Uttarakhand State Football Association

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Uttarakhand State Football Association
Uttarakhand State Football Association.svg
Sport Football
JurisdictionFlag of Uttarakhand.svg State
Membership13 district associations
AbbreviationUSFA
Founded2000;24 years ago (2000)
Affiliation All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Headquarters Haldwani
PresidentAmandeep Sandhu
SecretaryArif Ali

The Uttarakhand State Football Association (USFA) is the governing body of football in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation. [1] [2] The USFA sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

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State teams

Affiliated district associations

All 13 district of Uttarakhand are affiliated with the Uttarakhand State Football Association.

No.AssociationDistrictPresident
1Almora District Football Association Almora
2Bageshwar District Football Association Bageshwar
3Chamoli district Football Association Chamoli
4Champawat district Football Association Champawat
5Dehradun district Football Association Dehradun
6Haridwar district Football Association Haridwar
7Nainital district Football Association Nainital
8Pauri Garhwal district Football Association Pauri Garhwal
9Pithoragarh district Football Association Pithoragarh
10Rudraprayag district Football Association Rudraprayag
11Tehri Garhwal district Football Association Tehri Garhwal
12Udham Singh Nagar district Football Association Udham Singh Nagar
13Uttarkashi district Football Association Uttarkashi

Competitions

Men's

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References

  1. "About Us". Uttarakhand Super League.
  2. "Uttarakhand State Football Association". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2 July 2022.