Abbreviation | RFA |
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Formation | 1934(as Rajputana Football Association) [1] |
Headquarters | Jaipur |
Region served | Rajasthan, India |
Membership | 33 district associations |
President | Manvendra Singh |
Secretary | Dileep Singh Shekawat |
Brand ambassador | Magan Singh Rajvi |
Parent organization | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
The Rajasthan Football Association (RFA). formerly the Rajputana Football Association and Ajmer and Mewar Football Association, is the state-level governing body for football in Rajasthan, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, [2] the sport's national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
The Rajasthan Football Association was founded as the Rajputana Football Association in 1934. The objective of RFA is to improve the standard of football in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
In 2016, after the RFA become operational after two decades of non-functioning, RFA has decided to revamp the Rajasthan Football System. The association started the first ever statewide football league in Rajasthan known as the Rajasthan State Men's League, which is a multi-divisional competition from state to district levels. The association is also working to create new clubs, coaches and referees in the state to boost football.
The Rajasthan football system consists of the national state league, R-League A Division, at the top, district leagues in second, followed by leagues within the leagues. This system is being planned to operate during the whole calendar year but at different times.
Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |||||
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State Football League | ||||||
District Football League | Jaipur Football League | Ajmer League | Udaipur Senior League | U19 State League | Women Football League |
Zone | President | Website |
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Ajmer | ||
Barmer | Shri Manvendra Singh | |
Bhilwara | Shri Kelash Khatik | |
Bikaner | ||
Jaipur | ||
Jaisalmer | Chaitanya Raj Singh | |
Jodhpur | Swargesh Dixit | |
Udaipur | Abhimanyu Singh Jhala | |
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