1920 | None | Not held | |||
1921 | King's Shropshire Light Infantry | ||||
1922 | King's Shropshire Light Infantry | ||||
1923 | Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | ||||
1924 | West Yorkshire Regiment | ||||
1925 | West Yorkshire Regiment | ||||
1926 | South Staffordshire Regiment | ||||
1927 | Cheshire Regiment | ||||
1928 | Royal Ulster Rifles | ||||
1929 | Royal Warwickshire Regiment | ||||
1930 | Duke of Wellington's Regiment | ||||
1931 | Duke of Wellington's Regiment | ||||
1932 | King's Own Scottish Borderers | ||||
1933 | Royal Irish Fusiliers | ||||
1934 | Royal Artillery (Colaba) | ||||
1935 | Durham Light Infantry | ||||
1936 | Durham Light Infantry | ||||
1937 | Cheshire Regiment | ||||
1938 | Cheshire Regiment | ||||
1939 | South Lancashire Regiment | ||||
1940 | Welch Regiment | ||||
1941 | Y.M.C.A. | ||||
1942 | Western India Automobile Association Staff | First native club to win the league. | |||
1943 | Western India Automobile Association Staff | ||||
1944 | Embarkation Headquarters | ||||
1945 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1946 | Trades India Sports Club | ||||
1947 | Trades India Sports Club | ||||
1948 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1949 | Trades India Sports Club | ||||
1950 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1951 | India Culture League | ||||
1952 | India Culture League | ||||
1953 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1954 | Indian Navy | ||||
1955 | None | Abandoned | |||
1956 | Burmah-Shell Sports Club | ||||
1957 | Indian Navy | ||||
1958 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1959 | Western Railway SC | ||||
1960 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1961 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1962 | Western Railway SC | ||||
1963 | Central Railway SC | ||||
1964 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1965 | Central Railway SC | ||||
1966 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1967 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1968 | Mafatlal Group | ||||
1969 | Mafatlal Group | ||||
1970 | Mahindra & Mahindra | ||||
1971 | Mafatlal Group | ||||
1972 | Mafatlal Group | ||||
1973 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1974–75 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1975–76 | Mafatlal Group | ||||
1976 | Mafatlal Group | ||||
1977 | Orkay Mills | ||||
1978–79 | Mafatlal Group | ||||
1979 | Tata Sports Club | ||||
1980 | Orkay Mills | ||||
1981 | Century Rayon FC | ||||
1982 | Mahindra & Mahindra | ||||
1983 | Mafatlal Mills | ||||
1984 | Mahindra & Mahindra | ||||
1985 | Mahindra & Mahindra | ||||
1986 | Bank of India (Mumbai) | ||||
1987 | Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) | ||||
1988 | Orkay Mills | ||||
1989 | Union Bank of India | ||||
Two separate leagues ran in competition to each other. The BDFA league retained the right to use the name "Harwood League", while the best teams eventually migrated to the WIFA league. | |||||
1990–99 | WIFA League, Super Division | BDFA/MDFA League (The Harwood League) | |||
1990 | Bank of India (Mumbai) | Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) | |||
1991 | Central Bank | United Boys (Sahar) | |||
1992 | Air India | Central Railway SC | |||
1993 | Bank of India (Mumbai) | ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Commission) | |||
1994 | Air India | Carmelites SC | |||
1995 | Mahindra & Mahindra | Central Railway SC | |||
1996 | Air India | Royal Caterers | |||
1997 | Air India | Abandoned | |||
1998 | Bengal Mumbai | Village Amboli | |||
1999 | Air India | unknown (Holy Family/Chembur English/Rhino) | |||
In 2000, the two leagues merged when MDFA and WIFA resolved their various disputes. The resultant league has since been run by the MDFA (affiliated to WIFA), with the restored title of The Harwood League. | |||||
Mumbai Football League Elite Division (The Harwood League) | |||||
2000 | Mahindra United | ||||
2001–02 | Mahindra United | ||||
2002 | Mahindra United | ||||
2003 | Mahindra United | ||||
2004 | Mahindra United | ||||
2005 | Maharashtra State Police | ||||
2006–07 | Mahindra United | ||||
2007–08 | Mahindra United | ||||
2008–09 | Mahindra United | ||||
2009–10 | Air India | ||||
2010–11 | Mumbai | ||||
2011–12 | ONGC | ||||
2012–13 | None | Not held | |||
2013–14 | Air India | ||||
2014–15 | Air India | ||||
2015–16 | ONGC | ||||
2016–17 | Air India | ||||
2017–18 | ONGC | ||||
2018–19 | Mumbai Customs | ||||
2019–20 | Karnataka Sporting Association (KSA) | [11] | |||
2020–21 | None | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India | |||
2021–22 | Ambernath United Atlanta | [12] | |||
2022–23 | Ambernath United Atlanta | [13] | |||
2023–24 | MYJ–GMSC | [14] | |||
Source: Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions |
The MFA Super Division,[15] formerly known as the MDFA Super Division, is a men's football league in Mumbai. The league serves as the second-tier, organized by the Mumbai District Football Association. The champions of the Super Division get promoted to the MFA Elite Division. The last-place teams in the groups get relegated to the First Division. It is contested by 33 clubs. The current champions are Reliance Foundation Youth Champs and Atlanta FC are runners-up.[16] The Super Division is the second-highest in MFL organised by the Mumbai District Football Association.
MFA Super Division | |
Country: | India |
Organiser: | Mumbai Football Association (MFA) |
Promotion: | MFA Elite Division |
Relegation: | MFA Division One |
Teams: | 37 |
Levels: | 6 |
League Cup: | Nadkarni Cup |
Season: | 2019–20 |
Website: | https://footballmfa.com |
Current Season: | 2023–24 MFA Super Division |
All the teams in the division are divided into four or more groups and shall play a preliminary phase of round-robin games. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. The points and goals scored in the preliminary phase will not be carried forward to the next round. The top two teams at the end of the league will be promoted to the Elite Division.
Teams | |
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Spartans Football Academy | |
SAFC Rangers | |
Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana | |
ICL Payyade | |
Central Railway (MD) | |
Chedda Nagar Prodigies | |
DECA(D'assisi Ex-students Charitable Association) | |
Desperados S.C. | |
ESIC | |
Tarun Sporting Club | |
Income Tax | |
Juhu Sparks | |
Teleperformance | |
Kenkre FC U19 | |
Fr. Agnel Gymkhana | |
Iron Born F.C. | |
Mumbai Marines FC | |
Mumbai Port Trust | |
Mumbai Warriors | |
Reserve Bank Of India | |
Sunday Boys F.C. | |
Scorost United | |
Veniza Virar F.C. | |
Soccer XI | |
Springfields F.C. | |
Reliance Foundation Young Champs | |
Mumbai Ultras F.C. | |
State Bank Of India | |
West Zone United |
MFA Division One | |
Organiser: | Mumbai Football Association (MFA) |
Promotion: | MFA Super Division |
Relegation: | MFA Division Two |
Levels: | 7 |
League Cup: | Nadkarni Cup |
Champions: | Community Football Club India |
MFA Division Two | |
Organiser: | Mumbai Football Association (MFA) |
Promotion: | MFA Division One |
Relegation: | MFA Division Three |
Levels: | 9 |
League Cup: | Nadkarni Cup |
MFA Division Three | |
Organiser: | Mumbai Football Association (MFA) |
Promotion: | MFA Division Two |
Levels: | 8 |
League Cup: | Nadkarni Cup |