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{{short description|Indian state football association}}
{{Short description|Indian state football association}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox sport governing body
|name               = Tamil Nadu Football Association
|name         = Tamil Nadu Football Association
|image              = Tamil Nadu Football Association.jpg
|abbrev      = TNFA
|image_size          = 200px
|logo        = Tamil Nadu Football Association.svg
|abbreviation        = TNFA
|sport        = [[Association football|Football]]
|formation          = {{start date and age|1934}}<br />{{small|(as ''Madras Football Association'')}}<ref>{{cite book |author=Kausik Bandyopadhyay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff |title=Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=29 November 2020 |isbn=9781000084054 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064545/https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff |url-status=live }}</ref>
|jurisdiction = {{flagicon image|..Tamil Nadu Flag(INDIA).png}} [[Tamil Nadu]]
|headquarters        = [[Chennai]]
|founded      = {{start date and age|1934}}<br />{{small|(as ''Madras Football Association'')}}<ref>{{cite book |author=Kausik Bandyopadhyay |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff |title=Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=29 November 2020 |isbn=9781000084054 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064545/https://books.google.com/books?id=uuYJEAAAQBAJ&q=Shiv+Kumar+Lal+aiff |url-status=live }}</ref>
|region_served      = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
|aff          = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)
|membership         = 31 district associations
|headquarters = [[Chennai]]
|leader_title        = President
|membership   = 38 district association
|leader_name        = Jesiah Villavarayar<ref>{{cite web |last1=Football Association |first1=Tamilnadu |title=State Associations |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations-details.htm?id=9 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214071505/https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations-details.htm?id=9 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|president    = Shanmugam S.
|leader_title2      =  
|secretary    =  
|leader_name2        =  
|key staff    =  
|parent_organization = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF)
|url          =  
|website            =  
}}
}}


The '''Tamil Nadu Football Association''' (also known as '''Tamilnadu'''; abbreviated as '''TNFA'''), formerly the '''Madras Football Association''', is one of the 36 [[Indian state football associations]] that are affiliated to the [[All India Football Federation]]. The TNFA administers lower tier [[football (soccer)|football]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="TFA">{{cite web |url= http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/content/index.php?action=state&id=18 |title= All India Football Federation – About AIFF – State Associations |work= AIFF |access-date= 2012-03-25 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120321145438/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/content/index.php?action=state&id=18 |archive-date= 2012-03-21 }}</ref> It sends state teams for [[Santosh Trophy]] and [[Senior Women's National Football Championship]].
The '''Tamil Nadu Football Association''' (also known as '''Tamilnadu'''; abbreviated as '''TNFA'''), formerly the '''Madras Football Association''', is one of the 36 [[Indian state football associations]] that are affiliated with the [[All India Football Federation]]. The TNFA administers [[football (soccer)|football]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="TFA">{{cite web |url= http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/content/index.php?action=state&id=18 |title= All India Football Federation – About AIFF – State Associations |work= AIFF |access-date= 2012-03-25 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120321145438/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/content/index.php?action=state&id=18 |archive-date= 2012-03-21 }}</ref> It sends state teams for the [[Santosh Trophy]] and the [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy]].


