Jharkhand Football Association

Jharkhand Football Association

Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	Jharkhand
Membership	24 district associations
Abbreviation	JFA
Founded	2000;25 years ago (2000) [1]
Affiliation	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters	Giridih
President	Mithlesh Kumar Thakur
Secretary	Ghulam 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 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.

State teams

Men Jharkhand football team Jharkhand under-20 football team Jharkhand under-15 football team Jharkhand under-13 football team

Women Jharkhand women's football team Jharkhand women's under-19 football team Jharkhand women's under-17 football team

Affiliated district associations

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

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

Competitions

Club level

Men's senior JSA League Premier Division JSA League Super Division JSA League A Division

Women's senior JSA Women's League

Jharkhand Football League pyramid

Tier	Division	Promotion & relegation
1 (Level 5 on Indian football pyramid)	JSA League Premier Division	11 teams
2 (Level 6 on Indian football pyramid)	JSA League Super Division	10 teams
3 (Level 7 on Indian football pyramid)	JSA League A Division	19 teams

See also

• List of Indian state football associations
• Football in India

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.