Back ভারতীয় ফুটবল অ্যাসোসিয়েশন Bengali/Bangla Associació Índia de Futbol Catalan ഇന്ത്യൻ ഫുട്ബോൾ അസോസിയേഷൻ Malayalam Indian Football Association Swedish இந்திய கால்பந்து சங்கம் Tamil
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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | West Bengal |
| Membership | 23 district associations |
| Abbreviation | IFA |
| Founded | 1893[1] |
| Affiliation | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
| Headquarters | Kolkata |
| President | Ajit Banerjee |
| Secretary | Anirban Dutta |
| Official website | |
| ifawb | |
The Indian Football Association, abbreviated as IFA, is the organisation that administers football in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3][4] It is the oldest football association in India and was founded in 1893.[5][6] Among the founders was former English international Elphinstone Jackson.[7]
The IFA organises tournaments such as the Calcutta Football League, the Calcutta Women's Football League[8] and the IFA Shield.[9] In 2021, the IFA also took an initiative to start its own futsal league.[10] It also sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
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- ^ Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ IFFHS - Interesting and curious facts about full internationals and national players (1872–1900) Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. iffhs.de. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Indian women football team will play against two top tier-1 Swedish teams". Bet365India. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "History in Timeline of Indian Football". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "First ever Futsal league in Bengal to kick off on 'Poila Baishakh'". The Bridge. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.