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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name = Mumbai Football Association<br> (Mumbai District Football Association)
|abbrev = MFA, MDFA<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bandrabuzz.com/neville-dsouza-football-turf-brings-mumbais-football-fever-to-bandra/|title=Neville Dsouza Football Turf brings Mumbai's Football Fever to Bandra|website=bandrabuzz.com|publisher=Bandra Buzz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123081346/https://www.bandrabuzz.com/neville-dsouza-football-turf-brings-mumbais-football-fever-to-bandra/|archive-date=23 January 2023|date=26 November 2018|location=Mumbai|first=Valerian|last=D'Costa|access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref>
|logo = Mumbai Football Association.svg
|sport = [[Association football|Football]]
|jurisdiction = [[Mumbai City district]] & [[Mumbai Suburban district]]
|founded = {{start date and age|1983}}<ref name="mfa" />
|aff = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)
|region = [[Western India Football Association]]
|headquarters = [[Mumbai]]
|membership =
|president = [[Aaditya Thackeray]]
|secretary =
|url = http://footballmfa.com/
}}

'''Mumbai Football Association''' ('''MFA'''),<ref name="mfa" >{{cite web |title=MUMBAI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION |url=https://footballmfa.com/ |website=MFA |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231085640/https://footballmfa.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> formerly known as '''Mumbai District Football Association''' ('''MDFA'''),<ref>{{Cite web|first=Rounak|last=Majumder|title=MDFA distribute trophies for Season 2019-20|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/mdfa-distribute-trophies-for-season-2019-20/|date=24 November 2020|access-date=17 December 2021|website=www.footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter|archive-date=17 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217184744/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/mdfa-distribute-trophies-for-season-2019-20/}}</ref> is an organisation that governs the [[association football|football]] in and around the Indian city of [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wifa.in/history/|title=History: The Harwood League|website=wifa.in|access-date=17 August 2021|publisher=Western India Football Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423142617/https://wifa.in/history/|archive-date=23 April 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Neil Morrison|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|title=India - List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=17 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927020500/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html|archive-date=27 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/mdfa-announce-new-season/articleshow/78291537.cms MDFA announce new season] ''The Times of India''. Retrieved 17 August 2021</ref> It is a member of the [[Western India Football Association]], which is affiliated to the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF).<ref>{{cite web |title=MFA Elite Division |url=https://theawayend.co/mfa-elite-division/ |website=The Away End |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231085930/https://theawayend.co/mfa-elite-division/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History==
The Mumbai Football Association (MFA), which is a [[non-profit organization]], was established in 1983.<ref name="mfa" /> 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 been a center of football on the western coast of India since the British rule. After the foundation of the [[Western India Football Association]] as a result of the merger between the Bombay Football Association and the Bombay Rovers Cup Committee in 1911, it conducted the Harwood Football League and the prestigious [[Rovers Cup]], an all India tournament<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html |title=The Harwood league |access-date=16 January 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927020500/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiabomchamp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which has come as a legacy to MFA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/|title=Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India|date=18 January 2022|access-date=14 October 2022|first=Sarwadnya|last=Nirwane|location=Mumbai|website=thesportslite.com|publisher=The Sports Lite|archive-date=14 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014043956/https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/}}</ref>

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 several Olympians and international players who have represented India. Two-time olympian S. S. Narayan served as the vice-president of the MFA. Other Olympians from Mumbai include Sanjeeva Uchil and Fortunato Franco.
International players associated with the MFA include Mario Gracious, [[Bandya Kakade]], [[Derek D'Souza]], Ranjit Thapa, [[Amar Bahadur Gurung|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]].

==Main competitions==
===Club level===
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====Men's senior====
* [[Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League]]
* [[Mumbai Premier League]]
* [[Mumbai Football League#Mumbai Super League|Mumbai Super League]]
* [[Mumbai Football League#First Division Championship|MFA First Division Championship]]
* [[Mumbai Football League#Second Division Championship|MFA Second Division Championship]]
* [[Mumbai Football League#Third Division Championship|MFA Third Division Championship]]
* MFA Futsal Championship

====Men's 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
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====Women's senior====
* [[Maharashtra State Senior Women's Football League]]
* MFA Women’s Premier League

====Women's youth====
* Girls U-17
* Girls U-14
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==Pyramid==
{{Main|Mumbai Football League#Structure}}

==Knockout tournaments==
===Men's===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="text-align:center;"
!scope="col"|Event
!scope="col"|Teams
|-
!scope="row"|''Republic Cup''
|Invitation - [[Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League]], [[Mumbai Football League#Mumbai Super League|Mumbai Super League]], First Division Championship, Second Division Championship
|-
!scope="row"|''Independence Day Cup''
|[[Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League]], [[Mumbai Premier League]]
|-
!scope="row"|''[[Nadkarni Cup]]''
|[[Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League]], [[Mumbai Premier League]], 3 from [[Mumbai Football League#Mumbai Super League|Mumbai Super League]]
|}

==Football grounds==
MFA conducts most of their events on the following grounds.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Ground
!Location
!Image
|-
|[[Cooperage Ground]] || [[Colaba]] || [[File:Kunal Sawant (4).JPG|200px]]
|-
|[[Mumbai Football Arena]] || [[Andheri]] || [[File:Wug0reym7cv91.jpg|200px]]
|-
|Goan Football Ground || [[Marine Lines]] ||
|-
|St Xaviers Ground || [[Parel]] ||
|-
|Neville D’Souza Turf || [[Bandra]] ||
|-
|MSSA Ground || [[Azad Maidan]] ||
|-
|Karntak Sporting Ground || [[Marine Lines]] ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Football in Maharashtra}}
{{Football in India}}

[[Category:Football in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Football in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Mumbai]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1983]]

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