Assam Football Association
AbbreviationAFA
Formation1946 (1946)[1]
HeadquartersGuwahati
Region served
Assam, India
Membership
27 district associations
President
Naba Kumar Doley
Secretary
Dr. Sangrang Brahma
Parent organization
All India Football Federation (AIFF)

The Assam Football Association (AFA) is one of the 37 Indian State Football Associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation. It governs football in the state of Assam, India and also administers the Assam men's and women's football teams. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

History

Assam Football Association was formed in 1946, but the game has been played since before the independence of India. It is affiliated to the AIFF, Assam council of sports and Assam Olympic Association. Manipur was part of Assam Football Association, until they got the affiliation from AIFF in 1973. The Assam FA conducts inter-district football tournaments of various age groups for men and women as well as divisional football leagues in the state. AFA introduced the top division Assam State Premier League from 2008. Naba Kumar Doley is in the charge of current president and Dr. Sangrang Brahma is the honorary secretary of Assam FA.[2][3]

Competitions & structure

The Assam football league system consists of the Assam State Premier League as highest division, followed by the lower divisions and the district leagues.

Men's club

Tier

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Assam State Premier League
8 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2

2

Assam Club Championship
38 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation

Men's tournament

  • Khirod Baruah Senior Inter-District Football Championship

Women's

  • Assam Women's League
  • Gobinda Ram Mour and Banarshi Devi Senior Women's Inter-District Football Championship

Youth

  • Assam Youth League (Under-13, Under-15 & Under-17)
  • Santosh Lahkar Junior Inter-District Football Championship (Boys Under-17)
  • Satindra Mohan Dev Sub-Junior Inter-District Football Championship (Boys Under-15)

Guwahati Sports Association

Senior

Tier

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Guwahati Premier Football League
14 clubs

2

GSA A Division Football League
8 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2

3

GSA B Division Football League
10 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2

4

GSA C Division Football League
10 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation

Youth

GSA Youth & Kids League (U7 to U17)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Malla Barua, Subodh. "A History of Assam Football". krirangan.com. Guwahati. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Naba Doley Re-Elected as President of Assam Football Association". pratidintime.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Assam Football Association". the-aiff.com. AIFF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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