Darshan Shinde

Indian football's lower tiers IFL, IL2, IL3 deserve coverage | Maharashtra focus | Accountability first

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🗺️ STATE CHAMPIONS OF INDIA (2024–25) 🏆

Here are the champions from across India’s state leagues — from Punjab to Kerala, Goa to Mizoram 🌍⚽

These clubs carry their state’s hopes into I-League 3.

⚠️ 16 state FAs didn’t conduct leagues. Plenty of work ahead.

#IndianFootball

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UEFA statement on the Balogun case: ⬇️
https://t.co/9LQDx8waKe

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@uddiptaNEUFC That was last season

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🗺️ STATE CHAMPIONS OF INDIA (2025–26) 🏆

Here are the champions from across India’s state leagues: from Punjab to Kerala, Goa to Mizoram 🌍⚽

Clubs carry their state’s hopes into I-League 3.

⚠️ 16 state FAs didn’t conduct leagues, just like last year. Pattern? #IndianFootball

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Zone winners winners - Northeast

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Zone wise winners - South and East

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I have completed my AIFF D License under educator and A license Coach Mihir Thakkar, thank you WIFA and Cooperage for the opportunity. #FootballEducation #FootballCoaching #DLicense

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Successfully conducted the AIFF D License Course from 25th May to 30th May 2026 at Cooperage Ground under the guidance of instructor Mihir Thakkar. Gained valuable knowledge through both theory and practical sessions ⚽📚

#AIFFDLicense #CoachEducation #RisingMaharashtra

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2025-26 national football season done. Promotions and relegations across all four tiers confirmed. Full movement in the graphic. #IndianFootball #ISL #IFL #ILeague2 #ILeague3

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IFL 2025-26 Final Standings. Diamond Harbour FC champions. Shillong Lajong and Sreenidhi Deccan finish second and third. Namdhari FC relegated. #IFL #IndianFootball

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FT | I-League 3 Promotion Stage complete.
Congratulations to Banaras Baghpat FC and FC Raengdai on securing promotion to the 2026-27 I-League 2 season. 👏

A massive achievement for both clubs after a long qualifying campaign.

#ILeague3 #IndianFootball #ILeague2

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GW4 | I-League 3 Promotion Stage — Banaras Baghpat confirmed champions on 10 points. Raengdai move to second on 7. Sunrise Club and KLASA level on 6. One gameweek left, second promotion spot still to be decided. #ILeague3 #IndianFootball

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Breaking

FC Banaras are I-League 3 champions with a gameweek to spare. From Baghpat to national champions — one of the stories of the season. #ILeague3 #IndianFootball

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IFL 3 confirmed — late April/May/early June.

One name stands out among nominated clubs: FC Banaras.
A fully professional club from Varanasi, UP.

UP already has Inter Kashi, who went from I-League to ISL.
Now a second pro club from the same state. #IFL3 #IndianFootball

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MH Oranje FC are Mumbai Premier League champions 2025-26. Beat MYJ GMSC in the final. Top tier of Mumbai football has its winner. #MumbaiFootball #MumbaiPremierLeague #IndianFootball

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East Bengal complete the national double. Men's ISL champions. Women's IWL champions. Same season, both titles — a first in Indian football history. #ISL #IWL #EastBengal #IndianFootball

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ISL 2025-26 Final Standings. East Bengal champions. Five clubs had a chance on the final day — East Bengal held their nerve. Mohammedan SC relegated. #ISL #IndianFootball

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East Bengal are ISL champions. First ever ISL title. 22 years since their last national league crown. Came from behind on the final day to beat Inter Kashi 2-1. Indian football has a new champion. #ISL #IndianFootball #EastBengal

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Diamond Rock's statement ends with this — "we believe transparency and fair play are essential for the growth of Indian football." Hard to argue with that. AIFF owes this club an explanation. #ILeague3 #IndianFootball

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Diamond Rock FC's official statement: Chhaygaon FC fielded jersey No.17 in Match 20 despite the player serving a suspension. A clear violation that should have resulted in a red card ban. #ILeague3 #IndianFootball

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I-League 3 Promotion Stage fixtures announced. Action starts on May 16.

Big change though: AGAIN REVISED - BLG Diamond Rock seem to have been replaced by Chhaygaon FC.

Possible reason? AIFF may have restored the final match result that was earlier scrapped.

#ILeague3

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Then on May 9, without any public explanation or disciplinary committee decision, AIFF reversed course. Qualification spot returned to Chhaygaon FC. Diamond Rock eliminated. No transparency. No process. #ILeague3 #IndianFootball