Air India Football Club is an Indian professional association football club based in Mumbai. The club was formed in Mumbai in 1952 by Air India.

Air India have never won the League championship, nor the Federation Cup. They were, though, the winners of the 1999–2000 National Football League Second Division.

History Air India FC has been playing in the Premier Harwood League since 1980. The team though qualified for the National Football League in 1995. In 1996 the club finished 6th in the League and then 5th in 1997.

After being relegated to the second division in 1998, Air India paved their way back into the first division the next year and played in the National Football League in 2000 as well. The years 2001 to 2004 saw Air India going through a tough phase as they were playing in the second division. In 2005 the team qualified to the National Football League first division and then 2007 saw Air India finishing 7th and were the Mumbai Harwood Champions in 2005.

Key

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Div 1 = National Football League Div 2 = National Football League Second Division IL = I-League

F = Final Group = Group stage R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals

R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6 SF = Semi-finals

1st or WWinners2nd or RURunners-up Promoted Relegated ♦ Top scorer in division

Seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosFederation CupSuper CupAsiaRound reachedNameGoalsLeagueTop goalscorer1996-97 Div 1 19 6 7 6 18 22 25 6th 1997-98 Div 1 18 6 8 4 18 16 26 5th 1998-99Div 1 10 2 1 7 5 17 7 11th 1999-2000 Div 2 2000-01Div 122561125322111th 2001-02Div 2 2002-03Div 2 2003-04Div 2 — — — — — — — — — —2004-05Div 2 — — — — — — — — — —2005-06Div 117548162219 2006-07Div 1184952023217th — —2007-08IL183871020178thR1 42008-09IL2259821262410thGS 72009-10IL26771228462812thGS 102010-11IL26591225572412thGS 112011–12IL2695122937329thGS Manandeep Singh Sandesh Gadkari7

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