List of Indian state football associations
The state football associations are the regional governing bodies of football in India. There are 36 state associations and 2 affiliates associations to the All India Football Federation.[1]
The state associations have their own constitutions and structure. Depending on the size of the state, some associations have affiliated sub-district associations. Each state conducts its own competitions, while the local sub-associations organise lower tier leagues.
Member associations
[edit]Full members
[edit]Affiliate members
[edit]No. | Association | Department | President |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Railways Sports Promotion Board | Indian Railways | D. K. Gayen |
2 | Services Sports Control Board | Indian Armed Forces | Dinesh Suri |
Inter-state associations competitions
[edit]The National Football Championships, known as Hero NFC for sponsorship ties, are inter-state knock-out competitions contested among the regional state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation, national governing body. Currently six (3 men's & 3 women's) championship competitions are held for age different groups.
Football
[edit]Men's & Boys'
[edit]- Senior NFC (Santosh Trophy) (Men's)
- U20 National Football Championship (Under-20 boys')
- Junior NFC (Under-19 boys')
- Sub-Junior NFC (Under-16 boys')
Women's & Girls'
[edit]- Senior Women's NFC (Women's)
- Junior Girls' NFC (Under-19 girls')
- Sub-Junior Girls' NFC (Under-17 girls')
Others
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "State Associations". AIFF.
External links
[edit]- The AIFF official website (archived)