In total, ISL and I League have 25 teams based in 20 cities. But there are many cities in India which absolutely love football but don't have a football club in national leagues, which I want to enlist here.

I hope at least some of them get national division clubs in future.

1. Kolhapur, Maharashtra:

Imagine a City based league attracting 10,000+ spectators in stadiums? Yeah, not in European football but in India! The city is Kolhapur, perhaps the greatest tragedy of Indian football.

Because of WIFA's incompetence to create a state league, only Mumbai League is considered the primary league in Maharashtra and thus no Kolhapur clubs have a chance to qualify for national leagues.

If any city deserves a direct entry club in I League or even ISL, it's Kolhapur.

2. Malappuram, Kerala:

Kerala Blasters might be a team which unites all Kerala, but at the end of the day, they are still a club based in Kochi. Kerala have other cities which are also crazy about football. Kozhikode does have Gokulam Kerala. But Malappuram doesn't.

Thankfully, Kerala United, a club from Malappuram is currently in I-League 3. If they qualify at least for I-League 2, it would still be great for those supporters.

3. Kokrajhar, Assam:

Guwahati might have NorthEast United, but the rest of Assam are also crazy for football. Especially the Bodoland region. Everyone saw Bodoland FC playing in Kokrajhar in the recent Durand Cup?

Yeah, they attracted more people in that small stadium than NorthEast United in Guwahati (Ouch)!

However, the incompetent Assam FA haven't conducted the state league since 2015. AIFF definitely need to look at it because unlike many states, Assam absolutely love football.

4. Gangtok, Sikkim:

It can't be possible for the state of Baichung Bhutia to not love football. They do and Sikkim also regularly have their state league conducted.

However, for some reasons they don't have an I-League 3rd division club. Why? I honestly don't know. AIFF and Sikkim FA need to clarify.

5. Siliguri, West Bengal:

For all the football heritage of West Bengal, most football clubs are based in Kolkata and South Bengal in general. North Bengal clubs are very rare.

However, that doesn't mean North Bengal don't love football. The main problem is cost. In fact, if any city in the North Bengal deserve a football club in I League, it's Siliguri. The CFL club Southern Samity are based in Siliguri, but because of travel cost, they play all their matches in Kolkata.

6. Dehradun, Uttarakhand:

Uttarakhand have no league. I repeat, they have no league, not even a city based league! Even though there have been so many Indian players who came from Uttarakhand.

If any city from Uttarakhand deserve a club in national leagues, it's Dehradun. Dehradun have a decent history in school football. Football is still loved there even after their FA's disastrous work.

Any other cities you have in your mind?