The FPAI first Indian football awards were first held in 2009 in Kolkata followed by awards evenings in Delhi (2010), Kolkata (2011), Panjim (2012), Mumbai (2013), Kolkata (2014), Kolkata (2015), Mumbai (2016), and Aizawl (2017).
Last year no FPAI – Indian Football Awards were organised but only a handover ceremony of the awards at the Calcutta Sports Journalists Club in Kolkata.
The FPAI have tied-up with Decathlon Saltlake (Kolkata) and Football Players Association of Sikkim (FPAS) as partners.
The full list of awards and program on the day in Gangtok will be communicated by the FPAI in due course.