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Punjab Football Association under the dynamic leadership of its President Mr.Samir Thapar, who is an avid sports lover, has stepped in to change the format of Punjab State Super Football League this season which commences on 25th August, 2014, being organised in a much bigger and better way than its previously held editions.

According to change in format, this year Punjab Super Football League would be held in multi-cities of Punjab, a total 56 matches are to be held under double leg league basis, out of which major part of the league will see top gunners play 28 matches in floodlit Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Jalandhar.  Besides this, each club has been assigned two home matches to be held in their home-towns, whereas in order to expand this league at rural level in entire state of Punjab, some areas where grassroots football projects are also going on, have been chosen to host super league matches for youth of Punjab.

The detail of teams is as under:

·        Border Security Force (BSF) - Jalandhar,

·        Punjab Police - Jalandhar,

·        Rail Coach Factory (RCF) - Kapurthala,

·        JCT Academy - Phagwara,

·        Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - Jalandhar,

·        Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) - Hoshiarpur,

·        Dalbir FA (Punjabi University) - Patiala

·        United Punjab FC - Mahilpur

This year as PFA has planned to hold Super League in a highly prolific way and hence it will really stand-out in top football leagues.  JCT is all set to play a pivotal role in this development by providing necessary funding and attractive prize money for teams has been introduced which is detailed as under:

·       Champion team Rs. 4.40 Lac, (@ Rs.20000/-to each of 22 members)

·       Runners-up team Rs.3.30 Lac, (@Rs.15000/- to each of 22 members)

·       3^rd Placed team Rs.2.20 Lac, (@Rs.10000/- to each of 22 members)

·       4^th Placed team Rs.1.54 Lac, (@Rs.7000/- to each of 22 members)

·       Individual Participation Prizes to all teams (22 members of each team)

A peep into Super League History:

Punjab State Super Football League is an elite division of Leagues in Punjab, which is being played for “Maharaja Yadwendera Singh Trophy“.  Earlier,  this competition was confined to one venue which was being allotted at the AGM every year to one affiliated unit (DFA), where teams assembled for one week duration played on knock-out basis and was not recognized as ‘League’ by AIFF or any other football body.  

However on representation by Super League Clubs, Punjab Football Association in its Annual General Meeting held at Phagwara on 17^th July, 2001 has considered the proposal of concerned clubs and  adopted the pattern of league on “Home & Away” basis and got recognition as “State League” from AIFF as well.

In time and change in major football ruling that no league is recognized if a team participating in it does not play 12 matches in total, so Punjab Football Association has set up this league on ‘double leg’ league basis and at present we have 8 teams in this competition and each team has ‘7-home’ & ‘7-away’ matches with other participating teams of the league.   

Prevailing circumstance to change format:

Although the format currently works in this league fulfilling the criteria the league’s recognition worldwide, but still our league is yet to be developed properly.  As the teams had no motivation for playing in this league and were participating for mandatory parameters of Punjab Football Association due to strict PFA rules for mandatory participation.  The league had no prize money involved and secondly the champion team got no berth in AIFF federation cup and II Division League as there were certain other criteria.

Local Organizing Committee at each venue has been formed which will see that all Super League Football Matches are held in a smooth manner.  ‘Nobel’ would be official ball for playing all super League matches.

The inaugural match of this league between Punjab Police Football Team and BSF Football Team would be held ‘under floodlights’ at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, on 25^th August, 2014 with kick off at 7.00 P.M.