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{{Infobox organization
|name = Mumbai District Football Association
|image =
|size =
|abbreviation = MDFA
|formation = {{start date and age|1983}}<ref>[http://mdfaofficial.com/page.php?id=4 About MDFA]</ref>
|region_served = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
|membership =
|language =
|leader_title = President
|leader_name = [[Aditya Thackeray]]
|main_organ =
|parent_organisation = [[All India Football Federation]]
|affiliations = [[Western India Football Association]]
}}

'''Mumbai District Football Association''' (MDFA) is an organisation that governs the [[association football|football]] in and around the Indian city of [[Mumbai]].<ref>[https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/mdfa-announce-new-season/amp_articleshow/78291537.cms MDFA announce new season] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref> It is affiliated to the [[Western India Football Association]], which in turn is affiliated to the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF). The MDFA organises [[Mumbai Football League]], overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Mumbai.

==History==
The Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA), 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 MDFA is affiliated with the [[Western India Football Association]] (WIFA), a state association of [[Maharashtra]]. 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 British days. Western India Football Association conducted the Harwood Football League and the prestigious [[Rovers Cup]], an all India tournament,<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html The Harwood league]</ref> which has come as a legacy to MDFA.

The MDFA 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 MDFA==
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 MDFA. Olympians Sanjeeva Uchil and Fortunato Franco also hail from Mumbai.
Many international players have been produced under the aegis of MDFA. 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 (footballer)|Abhishek Yadav]] ,to name a few.

==Mumbai football pyramid==

===Men===
* [[MDFA Elite Division|Elite Division]]
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division

===Women===
* Women's Division 1
* Girls U-17
* Girls U-14

===Youth===
* 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 Boys

==Knockout tournaments==
===Men's===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Time
! scope="col"|Event
! scope="col"|Teams
|-
|TBA
!scope="row"|''Republic Cup''
|Invitation - [[MDFA Super Division|Super Division]], First Division, Second Division
|-
|TBA
!scope="row"|''Independence Day Cup''
|[[MDFA Elite Division|Elite Division]]
|-
|TBA
!scope="row"|''Nadkarni Cup''
|[[MDFA Elite Division|Elite Division]], 3 from [[MDFA Super Division|Super Division]]
|}

==Football grounds==
MDFA conducts their events on the following grounds in Mumbai.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Ground
! Location
! Division
|-
| [[Cooperage Ground]] || [[Colaba]] || [[MDFA Elite Division|Elite Division]]
|-
| [[Mumbai Football Arena]] || [[Andheri]] || [[MDFA Super Division|Super Division]]
|-
| Goan Football Ground || [[Marine Lines]] || [[MDFA Elite Division|Elite Division]], [[MDFA Super Division|Super Division]]<ref group=note>Only if main grounds are not available, then the matches are hosted on this ground.</ref>
|-
| St Xaviers Ground || [[Parel]] || [[MDFA First Division|First Division]], [[MDFA Second Division|Second Division]], [[MDFA Third Division|Third Division]]
|-
| Neville D’Souza Turf || [[Bandra]] || [[MDFA Second Division|Second Division]], [[MDFA Third Division|Third Division]]
|-
| MSSA Ground || [[Azad Maidan]] || [[MDFA Third Division|Third Division]]<ref group=note>Only if St Xaviers Ground and Neville D’Souza Turf won't be available, then the matches will be hosted on this ground.</ref>
|-
| Karntak Sporting Ground || [[Marine Lines]] || Women's
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Football governing bodies in India]]
[[Category:Football in Mumbai]]

Mumbai District Football Association - Revision history

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