Pune Football League

DSK Toyota Pune Football League
Country	India
Divisions	4
Number of teams	100+
Level on pyramid	4
Current champions	Genesis FC (3 times winner)
	2017 Pune Football League

The DSK TOYOTA PUNE FOOTBALL LEAGUE is organised by Pune District Football Association and is a ladder-based competition involving a total of four divisions and 100+ teams. Genesis FC is the current league champions. Samrat Sarotra is the top scorer with 69 goals and Ravi Pandey is the leading assist provider, he is also nominated for the balon d'or 2019. Shivam Raaj retired recently (he has won 5 balon d'or) and now he's the head coach for Genesis FC. Genesis FC has signed former baramati’s star defender Chiru Singh for 150 rs.

The PFL features teams from all over the city from Pimpri-Chincwad all the way up to Hadapsar. Teams at the top level i.e. – PFL Super and First Divisions have a professional / semi-professional setup and usually practice thrice a week on average and the players are on a previously agreed monthly stipend.

Instead of a monthly stipend, players in the lower divisions are given match fees per game which usually range between 50-300 rupees per game depending on the result - apart from conveyance allowances. (Certain low-budget teams do not provide any monetary benefit.)

These teams usually conduct practices one a week on an average.

Apart from a coach and team manager, most teams do not have any support staff like physios or nutritionists. While the manager handles all the financial matters of the club, everything else is handled by the team coach.

Trials are conducted by all clubs in the pre-season phase after which the final team of twenty two players is registered with the Mumbai District Football Association. No player can play for two teams in the same calendar year.

While the initial round-robin phase generally lasts for a period of three months, the top teams continue their campaign in another month-long post-season phase to determine the champions and the promoted teams.

League Structure

Super Division

The Super Division is the top most division in PFL organised by Pune District Football Association.

Super Division Format

All the teams will play each other in an all-play-all format The top 6 teams from each group will advance to the post-season playoffs. The points and goals scored in the preliminary phase will not be carried forward to the next round . The team standing first and second after the completion of the round-robin playoff league shall be declared the winner and runner-up and will be promoted to the MAHA League (Season 2012-13). The bottom 2 Teams after the completion of the preliminary league will be demoted to the Division One (Season 2012-13).

Participating Teams

PFC"A"	DSK Shivajians
Fatima	Deccan XI "A"
Mischief Makers	PFC "B"
Phoenix SC	Parshuramians SC
Aryans	Thundercatz
Sangam SC	Bharat FC
Chetak FC	CMS Falcons
City Club	Genesis FC(Best club)
Aiyfa Sky Hawks

Division One

The brand new Division One structure decided by the Pune District Football Association (PDFA)

Division One Format

All the teams in the division will be divided into two or more groups and shall play a preliminary phase of round-robin games.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the post-season playoffs.
The points and goals scored in the preliminary phase will not be carried forward to the next round.
The team standing first and second after the completion of the round-robin playoff league shall be declared the winner and runner-up and will be promoted to the Super Division (Season 2012-13).
The teams in last place in each group after the completion of the preliminary league will be demoted to the Division Two (Season 2012-13).

Participating Teams

City Club	D.S.K. Shivajians 'A	Indrayani Soccer Club	Rangehills Young Boys Football Club	United Poona Sports Academy 'A'	Aryans Sports Foundation
Ghorpari Tamil United Football Club	Knights XI Football Club	Kirkeeans Football Club	Poona Socials 'A'	Jolly Rangehills Sports Academy	Extreme Warriors Football Club
Roopali Sports Club	Vincentian Old Boys Association	Amonara Deccan XI 'B'	KP XI	Rangehills Milan	Khadki Blus Sports Association "B"

Division Two

The Pune District Football Association (PDFA) announced the Division Two, to be contested by Twenty Teams like last year.

Division Two Format

All the teams in the division will be divided into three groups and shall play a preliminary phase of round-robin games.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the post-season playoffs.
The points and goals scored in the preliminary phase will not be carried forward to the next round.
The post season playoffs will include a league phase followed by a single-leg knock out format to decide who will contest the Division Two Final.
All eight quarter-finalists will be promoted to the Division One (Season 2012-13).

Participating Teams

GROUP A	KP XI	Dynamites SC	Tiger Combine	Naaz XI FC	Samford FC	Sunny Days	Ram Sporting
GROUP B	Deccan XI “C”	Elan FC “A”	Unique Wannorie	Pune Div Central Railways	Sangam SC ”B”	Parshuramians “B”	Chetak FC “B”
GROUP C	Extreme Warriors	Commandos FC	Sangam SC “C”	Gunners FC	Strikers FC “A”	Ashoka FC

Division Three

The decision to revamp the structure of the Pune Football League by the Pune District Football Association (PDFA) brings one of the biggest divisions – to form the new PFL Division Three, comprising a mammoth 100 registered teams and counting. This Year -106 Teams will participate in This Third Division

Division Three Format

All the teams in the division will be divided into eight or more groups and shall play a preliminary phase of round-robin games.
The top two/three teams from each group will advance to the post-season playoffs.
The points and goals scored in the preliminary phase will not be carried forward to the next round .
The post season playoffs will include a league phase followed by a single-leg knock out format to decide who will contest the Division Three Final .
All eight quarter-finalists will be promoted to the Division Two (Season 2012-13).

Participating Teams

GROUP A	Punte United FA	Rhinos FC	Police Boys	Khadaki Blues Ass.	Deccan XI FC 'D'	Infants FC	Swaraj FC
GROUP B	Blue Stag FC	Strikers FC 'B'	Sukhai FC	Junner Taluka	Bharati FC	Krantiveer Lahuji Salave	Aga Khan SC
GROUP C	Sai Shantinagar FC	DMR FC	Phoenix S.A.'C'	KMP XI	Bhor FC	Ornella Ex Students	Friends XI
GROUP D	Panthers FC	Sangavi FC	Pune Steelers FC	Kothrud FC	Bopodi S.C. & REGD.	FC Joseph
GROUP D	United Poona Sports Academy	New India Soccer Club	Bishops FC 'C'	Aiyfa Sky Hawks	Black Hawks FC	Invaders FC
GROUP E	Tundercatz 'B'	PIFA	Strong Ball S.A.	Kirkeeans S.C. 'B'	Chetak S.C.'C;	Aryans Sports 'B'
GROUP F	Eagle FC	Real Pune United	Valley Hunters FC	Parshuramians FC 'C'	Elan FC 'B'	Rajeev Sabale Foundt
GROUP G	Lions PCH	Golden Feathers FC	Utkarsha Krida Munch	\|D.S.K. Shivajians	Giants FC 'B'
GROUP H	R.J. United FC	N.B. Sports Fondt	Wanowadi S.C.	Mathew FA	CMS Falcons 'B'	Rangehills Warriors
GROUP I	Maval United	Predators	ABC Krida & Pratisthan	Phoenix Sports 'B'	Krida Sanjivanee	Indrayani 'B'

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