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] Among the founders was former English international Elphinstone Jackson.[5]
Contrary to the name, the association does not administer the game in India, a task that falls to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), instead governs the game in the state of West Bengal. However, before the formation of the AIFF, the IFA was in de facto control of football in India by virtue of its administration by Englishmen as well as its affiliation to the Football Association.[9] Hence, all foreign tours were conducted by the IFA and also foreign teams negotiated with the IFA for visits to India. In its formative years, the only Indian representative in the English dominated executive committee was Kalicharan Mitra from the Sovabazar Club.[10] By vigorously promoting the game in Bengal, the IFA became undivided India's premier football body in the early decades of the 20th century.[11]
Through the efforts of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari (the father of Indian football), A.R. Brown and B.C. Lindsay of Dalhousie AC, and Watson of Calcutta FC, the IFA was established in 1893.[12] A.R. Brown was the first Secretary of the IFA. Norman Prichard, the first Indian to win an Olympic medal, was the Secretary of the IFA in 1900.The most remarkable person to head the IFA was the Maharaja of Santosh, Sir M.N. Roy Chowdhury. During his tenure the IFA played an instrumental role in the formation of the AIFF.[13]
The IFA had organised many historical tournaments like the Trades Cup, the Gladstone Cup, the Cooch Behar Cup and the coveted IFA Shield, prior to the incorporation of Calcutta Football League in 1898. The Trades Cup is the oldest tournament in Kolkata, being instituted in 1889.[14]
Clubs outside Bengal complained about the lack of neutrality in the affairs of the IFA. This disillusionment of clubs and patrons led to the formation of associations such as the Western India Football Association, which preferred to be governed by themselves rather than by the IFA. After years of numerous conferences and meetings, the IFA along with other five regional football associations broke their mutual deadlock to form the AIFF in 1937.[11]
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Further reading
Mitra, Soumen (1 January 2006). . Kolkata: Dasgupta & Co. Private Ltd. ISBN978-8182110229. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022.
Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN978-0-143-42641-7.
Majumdar, Boria, Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). Goalless: The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation. Penguin India. ISBN9780670058747.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Dutta, P. L., Memoir of 'Father of Indian Football' Nagendraprasad Sarbadhikary (Calcutta: N. P. Sarbadhikary Memorial Committee, 1944) (hereafter Memoir)
Ghosh, Saurindra Kumar. Krira Samrat Nagendraprasad Sarbadhikary 1869–1940 (Calcutta: N. P. Sarbadhikary Memorial Committee, 1963) (hereafter Krira Samrat).
Roselli, John. Self Image of Effeteness: Physical Education and Nationalism in Nineteenth Century Bengal. Past & Present (journal). 86 (February 1980). p. 121–48.
Sinha, Mrinalini. Colonial Masculinity, The Manly Englishman and the Effeminate Bengali in the Late Nineteenth Century (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995).
Chatterjee, Partha. The Nation and Its Fragments: Colonial and Post-colonial Histories (Calcutta: Oxford University Press, 1995).
Mason, Football on the Maidan, p. 144; Dimeo, Football and Politics in Bengal, p. 62.
Sen, Dwaipayan (2013). "Wiping the Stain Off the Field of Plassey: Mohun Bagan in 1911". In Bandyopadhyay, Kausik; Mallick, Sabyasachi (eds.). Fringe Nations in World Soccer. Routledge. ISBN978-1-317-99810-5.
Nath, Nirmal (2011). . Readers Service. ISBN9788187891963. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022.
(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
D'Mello, Anthony (1959). Portrait Of Indian Sport. P R Macmillan Limited, London.
From recreation to competition: Early history of Indian football 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. pp. 124–141. Published online: 6 Aug 2006. www.tandfonline.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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Not to be confused with All India Football Federation AIFF the national governing body of Indian football 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 Among the founders was former English international Elphinstone Jackson 5 Indian Football AssociationAbbreviationIFAFormation1893 130 years ago 1893 1 HeadquartersKolkataRegion servedWest Bengal IndiaMembership23 district associationsPresidentAjit BanerjeeFormer Vice president and joint secretaryRabindra Lodh RoyParent organizationAll India Football Federation AIFF WebsiteIFA WBIt organises tournaments such as the Calcutta Football League the Calcutta Women s Football League 6 and the IFA Shield 7 From 2021 the IFA also took an initiative to start its own futsal league 8 It also sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women s National Football Championship Contents 1 History 2 Competitions 2 1 Men s 2 2 Women s 2 3 Youth 3 Corporate structure 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory EditContrary to the name the association does not administer the game in India a task that falls to the All India Football Federation AIFF instead governs the game in the state of West Bengal However before the formation of the AIFF the IFA was in de facto control of football in India by virtue of its administration by Englishmen as well as its affiliation to the Football Association 9 Hence all foreign tours were conducted by the IFA and also foreign teams negotiated with the IFA for visits to India In its formative years the only Indian representative in the English dominated executive committee was Kalicharan Mitra from the Sovabazar Club 10 By vigorously promoting the game in Bengal the IFA became undivided India s premier football body in the early decades of the 20th century 11 Through the efforts of Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari the father of Indian football A R Brown and B C Lindsay of Dalhousie AC and Watson of Calcutta FC the IFA was established in 1893 12 A R Brown was the first Secretary