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{{Short description|National governing body of Football in India}}
{{short description|Governing body of Association football in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
{{National football association
{{National football association
| Logo               = File:All India Football Federation 2016.png
| Logo                 = All India Football Federation Logo.svg
| Badge_size         = 250px
| Badge_size           = 250px
| Founded           = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|6|23}},
| Founded               = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1937|6|23}}
[[Darbhanga]]
| FIFA affiliation     = 1948
| Location          = [[Darbhanga]]
| Region               = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| FIFA affiliation   = 1948
| Region affiliation   = 1954
| Region             = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| Subregion             = [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]]
| Region affiliation = 1954
| Subregion         = [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]]
| Subregion affiliation = 1997
| Subregion affiliation = 1997
| President         = [[Praful Patel]]
| President             = [[Kalyan Chaubey]]
| Parent            = [[Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs]] , [[Government of India]]
| Vice-President        = [[N. A. Haris|Nalapad Ahmed Haris]]
| Headquarters       = [[Dwarka, Delhi]]
| Parent                =
| Website           = {{URL|https://www.the-aiff.com/}}
| Headquarters         = [[New Delhi]]  
|Vice-President=Subrata Dutta}}
| Website               = {{official URL}}
|Membership= [[Indian State Football Associations |38]]|General Secretary=Shaji Prabhakaran}}


The '''All India Football Federation''', simply known as the '''AIFF''', is the governing body of [[Football in India|association football in India]] and is under the [[jurisdiction]] of [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]], [[Government of India]]. Formed in 1937, the federation was one of the founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]], the overseer of [[football in Asia]].
The '''All India Football Federation''' ('''AIFF''') is the national governing body of [[football in India]]. It is a member of [[FIFA]], the international governing body of [[Association football|football]] and affiliated to the [[Asian Football Confederation]] and [[South Asian Football Federation]]. This federation also manages [[Futsal]] and [[Beach Soccer]] in India.


The AIFF sanctions and runs all competitive football tournaments and leagues at a national level, namely the [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]] and [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]. The federation also indirectly manages local football competitions through the state associations. The federation is also responsible for managing the [[India national football team]], as well as the [[India women's national football team|women's]] team and the various youth national sides.
It is affiliated to the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]], [[Government of India]]. [[India national football team|India men's]] and [[India women's national football team|women's]] football teams are governed by the AIFF, represent India in various international football tournaments.


The AIFF is also part of the [[South Asian Football Federation]], the organization that runs football in [[South Asia]]. The federation is currently based in [[Dwarka, Delhi|Dwarka]], [[Delhi]].
The AIFF manages, sanctions, conducts, schedules and runs all national level football tournaments and leagues in India, including [[Indian Super League]], [[I-League]], [[I-League 2]], [[I-League 3]], [[Santosh Trophy]], [[Indian Women's League]], [[Senior Women's National Football Championship]], [[Futsal Club Championship]], [[National Beach Soccer Championship]], [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]], [[Youth League (India)|Youth League]] and others. The federation also indirectly manages local football competitions through its [[:Category:Football governing bodies in India|member state associations]].
 
AIFF's [[Beach soccer]] and [[Futsal]] committees oversee the development of these sports in India.<ref>{{Cite news|title=AIFF to reinvigorate futsal, beach football |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/aiff-to-reinvigorate-futsal-beach-football/articleshow/65302793.cms?frmapp=yes |work=The Times of India| date=7 August 2018 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Before the formation of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the ''[[de facto]]'' ruling body for [[association football]] in India were the [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA).<ref name="Birth">{{cite news|last1=Kapadia|first1=Novy|title=The Birth of the All India Football Federation|url=https://www.saddahaq.com/the-birth-of-the-all-india-football-federation|access-date=24 March 2017|work=Saddahaq|date=24 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112623/https://www.saddahaq.com/the-birth-of-the-all-india-football-federation|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The IFA was founded in 1893 and ran the game in the [[West Bengal|Bengal]] region. The federation was mainly governed by Englishmen and served as the most powerful football body in the country during the early 20th century.<ref name="Birth"/>
Before the formation of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the ''[[de facto]]'' ruling body for [[association football]] in India were the [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA).<ref name="Birth">{{cite news|last1=Kapadia|first1=Novy|title=The Birth of the All India Football Federation|url=https://www.saddahaq.com/the-birth-of-the-all-india-football-federation|access-date=24 March 2017|work=Saddahaq|date=24 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112623/https://www.saddahaq.com/the-birth-of-the-all-india-football-federation|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The IFA was founded in 1893 and ran the game in the [[West Bengal|Bengal]] region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|title=The Golden Years of Indian Football|website=www.chaseyoursport.com|publisher=Chase Your Sport|location=Kolkata|first=Rounak|last=Majumdar|date=22 April 2019|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230046/https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Football/The-Golden-Years-of-Indian-Football/659|archive-date=7 November 2020}}</ref> The federation was mainly governed by Englishmen and served as the most powerful football body in the country during the early 20th century.<ref name="Birth"/>
 
Efforts to form a countrywide football federation were started in 1935 by the IFA when the federation, as well as seven other associations, met at a conference but no consensus could be reached.<ref name="Birth"/> After differences in opinions and other conflicts were resolved, a meeting was conducted in March 1937 which would serve to be the beginning of the start of the AIFF.<ref name="Birth"/> The AIFF was officially founded on 23 June 1937 after representatives from the nine regional football associations met at the [[Army Training Command|Army Headquarters]] in [[Shimla]]. Namely, the nine regional football associations were the [[Indian Football Association|IFA]], [[Services Sports Control Board|Army Sports Control Board]], [[Punjab Football Association|North West India Football Association]], Bihar Olympic Association, [[Western India Football Association|WIFA]], [[Tamil Nadu Football Association|Madras Football Association]], United Provinces Sports Control Board, [[Karnataka State Football Association|Mysore Football Association]], and [[Rajasthan Football Association|Ajmer and Mewar Football Association]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Olympic Games |url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Socceroo/1956A.html |publisher=Soccer Weekly News |last1=Kapur |first1=M.L. |date=1956 |access-date=11 January 2023 }}</ref><ref name="Birth"/>
 
After the launch of the national football federation, the idea of an [[India national football team]] did not gain much momentum until after India's [[Indian independence movement|independence]] in 1947.<ref name="Birth"/> Select Indian teams did participate in tours of [[Australia]], [[Burma]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[South Africa]] but none were officially part of the national team.<ref name="Birth"/> In 1948, one year after independence and 11 since forming as a football association, the AIFF gained affiliation with [[FIFA]], the governing body for football around the world.<ref name="History">{{cite news|last1=Kapadia|first1=Novy|title=A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff|access-date=24 March 2017|work=SportsKeeda|date=23 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112714/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, the national team was officially formed and participated in their first official tournament, the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Birth"/>
 
In 1950, the national team automatically qualified for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] which was to be held in [[Brazil]] after all the teams in India's qualification group withdrew.<ref name="History" /> However, prior to the tournament, India withdrew, citing the reason as due to lack of funding.<ref name="History" /> Other reasons given for India's withdrawal included that the AIFF valued the [[Summer Olympics]] more than [[FIFA World Cup]] at that time and that the players playing mainly barefooted,<ref name="History" /> though the later is just a tale. In 1952, during the Olympics in [[Finland]], India was defeated in the first round by [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 10–1. This defeat made the AIFF make it mandatory for players on the national team to wear football boots.<ref name="History" /> In 1954, the AIFF played an active role in promoting football in [[Asia]] when they were one of the founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]].<ref name="History" /> India took part in four straight Olympic football tournaments between 1948 and 1960 but have failed to qualify since.<ref name="History" /> In 1985, India started to participate in World Cup qualifiers again but have failed to make it to the tournament.
 
