The Mumbai Football Association (MFA), which is a non-profit organization, was established in 1983 and is the official district body for development, conduct and organization of football in the city of Mumbai and its suburbs. The MFA is affiliated with the Western India Football Association (WIFA), a state association of Maharashtra.[2] From a beginning of 57 football clubs affiliated to it, the association now caters to and conducts football activity for more than 10,000 players.
Mumbai had always been a center of football on the western coast of India from since the British rule. After the foundation of Western India Football Association as a result of the merger between Bombay Football Association and Bombay Rovers Cup Committee in 1911, it conducted the Harwood Football League and the prestigious Rovers Cup, an all India tournament,[8] which has come as a legacy to MFA.[9]
The MFA is managed by the Executive Council consisting of a president, 4 vice presidents, general secretary, treasurer, 4 assistant secretaries and 15 committee members. In addition to these, six members whose services would be beneficial to the association are also co-opted on the executive committee. The term of the executive Council is four years.
Olympians and internationals of MFA
Mumbai has produced a number of olympians and international players of high repute, who have proudly represented our country with excellence. Double olympian S. S. Narayan was the vice-president of MFA. Olympians Sanjeeva Uchil and Fortunato Franco also hail from Mumbai. Many international players have been produced under the aegis of MFA. They are Mario Gracious, Bandya Kakade, Derek D'Souza, Ranjit Thapa, Amar Bahadur, Yusuf Ansari, Godfrey Pereira, Khalid Jamil, Henry Menezes, Akhil Ansari, Bernard Pereira, Arthur Pereira, Santosh Kashyap, Steven Dias and Abhishek Yadav ,to name a few.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mumbai Football Association news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mumbai Football Association MFA 2 formerly known as Mumbai District Football Association MDFA 3 is an organisation that governs the football in and around the Indian city of Mumbai 4 5 6 It is a member of the Western India Football Association which is affiliated to the All India Football Federation AIFF The MFA organises Mumbai Football League overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Mumbai 7 Mumbai Football Association Mumbai District Football Association AbbreviationMFA MDFA 1 Formation1983 40 years ago 1983 2 Region servedMumbai western IndiaPresidentAditya ThackerayParent organisationAll India Football FederationAffiliationsWestern India Football AssociationWebsitewww wbr footballmfa wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Olympians and internationals of MFA 3 Mumbai football pyramid 3 1 Men 3 2 Women 3 3 Youth 4 Knockout tournaments 4 1 Men s 5 Football grounds 6 ReferencesHistory EditThe Mumbai Football Association MFA which is a non profit organization was established in 1983 and is the official district body for development conduct and organization of football in the city of Mumbai and its suburbs The MFA is affiliated with the Western India Football Association WIFA a state association of Maharashtra 2 From a beginning of 57 football clubs affiliated to it the association now caters to and conducts football activity for more than 10 000 players Mumbai had always been a center of football on the western coast of India from since the British rule After the foundation of Western India Football Association as a result of the merger between Bombay Football Association and Bombay Rovers Cup Committee in 1911 it conducted the Harwood Football League and the prestigious Rovers Cup an all India tournament 8 which has come as a legacy to MFA 9 The MFA is managed by the Executive Council consisting of a president 4 vice presidents general secretary treasurer 4 assistant secretaries and 15 committee members In addition to these six members whose services would be beneficial to the association are also co opted on the executive committee The term of the executive Council is four years Olympians and internationals of MFA EditMumbai has produced a number of olympians and international players of high repute who have proudly represented our country with excellence Double olympian S S Narayan was the vice president of MFA Olympians Sanjeeva Uchil and Fortunato Franco also hail from Mumbai Many international players have been produced under the aegis of MFA They are Mario Gracious Bandya Kakade Derek D Souza Ranjit Thapa Amar Bahadur Yusuf Ansari Godfrey Pereira Khalid Jamil Henry Menezes Akhil Ansari Bernard Pereira Arthur Pereira Santosh Kashyap Steven Dias and Abhishek Yadav to name a few Mumbai football pyramid EditMen Edit Mumbai Football League Elite Division Super Division First Division Second Division Third DivisionWomen Edit MFA Women s League Girls U 17 Girls U 14Youth Edit U 18 Boys U 16 Boys Division I U 16 Boys Division II U 14 Boys Division I U 14 Boys Division II U 12 Boys U 10 Boys U 8 BoysKnockout tournaments EditMen s Edit Time Event TeamsTBA Republic Cup Invitation Super Division First Division Second DivisionTBA Independence Day Cup Elite DivisionTBA Nadkarni Cup Elite Division 3 from Super DivisionFootball grounds EditMFA conducts their events on the following grounds Ground LocationCooperage Ground ColabaMumbai Football Arena AndheriGoan Football Ground Marine LinesSt Xaviers Ground ParelNeville D Souza Turf BandraMSSA Ground Azad MaidanKarntak Sporting Ground Marine LinesReferences Edit D Costa Valerian 26 November 2018 Neville Dsouza Football Turf brings Mumbai s Football Fever to Bandra bandrabuzz com Mumbai Bandra Buzz Archived from the original on 23 January 2023 Retrieved 23 January 2023 a b c MUMBAI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION MFA Archived from the original on 31 December 2021 Retrieved 31 December 2021 Majumder Rounak 24 November 2020 MDFA distribute trophies for Season 2019 20 www footballcounter com Football Counter Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 17 December 2021 History The Harwood League wifa in Western India Football Association Archived from the original on 23 April 2021 Retrieved 17 August 2021 Neil Morrison India List of Mumbai Bombay League Champions RSSSF Archived from the original on 27 September 2021 Retrieved 17 August 2021 MDFA announce new season The Times of India Retrieved 17 August 2021 MFA Elite Division The Away End Archived from the original on 31 December 2021 Retrieved 31 December 2021 The Harwood league Archived from the original on 27 September 2021 Retrieved 16 January 2015 Nirwane Sarwadnya 18 January 2022 Rovers Cup the second oldest Football tournament in India thesportslite com Mumbai The Sports Lite Archived from the original on 14 October 2022 Retrieved 14 October 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mumbai Football Association amp oldid 1138108939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
