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==History==
==History==
The sports federation was formed in 1959, following the merger of the [[Telangana Football Association|Hyderabad Football Association]] with the Andhra Football Association under the auspices of the then AIFF vice-president Shiv Kumar Lal.<ref name="hyd">{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |title=Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence |website=tandfonline.com |date=6 August 2006 }}</ref>
The sports federation was formed in 1959, following the merger of the [[Telangana Football Association|Hyderabad Football Association]] with the Andhra Football Association under the auspices of the then AIFF vice-president Shiv Kumar Lal.<ref name="hyd">{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |title=Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence |website=tandfonline.com |date=6 August 2006 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Andhra Pradesh football team]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:10, 10 December 2023

Andhra Pradesh Football Association
AbbreviationAPFA
Formation1959; 65 years ago (1959)
HeadquartersVisakhapatnam
Region served
Andhra Pradesh, India
Membership
13 district associations
President
Kotagiri Sridhar
Secretary
Daniel Pradeep
Parent organization
All India Football Federation (AIFF)

Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA), formerly the Andhra Football Association, is the state governing body of football in Andhra Pradesh. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body.[1] It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

History

The sports federation was formed in 1959, following the merger of the Hyderabad Football Association with the Andhra Football Association under the auspices of the then AIFF vice-president Shiv Kumar Lal.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Football Association". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054.
  3. ^ "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". tandfonline.com. 6 August 2006.
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