==History==
==History==
The first football tournament in Madras was held in 1894 with 10 teams from all over the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=V |first1=Sriram |title=When football came to Madras |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/when-football-came-to-madras/article6130140.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=June 2014 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511083641/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/when-football-came-to-madras/article6130140.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> From the year 1895, the Madras Gymkhana Club hosted an annual tournament. The winning team gets the EK Chetty Cup. Regimental units like [[Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment|Queens Own Regiment]], [[Lancashire Fusiliers]], [[Dorset Regiment|2nd Battalion the Dorsetshire Regiment]], and [[P Battery (The Dragon Troop) Royal Artillery|5th Field Battery - Royal Regiment of Artillery]] participated in the tournament. The EK Chetty Cup was won by regimental teams till 1933. The Pachaiyappa High School became the first Indian and non-military team to win it. The South Indian Athletic Association instituted the Jatprole Cup tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jitendran |first1=Nikhil |title=Chennai's football debt to the Madras Gymkhana Club |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/06/20/4898216/chennais-football-debt-to-the-madras-gymkhana-club |website=www.goal.com |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022046/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/06/20/4898216/chennais-football-debt-to-the-madras-gymkhana-club |url-status=live }}</ref>
The first football tournament in Madras was held in 1894 with 10 teams from all over the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=V |first1=Sriram |title=When football came to Madras |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/when-football-came-to-madras/article6130140.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=June 2014 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511083641/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/when-football-came-to-madras/article6130140.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> From the year 1895, the Madras Gymkhana Club hosted an annual tournament. The winning team gets the EK Chetty Cup. Regimental units like [[Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment|Queens Own Regiment]], [[Lancashire Fusiliers]], [[Dorset Regiment|2nd Battalion the Dorsetshire Regiment]], and [[P Battery (The Dragon Troop) Royal Artillery|5th Field Battery - Royal Regiment of Artillery]] participated in the tournament. The EK Chetty Cup was won by regimental teams till 1933. The Pachaiyappa High School became the first Indian and non-military team to win it. The South Indian Athletic Association instituted the Jatprole Cup tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jitendran |first1=Nikhil |title=Chennai's football debt to the Madras Gymkhana Club |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/06/20/4898216/chennais-football-debt-to-the-madras-gymkhana-club |website=www.goal.com |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022046/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/06/20/4898216/chennais-football-debt-to-the-madras-gymkhana-club |url-status=live }}</ref>


Madras Football Association was formed on 5 January 1934, following drafting of the constitution on 26 October 1933, with jurisdiction for the whole of the original undivided state of Madras, including the present Andhra and Kerala states, by the members of the Madras United Club - a body founded by sport loving Indians.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Musings |first1=Madras |title=Snippets from the MUC's Centenary Souvenir |url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2022%20No%2016/and-founder-of-the-MUC-125-years-ago.html}}</ref> Madras Football Association league championship was started in 1934. Pachaiyappa's football club won the inaugural 1934–35 league championship. The MFA started conducting the First division league from 1936, and the Second division from 1937. In the year of 1978, Madras city clubs formed a separate association under Chennai Football Association. renaming the state federation as the Tamil Nadu Football Association.<ref>{{cite web |title=CFA Senior Division |url=https://theawayend.co/cfa-senior-division/ |website=The Away End |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530215622/https://theawayend.co/cfa-senior-division/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Madras Football Association was formed on 5 January 1934, following drafting of the constitution on 26 October 1933, with jurisdiction for the whole state of Madras, including the present [[Andhra]] and [[Kerala]] states, by the members of the Madras United Club.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Musings |first1=Madras |title=Snippets from the MUC's Centenary Souvenir |url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2022%20No%2016/and-founder-of-the-MUC-125-years-ago.html}}</ref> Madras Football Association league championship was started in 1934. Pachaiyappa's football club won the inaugural 1934–35 league championship. The MFA started conducting the First division league from 1936, and the Second division from 1937. In the year of 1978, Madras clubs formed a separate [[Chennai Football Association]], eventually renaming the state federation as the Tamil Nadu Football Association.<ref>{{cite web |title=CFA Senior Division |url=https://theawayend.co/cfa-senior-division/ |website=The Away End |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530215622/https://theawayend.co/cfa-senior-division/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


