The Pune Football League is a football competition overseen by the Poona District Football Association in Pune District of Maharashtra.This FIFA season, Poona District Football Association gets a football ground DNA India. Retrieved 9 October 2021. It follows a ladder-based structure and includes four divisions with over 100 teams. The league encompasses teams from various locations across Pune District, the city of Pune, spanning from Pimpri-Chinchwad to Hadapsar. During the pre-season phase, clubs conduct trials, and the final roster is registered with the Mumbai District Football Association. The initial round-robin phase of the league typically lasts for three months, and the top-performing clubs proceed to a month-long post-season phase.
Structure PDFA (Poona District Football Association) Football LeagueTierDivision1(2 on Maharashtra football pyramid)PFL Super Division↑promote (to MSSMFL) ↓relegate2(3 on Maharashtra football pyramid)PFL Division One↑promote ↓relegate3(4 on Maharashtra football pyramid)PFL Division Two↑promote ↓relegate4(5 on Maharashtra football pyramid)PFL Division Three↑promote
PDFA Super Division League The Super Division represents the highest level of competition in the PFL.
Format Clubs participate in an all-play-all format. Following this preliminary phase, the top six clubs from each group advance to the postseason playoffs. The points and goals scored during the preliminary phase do not carry over to the next round. At the conclusion of the playoff, the top two clubs earn promotion. Conversely, the two clubss at the bottom are demoted.
Clubs (2024) AIYFA Sky Hawks A Bombay Engineering GroupCMS Falcons A Deccan XI ADiego Juniors FCA Fatima XI AGreenbox Chetak FC A Indrayani Sports Club AMischief Makers FC Parshuramians SC APhoenix SC A Sangam Young Boys ASSKEMS FC Class X Veral Khed
PDFA First Division League Clubs (2020) Aryans Sports A Association Poona Social City Club City Police - Pune Commandos FC A Deccan XI FC B Deccan XI FC D Ghorpadi Young Ones XI Giantz FC A Gunners Football Club Jolly Rangehills FC PIFA Rangehills Milan Roopali SC A Ghorpadi Tamil United Sangvi Football Club A Tiger Combine United Poona Sports Academy A Utkarsh Krida Manch A VOBA
PDFA Second Division League Clubs (2020) AIYFA Sky Hawks B Ashoka FC Blue Stag Sports Academy Central Railways - Pune CMS Falcons B Deccan XI FC C FC BECKDINHO A FC Joseph FC Shivneri FIN IQ GOG FCC GOLFA Dynamites SC Greenbox Chetak FC B Khadki Blues A KIRKEENS FC NDA YSC New India Soccer Club Parshuramians SC B PCH Lions Rahul FA Ram Sporting A Rangehills Young Boys Real Pune United Sangam Young Boys C Strikers FC A SUKHAI FC Swaraj FC Unique Wanowrie FC Valley Hunters FC Wanwadi Sports Club
PDFA Third Division League Clubs (2020) Bhor FC Infants FC Akhil Bhusari Colony Friends XI Utkarsh Krida Manch B Mathew FA Indrayani Sports Club B DMR FC Invedors FC Thundercatz B Black Hawks FC Predators FC Golden Feather FC Bharati FC Giantz FC B Bopodi Soccer Club Commandos FC B United Poona Sports Academy B KMP XI Phoenix SC B Pune Pioneers FC Eagle FC Nav Maharashtra FC Association Poona Social - B Mominpura FC Aryans Sports B Shivajians FC - C Junner Taluka FC Sunny Days AFA Samford NAAZ FA Knights XI Sai Football Academy National Youth FA Yoddha FC Puneri Warriors Saswad Football Club CMS Falcons C Galactik Warriors Football Club Poona Social Sports Club Diego Juniors FCA U-21 Snigmay FCBETA A-team VOBA B Telecom Sport Club Highlanders FC Noisy Boys Legends United Football Club Daksh Football Academy Sangvi Football Club B Galaxy United Football Club P. C. H. LIONS B
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