Abbreviation | IFA |
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Formation | 1893[1] |
Headquarters | Kolkata |
Region served | West Bengal, India |
Membership | 23 district associations |
Secretary | Anirban Dutta |
President | Ajit Banerjee |
Parent organization | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
Website | ifawb |
The Indian Football Association, abbreviated as IFA, is the organisation that administers association football in the Indian state of West Bengal.[2][3] It is the oldest football association in India and was founded in 1893.[4][5] Among the founders was former English international Elphinstone Jackson.[6]
The IFA organises tournaments such as the Calcutta Football League, the Calcutta Women's Football League[7] and the IFA Shield.[8] In 2021, the IFA also took an initiative to start its own futsal league.[9] It also sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.