Jharkhand Football Association

State governing body of Football in Jharkhand

Jharkhand Football Association
SportFootball
Jurisdiction State
Membership24 district associations
AbbreviationJFA
Founded2000; 24 years ago (2000)[1]
AffiliationAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
HeadquartersGiridih
PresidentMithlesh Kumar Thakur
SecretaryGhulam Rabbani


The Jharkhand Football Association (JFA) is the football governing body in the state of Jharkhand in India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body.[2] It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

Competition structure

Tier Division Promotion & relegation
1
(Level 5 on Indian football pyramid) 		JSA League Premier Division 11 teams
2
(Level 6 on Indian football pyramid) 		JSA League Super Division 10 teams
3
(Level 7 on Indian football pyramid) 		JSA League A Division 19 teams

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jharkhand Football Association sacks president, joint secretary for controversial role". Lagatar news. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Jharkhand Football Association". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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