National Football Championships

The National Football Championships, also referred as Hero NFC for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, are football knock-out competitions contested anong the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sport's governing body in India. The championship is consists of six competitions, divided in age tournaments of both men's and women's.
Senior NFC or Santosh Trophy
The Santosh Trophy is a men's association football knock-out competition contested by the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sport's governing body in India. Before the starting of the first national club league, the National Football League in 1996, the Santosh Trophy was considered the top domestic championship in India. Many players who have represented India internationally played and gained accolades while playing in the Santosh Trophy. The tournament is held every year with 31 teams who are divided into groups and who must qualify for the tournament proper through the preliminary round.
Senior Women's NFC
Senior Women's National Football Championship is the tournament which is contested among the regional state, territory federations and government institutions of India. It began to play in 1991. The league consisted of 30 teams for the 2019-20 season.
It is organized by the All India Football Federation and it has been contested since the 1991-92 season and crowns the national football champion each year. It is based on a league and knockout format.
Junior NFC
The Junior National Football Championship is for boys age groups, which was started in 1962. All affiliated State Units of AIFF are eligible to participate in this championship through the two tiers of the competition which is played across the country.
Sub-Junior NFC
The Sub Junior National Football Championship is a national level inter-state championship for boys under the age of 16, which was started in 1977. All affiliated State Units of AIFF are eligible to participate in this championship through the qualifying round.
Junior Girls' NFC
The U-19 Junior Girls' National Football Championship was first introduced in the year 2001. This championship National Level inter-state championship, which is played every year at one venue chosen by the AIFF Executive Committee. All affiliated State Associations of AIFF are eligible to participate in this Championship, which is played on league-cum-knockout basis.
Sub-Junior Girls' NFC
The U-17 Sub-Junior Girls' National Football Championship was first introduced in the year 2003, which was held at Ooty, Tamilnadu. This championship is a national level inter-state championship, which is played every year at one venue chosen by the AIFF Executive Committee. All affiliated State Associations of AIFF are eligible to participate in this Championship, which is played on league-cum-knockout basis.

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