印度锡金S联赛

印度锡金S联赛

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The Sikkim Premier Division League (also known as Probo Sikkim Premier Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest state-level football league in Sikkim, India, organised by Sikkim Football Association. United Sikkim FC is the most successful club with three league titles.

History

Sikkim Premier Division League

The current top-tier league in Sikkim, also known as the Sikkim A Division League, was started by the Sikkim Football Association in 2011 with 8 teams. The league was suspended in 2019, following a dispute between the Football Players Association of Sikkim (FCAS) and the SFA. The state league eventually resumed in 2023. Matches for the 2023 season were broadcast on Pavilion TV.

Sikkim B Division League

The current second-tier league in Sikkim, also known as the Sikkim B Division League, has 6 teams from Gangtok Zone and 6 from Namchi Zone. The present champions are Howlers Sporting Club, Singtam.

The league operates on a round robin basis with top 2 teams from each zone progressing to a playoffs stage where the two finalists are promoted to the Sikkim Premier Division League. In 2023, Howlers FC beat Sikkim Brotherhood FC in the finals of the playoff round to clinch the B Division title.

印度锡金S联赛(Sikkimese Football League)是印度足球联赛体系中的顶级联赛,由西孟加拉邦锡金锡谷特(Sikkim)自治州政府和印度足球联合会共同创立,于2016年开始举办。

该联赛的创立背景是印度足球联赛体系中的两个顶级联赛——印度超级联赛和印度足球联赛——已经饱和,而锡金地区有着浓厚的足球文化,因此创立了这一联赛以满足锡金足球爱好者的需求。

该联赛的名称“S联赛”中的“S”代表了锡金自治州的缩写,同时也是“少”的意思,寓意着这个联赛是印度足球体系中的一个“少有的”存在。

与其他印度联赛类似,该联赛也分为两个阶段进行,首先是季前赛,然后是常规赛。季前赛会在赛季开始前的一个月进行,常规赛则会持续三个月。在赛季开始时,每支球队需要打满18轮比赛,每场比赛赢下3个进球可以得到3分。排名榜首的球队将获得参加下赛季印度超级联赛的资格。

在印度足球界,锡金S联赛的创立被视为一个里程碑事件,因为它为印度足球带来了新的活力和文化多样性。