In 1977, the AIFF started the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] which was the first club based national tournament in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Federation Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/fedcup.html|access-date=24 March 2017|publisher=IndianFootball.de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315003131/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/fedcup.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Santosh Trophy]], the national tournament for state teams, was started in 1941.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Santosh Trophy|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/santosh.html|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524163702/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/santosh.html|archive-date=24 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 1996, the AIFF began the first national league in the country, the semi-professional [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]].<ref name="Soccer in South Asia">{{cite book|last1=Milles|first1=James|last2=Dimeo|first2=Paul|title=Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora|date=2001|isbn=9781135276577|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GR-4AQAAQBAJ&q=National+Football+League+India+football+league+1996&pg=PT41|access-date=6 November 2020|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703151249/https://books.google.com/books?id=GR-4AQAAQBAJ&q=National+Football+League+India+football+league+1996&pg=PT41|url-status=live}}</ref> Before this, most clubs played in state leagues or select nationwide tournaments.<ref name="Soccer in South Asia"/>


Efforts to form a countrywide football federation were started in 1935 by the IFA when the federation, as well as seven other associations, met at a conference but no consensus could be reached.<ref name="Birth"/> After differences in opinions and other conflicts were resolved, a meeting was conducted in March 1937 which would serve to be the beginning of the start of the AIFF.<ref name="Birth"/> The AIFF was officially founded on 23 June 1937 after representatives from six regional football associations met at the [[Army Training Command|Army Headquarters]] in [[Shimla]]. Namely, the six regional football associations were the IFA, Army Sports Control Board, United Provinces, the North West India Football Association, the [[Bihar Football Association]], and Delhi Soccer Association.<ref name="Birth"/>
In 2006, the AIFF reformatted the league as the [[I-League]] in an effort to professionalise the game.<ref>{{cite news|title=AIFF's I-League to have 10 teams|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/2007/nov/21aiff.htm|access-date=13 August 2017|work=Rediff|date=21 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042458/http://www.rediff.com/sports/2007/nov/21aiff.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> However, during the following seasons, the league suffered from a lack of popularity due to poor marketing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dhar|first1=Pulasta|title=The fall of the I-league|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NuvXW1HCTGwcEoUQ8KH2cJ/The-fall-of-the-Ileague.html|access-date=13 August 2017|work=Livemint|date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062926/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NuvXW1HCTGwcEoUQ8KH2cJ/The-fall-of-the-Ileague.html|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>


After the launch of the national football federation, the idea of an [[India national football team]] did not gain much momentum until after India gain independence in 1947.<ref name="Birth"/> Select Indian teams did participate in tours of [[Australia]], [[Burma]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[South Africa]] but none were officially part of the national team.<ref name="Birth"/> In 1948, one year after independence and 11 since forming as a football association, the AIFF gained affiliation with [[FIFA]], the governing body for football around the world.<ref name="History">{{cite news|last1=Kapadia|first1=Novy|title=A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff|access-date=24 March 2017|work=SportsKeeda|date=23 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112714/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, the national team was officially formed and participated in their first official tournament, the [[1948 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="Birth"/>
In September 2006, the AIFF signed a 10-year television and media contract with [[Zee Sports]]. The deal would make Zee broadcast the National Football League, later the I-League, and other tournaments organised by the AIFF and selected [[India national football team|India's]] international matches.<ref>{{cite news|title=Zee Sports in football deal|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-zee-sports-in-football-deal-3438|access-date=13 August 2017|work=DNA India|date=26 September 2005|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703151250/https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-zee-sports-in-football-deal-3438|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in October 2010, the deal between the AIFF and Zee Sports was terminated after differences between both parties related to payment and marketing of football in India.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bali|first1=Rahul|title=Three Member Committee To Negotiate With Zee To End The Contract|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/10/10/2158765/india-three-member-committee-to-negotiate-with-zee-to-end|access-date=13 August 2017|work=Goal.com|date=10 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830020215/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2010/10/10/2158765/india-three-member-committee-to-negotiate-with-zee-to-end|archive-date=30 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1950, the national team automatically qualified for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] which was to be held in [[Brazil]] after all the teams in India's qualification group withdrew.<ref name="History"/> However, prior to the tournament, India themselves withdrew from the World Cup with the AIFF citing the reason as due to lack of funding.<ref name="History"/> Other reasons given for India's withdrawal included the players playing mainly barefooted and that the AIFF valued the [[Summer Olympics]] tournament more than the [[FIFA World Cup]] at the time.<ref name="History"/> In 1952, during the Olympics in [[Finland]], India was defeated in the first round by [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 10–1. This defeat made the AIFF make it mandatory for players on the national team to wear football boots.<ref name="History"/> In 1954, the AIFF played an active role in promoting football in [[Asia]] when they were one of the founding members of the [[Asian Football Confederation]].<ref name="History"/> India took part in four straight Olympic football tournaments between 1948 and 1960 but have failed to qualify since.<ref name="History"/> In 1985, India started to participate in World Cup qualifiers again but have failed to make it to the tournament.


In 1977, the AIFF started the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]] which was the first club based national tournament in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Federation Cup|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/fedcup.html|access-date=24 March 2017|publisher=IndianFootball.de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315003131/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/fedcup.html|archive-date=15 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Santosh Trophy]], the national tournament for state teams, was started in 1941.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Santosh Trophy|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/santosh.html|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524163702/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/santosh.html|archive-date=24 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, the AIFF began the first national league in the country, the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]]. In 2007, the NFL was reformed as the [[I-League]], the country's first professional football league.<ref name="History"/>
On 9 December 2010, it was announced that the AIFF had signed a new 15-year, ₹700 crore deal with [[Reliance Industries]] and the [[IMG (company)|International Management Group]].<ref name="IMG Deal 2010">{{cite news|title=AIFF signs 700-crore deal with IMG-RIL|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/AIFF-signs-700-crore-deal-with-IMG-RIL/articleshow/7072492.cms?referral=PM|website=Times of India| date=9 December 2010 |access-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530143649/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/AIFF-signs-700-crore-deal-with-IMG-RIL/articleshow/7072492.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=30 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== FIFA Suspension ===
On 16 August 2022, the FIFA Council unanimously decided to suspend All India Football Federation with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA suspends All India Football Federation |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-suspends-all-india-football-federation |publisher=FIFA |date=16 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824202457/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-suspends-all-india-football-federation |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, India was temporarily excluded from next AFC Asia Cup edition until the suspension got lifted before the tournament began. In response to the ban, AIFF agreed to hold an election on September 2 to restore India's participation in FIFA once it got a new administration.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/all-india-football-federation-elections-on-september-2-nominations-to-be-filed-from-august-25-news-218312 | title=All India Football Federation Elections on 2 September, Nominations to be Filed from August 25 | date=23 August 2022 | access-date=25 August 2022 | archive-date=25 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825221450/https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/all-india-football-federation-elections-on-september-2-nominations-to-be-filed-from-august-25-news-218312 | url-status=live }}</ref> On 27 August, FIFA lifted suspension on India, after the government agreed to end its interference in the AIFF, allowing the AIFF administration to resume activities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-lifts-suspension-of-all-india-football-federation | title=FIFA lifts suspension of All India Football Federation | access-date=27 August 2022 | archive-date=28 August 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828231925/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-lifts-suspension-of-all-india-football-federation | url-status=live }}</ref>


