Punjab Football Association
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Sport | Football |
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Membership | 23 district association |
Abbreviation | PFA |
Founded | 1932; 92 years ago (1932) (as North-West India Football Association)[1] |
Affiliation | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
Headquarters | Phagwara |
President | Samir Thapar |
Secretary | Harjinder Singh |
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The Punjab Football Association (PFA), formerly the North-West India Football Association, is the state-level football governing body for Punjab, India.[2] It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
History
After partition, the East Punjab Football Association came into existence on 24 February 1948. The East Punjab Football Association was soon replaced by Punjab Football Association, again affiliated to the All India Football Federation on 24 April 1951.
Punjab football structure
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1 | Punjab State Super Football League | |||||
2 | Punjab Second Division | |||||
3 | Punjab Third Division |
Women's competitions
See also
- Punjab football team
- List of Indian state football associations
- Football in India
References
- ^ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054.
- ^ Siraj Chatterjee (10 December 2020). "Punjabi Football on a Roar!". footballindia.co.in. Football India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
External links
- PFA Website
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