Chennai Football Association

Chennai Football Association

Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	District
Abbreviation	CFA
Founded	1978;47 years ago (1978)
Affiliation	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Regional affiliation	Tamil Nadu Football Association (TNFA)
Headquarters	Chennai

Chennai Football Association (CFA) is a sports governing body that governs the football in and around the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu. It is a member of the Tamil Nadu Football Association, which is affiliated to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The CFA organises Chennai Football League, overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Chennai. Chennai Football Association has 96 affiliated clubs and conducts about 450 league matches for its member clubs, dividing them to 4 senior divisions, apart from conducting league for the schools and colleges. St. Joseph's Group of Institutions was the principal sponsor for nine years. ^{[1] [2]}

Competitions

Men

• Chennai Football League

Chennai football pyramid

There are five divisions in the league under the Chennai Football Association (CFA), with the CFA Senior Division being the top-most league, followed by four lower tiers. ^[3]

Chennai Football League
Tier	Division
1 (5 on Indian football pyramid)	CFA Senior Division ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate
2 (6 on Indian football pyramid)	CFA First Division ↑promote ↓relegate
3 (7 on Indian football pyramid)	CFA Second Division ↑promote ↓relegate
4 (8 on Indian football pyramid)	CFA Third Division ↑promote ↓relegate
5 (9 on Indian football pyramid)	CFA Fourth Division ↑promote

Football grounds

CFA conducts their events on the following grounds.

Ground	Location	Image
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)	Chennai
ICF Stadium	Ayanavaram

References

1. Venkatesan, Prasanna. "CFA looking for principal sponsor". Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
2. Mukherjee, Soham. "Chennai City owner Rohit Ramesh outlines his plans for CFA Senior Division League". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
3. Muralidharan, Ashwin (1 May 2018). "All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.