==Competitions==
==Competitions==


===International===
=== International ===
* [[Champions Cup (India)|Champions Cup]] ('''Senior Men's''')
* [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]] ('''senior men's''')
* AIFF Youth Cup ('''U-16''')
* [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]] ('''senior men's''')
* [[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)]]
* [[Gold Cup (India)|Gold Cup]] ('''senior women's''')
 
=== National ===
====Men's Senior====
* [[Santosh Trophy]]
* [[National Beach Soccer Championship]]
====Men's Youth====
* [[Subroto Cup]] ('''inter-school''')
* [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]] ('''U-16''')
* [[B.C. Roy Trophy]] ('''U-19''')
 
====Women's Senior====
* [[Senior Women's National Football Championship]]
====Women's Youth====
* [[Junior Girl's National Football Championship]] ('''U-19/17''')
* [[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship]] ('''U-16''')


===Men's===
=== Club Level Tournament ===
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
====Men's Senior====
* [[Indian Super League]]
* [[Indian Super League]]
* [[I-League]]
* [[I-League]]
* [[I-League 2nd Division]]
* [[I-League 2]]
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]  
* [[I-League 3]]
* [[Santosh Trophy]]
* [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
* [[AIFF Futsal Club Championship]]
* [[Durand Cup]]
{{col-2}}
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]
* [[Futsal Club Championship]]
====Men's Youth====
* [[Reliance Foundation Development League|RF Development League]] ('''U-21''')
* [[Elite League (India)#Under-18 level|Elite League]] ('''U-18''')
* [[Youth League (India)#Under-15 level|Junior League]] ('''U-15''')
* [[Youth League (India)#Under-13 level|Sub-Junior League]] ('''U-13''')


===Women's===
====Women's Senior====
* [[Indian Women's League]]
* [[Indian Women's League]]
* [[Indian Women's Football Championship]]
* [[IWL 2nd Division]]
{{col-end}}
 
=== Current title holders ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Competition
!Year
!Champions
!Title
!Next edition
|-
!colspan=6|Senior (men's)
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Super League]]
| rowspan="2" |[[2022–23 Indian Super League season|2022–23]]
|[[Mumbai City FC]]
|ISL Premiers
| rowspan="2" |[[2023–24 Indian Super League season|2023–24]]
|-
|[[Mohun Bagan SG]]
|ISL Champions
|-
|[[I-League]]
|[[2022–23 I-League|2022–23]]
|[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RG Punjab]]
|I-League Champions
|[[2023–24 I-League|2023–24]]
|-
|[[Santosh Trophy|Senior Men's National Football Championship]]
|[[2022–23 Santosh Trophy|2022–23]]
|[[Karnataka football team|Karnataka]]
|Santosh Trophy
|[[2022–23 Santosh Trophy|2022–23]]
|-
|[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games]]
|[[2022 National Games of India|2022]]
|[[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]]
|National Games Gold
|[[2023 National Games of India|2023]]
|-
|[[Futsal Club Championship]]
|[[2022–23 Futsal Club Championship|2022–23]]
|Minerva Academy FC
|Futsal Club Champions
|[[2023–24 Futsal Club Championship|2023–24]]
|-
|[[National Beach Soccer Championship]]
|[[2023 National Beach Soccer Championship|2023]]
|Kerala
|National Beach Soccer Champions
|2024
|-
!colspan=6|Senior (women's)
|-
|[[Indian Women's League]]
|[[2022–23 Indian Women's League season|2022–23]]
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
|IWL Champions
|[[2023–24 Indian Women's League season|2023–24]]
|-
|[[Senior Women's National Football Championship]]
|[[2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship|2022–23]]
|[[Tamil Nadu women's football team|Tamil Nadu]]
|National Women's Champions
|[[2023–24 Senior Women's National Football Championship|2023–24]]
|-
|[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games]]
|[[2022 National Games of India|2022]]
|[[Manipur women's football team|Manipur]]
|National Games Women's Champions
|[[2023 National Games of India|2023]]
|}
 
==National teams==
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-2}}


=== Men's Youth ===
===Men===
* [[Elite League (India)|Elite League]] ('''U-18''')
* [[India national football team]]
* Junior League ('''U-15''')
* [[India national under-23 football team]]
* Sub-Junior League ('''U-13''')
* [[India national under-20 football team]]
* [[B.C. Roy Trophy]] ('''U-19''')
* [[India national under-17 football team]]
* [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy]] ('''U-16''')
* [[India national beach soccer team]]
* [[India national futsal team]]
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}


===Women's Youth===
===Women===
* U-17 Women's Championship
* [[India women's national football team]]
* Junior Girl's National Football Championship ('''U-19''')
* [[India women's national under-20 football team]]
* Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship ('''U-16''')
* [[India women's national under-17 football team]]
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}


===Defunct===
==Affiliated state federations and state leagues==
* [[Rovers Cup]]
{{Main|List of Indian state football associations}}
* [[Indian Super Cup (1997–2011)|Indian Super Cup]]
{{See also|Indian State Leagues}}
* [[Nehru Cup]]
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]
{{col-end}}


