Tamil Nadu Football Association

Tamil Nadu Football Association
SportFootball
Jurisdiction State
Membership38 district association
AbbreviationTNFA
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
(as Madras Football Association)[1]
AffiliationAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
HeadquartersChennai
PresidentJesiah Villavarayar[2]

The Tamil Nadu Football Association (also known as Tamilnadu; abbreviated as TNFA), formerly the Madras Football Association, is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation. The TNFA administers football in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[3] It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

History

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The first football tournament in Madras was held in 1894 with 10 teams from all over the country.[4] From the year 1895, the Madras Gymkhana Club hosted an annual tournament. The winning team gets the EK Chetty Cup. Regimental units like Queens Own Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion the Dorsetshire Regiment, and 5th Field Battery - Royal Regiment of Artillery participated in the tournament. The EK Chetty Cup was won by regimental teams till 1933. The Pachaiyappa High School became the first Indian and non-military team to win it. The South Indian Athletic Association instituted the Jatprole Cup tournament.[5]

Madras Football Association was formed on 5 January 1934, following drafting of the constitution on 26 October 1933, with jurisdiction for the whole of the original undivided state of Madras, including the present Andhra and Kerala states, by the members of the Madras United Club - a body founded by sport loving Indians.[6] Madras Football Association league championship was started in 1934. Pachaiyappa's football club won the inaugural 1934–35 league championship. The MFA started conducting the First division league from 1936, and the Second division from 1937. In the year of 1978, Madras city clubs formed a separate association under Chennai Football Association. renaming the state federation as the Tamil Nadu Football Association.[7]

N. Vittal served as the president of Tamil Nadu Football Association. He also served as the vice-president of All India Football Federation. T.R. Govindarajan served as the secretary of the TNFA.[8]

Some of the tournaments conducted by the TNFA are Tamil Nadu State League,[9][10][11] Vittal Trophy,[12] Champions Trophy - Universal Cup,[13] and TFA Shield.[14] At present, all these three tournaments are not conducted.[15] The major leagues in the Tamil Nadu happen in districts like Chennai and Madurai. Chennai district league (Chennai Super League)[16][17] is conducted by Chennai Football Association (CFA), and the Madurai district league by Madurai District Football Association. The Tiruvallur District Football Association conducted the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India football tournament sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu Football Association and All India Football Federation (AIFF).[18]

State teams

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Affiliated district associations

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All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu are affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Football Association.

No. Association District President
1 Ariyalur District Football Association Ariyalur
2 Chengalpattu District Football Association Chengalpattu
3 Chennai Football Association Chennai
4 Coimbatore district Football Association Coimbatore
5 Cuddalore district Football Association Cuddalore
6 Dharmapuri district Football Association Dharmapuri
7 Dindigul district Football Association Dindigul
8 Erode district Football Association Erode
9 Kallakurichi district Football Association Kallakurichi
10 Kancheepuram district Football Association Kancheepuram
11 Kanyakumari district Football Association Kanyakumari
12 Karur district Football Association Karur
13 Krishnagiri district Football Association Krishnagiri
14 Madurai district Football Association Madurai
15 Mayiladuthurai district Football Association Mayiladuthurai
16 Nagapattinam district Football Association Nagapattinam
17 Namakkal district Football Association Namakkal
18 Nilgiris district Football Association Nilgiris
19 Perambalur district Football Association Perambalur
20 Pudukkottai district Football Association Pudukkottai
21 Ramanathapuram district Football Association Ramanathapuram
22 Ranipet district Football Association Ranipet
23 Salem district Football Association Salem
24 Sivaganga district Football Association Sivaganga
25 Tenkasi district Football Association Tenkasi
26 Thanjavur district Football Association Thanjavur
27 Theni district Football Association Theni
28 Thoothukudi district Football Association Thoothukudi
29 Tiruchirappalli district Football Association Tiruchirappalli
30 Tirunelveli district Football Association Tirunelveli
31 Tirupathur district Football Association Tirupathur
32 Tiruppur district Football Association Tiruppur
33 Tiruvallur district Football Association Tiruvallur
34 Tiruvannamalai district Football Association Tiruvannamalai
35 Tiruvarur district Football Association Tiruvarur
36 Vellore district Football Association Vellore
37 Viluppuram district Football Association Viluppuram
38 Virudhunagar district Football Association Virudhunagar

Competitions

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Club level

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Tamil Nadu Football League pyramid

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Chennai Football League
Tier Division
1
(Level 5 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Senior Division
↑promote (I-League 3) ↓relegate
2
(Level 6 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA First Division
↑promote ↓relegate
3
(Level 7 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Second Division
↑promote ↓relegate
4
(Level 8 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Third Division
↑promote ↓relegate
5
(Level 9 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Fourth Division
↑promote

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Football Association, Tamilnadu. "State Associations". Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ "All India Football Federation – About AIFF – State Associations". AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  4. ^ V, Sriram (June 2014). "When football came to Madras". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ Jitendran, Nikhil. "Chennai's football debt to the Madras Gymkhana Club". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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  7. ^ "CFA Senior Division". The Away End. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ Frederick, Prince (June 2011). "Memories of Madras - In a league of its own". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. ^ 4th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2004 Archived 2 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021
  10. ^ 5th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2005/06 Archived 2 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  11. ^ 6th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2007 Archived 16 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021
  12. ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (May 2018). "The lost glory of Chennai's football league". Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ K., Keerthivasan (April 2016). "Champions Trophy to be back in Chennai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  14. ^ Naveen (20 March 2013). "Football in Chennai – On a slippery surface". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  15. ^ Muralidharan, Ashwin. "All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  16. ^ India regional tournaments 1997/98 Archived 23 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine Rsssf. Retrieved 16 August 2021
  17. ^ "India 2005 Regional Championships". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  18. ^ Matthews, Dominic. "Don Bosco – Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament 2018". Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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