N. Vittal served as the president of Tamil Nadu Football Association. He also served as the vice-president of All India Football Federation. T.R. Govindarajan served as the secretary of the TNFA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Prince |title=Memories of Madras - In a league of its own |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-in-a-league-of-its-own/article2084729.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=June 2011 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064533/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-in-a-league-of-its-own/article2084729.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
N. Vittal served as the president of Tamil Nadu Football Association. He also served as the vice-president of the AIFF. T. R. Govindarajan served as the secretary of the TNFA.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Prince |title=Memories of Madras - In a league of its own |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-in-a-league-of-its-own/article2084729.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=June 2011 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064533/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-in-a-league-of-its-own/article2084729.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Some of the tournaments conducted by the TNFA are the Tamil Nadu State League,<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2004.html 4th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902115414/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2004.html |date=2 September 2006 }} ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2005-06.html 5th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2005/06] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902115632/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2005-06.html |date=2 September 2006 }} ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021.</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2007.html 6th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816113745/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2007.html |date=16 August 2021 }} ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref> Vittal Trophy,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Venkatesan |first1=S. Prasanna |title=The lost glory of Chennai's football league |date=May 2018 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/the-lost-glory-of-chennais-football-league/article23805142.ece |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816142325/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/the-lost-glory-of-chennais-football-league/article23805142.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Champions Trophy - Universal Cup,<ref>{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Keerthivasan |title=Champions Trophy to be back in Chennai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/champions-trophy-to-be-back-in-chennai/article8462765.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=April 2016 |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720130728/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/champions-trophy-to-be-back-in-chennai/article8462765.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and TFA Shield.<ref>{{cite web |author=Naveen |title=Football in Chennai – On a slippery surface |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015354/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |website=www.sportskeeda.com |publisher=Sportskeeda }}</ref> At present, all these three tournaments are not conducted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muralidharan |first1=Ashwin |title=All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |website=www.goal.com |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209040607/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |url-status=live }}</ref> The major leagues in the Tamil Nadu happen in districts like Chennai and Madurai. Chennai district league (Chennai Super League)<ref name=RSSSF>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india98.html India regional tournaments 1997/98] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723193639/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india98.html |date=23 July 2020 }} ''Rsssf''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg05.html|title=India 2005 Regional Championships|access-date=18 February 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007121451/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg05.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is conducted by the Chennai Football Association (CFA), and Madurai district league by the Madurai District Football Association. The Tiruvallur District Football Association conducted the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India football tournament sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu Football Association and the AIFF.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Matthews |first1=Dominic |title=Don Bosco – Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament 2018 |url=http://www.donboscochennai.org/news/don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy-all-india-football-tournament-2018/ |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031837/http://www.donboscochennai.org/news/don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy-all-india-football-tournament-2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Some of the tournaments conducted by the TNFA are Tamil Nadu State League,<ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2004.html 4th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902115414/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2004.html |date=2 September 2006 }} ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2005-06.html 5th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2005/06] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902115632/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2005-06.html |date=2 September 2006 }} ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021.</ref><ref>[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2007.html 6th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816113745/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2007.html |date=16 August 2021 }} ''indianfootball.de''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref> Vittal Trophy,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Venkatesan |first1=S. Prasanna |title=The lost glory of Chennai's football league |date=May 2018 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/the-lost-glory-of-chennais-football-league/article23805142.ece |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816142325/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/the-lost-glory-of-chennais-football-league/article23805142.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Champions Trophy - Universal Cup,<ref>{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Keerthivasan |title=Champions Trophy to be back in Chennai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/champions-trophy-to-be-back-in-chennai/article8462765.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=April 2016 |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720130728/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/champions-trophy-to-be-back-in-chennai/article8462765.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> and TFA Shield.