of the IFA Norman Prichard the first Indian to win an Olympic medal was the Secretary of the IFA in 1900 The most remarkable person to head the IFA was the Maharaja of Santosh Sir M N Roy Chowdhury During his tenure the IFA played an instrumental role in the formation of the AIFF 13 The IFA had organised many historical tournaments like the Trades Cup the Gladstone Cup the Cooch Behar Cup and the coveted IFA Shield prior to the incorporation of Calcutta Football League in 1898 The Trades Cup is the oldest tournament in Kolkata being instituted in 1889 14 Clubs outside Bengal complained about the lack of neutrality in the affairs of the IFA This disillusionment of clubs and patrons led to the formation of associations such as the Western India Football Association which preferred to be governed by themselves rather than by the IFA After years of numerous conferences and meetings the IFA along with other five regional football associations broke their mutual deadlock to form the AIFF in 1937 11 Competitions EditMen s Edit Calcutta Football League IFA Shield Trades Cup Uttarbanga Cup Jayanta Chatterjee Inter District Football Tournament IFA Futsal ChampionshipWomen s Edit Calcutta Women s Football League Women s IFA ShieldYouth Edit CFL 5th Division Group B IFA Nursery LeagueCorporate structure EditAs of June 2022 update Office NamePresident Ajit BanerjeeChairman Subrata DuttaSecretary Anirban DuttaVice president Swarup BiswasSaurav PaulBiswajit BhaduriTreasurer Debasish SarkarSee also EditFootball in India Football in Kolkata IFA Shield Calcutta Premier Division West Bengal football team List of football clubs in KolkataReferences Edit Wadwha Arjun 19 May 2008 History of Football in India thesportscampus com TheSportsCampus Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 Retrieved 15 February 2014 Calcutta Football League CFL goes bigger than ever for its historic 125th season thefangarage com Kolkata The Fan Garage 5 June 2023 Archived from the original on 6 June 2023 Retrieved 6 June 2023 The passage of football in India ifawb org Kolkata Indian Football Association Archived from the original on 11 May 2023 Retrieved 11 May 2023 Majumdar Rounak 22 April 2019 The Golden Years of Indian Football www chaseyoursport com Kolkata Chase Your Sport Archived from the original on 7 November 2020 Retrieved 28 January 2022 IFFHS Interesting and curious facts about full internationals and national players 1872 1900 Archived 2012 02 07 at the Wayback Machine iffhs de Retrieved 28 October 2021 Indian women football team will play against two top tier 1 Swedish teams Bet365India 26 October 2021 Archived from the original on 22 May 2022 Retrieved 28 April 2022 History in Timeline of Indian Football the aiff com All India Football Federation Archived from the original on 8 March 2020 Retrieved 15 February 2021 First ever Futsal league in Bengal to kick off on Poila Baishakh The Bridge 28 January 2021 Archived from the original on 28 January 2021 Retrieved 26 February 2021 OUR SPORTSMEN Gostha Pal 123india com Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 27 September 2007 Pillai Manu S 8 June 2018 How football kicked off in India As with the English language when the British transported the sport to India they didn t expect the natives to beat them at it lifestyle livemint com Delhi India Livemint Delhi Archived from the original on 14 July 2022 Retrieved 27 January 2022 a b The Birth of the All India Football Federation Novy Kapadia 25 March 2017 Archived from the original on 25 March 2017 Retrieved 26 February 2021 Waris Sarah 25 January 2020 Nagendra Prasad The father of Indian football who removed prejudice from the sport thebridge in Kolkata The Bridge Archived from the original on 24 October 2022 Retrieved 24 October 2022 About Us IFAWB Archived from the original on 24 January 2023 Retrieved 26 February 2021 D Mello Anthony 1959 Portrait Of Indian Sport P R Macmillan Limited London p 186 Retrieved 25 September 2022 Further reading EditMitra Soumen 1 January 2006 In Search of an Identity The History of Football in Colonial Calcutta Kolkata Dasgupta amp Co Private Ltd ISBN 978 8182110229 Archived from the original on 21 October 2022 Kapadia Novy 2017 Barefoot to Boots The Many Lives of Indian Football Penguin Random House ISBN 978 0 143 42641 7 Majumdar Boria Bandyopadhyay Kausik 2006 Goalless The Story of a Unique Footballing Nation Penguin India ISBN 9780670058747 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Dutta P L Memoir of Father of Indian Football Nagendraprasad Sarbadhikary Calcutta N P Sarbadhikary Memorial Committee 1944 hereafter Memoir Ghosh Saurindra Kumar Krira Samrat Nagendraprasad Sarbadhikary 1869 1940 Calcutta N P Sarbadhikary Memorial Committee 1963 hereafter Krira Samrat Roselli John Self Image of Effeteness Physical Education and Nationalism in Nineteenth Century Bengal Past amp Present journal 86 February 1980 p 121 48 Sinha Mrinalini Colonial Masculinity The Manly Englishman and the Effeminate Bengali in the Late Nineteenth Century Manchester Manchester University Press 1995 Chatterjee Partha The Nation and Its Fragments Colonial and Post colonial Histories Calcutta Oxford University Press 1995 Mason Football on the Maidan p 144 Dimeo Football and Politics in Bengal p 62 Sen Dwaipayan 2013 Wiping the Stain Off the Field of Plassey Mohun Bagan in 1911 In Bandyopadhyay Kausik Mallick Sabyasachi eds Fringe Nations in World Soccer Routledge ISBN 978 1 317 99810 5 Nath Nirmal 2011 History of Indian Football Upto 2009 10 Readers Service ISBN 9788187891963 Archived from the original on 22 July 2022 Triumphs and Disasters The Story of Indian Football 1889 2000 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 13 August 2012 Retrieved 20 October 2011 D Mello Anthony 1959 Portrait Of Indian Sport P R Macmillan Limited London From recreation to competition Early history of Indian football Archived 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine pp 124 141 Published online 6 Aug 2006 www tandfonline com Retrieved 30 June 2021 External links EditIndian Football Association on Facebook Indian Football Association on Twitter Indian Football Association on Instagram IFA on the AIFF com IFA on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indian Football Association amp oldid 1168600472, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
