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{{Infobox sport governing body<br />
|name = Chennai Football Association<br />
|abbrev = CFA<br />
|logo = <br />
|sport = [[Association football|Football]]<br />
|jurisdiction = [[Chennai district|District]]<br />
|founded = {{start date and age|1978}}<br />
|aff = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)<br />
|region = [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]] (TNFA)<br />
|headquarters = [[Chennai]]<br />
|membership = <br />
|president = <br />
|secretary = <br />
|url = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Chennai Football Association''' ('''CFA''') is a sports governing body that governs the [[association football|football]] in and around the [[Chennai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]], which is affiliated to the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF). The CFA organises [[Chennai Football League]], overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Chennai. 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 nine years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Venkatesan |first1=Prasanna |title=CFA looking for principal sponsor |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20180329/282480004346902 |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214213939/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20180329/282480004346902 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Soham |title=Chennai City owner Rohit Ramesh outlines his plans for CFA Senior Division League |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/rohit-ramesh-cfa-senior-division-chennai-city/ni0rxl5c665c14xtpw1so2no3 |access-date=13 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022103/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/rohit-ramesh-cfa-senior-division-chennai-city/ni0rxl5c665c14xtpw1so2no3 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==Competitions==<br />
===Men===<br />
*[[Chennai Football League]]<br />
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==Chennai football pyramid==<br />
There are five divisions in the league under the Chennai Football Association (CFA), with the CFA Senior Division being the top-most league, followed by four lower tiers.<ref name="tamilnadu" >{{cite web |title=All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |website=Goal.com |last1=Muralidharan |first1=Ashwin |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=10 May 2022 |archive-date=22 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422073314/https://www.goal.com/en/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
! colspan="2" |Chennai Football League<br />
|-<br />
!Tier<br />
!Division<br />
|-<br />
!1<br/><sub>(5 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub><br />
|CFA Senior Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate</sub>''<br />
|-<br />
!2<br/><sub>(6 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub><br />
|CFA First Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''<br />
|-<br />
!3<br/><sub>(7 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub><br />
|CFA Second Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''<br />
|-<br />
!4<br/><sub>(8 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub><br />
|CFA Third Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''<br />
|-<br />
!5<br/><sub>(9 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub><br />
|CFA Fourth Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote</sub>''<br />
|}<br />
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==Football grounds==<br />
CFA conducts their events on the following grounds.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Ground<br />
! Location<br />
! Image<br />
|-<br />
| [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)]] || [[Chennai]] ||[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai panorama.jpg|300px]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[ICF Stadium]] || [[Ayanavaram]] ||<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Football in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Football in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Football in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:1978 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1978]]</div>TeganJ7136381