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	The '''All India Football Federation''', simply known as the '''AIFF''', is the governing body of [[Football in India\|association football in India]] and is under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Ministry of ~~Sports and~~ Youth Affairs]], [[Government of India]]. Formed in 1937, the federation was one of the founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]], the overseer of [[football in Asia]].		The '''All India Football Federation''', simply known as the '''AIFF''', is the governing body of [[Football in India\|association football in India]] and is under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]], [[Government of India]]. Formed in 1937, the federation was one of the founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]], the overseer of [[football in Asia]].

	The AIFF sanctions and runs all competitive football tournaments and leagues at a national level, namely the [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[Super Cup (India)\|Super Cup]]. The federation also indirectly manages local football competitions through the state associations. The federation is also responsible for managing the [[India national football team]], as well as the [[India women's national football team\|women's]] team and the various youth national sides.		The AIFF sanctions and runs all competitive football tournaments and leagues at a national level, namely the [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[Super Cup (India)\|Super Cup]]. The federation also indirectly manages local football competitions through the state associations. The federation is also responsible for managing the [[India national football team]], as well as the [[India women's national football team\|women's]] team and the various youth national sides.
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	\|{{flagicon\|~~ROM~~}} [[~~Doru Isac~~]]		\|{{flagicon\|India}} [[Savio Medeira]]<ref name = "Savio Medeira">{{cite web\|url=https://iftwc.com/who-is-savio-medeira/\|title=Savio Medeira – Who is the new interim technical director of AIFF?\|publisher=IFTWC\|date=29 May 2021}}</ref>
	~~\|Technical Director~~		\|Technical Director ''(Interim)''
	\|<ref name="~~fifa.com~~"~~/><ref~~>{{~~Cite~~ web~~\|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation~~\|url=https://~~www.the-afc~~.com/~~afc-home/member-associations/india/all~~-~~india~~-~~football~~-~~federation~~/\|~~access-date~~=~~2020-10-29\|website=The AFC\|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/india-~~technical-director~~-doru-isac-aiff/1j37izvzh9p2g11vn8q6m0h64m \|website=Goal.com \|date=25 April 2019 \|access-date=26 April 2019 \|title=India:~~ AIFF ~~appoints Doru Isac as technical director~~ \|~~archive-url~~=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20190425203113/https://www.goal.com/en/news/india-technical-director-doru-isac-aiff/1j37izvzh9p2g11vn8q6m0h64m~~ \|~~archive-~~date=~~25 April 2019 \|url-status=live~~ }}</ref>		\|
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{{about|the Indian Football Association|more detail on the sport|Association football}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{short description|Governing body of Association football in India}}
{{National football association
| Logo = File:All India Football Federation 2016.png
| Badge_size = 250px
| Founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|6|23}},
[[Darbhanga]]
| Location = [[Darbhanga]]
| FIFA affiliation = 1948
| Region = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| Region affiliation = 1954
| Subregion = [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]]
| Subregion affiliation = 1997
| President = [[Praful Patel]]
| Parent = [[Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs]] , [[Government of India]]
| Headquarters = [[Dwarka, Delhi]]
| Website = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/}}
|Vice-President=Subrata Dutta}}

The '''All India Football Federation''', simply known as the '''AIFF''', is the governing body of [[Football in India|association football in India]] and is under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs]], [[Government of India]]. Formed in 1937, the federation was one of the founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]], the overseer of [[football in Asia]].

The AIFF sanctions and runs all competitive football tournaments and leagues at a national level, namely the [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]. The federation also indirectly manages local football competitions through the state associations. The federation is also responsible for managing the [[India national football team]], as well as the [[India women's national football team|women's]] team and the various youth national sides.

The AIFF is also part of the [[South Asian Football Federation]], the organization that runs football in [[South Asia]]. The federation is currently based in [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]], [[Delhi]].

==History==
Before the formation of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the ''[[de facto]]'' ruling body for [[association football]] in India were the [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA).<ref name="Birth">{{cite news|last1=Kapadia|first1=Novy|title=The Birth of the All India Football Federation|url=https://www.saddahaq.com/the-birth-of-the-all-india-football-federation|access-date=24 March 2017|work=Saddahaq|date=24 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112623/https://www.saddahaq.com/the-birth-of-the-all-india-football-federation|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The IFA was founded in 1893 and ran the game in the [[West Bengal|Bengal]] region. The federation was mainly governed by Englishmen and served as the most powerful football body in the country during the early 20th century.<ref name="Birth"/>

Efforts to form a countrywide football federation were started in 1935 by the IFA when the federation, as well as seven other associations, met at a conference but no consensus could be reached.<ref name="Birth"/> After differences in opinions and other conflicts were resolved, a meeting was conducted in March 1937 which would serve to be the beginning of the start of the AIFF.<ref name="Birth"/> The AIFF was officially founded on 23 June 1937 after representatives from six regional football associations met at the [[Army Training Command|Army Headquarters]] in [[Shimla]]. Namely, the six regional football associations were the IFA, Army Sports Control Board, United Provinces, the North West India Football Association, the [[Bihar Football Association]], and Delhi Soccer Association.<ref name="Birth"/>

