| Founded | Men: 1985 Women: 1999 |
|---|---|
| Region | India |
| Current champions | M: Services W: Odisha (2023) |
| Most successful team(s) | M: Punjab & West Bengal (3 titles each) W: Manipur (5 titles) |
 2023 | |
Football has been a sport at the National Games of India since the 1985 edition, while the Women's football tournament was introduced in the 1999 edition. The 1985 National Games was the first modern National Games to be held since its inception in 1924 and was also the first to be held on the lines of the Olympics.[1] Punjab and West Bengal are currently the most successful states in the Men's event with 3 Gold Medals each while Manipur is the most successful in Women's event with 5 Gold Medals.[2][3]
At the 2022 edition, West Bengal won its third gold medal in the men's event[4][5] while Manipur won its fifth gold medal in the women's event.[6]
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- ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the National Games Men's Football Tournament". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the National Games Women's Football Tournament". indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "National Games: W Bengal hammer Kerala 5–0 to clinch gold in men's football". wap.business-standard.com. Business Standard India. IANS. 12 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (11 October 2022). "National Games: West Bengal routs Kerala 5–0, wins men's football gold medal after 11 years". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.