Bihar Football Association

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Bihar Football Association
Bihar Football Association.svg
Sport Football
JurisdictionBihar Government Banner.png Bihar
Membership38 district associations
AbbreviationBFA
Founded1968 (1968) [1]
Affiliation All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters Patna
PresidentPrasenjeet Mehta
SecretarySyed Imtiaz Hussain

The Bihar Football Association is the state governing body of football in Bihar, India. [2] The Bihar men's and women's football team are administered by the association. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national administrating body for football in India. The Bihar State Soccer League is the top-flight football league of Bihar. The association sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

Contents

State teams

Affiliated district associations

All 38 districts of Bihar are affiliated with the Bihar Football Association.

No.AssociationDistrictPresident
1Araria District Football Association Araria
2Arwal District Football Association Arwal
3Aurangabad District Football Association Aurangabad
4Banka District Football Association Banka
5Begusarai District Football Association Begusarai
6Bhagalpur District Football Association Bhagalpur
7Bhojpur District Football Association Bhojpur
8Buxar District Football Association Buxar
9Darbhanga District Football Association Darbhanga
10East Champaran District Football Association East Champaran
11Gaya District Football Association Gaya
12Gopalganj District Football Association Gopalganj
13Jamui District Football Association Jamui
14Jehanabad District Football Association Jehanabad
15Khagaria District Football Association Khagaria
16Kishanganj District Football Association Kishanganj
17Kaimur District Football Association Kaimur
18Katihar District Football Association Katihar
19Lakhisarai District Football Association Lakhisarai
20Madhubani District Football Association Madhubani
21Munger District Football Association Munger
22Madhepura District Football Association Madhepura
23Muzaffarpur District Football Association Muzaffarpur
24Nalanda District Football Association Nalanda
25Nawada District Football Association Nawada
26Patna District Football Association Patna
27Purnia District Football Association Purnia
28Rohtas District Football Association Rohtas
29Saharsa District Football Association Saharsa
30Samastipur District Football Association Samastipur
31Sheohar District Football Association Sheohar
32Sheikhpura District Football Association Sheikhpura
33Saran District Football Association Saran
34Sitamarhi District Football Association Sitamarhi
35Supaul District Football Association Supaul
36Siwan District Football Association Siwan
37Vaishali District Football Association Vaishali
38West Champaran District Football Association West Champaran

Competitions

Club level

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Noronha, Anselm (4 July 2018). "All you need to know about the football league structure in Bihar". Goal.com.
  2. ↑ Bihar Football Association - The AIFF
  3. ↑ "Bihar State Women's League". The Away End. Retrieved 12 September 2022.


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