All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the governing body of football, futsal and beach soccer in India. It is a member of FIFA, and is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation and South Asian Football Federation.
The National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, due to ties with FIFA, also known as the FIFA Santosh Trophy, or simply Santosh Trophy, is an inter-state national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the sport's governing body in India. Before the launch of the first national club league, the National Football League in 1996, the Santosh Trophy was considered the top domestic tournament in India. Many players who have represented India internationally have played and gained honour while playing in the Santosh Trophy. The tournament is held every year with eligible teams who are divided into zones, must play in the qualifying round and can progress into the tournament proper. The current champions are Karnataka, who won their title after 54 years during the 2022–23 edition. This was the first trophy for Karnataka, which had previously won four times as the princely state of Mysore, after 1968-69.
The Punjab Football Association (PFA), formerly the North-West India Football Association, is the state-level football governing body for Punjab, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) is the state governing body of football in Manipur. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Karnataka State Football Association, formerly the Mysore Football Association, is one of the 37 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation. The KSFA administers association football in the Indian state of Karnataka. The men's and women's professional leagues operate under it. Since January 2017, N. A. Haris has been serving as the president. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship. M. Satyanarayan is the secretary of the association and has introduced revolutionary changes to the state governing body.
Handball Association India is the governing body for handball in India. HAI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Rohtak. It is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974. It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation. Originally, HFI was founded by Jagat Singh Lohan, a Jat from Rohtak (Haryana) who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras Chennai. He was also the first secretary general of HFI.
The Gujarat State Football Association is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation.
The Arunachal Pradesh Football Association (APFA) is the state governing body of football in Arunachal Pradesh, in northeast India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. APFA runs Arunachal Super League, the top tier league of the state. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Chhattisgarh Football Association (CFA) is the state governing body of football in Chhattisgarh, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Bihar Football Association is the state governing body of football in Bihar, India. 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.
The Chandigarh women's cricket team is a women's cricket team that represents the Indian union territory of Chandigarh. They played their first match in 1973, and joined the Indian domestic system in 2019–20, competing in the Women's Senior One Day Trophy and the Senior Women's T20 League.
The Andaman and Nicobar Football Association (ANFA) is the state governing body of football in the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The 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. The APFA sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Football Association (DDFA) is the governing body of football in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Haryana Football Association (HFA) is the governing body of football for the State of Haryana in India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Jharkhand Football Association (JFA) is the football governing body in the state of Jharkhand in India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Lakshadweep Football Association (LFA) is the governing body of football in the union territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Pondicherry Football Association is the football governing body for the union territory of Puducherry, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Ladakh Football Association (LFA) is the football governing body in Ladakh, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
