Nagaland Premier League

Nagaland Premier League
Country  India
Founded 2011 (2011)
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to I-League 2nd Division
Relegation to None
Domestic cup(s) None
Current champions Barak Flamingoz
Website Premier League
2012

Nagaland Premier League (or NPL) is the top division football league in the Indian state of Nagaland.

Structure

It features the best 10 teams of Nagaland competing for the Trophy . Each club plays every other club twice (once at home and once away). Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. At the end of the season a table of the final League standings is determined, based on the following criteria in this order: points obtained, goal difference, and goals scored.

At the end of each season the champion club will be promoted to I-League 2nd Division.[1]

Media Coverage

While there is no reports of any TV Coverage for the league the Nagaland Football Association have made strides to update fans and other people on the developments surrounding the league. So far the NFA's way of updating its fans is through Facebook and Twitter. The league also managed to set up a website called nagalandpremierleague.com which they will use to update the news surrounding the league.

Clubs and Districts 2014

This is the completed club list for the 2014 season.[2]

Club District
Dimapur UnitedDimapur
DoyangWokha
DynamicDimapur
FlamingozPeren
Kohima KometsKohima
Life SportsKohima
Naga TornadosZunheboto
New MarketKohima
SangpangMokokchung
ZonipangMokokchung

Winners

List of Nagaland Premier League Winners
Season Champions
2012 Barak Flamingoz
2013 Veda F.C.[3]

References

  1. NPL Champions to have shot at I-League, The Morung Times, 11 November 2011
  2. 10 teams for inaugural Nagaland Premier League league
  3. Veda FC Crowned Nagaland Premier League Champions Footballnewsindia.in 26 November 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

External links

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