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| Sport | Football |
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| Jurisdiction |  Gujarat |
| Membership | 33 district associations |
| Abbreviation | GSFA |
| Founded | 1961 [1] |
| Affiliation | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
| Headquarters | Ahmedabad |
| President | Parimal Nathwani [2] [3] [4] |
| Secretary | Mulrajsinh Chudasama |
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The Gujarat State Football Association (abbreviated GSFA) is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation. [5]
All 33 districts of Gujarat are affiliated with the Gujarat State Football Association.
| No. | Association | District | Representative |
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| 1 | Ahmedabad District Football Association | Ahmedabad | Arunsing Rajput |
| 2 | Amreli District Football Association | Amreli | Piyush Joshi |
| 3 | Anand District Football Association | Anand | Mitul Patel |
| 4 | Aravali District Football Association | Aravali | Dipti Verma |
| 5 | Banaskantha District Football Association | Banaskantha | Ahmed Shaikh |
| 6 | Baroda District Football Association | Baroda | Sandeep Desai |
| 7 | Bharuch District Football Association | Bharuch | Mayank Buch |
| 8 | Bhavnagar District Football Association | Bhavnagar | Mulraj Chudasma |
| 9 | Botad District Football Association | Botad | Jayrajsinh Jadeja |
| 10 | Chhota Udaipur District Football Association | Chhota Udaipur | Selva Rathwa |
| 11 | Dahod District Football Association | Dahod | I. M. Shaikh |
| 12 | Dang District Football Association | Dang | Dharmesh D. Gavit |
| 13 | Devbhumi Dwarka District Football Association | Devbhumi Dwarka | Shafiq Shaikh |
| 14 | Gandhinagar District Football Association | Gandhinagar | Natwar Sisodia |
| 15 | Gir Somnath District Football Association | Gir Somnath | Viral Dodia |
| 16 | Jamnagar District Football Association | Jamnagar | Anand Maadam |
| 17 | Junagadh District Football Association | Kalahandi | Uday Jalu |
| 18 | Kheda District Football Association | Kandhamal | Paresh Patel |
| 19 | Kutch District Football Association | Kutch | Hasmat Khan |
| 20 | Mahisagar District Football Association | Mahisagar | Anmol Rathod |
| 21 | Mehsana District Football Association | Mehsana | D A Gandhi |
| 22 | Morbi District Football Association | Morbi | Jitendra Kaid |
| 23 | Narmada District Football Association | Narmada | Mitsu M. Buch |
| 24 | Navsari District Football Association | Navsari | Kantilal Jagwani |
| 25 | Panchmahal District Football Association | Panchmahal | Mohsin Abbasi |
| 26 | Patan District Football Association | Patan | Latif Sumra |
| 27 | Porbandar District Football Association | Porbandar | Lav H. Buddhadev |
| 28 | Rajkot District Football Association | Rajkot | Rohit Bundela |
| 29 | Sabarkantha District Football Association | Sabarkantha | Ravi Verma |
| 30 | Surat District Football Association | Surat | Kamlesh Sailor |
| 31 | Surendranagar District Football Association | Surendranagar | Mahipatsinh Rana |
| 32 | Tapi District Football Association | Tapi | Manilal Patel |
| 33 | Valsad District Football Association | Valsad | Sushil Surve |
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