===Current title holders===
There are currently 38 [[Indian State Football Associations|state associations]] affiliated with the All India Football Federation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Associations |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.the-aiff.com |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219234628/https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Association !! State/UT
!President
|-
| 1 || [[All Manipur Football Association]] || [[Manipur]]
|M. Ratan Kumar Singh
|-
| 2 || [[Andaman and Nicobar Football Association]] || [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|Vidya Prakash Krishna
|-
| 3 || [[Andhra Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Gopalakrishna Kosaraju
|-
| 4 || [[Arunachal Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[Pema Khandu]]
|-
| 5 || [[Assam Football Association]] || [[Assam]]
|[[Naba Kumar Doley]]
|-
| 6 || [[Bihar Football Association]] || [[Bihar]]
|Prasenjeet Mehta
|-
| 7 || [[Chandigarh Football Association]] || [[Chandigarh]]
|K. P. Singh
|-
| 8 || [[Chhattisgarh Football Association]] || [[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Ajay Chandrakar]]
|-
| 9 || [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Football Association|Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Football Association]] || [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu]]
|
|-
| 10 || [[Football Association of Odisha]] || [[Odisha]]
|Debashish Samantaray
|-
| 11 || [[Football Delhi]] || [[Delhi]]
|Saraftullah (acting)
|-
| 12 || [[Goa Football Association]] || [[Goa]]
|Caitano Fernandes
|-
| 13 || [[Gujarat State Football Association]] || [[Gujarat]]
|[[Parimal Nathwani]]
|-
| 14 || [[Haryana Football Association]] || [[Haryana]]
|Suraj Pal
|-
|-
! Competition
| 15 || [[Himachal Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Himachal Pradesh]]
! Year
|[[Baldev Singh Tomar]]
! Champions
! Title
! Runners-up
! Next edition
|-
|-
! colspan=6|Senior (Men's)
| 16 || [[Indian Football Association]] || [[West Bengal]]
|Ajit Banerjee
|-
|-
| [[Indian Super League]]
| 17 || [[Jammu and Kashmir Football Association]] || [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| [[2020-21 Indian Super League season|2020-21]]
|Wasim Aslam
| [[Mumbai City FC]]
| ISL Champions and shield winners
| [[ATK Mohun Bagan FC]]
| [[2021–22 Indian Super League season|2021–22]]
|-
|-
|[[I-League]]
| 18 || [[Jharkhand Football Association]] || [[Jharkhand]]
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020-21]]
|Mithlesh Kumar Thakur
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC]]
|-
|I-League Champions
| 19 || [[Karnataka State Football Association]] || [[Karnataka]]
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers FC]]
|[[N. A. Haris]]
|[[2021–22 I-League|2021-22]]
|-
| 20 || [[Kerala Football Association]] || [[Kerala]]
|[[Tom Jose]]
|-
| 21 || [[Ladakh Football Association]] || [[Ladakh]]
|Tashi Namgail
|-
|-
| <!-- [[]] -->
| 22 || [[Lakshadweep Football Association]] || [[Lakshadweep]]
| <!-- [[|2020]] -->
|K. Mohammed Ali
|  
|
|  
| <!-- [[|2021]] -->
<!--
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 23 || [[Madhya Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[|2020]]
|Trilok Chand Kochar
|  
|
|
| [[|2021]]
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 24 || [[Meghalaya Football Association]] || [[Meghalaya]]
| [[|2020]]
|Larsing Ming Sawyan
|  
|
|
| [[|2021]]
-->
|-
|-
! colspan=6|Youth (Men's)
| 25 || [[Mizoram Football Association]] || [[Mizoram]]
|[[Lal Thanzara]]
|-
|-
| <!-- [[]] -->
| 26 || [[Nagaland Football Association]] || [[Nagaland]]
| <!-- [[|2020]] -->
|Neibou Sekhose
|  
|
|  
| <!-- [[|2021]] -->
<!--
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 27 || [[Pondicherry Football Association]] || [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| [[|2020]]
|D. Nestor
|  
|
|
| [[|2021]]
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 28 || [[Punjab Football Association]] || [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[|2020]]
|Samir Thapar
|
|  
|
| [[|2021]]
-->
|-
|-
! colspan=6|Senior (Women's)
| 29 || [[Rajasthan Football Association]] || [[Rajasthan]]
|[[Manvendra Singh]]
|-
|-
| [[Indian Women's League]]
| 30 || [[Sikkim Football Association]] || [[Sikkim]]
| [[2019–20 Indian Women's League season|2019–20]]
|Menla Ethenpa
| [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala FC]]
| IWL Champions
| [[KRYPHSA FC]]
| [[2020–21 Indian Women's League season|2020–21]]
|-
|-
| <!-- [[]] -->
| 31 || [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]] || [[Tamil Nadu]]
| <!-- [[|2020]] -->
|Jesiah Villavarayar
|  
|
|  
| <!-- [[|2021]] -->
<!--
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 32 || [[Telangana Football Association]] || [[Telangana]]
| [[|2020]]
|Mohammed Ali Rafath
|  
|
|
| [[|2021]]
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 33 || [[Tripura Football Association]] || [[Tripura]]
| [[|2020]]
|Ratan Saha
|  
|
|
| [[|2021]]
-->
|-
|-
! colspan=6|Youth (Women's)
| 34 || [[Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh]] || [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Arvind Menon
|-
|-
| <!-- [[]] -->
| 35 || [[Uttarakhand State Football Association]] || [[Uttarakhand]]
| <!-- [[|2020]] -->
|Amandeep Sandhu
|  
|
|  
| <!-- [[|2021]] -->
<!--
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 36 || [[Western India Football Association]] || [[Maharashtra]]
| [[|2020]]
|[[Praful Patel]]
|  
|}
|  
 
|
===Affiliate members===
| [[|2021]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Association !! Department
!President
|-
|-
| [[]]
| 1 || [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]] || [[Indian Railways]] || D. K. Gayen
| [[|2020]]
|  
|  
|
| [[|2021]]
-->
|-
|-
| 2 || [[Services Sports Control Board]] || [[Indian Armed Forces]] || Dinesh Suri
|}
|}
{{notelist}}


===State's Men's Leagues===
===State Leagues list===
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====Men's====
* [[Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League|Arunachal Super League]]
* [[Assam State Premier League]]
* [[Assam State Premier League]]
* [[Bangalore Super Division]]
* [[Bangalore Super Division]] (Karnataka)
* [[Calcutta Football League]]
* [[Calcutta Football League]] (West Bengal)
* [[DSA Senior Division]]
* [[Chennai Football League]] (Tamil Nadu)
* [[FAO League]]
* [[FAO League]] (Odisha)
* [[Goa Professional League]]
* [[FD Senior Division]] (Delhi)
* [[Goa Football League]]
* [[Gujarat SFA Club Championship]]
* [[J&K Premier Football League]]
* [[Kerala Premier League]]
* [[Kerala Premier League]]
* [[Lucknow Super Division]] (Uttar Pradesh)
* [[Madhya Pradesh Premier League]]
* [[Manipur State League]]
* [[Manipur State League]]
* [[Mizoram Premier League]]
* [[Mizoram Premier League]]
* [[Mumbai Football League]] (Maharashtra)
* [[Nagaland Premier League]]
* [[Nagaland Premier League]]
* [[Punjab State Super Football League]]
* [[Punjab State Super Football League]]
* [[Rajasthan State Men's League]]
* [[Rajasthan State Men's League]]
* [[Shillong Premier League]]
* [[Shillong Premier League]] (Meghalaya)
* [[Sikkim Premier Division League]]
* [[Sikkim Premier Division League]]
* [[Uttarakhand Super League]]
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===State's Women's Leagues===
====Women's====
* [[Calcutta Women's Football League]]
* [[Calcutta Women's Football League]] (West Bengal)
*[[FAO Women's League]]
* [[FD Women's League]] (Delhi)
* [[Goa Women's League]]
* [[Karnataka Women's League]]
* [[Karnataka Women's League]]
* [[Kerala Women's League]]
* [[Manipur Women's League]]
* [[Mizoram Women's League]]
* [[Odisha Women's League]]
* [[Punjab Women's League]]
* [[Sikkim Women's Super League]]
* [[SSA Women's Football League]] (Meghalaya)
* [[Tamil Nadu Women's League]]
* [[WIFA Women's Football League]] (Maharashtra)
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==Administration==
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==National teams==
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===Members and Staff===
The following are on the board of the directors at the AIFF.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/former-goalkeeper-kalyan-chaubey-appointed-new-aiff-president|title=Former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey appointed new AIFF President|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904100011/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/former-goalkeeper-kalyan-chaubey-appointed-new-aiff-president|first=FPJ|last=Sports Desk|website=www.freepressjournal.com|date=2 September 2022|access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-aiff-executive-committee-members-coopted-eminent-former-players-list|title=List of AIFF executive committee members & co-opted eminent players|date=2 September 2022|access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=4 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904100030/https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-aiff-executive-committee-members-coopted-eminent-former-players-list|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=AIFF Executive Committee appoints Shaji Prabhakaran as new Secretary General|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-appoints-shaji-prabhakaran-as-new-secretary-general|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|language=en|date=3 September 2022|access-date=4 September 2022|location=New Delhi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904095136/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-appoints-shaji-prabhakaran-as-new-secretary-general|archive-date=4 September 2022}}</ref>
 
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
!Position
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kalyan Chaubey]]
|President
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[N. A. Haris|Nalapad Ahmed Haris]]
|Vice-president
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shaji Prabhakaran|Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran]]
|Secretary General
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Satyanarayan M
|Deputy Secretary General
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Anil Kamat
|Assistant Secretary General
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Kipa Ajay
|Treasurer
|-
|{{flagicon|SGP}} [[Vincent Subramaniam]]
|Chief Technical Officer
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Syed Sabir Pasha]]
|Technical Director
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Prashant J Singh
|Head of Player Development
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Sarthak Mishra
|State Development Manager
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Shveta Sharma
|Sr. Manager, Coach Education
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Aman Dubey
|Sr. Coordinator, Coach Education
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Shubham Gurung
|Technical Coordinator
|-
|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Igor Štimac]]
|Head Coach (Senior Men's)
|-
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Thomas Dennerby]]
|Head Coach (Senior Women's)
|-
|''(vacant)''
|Director of Media
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Vaibav Raghunandan
|Coordinator of Media/Videography
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} Ravishankar J.
|Referee Coordinator
|}
 