<ref>{{cite web |author=Naveen |title=Football in Chennai – On a slippery surface |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015354/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |website=www.sportskeeda.com |publisher=Sportskeeda }}</ref> At present, all these three tournaments are not conducted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muralidharan |first1=Ashwin |title=All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |website=www.goal.com |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209040607/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |url-status=live }}</ref> The major leagues in the Tamil Nadu happen in districts like Chennai and Madurai. Chennai district league (Chennai Super League)<ref name=RSSSF>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india98.html India regional tournaments 1997/98] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723193639/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india98.html |date=23 July 2020 }} ''Rsssf''. Retrieved 16 August 2021</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg05.html|title=India 2005 Regional Championships|access-date=18 February 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007121451/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg05.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is conducted by Chennai Football Association (CFA), and the Madurai district league by Madurai District Football Association. The Tiruvallur District Football Association conducted the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India football tournament sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu Football Association and All India Football Federation (AIFF).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Matthews |first1=Dominic |title=Don Bosco – Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament 2018 |url=http://www.donboscochennai.org/news/don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy-all-india-football-tournament-2018/ |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031837/http://www.donboscochennai.org/news/don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy-all-india-football-tournament-2018/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==State teams==
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===Men===
* [[Tamil Nadu football team]]
* [[Tamil Nadu under-20 football team]]
* [[Tamil Nadu under-15 football team]]
* [[Tamil Nadu under-13 football team]]
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===Women===
* [[Tamil Nadu women's football team]]
* [[Tamil Nadu women's under-19 football team]]
* [[Tamil Nadu women's under-17 football team]]
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==Affiliated district associations==
All 38 districts of [[Tamil Nadu]] are affiliated with the '''Tamil Nadu Football Association'''.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Association !! District
!President
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| 1 || Ariyalur District Football Association || [[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]]
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| 2 || Chengalpattu District Football Association || [[Chengalpattu district|Chengalpattu]]
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| 3 || [[Chennai Football Association]] || [[Chennai district|Chennai]]
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|-
| 4 || Coimbatore district Football Association || [[Coimbatore district|Coimbatore]]
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|-
| 5 || Cuddalore district Football Association || [[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]]
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|-
| 6 || Dharmapuri district Football Association || [[Dharmapuri district|Dharmapuri]]
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|-
| 7 || Dindigul district Football Association || [[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]
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|-
| 8 || Erode district Football Association || [[Erode district|Erode]]
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|-
| 9 || Kallakurichi district Football Association || [[Kallakurichi district|Kallakurichi]]
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|-
| 10 || Kancheepuram district Football Association || [[Kancheepuram district|Kancheepuram]]
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|-
| 11 || Kanyakumari district Football Association || [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]]
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|-
| 12 || Karur district Football Association || [[Karur district|Karur]]
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|-
| 13 || Krishnagiri district Football Association || [[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]]
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|-
| 14 || Madurai district Football Association || [[Madurai district|Madurai]]
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|-
| 15 || Mayiladuthurai district Football Association || [[Mayiladuthurai district|Mayiladuthurai]]
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|-
| 16 || Nagapattinam district Football Association || [[Nagapattinam district|Nagapattinam]]
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|-
| 17 || Namakkal district Football Association || [[Namakkal district|Namakkal]]
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|-
| 18 || Nilgiris district Football Association || [[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris]]
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|-
| 19 || Perambalur district Football Association || [[Perambalur district|Perambalur]]
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|-
| 20 || Pudukkottai district Football Association || [[Pudukkottai district|Pudukkottai]]
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|-
| 21 || Ramanathapuram district Football Association || [[Ramanathapuram district|Ramanathapuram]]
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|-
| 22 || Ranipet district Football Association || [[Ranipet district|Ranipet]]
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| 23 || Salem district Football Association || [[Salem district|Salem]]
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| 24 || Sivaganga district Football Association || [[Sivaganga district|Sivaganga]]
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| 25 || Tenkasi district Football Association || [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]]
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| 26 || Thanjavur district Football Association || [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]]
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|-
| 27 || Theni district Football Association || [[Theni district|Theni]]
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|-
| 28 || Thoothukudi district Football Association || [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]]
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|-
| 29 || Tiruchirappalli district Football Association || [[Tiruchirappalli district|Tiruchirappalli]]
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|-
| 30 || Tirunelveli district Football Association || [[Tirunelveli district|Tirunelveli]]
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| 31 || Tirupathur district Football Association || [[Tirupathur district|Tirupathur]]
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|-
| 32 || Tiruppur district Football Association || [[Tiruppur district|Tiruppur]]
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|-
| 33 || Tiruvallur district Football Association || [[Tiruvallur district|Tiruvallur]]
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|-
| 34 || Tiruvannamalai district Football Association || [[Tiruvannamalai district|Tiruvannamalai]]
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|-
| 35 || Tiruvarur district Football Association || [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]]
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|-
| 36 || Vellore district Football Association || [[Vellore district|Vellore]]
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| 37 || Viluppuram district Football Association || [[Viluppuram district|Viluppuram]]
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|-
| 38 || Virudhunagar district Football Association || [[Virudhunagar district|Virudhunagar]]
|
|}


