There are roughly 50 thousand football clubs and academies operating in India. This is a shortened list of professional football clubs located in India, with leagues and states they play in.
The following list of participating teams and leagues is provisional.
By league and division Indian Super League (1st tier) +Current clubs (14)ClubCityStadiumCapacityFoundedJoinedBengaluru FCBengaluru, KarnatakaSree Kanteerava Stadium 25,810 2013 2017ChennaiyinChennai, Tamil NaduJawaharlal Nehru Stadium 28,484 2014 2014East BengalKolkata, West BengalSalt Lake Stadium, East Bengal Ground 85,000 1920 2020GoaMargao, GoaJawaharlal Nehru Stadium 19,000 2014 2014DelhiDelhi, G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium 30,000 2019 2019JamshedpurJamshedpur, JharkhandJRD Tata Sports Complex 23,887 2017 2017Kerala BlastersKochi, KeralaJawaharlal Nehru Stadium 79,000 2014 2014Mohun Bagan Super GiantKolkata, West BengalSalt Lake Stadium, Mohun Bagan Ground 85,000 1889 2020Mumbai CityMumbai, MaharashtraMumbai Football Arena 11,790 2014 2014NorthEast UnitedGuwahati, AssamIndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium 25,000 2014 2014OdishaBhubaneswar, OdishaKalinga Stadium 19,000 2019 2019PunjabLudhiana, PunjabGuru Gobind Singh Stadium 30,000 2020 2023MohammedanKolkataMohammedan Sporting Ground 22,000 1891 2024
I-League (2nd tier) +Current clubs(12)ClubCity/State/UTStadiumCapacityOwnersFoundedJoinedSeasons in I-LeagueAizawlAizawlRajiv Gandhi Stadium20,000Robert Romawia Royte19842015–162012–PresentChurchill BrothersMargaoTilak Maidan5,000Churchill Alemao19882016–172007–142016–PresentDelhiNew DelhiAmbedkar Stadium30,000Ranjit Bajaj19942023–242023–PresentGokulam KeralaKozhikodeKozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium80,000Sree Gokulam Group20172017–182017–PresentInter KashiVaranasiDr Sampurnanand Sports Stadium10,000RDB Group20232023–242023–PresentRajasthan UnitedJaipurVidyadhar Nagar Stadium 3,000Vertak Group 20182021–222021–PresentReal KashmirSrinagarTRC Turf Ground11,000Shamim MehrajSandeep Chattoo 20162018–192018–PresentShillong LajongShillongJawaharlal Nehru Stadium30,000Shillong Lajong Pvt. Ltd.19832023–242009–20192023–PresentSreenidi DeccanVizagDeccan Football Arena5,000Sreenidhi Group 20152021–222021–PresentNamdhari FCPunjabNamdhari Stadium1000Namdhari Seeds19752023–242023–PresentDempoPanajiNagoa Ground10,000Dempo Group19682024–252007–2014 2024–PresentSC BengaluruBengaluruBangalore Football Stadium8,400Kishore S Reddy20222024–252024–Present
I-League 2 (3rd tier) +Current clubs (8)ClubCityStadiumCapacityOwnersFoundedFC Bengaluru UnitedBengaluruBangalore Football Stadium8,400Gaurav Manchanda2018Maharashtra OranjeMumbaiCooperage Ground5,000Satyajeet Saaini2017Mumbai KenkreMumbaiCooperage Ground5,000Adib Krishna Sinai Kenkre2000UnitedKalyani Kalyani Stadium 20,000Nabab Bhattacharya1927Sporting GoaPanajiTilak Maidan5,000Peter Vaz1999Sudeva DelhiNew DelhiAmbedkar StadiumChhatrasal Stadium30,00016,000Anuj GuptaVijay Hakari2014NEROCAImphalKhuman Lampak Main Stadium35,285NEROCA Football Club1965TRAUImphalKhuman Lampak Main Stadium35,285TRAU Football Club1954
Andhra Pradesh National league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueSreenidi Deccan FCVisakhapatnamI-League Other clubsClubTown or cityLeagueVizag City FC CoramandalVisakhapatnam-
Arunachal Pradesh Main State league: Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League State league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueCapital Complex FC ItanagarArunachal Super LeagueGora Makik SC ItanagarArunachal Super LeagueTodo United FCItanagarArunachal Super LeagueKeyi Panyor FCNaharlagunArunachal Super LeagueNirjuli UnitedNirjuliArunachal Super LeagueTagung Neri FCArunachal Super LeagueBamang Taji FCArunachal Super LeagueDeed Circle FCArunachal Super LeagueKargu Kardi FCArunachal Super League
