Isle of Man Football Association
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| FIFA affiliation | N/A |
| President | Tony Jones |
| Website | isleofmanfa.com |
The Isle of Man Football Association (IoMFA) is the governing body of football on the Isle of Man. The IoMFA is not a member of either UEFA or FIFA, but is a member of the English Football Association (FA) and has the status of a County Football Association, despite the Isle of Man being a Crown dependency, a separate country from the United Kingdom nor a member state of the European Union.[1]
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[edit] History and organization
The IoMFA are based at The Bowl, Pulrose Road, Douglas. They are responsible for the governance and development of all levels of football in the Isle of Man.
They run the Isle of Man Football League and Isle of Man Football Combination, both of which contain 27 clubs. The Combination is a league for each club's reserve teams. They also run various cup competitions such as the Manx FA Cup as well as women's, youth and school football on the island. The IoMFA Development Centre has various teams from Under-11 to Under-15 for boys and Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 for girls.[2]
The IoMFA runs the Isle of Man national football team, which is ineligible to participate in full international competitions as it is not a FIFA or UEFA member. The team compete in competitions such as the FA run NLS Cup and the Isle of Man Tournament, an annual four team competition between the amateur FA teams of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man.[3]
[edit] FA Charter Standard
In October 2008 Onchan became the eleventh IOMFA club to achieve The Football Association Charter Standard status, the FA's kitemark scheme for quality assurance. The IOMFA now has set a target of becoming the first County FA to have every associate club achieving the standard.[4]
[edit] Members
There are 27 clubs who have full membership of the Isle of Man FA.[5] These are -
[edit] References
- ^ "County FA contact details". The Football Association. 2006-03-09. http://www.thefa.com/GrassrootsOld/WhoWeAre/Postings/2004/02/12003.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-19.[dead link]
- ^ "IOMFA Development Centre". Isle of Man Football Association. http://www.isleofmanfa.com/Development/IMOFADevelopmentCentre/. Retrieved 2008-09-19.[dead link]
- ^ "Isle of Man football team aim for Umbro success". Isle of Man Newspapers. 2008-04-16. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/Isle-of-Man-football-team.3986938.jp. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
- ^ "Onchan AFC achieves Charter Standard status". Isle of Man Newspapers. 29 October 2008. http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/Onchan-AFC-achieves-Charter-Standard.4642690.jp. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "IOMFA Member Clubs' Contacts". Douglas, Isle of Man: Isle of Man Football Association. 2008. http://www.isleofmanfa.com/AboutUs/Contacts/Members+Clubs/. Retrieved 2008-09-19.[dead link]
