Jharkhand Football Association

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Jharkhand Football Association
Jharkhand Football Association.svg
Sport Football
JurisdictionGovernment banner of Jharkhand.png Jharkhand
Membership24 district associations
AbbreviationJFA
Founded2000;24 years ago (2000) [1]
Affiliation All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters Giridih
PresidentMithlesh Kumar Thakur
SecretaryGhulam Rabbani

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. [2] It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

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State teams

Affiliated district associations

All 24 district of Jharkhand are affiliated with the Jharkhand Football Association.

No.AssociationDistrictPresident
1Bokaro District Football Association Bokaro
2Chatra District Football Association Chatra
3Deoghar District Football Association Deoghar
4Dhanbad District Football Association Dhanbad
5Dumka District Football Association Dumka
6East Singhbhum District Football Association East Singhbhum
7Garhwa District Football Association Garhwa
8Giridih District Football Association Giridih
9Godda District Football Association Godda
10Gumla District Football Association Gumla
11Hazaribagh District Football Association Hazaribagh
12Jamtara District Football Association Jamtara
13Khunti District Football Association Khunti
14Kodarma District Football Association Kodarma
15Latehar District Football Association Latehar
16Lohardaga District Football Association Lohardaga
17Pakur District Football Association Pakur
18Palamu District Football Association Palamu
19Ramgarh District Football Association Ramgarh
20Ranchi District Football Association Ranchi
21Sahibganj District Football Association Sahibganj
22Seraikela Kharsawan District Football Association Seraikela Kharsawan
23Simdega District Football Association Simdega
24West Singhbhum District Football Association West Singhbhum

Competitions

Club level

Jharkhand Football League pyramid

TierDivisionPromotion & relegation
1
(Level 5 on Indian football pyramid)		JSA League Premier Division11 teams
2
(Level 6 on Indian football pyramid)		JSA League Super Division10 teams
3
(Level 7 on Indian football pyramid)		JSA League A Division19 teams

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References

  1. ↑ "Jharkhand Football Association sacks president, joint secretary for controversial role". Lagatar news. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Jharkhand Football Association". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
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