Gujarat Super League
| Organising body | Gujarat State Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 May 2024 |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| TV partners | FIFA+ GSFA (YouTube) |
| Sponsor(s) | Gujarat Tourism |
| Website | https://gsfa.in/ |
| Current: 2024 Gujarat Super League | |
The Gujarat Super League, is an upcoming state-level football league of Gujarat, organized by the Gujarat State Football Association. It will feature 6 teams in the initial season, and will hold to hold matches at EKA Arena in Ahmedabad.[1][2] It is planned to run parallel to the Gujarat SFA Club Championship.
Format
Six teams will be vying for the title in the inaugural edition of the GSL, which will be held in a single round-robin format, with the top two teams at the end of the league stage contesting the final.[2]
The tournament will be played at EKA Arena. The players will be selected by draft. In the augural draft, 250 players from Gujarat will be included in the draft[3]
Teams
| Team | City | Owner |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad Avengers | Ahmedabad | God TMT, VIVAN Steel (Sahil Patel & Shalin Patel) |
| Gandhinagar Giants | Gandhinagar | Ratnamani Metals & Tubes (Prashant Sanghvi), ANVI Sports |
| Karnavati Knights | Ahmedabad | The Address (Yash Shah & Advita Patel) |
| Saurashtra Spartans | Saurashtra | Axita Cotton (Kushal Patel) |
| Surat Strikers | Surat | Loyal Equipments (Alkesh Patel) |
| Vadodara Warriors | Vadodara | K&D Communication (Kamlesh Gohil) |
Sponsorship
In April 2024, Gujarat Tourism was announced as the official title sponsor.[4]
Coaches
| Team | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad Avengers | Tapas Ghosh | Ashish Sadhu | Kshitij Jain |
| Gandhinagar Giants | Shakti Chauhan | Kamlesh Maradia | Gulab Singh |
| Karnavati Knights | Dharmesh Patel | Llewellyn Pinto | Dhaval Parmar |
| Saurashtra Spartans | Anil Patel | Anil Tomar | Naren Trivedi |
| Surat Strikers | Balpreet Singh | Antrix Patel | Hardip Majirana |
| Vadodara Warriors | Salim Pathan | Darshansinh Raol | Savio D’Costa |
Awards
The champions of the GSL will receive a prize money of ₹11 lakhs, while the runners-up will receive ₹5 lakhs. Individually, the best players in eight different categories will get a prize money of ₹25,000 each on the basis of their performance throughout the tournament.[2]
See also
References
- ^ DeshGujarat (28 March 2024). "Gujarat Super League to Revolutionize Football Landscape in Gujarat". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Inaugural season of six-team Gujarat Super League to kick off on May 1". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Gujarat Super League trophy unveiled". 25 April 2024.
- ^ X (16 April 2024). "We are grateful to @gujarattourism for being our Title Sponsor & Supporting this beautiful game where all stakeholders will benefit".
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