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The Chennai Football League, sometimes simply known as CFA Senior Division League,[1][2][3] and formerly the Madras Football League, is the group of state-level football leagues in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, including the top-level Senior Division.[4][5][6] The League is organised by the Chennai Football Association (CFA), which is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Football Association (TNFA), the official football governing body of the state.

History

The Madras Football Association was formed on 26 October 1933, with had the jurisdiction over the undivided province of Madras in British India. It was formed by the members of the Madras United Club.[7] The Madras Football Association league championship was started in 1934 with the inaugural 1934-35 league championship won by the Pachaiyappa football club. The MFA started conducting the First division league from 1936, and the Second division from 1937. In the year of 1972, Madras city clubs formed a separate association and the federation became a part of the Tamil Nadu Football Association.[8]

The league was suspended since the 2018 edition due to the legal disputes between Chennai FA and Tamil Nadu FA,[9][10] but eventually resumed in 2022.[11]

Competition structure

There are five divisions in the league under the Chennai Football Association (CFA), with the CFA Senior Division being the top-most league, followed by four lower tiers.[4]

Chennai Football League
Tier Division
1
(5 on Indian Football pyramid)
Senior Division League
2
(6 on Indian Football pyramid)
First Division
3
(7 on Indian Football pyramid)
Second Division
4
(8 on Indian Football pyramid)
Third Division
5
(9 on Indian Football pyramid)
Fourth Division

Venue

The matches are held at Nehru Stadium and ICF Stadium.

Champions

Season Champion
1934–35 Pachaiyappa FC
1950 WIMCO (Western India Match Company)[12]
1951 WIMCO
1950 WIMCO
1953 WIMCO
1954 WIMCO
1955 WIMCO
1970 SBI[13]
1975 WIMCO
1976 WIMCO
1988 Southern Railway[14]
1993 ICF (Integral Coach Factory)
1994 ICF
1995 ICF
1997 Indian Bank[15]
1998 Indian Bank[16]
2000–01 Indian Bank
2001–02 AGORC
2002–03 Indian Bank[17]
2003–04 Madras Sporting Union[18]
2004–05 ICF[19]
2005–06 ICF
2006–07 ICF
2007–08 Indian Bank
2008–09 Nethaji SC[20][21]
2009–10 Chennai Customs
2010–11 AGORC
2011–12 Chennai Customs[22]
2012–13 Arrows
2013–14 ICF
2014–15 Hindustan Eagles[23]
2015–16 Disputed[4]
2016–17 Chennai City
2017–18 Indian Bank[24][25]
2018–21 League suspended (CFA-TNFA dispute)
2021–22 Viva Chennai
2022–23 Swaraj FC[26]

See also

References

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Шаблон:Football in India Шаблон:Football in Tamil Nadu Шаблон:Sports leagues of India