Football broadcast in India

See also: Sports broadcasting contracts in India and Sports broadcasters in India

Football broadcast in India is dominated by branded sports networks Star Sports, Sony Sports, and Sports18 on television, and OTT platforms.^[1][2][3]

Domestic competitions

List of current broadcasters:

Competition	Television rights		Streaming rights		Ref.
	Conglomerate	Channel(s)	Conglomerate	Platform
Indian Super League	Viacom18	Sports18	Viacom18	JioCinema	^[4]
I-League	WBD India	Eurosport	Dream Sports	FanCode	^[5]
			Indian Football YouTube channel
I-League 2	None		Indian Football YouTube channel		^[6]
I-League 3	None				^[7]
Indian Women's League	None				^[8]
IWL 2nd Division	TBD
Super Cup	None		Viacom18	JioCinema	^[9]
Durand Cup	SPNI	Sony Sports	SPNI	SonyLIV	^[10]
Santosh Trophy	None		FIFA	FIFA+	^[11]
Senior Women's NFC	None		SportsKPI YouTube channel		^[12]
Intercontinental Cup	Disney India	Star Sports	Disney India	Disney+ Hotstar	^[13]
			Reliance	Jio TV
Tri-Nation Series	Disney India	Star Sports	Disney India	Disney+ Hotstar	^[14]
Gold Cup	TBD
Futsal Club Championship	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[15]
National Beach Soccer Championship			Indian Football YouTube channel		^[16]

International competitions

International club football

List of current broadcasters:

Country (or) Confederation	Competition	Television Rights		Streaming Rights		Ref.
		Conglomerate	Channel(s)	Conglomerate	Platform
FIFA	FIFA Club World Cup	WBD India	Eurosport India	Dream Sports	FanCode	^[17]
UEFA	UEFA Champions League	SPNI	Sony Sports	SPNI	SonyLIV	^[18]
	UEFA Europa League
	UEFA Europa Conference League
	UEFA Super Cup
	UEFA Women's Champions League	None		DAZN Group	DAZN	^[19]
				DAZN Women's Football YouTube channel
England	Premier League	Disney India	Star Sports	Disney India	Disney+ Hotstar	^[20]
	FA Cup	SPNI	Sony Sports	SPNI	SonyLIV	^[21]
	FA Community Shield					^[22]
	EFL Cup	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[23]^[24]
	EFL Championship
	EFL League One
	EFL League Two
	Women's Super League					^[25]
France	Ligue 1	Viacom18	Sports18	Viacom18	JioCinema	^[26]^[27]
		TV5Monde	TV5Monde Asie	Reliance	Jio TV
	Coupe de France	None		DAZN Group	DAZN	^[28]
	Trophée des Champions	None
Germany	Bundesliga	SPNI	Sony Sports	SPNI	SonyLIV	^[29]
	DFB-Pokal					^[30]
	DFL-Supercup					^[31]
Italy	Serie A	Viacom18	Sports18	Viacom18	JioCinema	^[32]
				Reliance	Jio TV
	Coppa Italia	None
	Supercoppa Italiana
Netherlands	Eredivisie	WBD India	Eurosport India	WBD India	Discovery+	^[33]
Scotland	Scottish Premiership	Viacom18	Sports18	Viacom18	JioCinema	^[34]^[35]
	Scottish League Cup
	Scottish Championship					^[36]
Spain	La Liga	Viacom18	Sports18	Viacom18	JioCinema	^[37]
				Reliance	Jio TV
	Copa del Rey	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[38]
	Supercopa de España					^[38]
	Liga F	None		DAZN Group	DAZN	^[39]
				DAZN Women's Football YouTube channel
AFC	AFC Champions League	Viacom18	Sports18	Dream Sports	FanCode	^[40]^[41]
	AFC Cup					^[42]^[41]
China	Chinese Super League	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[43]
Japan	J1 League					^[44]
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Pro League	SPNI	Sony Sports	SPNI	SonyLIV	^[45]
	King Cup					^[46]
CONCACAF	Leagues Cup	None		Apple	Apple TV+ (MLS Season Pass)	^[47]
United States	Major League Soccer					^[48]
	US Open Cup	SPNI	Sony Sports	SPNI	SonyLIV	^[49]
Australia	A-League	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[50]

International football

List of current broadcasters:

Federation (or) Confederation	Competition	Television Rights		Streaming Rights		Ref.
		Conglomerate	Channel(s)	Conglomerate	Platform
FIFA	FIFA World Cup	Viacom18	Sports18 & MTV	Viacom18	JioCinema	^[51]^[52]
				Reliance	Jio TV
	FIFA U-20 World Cup	None		FIFA	FIFA+	^[53]
	FIFA U-17 World Cup	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[54]
	FIFA Women's World Cup	Prasar Bharati	DD Sports	Dream Sports	FanCode	^[55]
	FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup	Viacom18	Sports18	Viacom18	Voot	^[56]
	FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup			Reliance	Jio TV	^[57]
AFC	AFC Asian Cup	Viacom18	Sports18	Viacom18	JioCinema	^[58]
	AFC Asian Cup qualifiers	SPNI/ Viacom18	Sony Sports/ Sports18	SPNI/ Viacom18	SonyLIV/ JioCinema	^[59]^[a]
	FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – AFC
	AFC U-23 Asian Cup	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[62]
	AFC U-20 Asian Cup	None		Reliance	Jio TV	^[63]
	AFC U-17 Asian Cup					^[64]
	AFC Women's Asian Cup	WBD India	Eurosport	WBD India	Discovery+	^[65]
				Reliance	Jio TV
	AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[62]
	AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup					^[62]
SAFF	SAFF Championship	Prasar Bharati	DD Sports	Dream Sports	FanCode	^[66]^[67]
	SAFF U-20 Championship	None		Sportzworkz YouTube channel		^[68]
	SAFF U-17 Championship					^[69]
	SAFF Women's Championship			Website of Eleven Sports		^[70]
	SAFF U-20 Women's Championship			Sportzworkz YouTube channel		^[71]
	SAFF U-17 Women's Championship					^[72]
UEFA	UEFA Euro	SPNI	Sony Sports	SPNI	SonyLIV	^[73]
	UEFA Nations League
	UEFA Euro Qualifiers
	FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – UEFA					^[74]
	UEFA Women's Euro					^[75]
CONMEBOL	Copa América					^[76]
	FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CONMEBOL	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[77]
CAF	Africa Cup of Nations	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[38]
	FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CAF					^[78]
CONCACAF	CONCACAF Gold Cup	None		VUSport		^[79]
	FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CONCACAF	None		Dream Sports	FanCode	^[80]

1. Home matches of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers were broadcast by Sports18 and JioCinema.^[60][61]

See also

• Sports broadcasting contracts in India
• Sports broadcasters in India

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