Andhra Pradesh Football Association
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Abbreviation | APFA |
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Formation | 1959 |
Headquarters | Visakhapatnam |
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.
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 to form the Andhra Pradesh Football Association.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Football Association". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054.
- ^ "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". tandfonline.com. 6 August 2006.