Punjab Football Association

Punjab Football Association
Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	State
Membership	23 district association
Abbreviation	PFA
Founded	1932; 92 years ago; (as North-West India Football Association)
Affiliation	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters	Phagwara
President	Samir Thapar
Secretary	Harjinder Singh
Official website
	punjab.football

The Punjab Football Association (PFA), formerly the North-West India Football Association, is the state-level football governing body for Punjab, India.^[2] It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

History

After partition, the East Punjab Football Association came into existence on 24 February 1948. The East Punjab Football Association was soon replaced by Punjab Football Association, again affiliated to the All India Football Federation on 24 April 1951.

State teams

Men

Women

Affiliated district associations

All 23 districts of Punjab are affiliated with the Punjab Football Association.

No.	Association	District
1	Amritsar District Football Association	Amritsar
2	Barnala District Football Association	Barnala
3	Bathinda district Football Association	Bathinda
4	Faridkot district Football Association	Faridkot
5	Fatehgarh Sahib district Football Association	Fatehgarh Sahib
6	Firozpur district Football Association	Firozpur
7	Fazilka district Football Association	Fazilka
8	Gurdaspur district Football Association	Gurdaspur
9	Hoshiarpur district Football Association	Hoshiarpur
10	Jalandhar district Football Association	Jalandhar
11	Kapurthala district Football Association	Kapurthala
12	Ludhiana district Football Association	Ludhiana
13	Malerkotla district Football Association	Malerkotla
14	Mansa district Football Association	Mansa
15	Moga district Football Association	Moga
16	Sri Muktsar Sahib district Football Association	Sri Muktsar Sahib
17	Pathankot district Football Association	Pathankot
18	Patiala district Football Association	Patiala
19	Rupnagar district Football Association	Rupnagar
20	Mohali district Football Association	Mohali
21	Sangrur district Football Association	Sangrur
22	Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Football Association	Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
23	Tarn Taran district Football Association	Tarn Taran

Competitions

Club level

Men's

Punjab State Super League
Punjab State League Second Division
Punjab State League Third Division

Women's

Punjab Women's League

Punjab Football League pyramid

Tier	Division
I _{(Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid)}	Punjab State Super League _{↑promote (I-League 3) ↓relegate}
II _{(Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid)}	Punjab State League Second Division _{↑promote ↓relegate}
III _{(Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid)}	Punjab State League Third Division _↑promote

References

^ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054.
^ Siraj Chatterjee (10 December 2020). "Punjabi Football on a Roar!". footballindia.co.in. Football India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

External links

PFA Website

[1] Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054.

[2] Siraj Chatterjee (10 December 2020). "Punjabi Football on a Roar!". footballindia.co.in. Football India. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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