All India Football Federation

All India Football Federation

founding	June 23, 1937
FIFA accession	1948
AFC accession	1954
president	Praful Patel
Secretary General	Alberto Colaco
National teams	of men and women
Homepage	www.the-aiff.com

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the football association of the Republic of India . The association was founded on June 23, 1937 in Shimla at a meeting of representatives of six football associations. Founding members were the football associations of West Bengal , the then United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ), Bihars , Delhis , Mysores , the Army Sports Control Board, Northwest India and the Presidency of Bombay . The AIFF currently consists of 33 state associations from all over India.

The AIFF organizes several championships in India, including the I-League and, until 2007, its predecessor the National Football League and the Federation Cup . The AIFF also organizes the men's and women's national teams and their youth teams .

One year after India gained independence, AIFF became a member of the world association FIFA . 1954 was one of the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) . At the regional level, the association is a member of the South Asian Football Federation .

All India Football Federation

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