==Competitions==
==Competitions==
===Men's===
===Club level===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====Men's====
* [[Chennai Football League]]
* [[Chennai Football League]]
* Tamil Nadu State League
* Tamil Nadu State League
* TFA Shield
* TFA Shield
* Vittal Trophy
* Vittal Trophy
{{col-2}}


===Women's===
====Women's====
* [[Tamil Nadu Women's League]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Women's League]]
{{col-end}}


==Teams==
==Tamil Nadu Football League pyramid==
===Tamil Nadu FA teams===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
! colspan="2" |Chennai Football League
|-
!Tier
!Division
|-
!1<br/><sub>(Level 5 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|CFA Senior Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote ([[I-League 3]]) ↓relegate</sub>''
|-
|-
!!width="55%"|Club!!width="45%"|League
!2<br/><sub>(Level 6 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|CFA First Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''
|-
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu football team|Tamil Nadu men's football team]]||align="center"|[[Santosh Trophy]]
!3<br/><sub>(Level 7 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|CFA Second Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''
|-
|-
|[[Tamil Nadu women's football team]]||align="center"|[[Senior Women's National Football Championship]]
!4<br/><sub>(Level 8 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|CFA Third Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote ↓relegate</sub>''
|-
|-
!5<br/><sub>(Level 9 on Indian football [[Indian football league system|pyramid]])</sub>
|CFA Fourth Division<br/>''<sub>↑promote</sub>''
|}
|}


== Chennai Football Association ==
==See also==
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> Rohit Ramesh is the president of the Chennai Football Association.<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>
* [[Football in India]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/association/518 Tamil Nadu Football Association] at the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/association/518 Tamil Nadu Football Association] at the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] official website


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{{Football in India}}

Latest revision as of 04:47, 3 October 2025


Tamil Nadu Football Association
SportFootball
Jurisdiction Tamil Nadu
Membership38 district association
AbbreviationTNFA
Founded1934; 92 years ago (1934)
(as Madras Football Association)[1]
AffiliationAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
HeadquartersChennai
PresidentShanmugam S.

The Tamil Nadu Football Association (also known as Tamilnadu; abbreviated as TNFA), formerly the Madras Football Association, is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation. The TNFA administers football in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] It sends state teams for the Santosh Trophy and the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.

History[edit | edit source]

The first football tournament in Madras was held in 1894 with 10 teams from all over the country.[3] From the year 1895, the Madras Gymkhana Club hosted an annual tournament. The winning team gets the EK Chetty Cup. Regimental units like Queens Own Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion the Dorsetshire Regiment, and 5th Field Battery - Royal Regiment of Artillery participated in the tournament. The EK Chetty Cup was won by regimental teams till 1933. The Pachaiyappa High School became the first Indian and non-military team to win it. The South Indian Athletic Association instituted the Jatprole Cup tournament.[4]

Madras Football Association was formed on 5 January 1934, following drafting of the constitution on 26 October 1933, with jurisdiction for the whole state of Madras, including the present Andhra and Kerala states, by the members of the Madras United Club.[5] Madras Football Association league championship was started in 1934. Pachaiyappa's football club won the inaugural 1934–35 league championship. The MFA started conducting the First division league from 1936, and the Second division from 1937. In the year of 1978, Madras clubs formed a separate Chennai Football Association, eventually renaming the state federation as the Tamil Nadu Football Association.[6]

N. Vittal served as the president of Tamil Nadu Football Association. He also served as the vice-president of the AIFF. T. R. Govindarajan served as the secretary of the TNFA.[7] Some of the tournaments conducted by the TNFA are the Tamil Nadu State League,[8][9][10] Vittal Trophy,[11] Champions Trophy - Universal Cup,[12] and TFA Shield.[13] At present, all these three tournaments are not conducted.[14] The major leagues in the Tamil Nadu happen in districts like Chennai and Madurai. Chennai district league (Chennai Super League)[15][16] is conducted by the Chennai Football Association (CFA), and Madurai district league by the Madurai District Football Association. The Tiruvallur District Football Association conducted the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India football tournament sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu Football Association and the AIFF.[17]

State teams[edit | edit source]

Affiliated district associations[edit | edit source]

All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu are affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Football Association.

