Poona District Football Association

Poona District Football Association

Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	District
Abbreviation	PDFA
Founded	1972;53 years ago (1972)
Affiliation	All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Regional affiliation	Western India Football Association
Headquarters	Pune
President	Vishwajeet Kadam

Poona Football Association (PDFA) governs football in and around the Indian city of Pune. It is one of the district associations of the Western India Football Association, affiliated to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). ^{[1] [2]} The league encompasses teams from various locations, spanning from Pimpri-Chinchwad to Hadapsar. ^{[3] [4]}

History

The Poona District Football Association came into inception from the year 1972 with motive of promoting, developing and popularising the game of football at grassroot level. More that 230 teams have been registered with the PDFA, including men's, women's and youth competitions. ^[5]

Competitions

Men's senior

• PFL Super Division
• PFL Division One
• PFL Division Two
• PFL Division Three

Women's senior

• PDFA Women’s League

Youth

• Pune Youth League

Main grounds

• Pune District Football Association Stadium
• Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

See also

• Maharashtra State Senior Men's Football League

References

1. This FIFA season, Poona District Football Association gets a football ground DNA India. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
2. "Football Association Profile - Pune District Football Association, Pune, India | SoccerTrac.com". soccertrac.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
3. "PDFA League Pune: Giantz 'A', Ghorpadi Tamil United begin Super-8 with wins". Punekar News. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
4. "Football, eh!? 212 clubs aboard the Pune District Football Association jamboree". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
5. "PDFA About".