Indian Super League
Football in India has existed in many forms since the game first arrived in the country during the 19th century with the first nationwide club competition, the Durand Cup, being founded in 1888. Despite India's early history in the game, the country's first nationwide football league did not begin until the semi-professional National Football League commenced in 1996. Prior to the creation of the National Football League, most clubs played in state leagues or select nationwide tournaments.
Floorball in India
Floorball is a sport which is gaining popularity in India. The Floorball Federation of India was established in 2001. But due to a lack of team work they were not able to give floorball a push even after 10 years. So the decided to dismiss it and formed a new federation, the " in 2012. It was a major step when Dr.Prabhat Kumar (IAS) took over the responsibility as President and made the organization transparent from the Floorball started gaining popularity day-by-day. There have been national Floorball championships held and the top most dominating Teams are Delhi and Uttrakhand. India has participated in many international friendlies and now Indian Floorball Federation is an ordinary member of International Floorball Federation. Floorball is played 5 against 5 with one goalkeeper in each team. You can have as much as 20 players in your roster and the game has two referees. The goals are 160 × 115 cm with nets and the goalkeepers normally sits on their knees. A line normally has two defenders, one center and two attackers to establish a good combination of defense and attack. The playing field is 40 x 20 meters and that is the recommended size from the IFF and the court size that all official games and tournaments are held in. Floorball is played with a rink around the field, almost like ice hockey, but the floorball rink is lower, only 50 cm high.