Assam Main State league: Assam State Premier League National league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueNorthEast United FCGuwahatiIndian Super LeagueUnited Chirang Duar FCChirangI-League 3Assam State Premier LeagueKarbi Anglong Morning Star FCDiphuI-League 3Assam State Premier League State league clubsClubTown or cityLeague Assam Police FCGuwahatiAssam State Premier LeagueGuwahati Premier Football LeagueFC Green ValleyGuwahati Assam State Premier LeagueGuwahati Premier Football League Elevenstar ClubBongaigaonAssam State Premier LeagueJorhat Town ClubJorhatAssam State Premier LeagueHaluating United FCAmguriAssam State Premier LeagueAssam United FCGuwahatiAssam State Premier LeagueLenruol FCLakhipurAssam State Premier LeagueChhaygaon FCChaygaonAssam State Premier LeagueImmortal Warriors FCTezpurAssam State Premier LeagueHawk FAGuwahatiAssam State Premier League Other clubsClubTown or cityLeagueDBI SCGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueASEB Sports ClubGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueNF Railway SAGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueGauhati Town ClubGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueOil India FCDuliajanGuwahati Premier Football LeagueBarekuri FCTinsukiaGuwahati Premier Football LeaguePride East MavericksGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueSunrise ACGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueSAIGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueG Plus AthleticGuwahatiGuwahati Premier Football LeagueNRL FANumaligarhGuwahati Premier Football LeagueGuwahati City FCGuwahatiIndian Women's League, GSA A Division Football LeagueAssam RiflesTezpur-Baarhoongkha ACKokrajhar-Bodoland FCKokrajhar-Dima United FCHaflong- Hills United FCDiphuGDSA Club LeagueIndia Club, SilcharSilchar-Dynamo ClubGuwahatiGSA A Division Football League
Bihar Main State league: Bihar State Soccer League State league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueShirsh Bihar United FCMuzaffarpurBihar State Soccer LeagueMuzaffarpur Sporting ClubMuzaffarpurBihar State Soccer LeagueSporting FCPatnaBihar State Soccer LeagueBabu FCPatnaBihar State Soccer LeagueRDPS FCMotihariBihar State Soccer LeagueAdiwasi United FCPurneaBihar State Soccer LeagueBihar United FCBihar State Soccer LeaguePatory FCBihar State Soccer LeagueARM FABihar State Soccer League Other clubsClubTown or cityLeagueBRC DanapurPatnaMoin-ul-Haq CupRainbow Football ClubPatnaMoin-ul-Haq CupSporting Football ClubPatnaMoin-ul-Haq CupFriends Football ClubPatnaMoin-ul-Haq CupRaaj Milk Football ClubPatnaMoin-ul-Haq CupAdivasi United FCPurneaMoin-ul-Haq CupRK SteelSiwanMoin-ul-Haq Cup Women's ClubTown or CityLeagueShirsh Bihar United FCMuzaffarpurIndian Women's League, Bihar Women's LeagueRani Laxmi Bai Sports AcademySiwanBihar Women's LeagueRam Dayal Prasad Sah FCBihar Women's League
Chandigarh Chandigarh Football League
Chhattisgarh Main State league: Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship ClubTown or cityIndian HeroesBilaspurBMYCharodaUnique FCDhamtariRajhara Mines FCDalli RajharaRaipur FCRaipurAdani Sarguja FARovers ClubDurgBhilai Steel Plant FCBhilaiRKM FANarayanpur ClubTown or CityLeagueJCB Bhilai Brothers FCBhilaiSports Authority of India (Chhattisgarh)Raipur -
Delhi Main State league: Delhi Senior Division Main women's league: FD Women's League National league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueSC Delhi DelhiIndian Super LeagueDelhi FCNew DelhiI-League 2 State League clubsClubTown or CityLeagueGarhwal FCNew DelhiDelhi Senior DivisionDelhi UnitedNew Delhi and Greater NoidaHindustanNew DelhiDelhi FCSudeva DelhiRangers SCRoyal Rangers FCGarhwal Diamond FCJaguar FCShastri FCYoungmen SCNational United FCUttarakhand FCCity FCAhbab FCTarun SanghaIndian Air ForceCISF ProtectorsFriends United FC Other clubsClubTown or cityLeagueSimla YoungsNew DelhiDelhi Senior DivisionNew Delhi HeroesIndian National FCPunjab Heroes FCDelhi Mughals FCGoodwill FCShahdara FCNVD CITY FC Women's league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueHans Women FCNew DelhiIndian Women's League, Football Delhi Women's LeagueHops FCFootball Delhi Women's LeagueSignature FCFootball Delhi Women's LeagueRoyals Rangers FCFootball Delhi Women's LeagueGarhwal Women's FCFootball Delhi Women's LeagueGrowing Stars SCFootball Delhi Women's League
