National Football League Second Division (India)

The National Football League Second Division (NFL 2nd Division) was the men's second-tier of the Indian football league system from 1997 to 2007. Founded by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 1997, the NFL was the inaugural second division football league in India to be organized on a national scale. The NFL Second Division was eventually replaced by the I-League 2nd Division for the 2007–08 season.

Clubs More than 120 different professional and semi-professional clubs played in the league from the beginning in 1997/98 to last season 2006/07.

All ClubsClubCity/State/UTSeasons in NFL-IIKerala PoliceThiruvananthapuram1997-98Tollygunge AgragamiKolkata1997-98, 2005–06Eastern Sporting UnionImphal1997-98, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2002-03Border Security ForceJalandhar1997-98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07MohammedanKolkata1997-98, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004-05Tisco FCBihar1997-98TBL FCMizoram1997-98City ClubDelhi1997-982nd Assam Special Reserved ForceDiphu1997-98Indian Telephone Industries LimitedBangalore1997-98, 2003–04Sesa Sports ClubGoa1997-98State Bank of TravancoreThiruvananthapuram1997-98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08Central RailwayMumbai1997-98, 2000–01, 2002–03South Central RailwaySecunderabad1997-98Southern RailwayChennai1997-98Integral Coach FactoryPerambur1998-99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004-05Assam PoliceAssam1998-99, 2006-07Orissa PoliceOrissa1998-99Sagolband United FCImphal1998-99Railsima TigersHyderabad1998-99Indian Air ForceNew Delhi1998-99, 2004–05Calcutta Port TrustKolkata1998-99, 2001–02, 2002–03Blood Mouth FCAgartala1998-99, 2002–03Nongthymmai SCCShillong1998-99VascoVasco da Gama, Goa1998-99, 1999-00, 2005–06, 2006-07Indian National New Delhi1999-00, 2000–01, 2002–03Indian BankChennai1999-00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07State Bank of IndiaHyderabad1999-00Assam RiflesAssam1999-00, 2000–01, 2005–06Bengal MumbaiMumbai1998-99, 1999-00, 2001–02, 2004-05LangsningShillong1999-00, 2000–01, 2002–03Rail Couch FactoryKapurthala1999-00, 2001–02, 2003–04Air IndiaMumbai1999-00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004-05Tata Football AcademyJamshedpur1998-99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005-06Dinthar FCMizoram1999-00Benares Dynamo FCBenares1999-00Indian Overseas BankChennai1999-00Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedBangalore1998-99, 1999-00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06Youngsters ClubChandigarh1999-00Pondicherry PolicePondicherry1999-00, 2006–07Jobra Durga ClubOrissa1999-00, 2000–01, 2001–02Himalayan Tigers FCHimachal Pradesh2000-01, 2006–07City ClubHaryana2000-01Punjab PoliceJalandhar2000-01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07J&K BankSrinagar2000-01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–0739 Gorkha Training CenterVaranasi2000-01Chandigarh PoliceChandigarh2000-01, 2002–03Ageya Chalo SanghaAgartala2000-01, 2001–02Football Club of MizoramMizoram2000-01Nagaland PoliceNagaland2000-01DempoGoa2000-01Sporting Clube de GoaGoa2000-01, 2002–03City PoliceAhmedabad2000-01Central Reserve Police ForceNeemuch2000-01, 2002–03Nivia ClubKota2000-01, 2001–02Central Exercise Recreation ClubKochi2000-01State Bank of HyderabadHyderabad2000-01, 2001–02Pax of NagoaGoa2001-02Titanium XIThiruvananthapuram2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004-05Providence FCVadodara2001-02Karnataka State PoliceKarnataka2001-02, 2002–03, 2004–05Manjela Club ADaman and Diu2001-02ASEB Sports ClubAssam2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004-05Hindustan ClubDelhi2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004-05Uttar Pradesh PoliceUttar Pradesh2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07Boys Athletic ClubGangtok2001-02Chennai CustomsChennai2001-02CIL BangaloreBangalore2001-02Kerala State Electricity BoardKerala2001-02, 2003–04, 2006–07Young ChallengerPondicherry2001-02, 2004–05Audit GChandigarh2001-02Raj Milk FCPatna2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04Jammu & Kashmir PoliceJammu & Kashmir2001-02Manipur PoliceManipur2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004-05Lajong Sports ClubShillong2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07Himachal TigersHimachal Pradesh2001-02Central RailwayMadhya Pradesh2001-02Chottu Ram Zamindar ClubSonepat2001-02Assam A TeamAssam2001-02NEROCAManipur2001-02, 2003–04Education DepartmentNagaland2001-02Bhratri SanghaKolkata2001-02Punjab State Electricity BoardPunjab2002-03Rewari FCRewari2002-03Him ClubShimla2002-031st Mizoram Armed PoliceAizawl2002-03Oil IndiaDuliajan2002-03, 2003–04Fransa-PaxGoa2002-03, 2003–04Border Security ForceJodhpur2002-03Reserve Bank of IndiaAhmedabad2002-03Satyabhama Engineering CollegePondicherry2002-03Madras Engineering GroupBangalore2002-03AG's Office Recreation ClubChennai2002-03KochinKochi2002-03, 2003–04Eveready Sports AssociationKolkata2003-04, 2004–05, 2005–06Haywards 2000 Holi FamilyMumbai2003-04Controllerate of Inspection Electronics2003-04Gujarat PoliceGujarat2003-04Nine BulletsAgartala2004-05, 2006–07Azad Sporting ClubPatna2004-05SAI CentreCuttack2004–05Sports College FCHaldwani2004-05Cabral Sports ClubGoa2004-05Madras Sporting UnionChennai2004-05Churchill BrothersGoa2005-06Simla YoungsNew Delhi2005-06Army XI2005-06, 2006–07Chandigarh FCChandigarh2006-07Amity UnitedHaryana2006-07Uttranchal PoliceUttaranchal2006-07Shastri FCNew Delhi2006-07South-East-Central RailwayChhattisgarh2006-07Tata SteelJharkhand2006-07Patliputra FCBihar2006-07Viva KeralaKerala2006-07SAI BangaloreBangalore2006-071st Battalion MA PoliceMizoram2006-07Chirag UnitedKolkata2006-07ONGCMumbai2006-07SalgaocarGoa2006-07

Champions Season Champions(number of titles)1997–98 Tollygunge Agragami1998–99 State Bank of Travancore1999–2000 Air India2000–01 HAL2001–02 Dempo2002–03 Sporting Goa2003–04 State Bank of Travancore2004–05 Mohammedan2005–06 Tata FA2006–07 Salgaocar

Promoted teams Season Promoted as champions Promoted as Runners-up Promoted as replacement Tollygunge Agragami ITI -1998–99 State Bank of Travancore Border Security Force -1999–2000 Air India Vasco -2000–01 HAL Punjab Police -2001–02 Dempo Indian Bank -2002–03 Sporting Goa Mohammedan -2003–04 State Bank of Travancore Fransa-Pax -2004–05 Mohammedan Air India -2005–06 Tata FA Churchill Brothers HAL2006–07 Salgaocar Viva Kerala -

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See also

Indian National Football League Indian Super Cup (1997–2011) Indian Super League I-League Super Cup

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