After the launch of the national football federation, the idea of an [[India national football team]] did not gain much momentum until after India gain independence in 1947.<ref name="Birth"/> Select Indian teams did participate in tours of [[Australia]], [[Burma]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[South Africa]] but none were officially part of the national team.<ref name="Birth"/> In 1948, one year after independence and 11 since forming as a football association, the AIFF gained affiliation with [[FIFA]], the governing body for football around the world.<ref name="History">{{cite news|last1=Kapadia|first1=Novy|title=A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff|access-date=24 March 2017|work=SportsKeeda|date=23 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112714/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, the national team was officially formed and participated in their first official tournament, the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Birth"/>
In 1950, the national team automatically qualified for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] which was to be held in [[Brazil]] after all the teams in India's qualification group withdrew.<ref name="History"/> However, prior to the tournament, India themselves withdrew from the World Cup with the AIFF citing the reason as due to lack of funding.<ref name="History"/> Other reasons given for India's withdrawal included the players playing mainly barefooted and that the AIFF valued the [[Summer Olympics]] tournament more than the [[FIFA World Cup]] at the time.<ref name="History"/> In 1952, during the Olympics in [[Finland]], India was defeated in the first round by [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 10–1. This defeat made the AIFF make it mandatory for players on the national team to wear football boots.<ref name="History"/> In 1954, the AIFF played an active role in promoting football in [[Asia]] when they were one of the founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]].<ref name="History"/> India took part in four straight Olympic football tournaments between 1948 and 1960 but have failed to qualify since.<ref name="History"/> In 1985, India started to participate in World Cup qualifiers again but have failed to make it to the tournament.

In 1977, the AIFF started the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] which was the first club based national tournament in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Federation Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/fedcup.html|access-date=24 March 2017|publisher=IndianFootball.de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315003131/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/fedcup.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Santosh Trophy]], the national tournament for state teams, was started in 1941.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Santosh Trophy|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/santosh.html|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524163702/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/santosh.html|archive-date=24 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, the AIFF began the first national league in the country, the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]. In 2007, the NFL was reformed as the [[I-League]], the country's first professional football league.<ref name="History"/>

==Competitions==

===International===
* [[Champions Cup (India)|Champions Cup]] ('''Senior Men's''')
* AIFF Youth Cup ('''U-16''')
* [[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)]]

===Men's===
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
* [[Indian Super League]]
* [[I-League]]
* [[I-League 2nd Division]]
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
* [[Santosh Trophy]]
* [[AIFF Futsal Club Championship]]
{{col-2}}

===Women's===
* [[Indian Women's League]]
* [[Indian Women's Football Championship]]
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

=== Men's Youth ===
* [[Elite League (India)|Elite League]] ('''U-18''')
* Junior League ('''U-15''')
* Sub-Junior League ('''U-13''')
* [[B.C. Roy Trophy]] ('''U-19''')
* [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]] ('''U-16''')
{{col-2}}

===Women's Youth===
* U-17 Women's Championship
* Junior Girl's National Football Championship ('''U-19''')
* Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship ('''U-16''')
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Defunct===
* [[Rovers Cup]]
* [[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]]
* [[Nehru Cup]]
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]
{{col-end}}

===Current title holders===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Competition
! Year
! Champions
! Title
! Runners-up
! Next edition
|-
! colspan=6|Senior (Men's)
|-
| [[Indian Super League]]
| [[2020-21 Indian Super League season|2020-21]]
| [[Mumbai City FC]]
| ISL Champions and shield winners
| [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC]]
| [[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]
|-
|[[I-League]]
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020-21]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC]]
|I-League Champions
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers FC]]
|[[2021–22 I-League|2021-22]]
|-
| 
| 
|
|
|
| 

|-
! colspan=6|Youth (Men's)
|-
| 
| 
|
|
|
| 

|-
! colspan=6|Senior (Women's)
|-
| [[Indian Women's League]]
| [[2019–20 Indian Women's League season|2019–20]]
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala FC]]
| IWL Champions
| [[KRYPHSA FC]]
| [[2020–21 Indian Women's League season|2020–21]]
|-
| 
| 
|
|
|
| 

|-
! colspan=6|Youth (Women's)
|-
| 
| 
|
|
|
| 

|-
|}
{{notelist}}

===State's Men's Leagues===
* [[Assam State Premier League]]
* [[Bangalore Super Division]]
* [[Calcutta Football League]]
* [[DSA Senior Division]]
* [[FAO League]]
* [[Goa Professional League]]
* [[Kerala Premier League]]
* [[Manipur State League]]
* [[Mizoram Premier League]]
* [[Nagaland Premier League]]
* [[Punjab State Super Football League]]
* [[Rajasthan State Men's League]]
* [[Shillong Premier League]]
* [[Sikkim Premier Division League]]