===Technical committee===
* [[IM Vijayan]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}} – Chairperson
* [[Monoranjan Bhattacharya]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}} – Deputy Chairperson
* [[Eugeneson Lyngdoh]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
* [[Climax Lawrence]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
* [[Harjinder Singh (footballer)|Harjinder Singh]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
* Arun Malhotra
* [[Pinky Bompal Magar]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
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===League committee===
* [[Lalnghinglova Hmar]] – Chairman
* Santanu Pujari – Deputy Chairman
* Arif Ali
* Amit Chaudhary
* Dr. Reginold Vargese
* KP Singh
* Kiran Chowgule
* Nizamuddin
 
===Development committee===
* Avijit Paul – Chairman
* Mulrajsinh Chudasama – Deputy Chairman
* Vijay Bali
* Ratankumar Singh Moirangthem
* S. Dhanasegar
* Muhammed Rafeek TKM
* Liaqat Ali
* Jesiah Villavarayar
* Mohd. Shahid
 
===Beach Soccer committee===
* Jignesh Patil – Chairman
* KI Nizammudin – Deputy Chairman
* Anup Patra
* Bruno Coutinho
* Md. Ikram
* Upen Patel
* Dilip Singh Shekhawat
* Sanjay Mehshack
* Santosh Kumar
* G.P. Palguna
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===Men===
===Futsal committee===
* [[India national football team]]
* Vijay Bali – Chairman
* [[India national under-23 football team]]
* Amit Khemani – Deputy Chairman
* [[India national under-20 football team]]
* Kuljit Singh
* [[India national under-17 football team]]
* Lalrengpuia
* [[India national beach soccer team]]
* Syed Husnain Ali Naqvi
* Ravinder Prasad Singh
* Naresh Singh Rana
* S Achu
* BS Mehra
* Chung Chung Bhutia
* Mohammad Shahid Jabbar


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===Advisory Committee===
* [[Shabbir Ali]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}} – Chairperson
* GP Palguna – Deputy Chairperson
* Gurdev Singh
* [[Atanu Bhattacharya]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
* [[Irungbam Surkumar Singh]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
* [[Victor Manjila]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
* RP Singh
* Arun Singh Rajput


===Women===
===Referee Committee===
* [[India women's national football team]]
*  Sankar Komaleeswaran, Chairperson
* [[India women's national under-20 football team]]
* Sundarraj Balu, Deputy Chairperson
* [[India women's national under-17 football team]]
* Ms. Chaitali Paul
* Srikrishna Coimbatore Ramaswamy
* Mohd. Kamil
* Sethumadhavan Chozhakkad
* Subrata Sarkar
===Other members===
* Valanka Natasha Alemão – Chairperson, Women's Committee
* [[Thongam Tababi Devi]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}} – Deputy Chairperson, Women's Committee
* Anil Kumar P. – Chairperson, Competitions Committee
* Amit Dey – In-Charge of Futsal
* Menla Ethenpa – Finance
* [[Savio Medeira]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}} – Head of Coach Education
* Dr. Kiran Kumar Kulkarni – Chairperson, Medical Committee
* [[Baichung Bhutia]]{{efn|name=Co-opted|Co-opted Eminent Former Players}}
* [[Malojiraje Chhatrapati]]
* Mohan Lal
* K. Neibou Sekhose
* Deepak Sharma
* Syed Imtiaz Husain
* Syed Hasnain Ali Naqvi
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{{col-end}}


==State federations==
<small>'''Notes:'''</small>
There are currently 36 [[Indian State Football Associations|state associations]] affiliated with the All India Football Federation.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Associations|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|website=All India Football Federation|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024214814/https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|archive-date=24 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{notelist}}


==Past office bearers==
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{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
* [[All Manipur Football Association]]
* Andaman & Nicobar Football Association
* Andhra Pradesh Football Association
* Arunachal Pradesh Football Association
* [[Assam Football Association]]
* [[Bihar Football Association]]
* Chandigarh Football Association
* [[Chhattisgarh Football Association]]
* Daman & Diu Football Association
* Delhi Soccer Association
* [[Football Association of Odisha]]
* [[Goa Football Association]]
* [[Gujarat State Football Association]]
* Haryana Football Association
* [[Himachal Pradesh Football Association]]
* [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)
* [[Jammu & Kashmir Football Association]]
* Jharkhand Football Association
* [[Karnataka State Football Association]]
* [[Kerala Football Association]]
* Madhya Pradesh Football Association
* Meghalaya Football Association
* [[Mizoram Football Association]]
* Nagaland Football Association
* Pondicherry Football Association
* [[Punjab Football Association]]
* [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]]
* [[Rajasthan Football Association]]
* [[Services Sports Control Board]]
* [[Sikkim Football Association]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]]
* [[Telangana Football Association]]
* [[Tripura Football Association]]
* [[Western India Football Association]] (Maharashtra)
* Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh
* [[Uttarakhand State Football Association]]
{{col-end}}


==Corporate structure==
===Presidents===
===Board of directors===
The following is a list of presidents of AIFF:<ref name="spkda" >{{cite web |title=A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff |work=Sportskeeda |last1=Kapadia |first1=Novy |date=23 June 2012 |access-date=24 March 2017 |archive-date=25 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325112714/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/a-history-of-the-all-india-football-federation-aiff |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former AIFF presidents: Looking back at their tenures |url=https://khelnow.com/football/all-india-football-federation-past-presidents-tenures-aiff |work=Khel Now |last1=Sarkar |first1=Riddhiman |date=28 August 2022 |access-date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927180154/https://khelnow.com/football/all-india-football-federation-past-presidents-tenures-aiff |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="sport">{{cite book |title=Portrait Of Indian Sport |url=https://archive.org/details/portraitofinidan00anth |publisher=Macmillan |last1=D'Mello |first1=Anthony |date=1959 |access-date=5 September 2022 }}</ref>
The following are on the board of the directors at the AIFF.<ref>{{cite web|title=AIFF HQ|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/hq-administration.htm|website=All India Football Federation|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004123155/https://www.the-aiff.com/hq-administration.htm|archive-date=4 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
!Office
! Presidents !! State FA !! Tenure
!Name
|-
| Brigadier VHB Majendie || [[Services Sports Control Board|ASCB]] || 1937 –
|-
| Brigadier Dorman Smith || ASCB || –
|-
| D Moir || Bombay || –
|-
| [[Moin-ul-Haq]] || Bihar OA || –
|-
| [[Pankaj Gupta]] || [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] ||1950 – 1960
|-
| Manindra Nath Dutta Ray || [[Indian Football Association|IFA]] || 1960 – 1975
|-
| [[Nurul Amin (sports administrator)|Nurul Amin]] || [[Assam Football Association|AFA]] || 1975 – 1980
|-
| Khalifa Ziauddin || [[Western India Football Association|WIFA]] || 1980 – 1988
|-
|-
|President
| [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] || Women’s FA || 1988 – 2008
|[[Praful Patel]]
|-
|-
|General Secretary
| [[Praful Patel]] || [[Western India Football Association|WIFA]] || 2009 – 2022
|Kushal Das
|-
|-
|[[I-League]] CEO
| [[Kalyan Chaubey]] || [[Gujarat State Football Association|GSFA]] || 2022 – present
|Sunando Dhar
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Technical committee===
===Secretaries-General===
* [[Shyam Thapa]] – Chairman
The following is a list of secretaries of AIFF:<ref name="spkda" /><ref name="sport"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Former AIFF chief Lakshmanan passes away |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/former_aiff_chief_lakshmanan_passes_away.html |work=AFC |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927180200/https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/former_aiff_chief_lakshmanan_passes_away.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Henry Menezes]] – Deputy Chairman
* G.P. Palguna
* [[Abhishek Yadav (footballer)|Abhishek Yadav]]
* Pradip Dutta
* [[Ishfaq Ahmed]]
* Prosanto Banerjee
* [[Sundar Raman]]