No. Association District President
1 Ariyalur District Football Association Ariyalur
2 Chengalpattu District Football Association Chengalpattu
3 Chennai Football Association Chennai
4 Coimbatore district Football Association Coimbatore
5 Cuddalore district Football Association Cuddalore
6 Dharmapuri district Football Association Dharmapuri
7 Dindigul district Football Association Dindigul
8 Erode district Football Association Erode
9 Kallakurichi district Football Association Kallakurichi
10 Kancheepuram district Football Association Kancheepuram
11 Kanyakumari district Football Association Kanyakumari
12 Karur district Football Association Karur
13 Krishnagiri district Football Association Krishnagiri
14 Madurai district Football Association Madurai
15 Mayiladuthurai district Football Association Mayiladuthurai
16 Nagapattinam district Football Association Nagapattinam
17 Namakkal district Football Association Namakkal
18 Nilgiris district Football Association Nilgiris
19 Perambalur district Football Association Perambalur
20 Pudukkottai district Football Association Pudukkottai
21 Ramanathapuram district Football Association Ramanathapuram
22 Ranipet district Football Association Ranipet
23 Salem district Football Association Salem
24 Sivaganga district Football Association Sivaganga
25 Tenkasi district Football Association Tenkasi
26 Thanjavur district Football Association Thanjavur
27 Theni district Football Association Theni
28 Thoothukudi district Football Association Thoothukudi
29 Tiruchirappalli district Football Association Tiruchirappalli
30 Tirunelveli district Football Association Tirunelveli
31 Tirupathur district Football Association Tirupathur
32 Tiruppur district Football Association Tiruppur
33 Tiruvallur district Football Association Tiruvallur
34 Tiruvannamalai district Football Association Tiruvannamalai
35 Tiruvarur district Football Association Tiruvarur
36 Vellore district Football Association Vellore
37 Viluppuram district Football Association Viluppuram
38 Virudhunagar district Football Association Virudhunagar

Competitions[edit | edit source]

Club level[edit | edit source]

Tamil Nadu Football League pyramid[edit | edit source]

Chennai Football League
Tier Division
1
(Level 5 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Senior Division
↑promote (I-League 3) ↓relegate
2
(Level 6 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA First Division
↑promote ↓relegate
3
(Level 7 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Second Division
↑promote ↓relegate
4
(Level 8 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Third Division
↑promote ↓relegate
5
(Level 9 on Indian football pyramid) 		CFA Fourth Division
↑promote

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "All India Football Federation – About AIFF – State Associations". AIFF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  3. ↑ V, Sriram (June 2014). "When football came to Madras". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ↑ Jitendran, Nikhil. "Chennai's football debt to the Madras Gymkhana Club". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Musings, Madras. "Snippets from the MUC's Centenary Souvenir".
  6. ↑ "CFA Senior Division". The Away End. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Frederick, Prince (June 2011). "Memories of Madras - In a league of its own". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ↑ 4th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2004 Archived 2 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021
  9. ↑ 5th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2005/06 Archived 2 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ↑ 6th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2007 Archived 16 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021
  11. ↑ Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (May 2018). "The lost glory of Chennai's football league". Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ K., Keerthivasan (April 2016). "Champions Trophy to be back in Chennai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  13. ↑ Naveen (20 March 2013). "Football in Chennai – On a slippery surface". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Muralidharan, Ashwin. "All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  15. ↑ India regional tournaments 1997/98 Archived 23 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine Rsssf. Retrieved 16 August 2021
  16. ↑ "India 2005 Regional Championships". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  17. ↑ Matthews, Dominic. "Don Bosco – Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament 2018". Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.

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