Andhra Pradesh Football Association

Andhra Pradesh Football Association

Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	Andhra Pradesh
Membership	13 district associations
Abbreviation	APFA
Founded	1959;66 years ago (1959)
Affiliation	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters	Visakhapatnam
President	Kotagiri Sridhar
Secretary	Daniel Pradeep
Official website
apfa.in

The Andhra Pradesh Football Association (APFA), formerly 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] The APFA sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.

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]}

State teams

Men Andhra Pradesh football team Andhra Pradesh under-20 football team Andhra Pradesh under-15 football team Andhra Pradesh under-13 football team

Women Andhra Pradesh women's football team Andhra Pradesh women's under-19 football team Andhra Pradesh women's under-17 football team

Competitions

AP Super Cup

Vamsadhara

Visakha

Godavari

Kolleru

Nallamala

Coramandal

Penna

Tungabhadra

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Locations of AP Super Cup clubs

The following clubs participate. ^[4]

Club	Districts
Vamsadhara FC	Srikakulam	Vizianagaram	Parvathipuram Manyam
Visakha FC	Visakhapatnam	Anakapalli	Alluri Sitarama Raju
Godavari FC	East Godavari	Kakinada	Konaseema
Kolleru FC	West Godavari	Eluru	Krishna	NTR
Nallamala FC	Guntur	Bapatla	Prakasam	Palnadu
Coramandal FC	Nellore	Tirupati	Chittoor
Penna FC	Kadapa	Annamayya	Sri Sathya Sai
Tungabhadra FC	Anantapur	Kurnool	Nandyala

See also

• List of Indian state football associations
• Football in India

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.
4. "APFA proudly introduces a revolutionary football structure – The AP SUPER CUP 2025!". x.com.