Mumbai Football Association

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Mumbai Football Association (Mumbai District Football Association)
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AbbreviationMFA, MDFA
Formation1983; 39 years ago (1983)[1]
Region served
Mumbai, western India
President
Aditya Thackeray
Parent organisation
All India Football Federation
AffiliationsWestern India Football Association
Websitewww.footballmfa.com

Mumbai Football Association (MFA),[1] formerly known as Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA),[2] is an organisation that governs the football in and around the Indian city of Mumbai.[3][4][5] It is a member of the Western India Football Association, which is affiliated to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The MFA organises Mumbai Football League, overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Mumbai.[6]

History[]

The Mumbai Football Association (MFA), which is a non-profit organization, was established in 1983 and is the official district body for development, conduct and organization of football in the city of Mumbai and its suburbs. The MFA is affiliated with the Western India Football Association (WIFA), a state association of Maharashtra.[1] From a beginning of 57 football clubs affiliated to it, the association now caters to and conducts football activity for more than 10,000 players.

Mumbai had always been a center of football on the western coast of India from British days. Western India Football Association conducted the Harwood Football League and the prestigious Rovers Cup, an all India tournament,[7] which has come as a legacy to MFA.

The MFA is managed by the Executive Council consisting of a president, 4 vice presidents, general secretary, treasurer, 4 assistant secretaries and 15 committee members. In addition to these, six members whose services would be beneficial to the association are also co-opted on the executive committee. The term of the executive Council is four years.

Olympians and internationals of MFA[]

Mumbai has produced a number of olympians and international players of high repute, who have proudly represented our country with excellence. Double olympian S. S. Narayan was the vice-president of MFA. Olympians Sanjeeva Uchil and Fortunato Franco also hail from Mumbai. Many international players have been produced under the aegis of MFA. They are Mario Gracious, Bandya Kakade, Derek D'Souza, Ranjit Thapa, Amar Bahadur, Yusuf Ansari, Godfrey Pereira, Khalid Jamil, Henry Menezes, Akhil Ansari, Bernard Pereira, Arthur Pereira, Santosh Kashyap, Steven Dias and Abhishek Yadav ,to name a few.

Mumbai football pyramid[]

Men[]

Mumbai Football League

Women[]

  • Women's Division 1
  • Girls U-17
  • Girls U-14

Youth[]

  • U-18 Boys
  • U-16 Boys Division I
  • U-16 Boys Division II
  • U-14 Boys Division I
  • U-14 Boys Division II
  • U-12 Boys
  • U-10 Boys
  • U-8 Boys

Knockout tournaments[]

Men's[]

Time Event Teams
TBA Republic Cup Invitation - Super Division, First Division, Second Division
TBA Independence Day Cup Elite Division
TBA Nadkarni Cup Elite Division, 3 from Super Division

Football grounds[]

MFA conducts their events on the following grounds.

Ground Location
Cooperage Ground Colaba
Mumbai Football Arena Andheri
Goan Football Ground Marine Lines
St Xaviers Ground Parel
Neville D’Souza Turf Bandra
MSSA Ground Azad Maidan
Karntak Sporting Ground Marine Lines

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "MUMBAI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION". MFA. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ Majumder, Rounak (24 November 2020). "MDFA distribute trophies for Season 2019-20". www.footballcounter.com. Football Counter. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ "History: The Harwood League". wifa.in. Western India Football Association. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ Neil Morrison. "India - List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ MDFA announce new season The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2021
  6. ^ "MFA Elite Division". The Away End. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ The Harwood league
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