The National Football League Second Division (NFL 2nd Division) was the men's second-tier of the Indian football league system from 1997 to 2007.
Founded by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in 1997, the NFL was the inaugural second division football league in India to be organized on a national scale.
[1][2] The NFL Second Division was eventually replaced by the I-League 2nd Division for the 2007–08 season.
[3] More than 120 different professional and semi-professional clubs played in the league from the beginning in 1997-98 to last season 2006-07.
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