The Punjab State Super League (simply known as the Punjab Super League or the JCT Punjab Super League) is an Indian top state-level regional football league in the state of Punjab. The league serves as the top football league in the state of Punjab and is sanctioned by Punjab Football Association. The league has been long-sponsored by the JCT Limited.
History The Punjab State Super Football League was started in 1986 by the Punjab Football Association. However, during the early days the league was played as a knock-out tournament for at least one week, thus was not granted state league status by the All India Football Federation till 2001. In 2001, the Punjab Football Association reformed the league to make it more into a league which would be played on a home and away basis. This thus earned the league its "state league" status.
In 2014, the Punjab State Super Football League was relaunched with JCT Limited as the title sponsors. The league would also be played in a number of different cities to promote grassroots football and prize money would be given out to provide an incentive for teams participating.
Competition structure The Punjab football structure is based on two state level leagues, followed by the district leagues.
TierDivisionI(5 on Indian Football pyramid)Punjab State Super Football LeagueII(6 on Indian Football pyramid)Punjab Second DivisionIII(7 on Indian Football pyramid)Punjab Third Division
Champions The list of Super League champions:
Season Champion 1985–86 BSF 1987 JCT 1988 BSF 1989 Punjab State Electricity Board 1990–91 JCT 1991 JCT 1992–93 Punjab State Electricity Board 1993 League not held 1994–95 Punjab Police 1995 JCT 1996 League not held 1998 Punjab State Electricity Board 1999 Rail Coach Factory 2000–01 BSF 2001 League not held 2002 JCT 2003 JCT 2004 JCT 2005 JCT 2006 JCT 2007 Rail Coach Factory 2008 BSF 2016 Rail Coach Factory 2018 Minerva Punjab 2019 Minerva Punjab 2020–21 Punjab Police 2021–22 BSF 2022–23 RoundGlass Punjab 2023–24 Namdhari FC 2024–25 Namdhari FC 2025–26Punjab FC
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