===State's Women's Leagues===
* [[Calcutta Women's Football League]]
*[[FAO Women's League]]
* [[Karnataka Women's League]]

==National teams==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Men===
* [[India national football team]]
* [[India national under-23 football team]]
* [[India national under-20 football team]]
* [[India national under-17 football team]]
* [[India national beach soccer team]]

{{col-2}}

===Women===
* [[India women's national football team]]
* [[India women's national under-20 football team]]
* [[India women's national under-17 football team]]
{{col-end}}

==State federations==
There are currently 36 [[Indian State Football Associations|state associations]] affiliated with the All India Football Federation.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Associations|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|website=All India Football Federation|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024214814/https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|archive-date=24 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
* [[All Manipur Football Association]]
* Andaman & Nicobar Football Association
* Andhra Pradesh Football Association
* Arunachal Pradesh Football Association
* [[Assam Football Association]]
* [[Bihar Football Association]]
* Chandigarh Football Association
* [[Chhattisgarh Football Association]]
* Daman & Diu Football Association
* Delhi Soccer Association
* [[Football Association of Odisha]]
* [[Goa Football Association]]
* [[Gujarat State Football Association]]
* Haryana Football Association
* [[Himachal Pradesh Football Association]]
* [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)
* [[Jammu & Kashmir Football Association]]
* Jharkhand Football Association
* [[Karnataka State Football Association]]
* [[Kerala Football Association]]
* Madhya Pradesh Football Association
* Meghalaya Football Association
* [[Mizoram Football Association]]
* Nagaland Football Association
* Pondicherry Football Association
* [[Punjab Football Association]]
* [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]
* [[Rajasthan Football Association]]
* [[Services Sports Control Board]]
* [[Sikkim Football Association]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]]
* [[Telangana Football Association]]
* [[Tripura Football Association]]
* [[Western India Football Association]] (Maharashtra)
* Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh
* [[Uttarakhand State Football Association]]
{{col-end}}

==Corporate structure==
===Board of directors===
The following are on the board of the directors at the AIFF.<ref>{{cite web|title=AIFF HQ|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/hq-administration.htm|website=All India Football Federation|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004123155/https://www.the-aiff.com/hq-administration.htm|archive-date=4 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Office
!Name
|-
|President
|[[Praful Patel]]
|-
|General Secretary
|Kushal Das
|-
|[[I-League]] CEO
|Sunando Dhar
|}

===Technical committee===
* [[Shyam Thapa]] – Chairman
* [[Henry Menezes]] – Deputy Chairman
* G.P. Palguna
* [[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Abhishek Yadav]]
* Pradip Dutta
* [[Ishfaq Ahmed]]
* Prosanto Banerjee
* [[Sundar Raman]]

{|class="wikitable hlist" style="text-align:left"
!Name
!Position
!Source
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Praful Patel]]
|President
|<ref name="fifa.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/ind/about |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142318/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/ind/about |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Subrata Dutta]]
|Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Subhash Chopra]]
|2nd Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Larsing Sawyan]]
|3rd Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Manvendra Singh]]
|4th Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Kmi Mather]]
|5th Vice President
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Kushal Das]]
|General Secretary
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Z.A. Thakur]]
|Treasurer
|<ref name="fifa.com"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Doru Isac]]
|Technical Director
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/india-technical-director-doru-isac-aiff/1j37izvzh9p2g11vn8q6m0h64m |website=Goal.com |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=26 April 2019 |title=India: AIFF appoints Doru Isac as technical director |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425203113/https://www.goal.com/en/news/india-technical-director-doru-isac-aiff/1j37izvzh9p2g11vn8q6m0h64m |archive-date=25 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Igor Štimac]]
|Team Coach (Men's)
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="coach app. 2019 stimac">{{cite web |title=AIFF APPOINTS IGOR STIMAC AS NEW MEN’S SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM COACH |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9674 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518164959/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9674 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Maymol Rocky]]
|Team Coach (Women's)
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Nilanjan Datta]]
|Media/Communications Manager
|<ref name="fifa.com"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Sunando Dhar]]
|CEO, Leagues
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/sunando-dhar-i-league-could-start-in-last-week-of-december/ro2sqrv6kask18opfx643bk01}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Ravi Jayaraman]]
|Referee Coordinator
|<ref name="fifa.com"/>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[AIFF Player of the Year]]
* [[Football in India]]
* [[Calcutta Football League]]
* [[FAO League]]
* [[FAO Women's League]]
* [[Kerala Premier League]]
* [[Mizoram Premier League]]
* [[Goa Professional League]]
* [[Bangalore Super Division]]
* [[DSA Senior Division]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/ Official AIFF website]
* [https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=IND/about.html AIFF] FIFA.com

{{Sports governing bodies in India}}
{{Football in India}}
{{India national football team}}
{{AFC associations}}
{{International football}}

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