Tamil Nadu Football Association
The Tamil Nadu Football Association (also known as Tamilnadu; abbreviated TNFA), formerly the Madras Football Association, is one of the 37 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation. The TNFA administers lower tier football in the state of Tamil Nadu.[3]
| Abbreviation | TNFA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1934 (as Madras Football Association)[1] |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
Region served | Tamil Nadu, India |
Membership | 31 district associations |
President | Jesiah Villavarayar[2] |
Parent organization | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
History
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]
Competitions
Men's
- Chennai Football League
- Tamil Nadu State League
- TFA Shield
- Vittal Trophy
Women's
Teams
List of Tamil Nadu Football Association controlled teams
| Club | League |
|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu men's football team | Santosh Trophy |
| Tamil Nadu women's football team | Senior Women's National Football Championship |
List of men's association football clubs in Tamil Nadu
| Club | Town or City | League |
|---|---|---|
| Chennaiyin FC | Chennai | Indian Super League |
| Chennai City F.C. | Coimbatore | I-League |
| Indian Bank Recreational Club | Chennai | I-League Second Division (formerly) |
List of women's association football clubs in Tamil Nadu
| Club | Town or City | League |
|---|---|---|
| Sethu FC | Madurai | Indian Women's League |
| Indira Gandhi AS&E | Puducherry | Indian Women's League |
List of men's association football clubs in Chennai
| Club | Town or City | League |
|---|---|---|
| Arrows F.C. | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| Chennai City F.C. | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| Chennai F.C. | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| Chennai United F.C. | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| Hindustan Eagles F.C. | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| Madras Sporting Union | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| Viva Chennai F.C. | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| A.G.'s Office Recreation Club | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| Indian Bank Recreational Club | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| SC-STEDS | Chennai | Chennai Football League |
| FC Madras | Chennai | AIFF Under-18 Youth League |
| Raman Vijayan Soccer School | Chennai | AIFF Under-18 Youth League |
| Football Plus | Chennai | AIFF Under-18 Youth League |
| Redeemers United F.C. | Chennai | Chennai Football Association Second division league |
| YMSC | Chennai | Chennai Football Association First division league |
Chennai Football Association
Chennai Football Association has 96 affiliated clubs and conducts about 450 league matches for its member clubs, dividing them to 4 senior divisions, apart from conducting league for the schools and colleges. St. Joseph's Group of Institutions was the principal sponsor for the last nine years.[19] Rohit Ramesh is the president of the Chennai Football Association.[20]
References
- ^ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054.
- ^ Football Association, Tamilnadu. "State Associations".
- ^ . AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ V, Sriram (June 2014). "When football came to Madras". The Hindu.
- ^ Jitendran, Nikhil. "Chennai's football debt to the Madras Gymkhana Club". www.goal.com.
- ^ Musings, Madras. "Snippets from the MUC's Centenary Souvenir".
- ^ "CFA Senior Division". The Away End. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Frederick, Prince (June 2011). "Memories of Madras - In a league of its own". The Hindu.
- ^ 4th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2004 indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021
- ^ 5th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2005/06 indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ 6th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2007 indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021
- ^ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (May 2018). "The lost glory of Chennai's football league".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ K., Keerthivasan (April 2016). "Champions Trophy to be back in Chennai". The Hindu.
- ^ Naveen (20 March 2013). . www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Muralidharan, Ashwin. "All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu". www.goal.com.
- ^ India regional tournaments 1997/98 Rsssf. Retrieved 16 August 2021
- ^ "India 2005 Regional Championships". rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Matthews, Dominic. "Don Bosco – Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament 2018".
- ^ Venkatesan, Prasanna. "CFA looking for principal sponsor".
- ^ Mukherjee, Soham. "Chennai City owner Rohit Ramesh outlines his plans for CFA Senior Division League".
External links
- Tamil Nadu Football Association at the AIFF