Mumbai Premier League
Mumbai Football League top tier
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Mumbai Premier League, formerly known as the MFA Elite Division or MDFA Elite Division, is the second tier of the Mumbai Football League competition.[1][2] In March 2022, the Mumbai Premier League was rechristened as the Harwood Premier League, on the lines of the name that was once associated with the Mumbai's top division football stretching back to 1902.[3][4] Most matches are played at Neville D'Souza Football Turf in Bandra.
| Organising body | Mumbai Football Association (MFA) |
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| Founded | 1902 |
| Country | India |
| Number of clubs | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Maharashtra State Senior Menʼs Football League |
| Relegation to | Mumbai Super League |
| League cup(s) | Nadkarni Cup Harwood League |
| Current champions | India On Track FC |
| Most championships | Tata Sports Club Mahindra United FC (13 titles each) |
| Website | Mumbai Premier League |
| Current: 2025–26 Mumbai Premier League | |
Clubs (2024)
Kalina Rangers
Iron Born–Rudra
Silver Innings
DK Pharma
Ambernath United–Bombay Muslims
Bandra teams
Sellebrity
Mumbai Knights (JMJ)
Sellebrity Mumbai Knights (JMJ)2023–24 Mumbai Premier League teams
| Teams | Location |
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| Ambernath United–Bombay Muslims | Ambernath |
| Mumbai Central | |
| Mighty Young Joe–Goalorious Mother[5] | Malad[6] |
| Borivali | |
| PIFA Colaba | Colaba |
| Maharashtra Oranje | Powai |
| Community Football Club India (CFCI) | Dahisar |
| Hope United (Karnataka Sports Association) | Churchgate |
| Sellebrity | Bandra |
| Mumbai Kenkre | Mahim |
| Millat FC | Jogeshwari |
| DK Pharma | Badlapur |
| Mumbai Knights (JMJ Sports) | Bandra |
| Silver Innings (Protrack) | Mira Road |
| Iron Born–Rudra | Andheri |
| Kalina Rangers CFF | Santacruz |
| Reliance FYC | Navi Mumbai |
| ICL Payyade Mumbai FC | Borivali |
Champions
| Season | Champions[7] | Note |
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| 1902 |  Oxfordshire Light Infantry |
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| 1903 | Royal Garrison Artillery |
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| 1904 | Cheshire Regiment |
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| 1905 | Yorkshire Regiment |
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| 1906 | Royal Scots |
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| 1907 | Royal Scots |
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| 1908 | Royal Scots |
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| 1909 | Gloucestershire Regiment |
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| 1910 | Royal Garrison Artillery |
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| 1911 | Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
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| 1912 |  Royal Army Temperance Association |
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| 1913 | Sherwood Foresters |
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| 1914 | Sherwood Foresters |
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| 1915 | Royal Garrison Artillery |
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| 1916–1920 | None | Not held |
| 1921 | King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
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| 1922 | King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
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| 1923 | Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers |
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| 1924 | West Yorkshire Regiment |
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| 1925 | West Yorkshire Regiment |
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| 1926 | South Staffordshire Regiment |
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| 1927 | Cheshire Regiment |
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| 1928 | Royal Ulster Rifles |
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| 1929 | Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
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| 1930 | Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
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| 1931 | Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
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| 1932 | King's Own Scottish Borderers |
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| 1933 | Royal Irish Fusiliers |
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| 1934 | Royal Artillery (Colaba) |
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| 1935 | Durham Light Infantry |
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| 1936 | Durham Light Infantry |
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| 1937 | Cheshire Regiment |
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| 1938 | Cheshire Regiment |
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| 1939 | South Lancashire Regiment |
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| 1940 | Welch Regiment |
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| 1941 | Y.M.C.A. |
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| 1942 | Western India Automobile Association Staff |
First native club to win the league. |
| 1943 | Western India Automobile Association Staff |
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| 1944 | Embarkation Headquarters |
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| 1945 | Tata Sports Club |
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| 1946 | Trades India Sports Club |
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| 1947 | Trades India Sports Club | |
| 1948 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1949 | Trades India Sports Club | |
| 1950 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1951 | India Culture League | |
| 1952 | India Culture League | |
| 1953 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1954 | Indian Navy | |
| 1955 | None | Abandoned |
| 1956 | Burmah-Shell Sports Club | |
| 1957 | Indian Navy | |
| 1958 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1959 | Western Railway SC | |
| 1960 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1961 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1962 | Western Railway SC | |
| 1963 | Central Railway SC | |
| 1964 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1965 | Central Railway SC | |
| 1966 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1967 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1968 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1969 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1970 | Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 1971 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1972 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1973 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1974–75 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1975–76 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1976 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1977 | Orkay Mills | |
| 1978–79 | Mafatlal Group | |
| 1979 | Tata Sports Club | |
| 1980 | Orkay Mills | |
| 1981 | Century Rayon FC | |
| 1982 | Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 1983 | Mafatlal Mills | |
| 1984 | Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 1985 | Mahindra & Mahindra | |
| 1986 | Bank of India (Mumbai) | |
| 1987 | Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) | |
| 1988 | Orkay Mills | |
| 1989 | Union Bank of India | |
| 1990 | Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers (RCF) | |
| 1991 | United Boys (Sahar) | |
| 1992 | Central Railway SC | |
| 1993 | ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Commission) | |
| 1994 | Carmelites SC | |
| 1995 | Central Railway SC | |
| 1996 | Royal Caterers | |
| 1997 | Abandoned | |
| 1998 | Village Amboli | |
| 1999 | unknown (Holy Family/Chembur English/Rhino) | |
| 2000 | Mahindra United | |
| 2001–02 | Mahindra United | |
| 2002 | Mahindra United | |
| 2003 | Mahindra United | |
| 2004 | Mahindra United | |
| 2005 | Maharashtra State Police | |
| 2006–07 | Mahindra United | |
| 2007–08 | Mahindra United | |
| 2008–09 | Mahindra United | |
| 2009–10 | Air India | |
| 2010–11 | Mumbai | |
| 2011–12 | ONGC | |
| 2012–13 | None | Not held |
| 2013–14 | Air India | |
| 2014–15 | Air India | |
| 2015–16 | ONGC | |
| 2016–17 | Air India | [8] |
| 2017–18 | ONGC | |
| 2018–19 | Mumbai Customs | [9] |
| 2019–20 | Karnataka Sporting Association (KSA) | [10] |
| 2020–21 | None | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in India |
| 2021–22 | Ambernath United Atlanta | [11] |
| 2022–23 | Ambernath United Atlanta | [12] |
| 2023–24 | MYJ–GMSC | [13] |
| 2024–25 | India On Track | [14] |