Formation | 1888 |
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Purpose | Football association |
Headquarters | Aldershot Military Stadium |
Location | |
General Sir P A Wall KCB CBE | |
Website | armyfa |
The Army Football Association (Army FA) is a county football association affiliated to The Football Association of England, for the administration of football within the British Army in the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Germany. [1] The Army FA is based at Clayton Barracks in Aldershot, Hampshire. As well as organising inter-corps leagues and cups, the Army FA also organises representative games against the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and civilian teams, with home games being played at the Aldershot Military Stadium.
Organising body | Army FA |
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Founded | 1888 |
Current champions | 3rd Para Regiment (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | SEME [note 1] (8 titles) |
The Army FA Challenge Cup is the foremost football cup competition for teams affiliated to the Army FA. [2]
The competition is held annually, with four exceptions, 1888–1900, 1914–19 (World War I), 1939–45 (World War II) and 2020–21 (COVID-19 pandemic).
The current holders are 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment who beat 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment in the 2023 final. [3]
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