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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|State governing body of Football in Pondicherry}}<br />
{{Infobox sport governing body<br />
|name = Pondicherry Football Association<br />
|abbrev = PFA<br />
|logo = Pondicherry Football Association.svg<br />
|sport = [[Association football|Football]]<br />
|jurisdiction = {{flagicon image|Banner of Puducherry.png}} [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]<br />
|founded = {{Start date and age|1962}}<ref>[https://indiankanoon.org/doc/40326024/ B.Thiruchandiran vs Pondicherry Football Association on 14 October, 2022]. ''Indiankanoon''</ref><br />
|aff = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)<br />
|headquarters = [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]]<br />
|membership = 4 district associations<br />
|president = D. Nestor<br />
|secretary = S. Dhanasegar<br />
|url = <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Pondicherry Football Association''' is the [[association football|football]] governing body for [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], [[India]]. It is affiliated with the [[All India Football Federation]], the national governing body.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pondicherry Football Association |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/association/514 |website=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=23 February 2022 }}</ref> It sends state teams for [[Santosh Trophy]] and [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy]].<br />
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==State teams==<br />
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===Men===<br />
*[[Pondicherry football team]]<br />
*[[Pondicherry under-20 football team]]<br />
*[[Pondicherry under-15 football team]]<br />
*[[Pondicherry under-13 football team]]<br />
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===Women===<br />
*[[Pondicherry women's football team]]<br />
*[[Pondicherry women's under-19 football team]]<br />
*[[Pondicherry women's under-17 football team]]<br />
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==Affiliated district associations==<br />
All 4 district of Pondicherry are affiliated with the '''Pondicherry Football Association'''.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! No. !! Association !! District<br />
!President<br />
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| 1 || Karaikal District Football Association || [[Karaikal district|Karaikal]]<br />
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|-<br />
| 2 || Mahe District Football Association || [[Mahe district|Mahe]]<br />
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|-<br />
| 3 || Puducherry District Football Association || [[Puducherry district|Puducherry]]<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Yanam District Football Association || [[Yanam district|Yanam]]<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==Competitions==<br />
===Men's===<br />
*Pondicherry Men's League<ref>{{cite web|title=Pondicherry Men's League Championship-2022 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/15244|website=aiff.com |access-date=29 December 2022 }}</ref><br />
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===Women's===<br />
*Pondicherry Women's League<ref>{{cite web|title=Pondicherry Women's League |url=https://theawayend.co/pondicherry-womens-league/ |website=The Away End |access-date=23 February 2022 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Indian state football associations]]<br />
*[[Football in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Football in India}}<br />
{{Indian state football associations}}<br />
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[[Category:Football in Puducherry]]<br />
[[Category:Football governing bodies in India]]<br />
[[Category:1962 establishments in Pondicherry]]<br />
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1962]]<br />
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