{|class="wikitable hlist" style="text-align:left"
{|class="wikitable"
!Name
! Secretaries !! State FA !! Tenure
!Position
!Source
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Praful Patel]]
|President
|<ref name="fifa.com">{{Cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/ind/about |title=Archived copy |access-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142318/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/ind/about |archive-date=17 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Subrata Dutta]]
| Major AC Wilson || ASCB || 1937 –
|Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Subhash Chopra]]
| Major JB Donaldson || ASCB || –
|2nd Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Larsing Sawyan]]
| EJ Turner || Bombay || –
|3rd Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Manvendra Singh]]
| Manindra Nath Dutta Ray || IFA || 1942 – 1950
|4th Vice President
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Kmi Mather]]
| Major Lachman Singh || ASCB || –
|5th Vice President
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[Kushal Das]]
| Khalifa Ziauddin || WIFA || –
|General Secretary
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
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|{{flagicon|India}} [[Z.A. Thakur]]
| A. T. Vijayrangam || Mysore || – 1980
|Treasurer
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|{{flagicon|India}} [[Savio Medeira]]<ref name = "Savio Medeira">{{cite web|url=https://iftwc.com/who-is-savio-medeira/|title=Savio Medeira – Who is the new interim technical director of AIFF?|publisher=IFTWC|date=29 May 2021}}</ref>
| Ashok Ghosh || IFA || 1980 – 1988
|Technical Director ''(Interim)''
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|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Igor Štimac]]
| P. P. Lakshmanan || Kerala || 1988 – 1996
|Team Coach (Men's)
|<ref name="fifa.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation|url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/india/all-india-football-federation/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=The AFC|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="coach app. 2019 stimac">{{cite web |title=AIFF APPOINTS IGOR STIMAC AS NEW MEN’S SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM COACH |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9674 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518164959/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9674 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|India}} [[Maymol Rocky]]
| Kedar Nath Mour || Assam || 1997 – 2000
|Team Coach (Women's)
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|{{flagicon|India}} [[Nilanjan Datta]]
| Alberto Colaço || Goa || 2000 – 2010
|Media/Communications Manager
|<ref name="fifa.com"/>
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|{{flagicon|India}} [[Sunando Dhar]]
| Kushal Das || – || 2010 – 2022
|CEO, Leagues
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|{{flagicon|India}} [[Ravi Jayaraman]]
| Sunando Dhar ''(Interim)'' || – || 2022
|Referee Coordinator
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| [[Shaji Prabhakaran|Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran]] || Delhi || 2022 – present
|}
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==Controversies==
Politicians are highly involved in AIFF. From 1988 to 2009, [[Indian National Congress|Congress party's]] [[Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi]] was president of AIFF.  After him his fellow, then Congress and later [[Nationalist Congress Party]]'s politician [[Praful Patel]] became president and run it from 2009 to 2022 in an authoritarian manner. He was removed from the position by [[Supreme Court of India]] in May 2022 and a three members' committee was appointed to run AIFF. In their decision the judge remarked that the present state of this organisation is not in the interest of proper governence.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Praful Patel removed from All India Football Federation|url=https://zeenews.india.com/football/praful-patel-removed-from-all-india-football-federation-committee-on-supreme-courts-order-2464862.html/amp&ved=2ahUKEwi0iquUlYD8AhVvcGwGHUpdCTgQFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw37eS7BprDdWCYpkcX7GnWE |website=Zee news}}</ref> Patel remained president of the AIFF for 16 years, without any tenure limit. He held the position in 3 terms.<ref name=":1" /> As per AIFF, some people dictate Indian football who serve themselves in the expenses of football sport and players.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/praful-patel-aill-india-football-federation-sc-7927125/lite/ | title=Praful Patel: The artful dribbler shown the red card | date=20 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp/sports/blame-it-on-praful-patel-coa-writes-to-fifa-on-current-mess-in-indian-football&ved=2ahUKEwiemo2CtPH7AhVIyHMBHcWLB_Y4HhAWegQIChAB&usg=AOvVaw3iu4FtiVQDSFQUhrXj8EBZ Free Press Journal] {{dead link|date=December 2022}}</ref> According to [[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] newspaper's article, there is rampant and open corruption in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and due to lots of sponsor do not want to sponsor AIFF or associated with it. And Players, coaches and officials related to football feels that the AIFF's attitude and management of this organisation have to be change, otherwise football will not improve in India.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/corruption-in-aiff-driving-sponsors-away/cid/1226466 | title=Corruption in Aiff Driving Sponsors Away }}</ref>
As of 6 October 2021, since 2020 AIFF avoided elections to new president and office holders. Praful Patel is president of AIFF since 2009 and held president's post even after his legal presidency period ended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian football: How AIFF has avoided fresh elections since 2020 based on mere assumptions |url=https://scroll.in/field/1007054/indian-football-how-aiff-have-avoided-fresh-elections-since-2020-based-on-mere-assumptions |website=Scroll}}</ref>
Multiple times, FIFA have accused AIFF of outside influence in it. On 15 August 2022, [[FIFA]] suspended the federation for violating its statutes on third-party interference. India was stripped off its hosting rights for international football tournaments, including the [[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]] scheduled for October 2022.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-suspends-all-india-football-federation/a-62816839|title=FIFA suspends All India Football Federation|date=15 August 2022|publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]]|author=dh/kb|access-date=16 August 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816102257/https://www.dw.com/en/fifa-suspends-all-india-football-federation/a-62816839|url-status=live}}</ref> The Suspension was lifted on 27 August 2022. As a result, [[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]] scheduled for October 2022 were held as planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-lifts-suspension-of-all-india-football-federation|title=FIFA lifts suspension of All India Football Federation|date=27 August 2022|access-date=4 September 2022|website=www.fifa.com|publisher=[[FIFA]]|archive-date=28 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828231925/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/media-releases/fifa-lifts-suspension-of-all-india-football-federation|url-status=live}}</ref>
This organisation is often accused for neglecting women's football.<ref name=":0" />
The Indian men's national football team has never played in the [[FIFA World Cup]] but India did qualify for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] which was held in [[Brazil]]. In [[1950 FIFA World Cup qualification]], the other teams in India's qualification group withdrew due to various reasons and India qualified as the remaining team. However, the Indian team did not participate and withdrew their name. A common myth is that India withdrew and didn't participate because FIFA did not allowed Indians to play football barefoot. According to author and sports journalist Jaydeep Basu, this is completely wrong and India did not participate because AIFF did not believe that its then players had the calibre to compete against the top teams of the world. Furthermore, AIFF used to consider the Olympics more important than the FIFA World Cup. According to Basu, by not sending India's team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup, AIFF did huge mistake.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Why India did not compete in the 1950 football World Cup (And no, it wasn't because they didn't have boots)|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/why-india-did-not-compete-in-the-1950-football-world-cup-and-no-it-wasnt-because-they-didnt-have-boots-8260087/lite/ |website=Indian express|date=10 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first8=Copy Link |last9=Print |date=2011-07-19 |title=Did India withdraw from the 1950 World Cup because they were not allowed to play barefoot? |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2011-07-19/did-india-withdraw-from-the-1950-world-cup-because-they-were-not-allowed-to-play-barefoot |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[AIFF Player of the Year]]
 
