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

Full members

No.AssociationState/UT President
1All Manipur Football AssociationManipur M. Ratan Kumar Singh
2Andaman and Nicobar Football AssociationAndaman and Nicobar Islands Vidya Prakash Krishna
3Andhra Pradesh Football AssociationAndhra Pradesh Kotagiri Sridhar
4Arunachal Pradesh Football AssociationArunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu
5Assam Football AssociationAssam Naba Kumar Doley
6Bihar Football AssociationBihar Prasenjeet Mehta
7Chandigarh Football AssociationChandigarh K. P. Singh
8Chhattisgarh Football AssociationChhattisgarh Ajay Chandrakar
9Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Football AssociationDadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
10Football Association of OdishaOdisha Jagmohan Patnaik
11Football DelhiDelhi Saraftullah (acting)
12Goa Football AssociationGoa Caitano Fernandes
13Gujarat State Football AssociationGujarat Parimal Nathwani
14Haryana Football AssociationHaryana Suraj Pal
15Himachal Pradesh Football AssociationHimachal Pradesh Baldev Singh Tomar
16Indian Football AssociationWest Bengal Ajit Banerjee
17Jammu and Kashmir Football AssociationJammu and Kashmir Wasim Aslam
18Jharkhand Football AssociationJharkhand Mithlesh Kumar Thakur
19Karnataka State Football AssociationKarnataka N. A. Haris
20Kerala Football AssociationKerala Tom Jose
21Ladakh Football AssociationLadakh Tashi Namgail
22Lakshadweep Football AssociationLakshadweep K. Mohammed Ali
23Madhya Pradesh Football AssociationMadhya Pradesh Trilok Chand Kochar
24Meghalaya Football AssociationMeghalaya Larsing Ming Sawyan
25Mizoram Football AssociationMizoram Lal Thanzara
26Nagaland Football AssociationNagaland Neibou Sekhose
27Pondicherry Football AssociationPuducherry D. Nestor
28Punjab Football AssociationPunjab Samir Thapar
29Rajasthan Football AssociationRajasthan Manvendra Singh
30Sikkim Football AssociationSikkim Menla Ethenpa
31Tamil Nadu Football AssociationTamil Nadu Jesiah Villavarayar
32Telangana Football AssociationTelangana Mohammed Ali Rafath
33Tripura Football AssociationTripura Ratan Saha
34Uttar Pradesh Football SanghUttar Pradesh Arvind Menon
35Uttarakhand State Football AssociationUttarakhand Amandeep Sandhu
36Western India Football AssociationMaharashtra Praful Patel

Affiliate members

No.AssociationDepartment President
1Railways Sports Promotion BoardIndian RailwaysD. K. Gayen
2Services Sports Control BoardIndian Armed ForcesDinesh Suri

Inter-state associations competitions

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

Men's & Boys'

Women's & Girls'

Others

References

  1. ↑ "State Associations". AIFF.
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