Goa Main State league: Goa Professional League National league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueFC GoaGoaIndian Super LeagueChurchill BrothersSalcetteI-LeagueDempoPanjimI-LeagueSporting Clube de GoaPanjimI-League 2SESASanquelimGoa Professional League I-League 3 State league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueDempoPanjimGoa Professional LeagueFC Goa Reserves and AcademyGoaGoa Professional LeagueSporting Clube de GoaPanjimGoa Professional LeagueVascoVasco da GamaGoa Professional LeagueCalangute AssociationCalanguteGoa Professional LeagueGuardian Angel SCCurchoremGoa Professional LeaguePanjim FootballersPanjimGoa Professional LeagueYoung Boys of ToncaPanjimGoa Professional LeagueGeno Sports ClubMapusaGoa Professional LeagueCortalim VillagersCortalimGoa Professional LeaguePax of Nagoa SCNagoaGoa Professional League Other clubsClubTown or cityLeagueFransa-Pax FCNagoa-Laxmi PrasadMapusa-SalgaocarVasco da Gama-
Main women's league: GFA Women's League Women's clubsClubTown or cityLeagueCompassion FCGFA Women's LeagueSirvodem SCIndian Women's LeagueFC Goa (women)GFA Women's LeagueFutebol Club of YFAGFA Women's LeagueGoa United SCGFA Women's LeagueYoung Boys of ToncaGFA Women's League
Gujarat National league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueARA FCAhmedabadI-League 3Baroda FAVadodaraI-League 3 Other clubsClubTown or cityLeagueAhmedabad AvengersAhmedabadGujarat Super LeagueGandhinagar GiantsGandhinagarGujarat Super LeagueKarnavati KnightsAhmedabadGujarat Super LeagueSaurashtra SpartansSaurashtraGujarat Super LeagueSurat StrikersSuratGujarat Super LeagueVadodara WarriorsVadodaraGujarat Super LeagueSt. Joseph's FCAhmedabadGandhinagar FCGandhinagarO2 FCGandhinagar
Haryana ClubTown or cityLeagueShivAnand Haryana Football ClubKarnalYouth I-LeagueAmity United Football ClubGurgaonHaryana State Football League
Himachal Pradesh Main State league: Himachal Football League State league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueTechtro Swades United Football ClubUnaHimachal Football LeagueShimla FCShimlaHimachal Football LeaguePaonta United FCPaonta SahibHimachal Football LeagueSai Kangra FAKangraHimachal Football LeagueShahpur FCShahpurHimachal Football LeagueShiva FC–Himachal Football LeagueSummer Hill United FCShimlaHimachal Football LeagueVenga Boys Kullu FCKulluHimachal Football League
Jammu and Kashmir Main State league: JKFA Professional League National league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueReal Kashmir F.C.KashmirI-League State league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueLonestar Kashmir F.C.KashmirI-League 2, JKFA Professional LeagueNGR FC JammuJammuI-League 2nd DivisionHyderya Sports FCSrinagarJKFA Professional LeagueShaheen FCJammuDowntown Heroes FCDowntown SrinagarJKFA Professional LeagueJammu United FCJammuKathua United FCKathuaJ&K Bank Football ClubSrinagarJKFA Professional LeagueKashmir Avengers FCJKFA Professional LeagueNovelty FCJKFA Professional LeagueAlmuqeet FCSrinagarJKFA Professional League, Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football LeagueFC1 KashmirSrinagarFC GanderbalGanderbalJKFA Professional League, Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League
Jharkhand ClubTown or cityLeagueJamshedpur FCJamshedpurIndian Super LeagueTata Football AcademyJamshedpurElite League
Karnataka Main State league: Bangalore Football League National league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueBengaluru FCBengaluruIndian Super LeagueSC BengaluruI-LeagueFC Bengaluru United I-League 2 State league clubsClubTown or cityLeagueADE FCKickstart FCBengaluruBangalore Football LeagueBengaluru Eagles FCJawahar Union FCMEG & C FCASC & C FCFC DeccanBengaluru Dream United FCStudent Union FCYoung Challengers FCBengaluru Independents FC Other clubsClubTown or cityLeagueOzoneBengaluru I-League 2nd DivisionSouth United I-League 2nd DivisionFC Mangaluru Mangaluru I-League 2nd DivisionHALBengaluruDefunctKGF AcademyReal Kanakpura FC Kanakpura Indian Telephone IndustriesBengaluru
Main Women's League: Karnataka Women's League Women's clubsClubTown or CityLeagueKickstart FCKarnataka Women's LeagueMisaka United FCParikarma FCBengaluru Braves FCBengaluru United FCMatru Pratishtana FCSlamerz BelgaumRebels Women's FCBengaluru Soccer Galaxy