* [[Football in India]]
* [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards]]
* [[Calcutta Football League]]
* [[Indian football league system]]
* [[FAO League]]
* [[India national futsal team]]
* [[FAO Women's League]]
* [[India national beach soccer team]]
* [[Kerala Premier League]]
* [[India national rugby union team]]
* [[Mizoram Premier League]]
* [[India national rugby sevens team]]
* [[Goa Professional League]]
* [[Rugby India]] - National federation of [[Rugby union|Rugby]]
* [[Bangalore Super Division]]
* [[DSA Senior Division]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/federation-declares-pk-banerjees-birthday-as-aiff-grassroots-day|title=Federation declares PK Banerjee's birth anniversary as AIFF Grassroots Day|website=the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=12 May 2023|access-date=12 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512143401/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/federation-declares-pk-banerjees-birthday-as-aiff-grassroots-day|archive-date=12 May 2023|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|location=New Delhi}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/ Official AIFF website]
* {{official}}
* [https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=IND/about.html AIFF] FIFA.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20201022072756/http://www.indianfootball.de/aiff.html AIFF at a glance] (archived 22 October 2020)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070623223606/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=ind/index.html India] at FIFA.com (archived 23 June 2007)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130319175412/http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-associations/south-central/india-football-fed.html India] at The-AFC.com (archived 19 March 2013)


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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the national governing body of football in India. It is a member of FIFA, the international governing body of football and affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation and South Asian Football Federation. This federation also manages Futsal and Beach Soccer in India.

It is affiliated to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. India men's and women's football teams are governed by the AIFF, represent India in various international football tournaments.

The AIFF manages, sanctions, conducts, schedules and runs all national level football tournaments and leagues in India, including Indian Super League, I-League, I-League 2, I-League 3, Santosh Trophy, Indian Women's League, Senior Women's National Football Championship, Futsal Club Championship, National Beach Soccer Championship, Super Cup, Youth League and others. The federation also indirectly manages local football competitions through its member state associations.

AIFF's Beach soccer and Futsal committees oversee the development of these sports in India.[1]

History

Before the formation of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the de facto ruling body for association football in India were the Indian Football Association (IFA).[2] The IFA was founded in 1893 and ran the game in the Bengal region.[3] The federation was mainly governed by Englishmen and served as the most powerful football body in the country during the early 20th century.[2]

Efforts to form a countrywide football federation were started in 1935 by the IFA when the federation, as well as seven other associations, met at a conference but no consensus could be reached.[2] After differences in opinions and other conflicts were resolved, a meeting was conducted in March 1937 which would serve to be the beginning of the start of the AIFF.[2] The AIFF was officially founded on 23 June 1937 after representatives from the nine regional football associations met at the Army Headquarters in Shimla. Namely, the nine regional football associations were the IFA, Army Sports Control Board, North West India Football Association, Bihar Olympic Association, WIFA, Madras Football Association, United Provinces Sports Control Board, Mysore Football Association, and Ajmer and Mewar Football Association.[4][2]

After the launch of the national football federation, the idea of an India national football team did not gain much momentum until after India's independence in 1947.[2] Select Indian teams did participate in tours of Australia, Burma, Afghanistan, and South Africa but none were officially part of the national team.[2] In 1948, one year after independence and 11 since forming as a football association, the AIFF gained affiliation with FIFA, the governing body for football around the world.[5] Later that year, the national team was officially formed and participated in their first official tournament, the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 1950, the national team automatically qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup which was to be held in Brazil after all the teams in India's qualification group withdrew.[5] However, prior to the tournament, India withdrew, citing the reason as due to lack of funding.[5] Other reasons given for India's withdrawal included that the AIFF valued the Summer Olympics more than FIFA World Cup at that time and that the players playing mainly barefooted,[5] though the later is just a tale. In 1952, during the Olympics in Finland, India was defeated in the first round by Yugoslavia 10–1. This defeat made the AIFF make it mandatory for players on the national team to wear football boots.[5] In 1954, the AIFF played an active role in promoting football in Asia when they were one of the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation.[5] India took part in four straight Olympic football tournaments between 1948 and 1960 but have failed to qualify since.[5] In 1985, India started to participate in World Cup qualifiers again but have failed to make it to the tournament.

In 1977, the AIFF started the Federation Cup which was the first club based national tournament in the country.[6] The Santosh Trophy, the national tournament for state teams, was started in 1941.[7]

In 1996, the AIFF began the first national league in the country, the semi-professional National Football League.[8] Before this, most clubs played in state leagues or select nationwide tournaments.[8]

In 2006, the AIFF reformatted the league as the I-League in an effort to professionalise the game.[9] However, during the following seasons, the league suffered from a lack of popularity due to poor marketing.[10]

In September 2006, the AIFF signed a 10-year television and media contract with Zee Sports. The deal would make Zee broadcast the National Football League, later the I-League, and other tournaments organised by the AIFF and selected India's international matches.[11] However, in October 2010, the deal between the AIFF and Zee Sports was terminated after differences between both parties related to payment and marketing of football in India.[12]

On 9 December 2010, it was announced that the AIFF had signed a new 15-year, ₹700 crore deal with Reliance Industries and the International Management Group.[13]

FIFA Suspension

On 16 August 2022, the FIFA Council unanimously decided to suspend All India Football Federation with immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes.[14] As a result, India was temporarily excluded from next AFC Asia Cup edition until the suspension got lifted before the tournament began. In response to the ban, AIFF agreed to hold an election on September 2 to restore India's participation in FIFA once it got a new administration.[15] On 27 August, FIFA lifted suspension on India, after the government agreed to end its interference in the AIFF, allowing the AIFF administration to resume activities.[16]

Competitions

International

National

Men's Senior

Men's Youth

Women's Senior

Women's Youth

Club Level Tournament

Men's Senior

Men's Youth

Women's Senior

Current title holders

Competition Year Champions Title Next edition
Senior (men's)
Indian Super League 2022–23 Mumbai City FC ISL Premiers 2023–24
Mohun Bagan SG ISL Champions
I-League 2022–23 RG Punjab I-League Champions 2023–24
Senior Men's National Football Championship 2022–23 Karnataka Santosh Trophy 2022–23
National Games 2022 West Bengal National Games Gold 2023
Futsal Club Championship 2022–23 Minerva Academy FC Futsal Club Champions 2023–24
National Beach Soccer Championship 2023 Kerala National Beach Soccer Champions 2024
Senior (women's)
Indian Women's League 2022–23 Gokulam Kerala IWL Champions 2023–24
Senior Women's National Football Championship 2022–23 Tamil Nadu National Women's Champions 2023–24
National Games 2022 Manipur National Games Women's Champions 2023

National teams

Affiliated state federations and state leagues

Main article: List of Indian state football associations
See also: Indian State Leagues

There are currently 38 state associations affiliated with the All India Football Federation.[17]

Full members

No. Association State/UT President
1 All Manipur Football Association Manipur M. Ratan Kumar Singh
2 Andaman and Nicobar Football Association Andaman and Nicobar Islands Vidya Prakash Krishna
3 Andhra Pradesh Football Association Andhra Pradesh Gopalakrishna Kosaraju
4 Arunachal Pradesh Football Association Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu
5 Assam Football Association Assam Naba Kumar Doley
6 Bihar Football Association Bihar Prasenjeet Mehta
7 Chandigarh Football Association Chandigarh K. P. Singh
8 Chhattisgarh Football Association Chhattisgarh Ajay Chandrakar
9 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Football Association Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
10 Football Association of Odisha Odisha Debashish Samantaray
11 Football Delhi Delhi Saraftullah (acting)
12 Goa Football Association Goa Caitano Fernandes
13 Gujarat State Football Association Gujarat Parimal Nathwani
14 Haryana Football Association Haryana Suraj Pal
15 Himachal Pradesh Football Association Himachal Pradesh Baldev Singh Tomar
16 Indian Football Association West Bengal Ajit Banerjee
17 Jammu and Kashmir Football Association Jammu and Kashmir Wasim Aslam
18 Jharkhand Football Association Jharkhand Mithlesh Kumar Thakur
19 Karnataka State Football Association Karnataka N. A. Haris
20 Kerala Football Association Kerala Tom Jose
21 Ladakh Football Association Ladakh Tashi Namgail
22 Lakshadweep Football Association Lakshadweep K. Mohammed Ali
23 Madhya Pradesh Football Association Madhya Pradesh Trilok Chand Kochar
24 Meghalaya Football Association Meghalaya Larsing Ming Sawyan
25 Mizoram Football Association Mizoram Lal Thanzara
26 Nagaland Football Association Nagaland Neibou Sekhose
27 Pondicherry Football Association Puducherry D. Nestor
28 Punjab Football Association Punjab Samir Thapar
29 Rajasthan Football Association Rajasthan Manvendra Singh
30 Sikkim Football Association Sikkim Menla Ethenpa
31 Tamil Nadu Football Association Tamil Nadu Jesiah Villavarayar
32 Telangana Football Association Telangana Mohammed Ali Rafath
33 Tripura Football Association Tripura Ratan Saha
34 Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh Uttar Pradesh Arvind Menon
35 Uttarakhand State Football Association Uttarakhand Amandeep Sandhu
36 Western India Football Association Maharashtra Praful Patel

Affiliate members

No. Association Department President
1 Railways Sports Promotion Board Indian Railways D. K. Gayen
2 Services Sports Control Board Indian Armed Forces Dinesh Suri

State Leagues list

Further information: Football cup tournaments in India

Administration

Notes:

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Co-opted Eminent Former Players

Past office bearers

Controversies

Politicians are highly involved in AIFF. From 1988 to 2009, Congress party's Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was president of AIFF. After him his fellow, then Congress and later Nationalist Congress Party's politician Praful Patel became president and run it from 2009 to 2022 in an authoritarian manner. He was removed from the position by Supreme Court of India in May 2022 and a three members' committee was appointed to run AIFF. In their decision the judge remarked that the present state of this organisation is not in the interest of proper governence.[25] Patel remained president of the AIFF for 16 years, without any tenure limit. He held the position in 3 terms.[25] As per AIFF, some people dictate Indian football who serve themselves in the expenses of football sport and players.[26][27] According to The Telegraph newspaper's article, there is rampant and open corruption in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and due to lots of sponsor do not want to sponsor AIFF or associated with it. And Players, coaches and officials related to football feels that the AIFF's attitude and management of this organisation have to be change, otherwise football will not improve in India.[28]

As of 6 October 2021, since 2020 AIFF avoided elections to new president and office holders. Praful Patel is president of AIFF since 2009 and held president's post even after his legal presidency period ended.[29]

Multiple times, FIFA have accused AIFF of outside influence in it. On 15 August 2022, FIFA suspended the federation for violating its statutes on third-party interference. India was stripped off its hosting rights for international football tournaments, including the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup scheduled for October 2022.[30] The Suspension was lifted on 27 August 2022. As a result, 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup scheduled for October 2022 were held as planned.[31]

This organisation is often accused for neglecting women's football.[26]

The Indian men's national football team has never played in the FIFA World Cup but India did qualify for the 1950 FIFA World Cup which was held in Brazil. In 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification, the other teams in India's qualification group withdrew due to various reasons and India qualified as the remaining team. However, the Indian team did not participate and withdrew their name. A common myth is that India withdrew and didn't participate because FIFA did not allowed Indians to play football barefoot. According to author and sports journalist Jaydeep Basu, this is completely wrong and India did not participate because AIFF did not believe that its then players had the calibre to compete against the top teams of the world. Furthermore, AIFF used to consider the Olympics more important than the FIFA World Cup. According to Basu, by not sending India's team to the 1950 FIFA World Cup, AIFF did huge mistake.[32][33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AIFF to reinvigorate futsal, beach football". The Times of India. 7 August 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Kapadia, Novy (24 June 2015). "The Birth of the All India Football Federation". Saddahaq. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Majumdar, Rounak (22 April 2019). "The Golden Years of Indian Football". www.chaseyoursport.com. Kolkata: Chase Your Sport. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Kapur, M.L. (1956). Olympic Games. Soccer Weekly News. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Kapadia, Novy (23 June 2012). "A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Federation Cup". IndianFootball.de. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Santosh Trophy". Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Milles, James; Dimeo, Paul (2001). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. ISBN 9781135276577. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "AIFF's I-League to have 10 teams". Rediff. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Dhar, Pulasta (6 January 2016). "The fall of the I-league". Livemint. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Zee Sports in football deal". DNA India. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ↑ Bali, Rahul (10 October 2010). "Three Member Committee To Negotiate With Zee To End The Contract". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "AIFF signs 700-crore deal with IMG-RIL". Times of India. 9 December 2010. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "FIFA suspends All India Football Federation". FIFA. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "All India Football Federation Elections on 2 September, Nominations to be Filed from August 25". 23 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "FIFA lifts suspension of All India Football Federation". Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "State Associations". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  18. ↑ Sports Desk, FPJ (2 September 2022). "Former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey appointed new AIFF President". www.freepressjournal.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "List of AIFF executive committee members & co-opted eminent players". khelnow.com. Khel Now. 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  20. ↑ Media Team, AIFF (3 September 2022). "AIFF Executive Committee appoints Shaji Prabhakaran as new Secretary General". www.the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Kapadia, Novy (23 June 2012). "A History of the All India Football Federation (AIFF)". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  22. ↑ Sarkar, Riddhiman (28 August 2022). "Former AIFF presidents: Looking back at their tenures". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 D'Mello, Anthony (1959). Portrait Of Indian Sport. Macmillan. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  24. ↑ "Former AIFF chief Lakshmanan passes away". AFC. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Praful Patel removed from All India Football Federation". Zee news.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Praful Patel: The artful dribbler shown the red card". 20 May 2022.
  27. ↑ Free Press Journal [dead link]
  28. ↑ "Corruption in Aiff Driving Sponsors Away".
  29. ↑ "Indian football: How AIFF has avoided fresh elections since 2020 based on mere assumptions". Scroll.
  30. ↑ dh/kb (15 August 2022), FIFA suspends All India Football Federation, Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 16 August 2022, retrieved 16 August 2022
  31. ↑ "FIFA lifts suspension of All India Football Federation". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  32. ↑ "Why India did not compete in the 1950 football World Cup (And no, it wasn't because they didn't have boots)". Indian express. 10 November 2022.
  33. ↑ "Did India withdraw from the 1950 World Cup because they were not allowed to play barefoot?". Los Angeles Times. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

Further reading

External links

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