Stirling & District Amateur Football Association

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Stirling & District Amateur Football Association
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Founded1947
Country Scotland
Confederation UEFA
Divisions4
Number of teams51
Level on pyramidN/A
Promotion toNone
Relegation toNone
Domestic cup(s) Scottish Amateur Cup
East of Scotland Cup
West of Scotland Cup
Current championsBonnybridge YFP

The Stirling & District Amateur Football Association (SDAFA) is a football (soccer) league competition, primarily for amateur clubs in the Stirlingshire area of Scotland. It was formed in 1947. The association is affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association.

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League Officials

League officers and committee

RoleName
Chairman Flag of Scotland.svg John Alexander
Vice-Chairman Flag of Scotland.svg Gerald Moore
Secretary Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Japp
Registration Secretary Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Ross
Match Secretary Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Upton
Treasurer Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Torrance

Member clubs

As of the 2017–18 season, the Stirling & District AFA had 45 member clubs:

League structure

The Stirling & District AFA is split into four divisions, a Premier Division of 12 teams, Division One which contains 11 teams and the bottom two tiers, Division Two & Three which both contain 14 clubs respectively. Each league has two clubs which are automatically promoted/relegated between divisions with the exception of Division Three, from which there is no relegation. As a stand-alone Association and not part of Scotland's pyramid system, the Premier Division does not act as a feeder league and as such there is currently no promotion available.

The league setup for season 2017-18:

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Stirling & District AFA Premier Division
12 clubs playing 22 games

2

Stirling & District AFA Division One
11 clubs playing 20 games

3

Stirling & District AFA Division Two
14 clubs playing 26 games

4

Stirling & District AFA Division Three
14 clubs playing 26 games

Cup Competitions

As well as the league, the association administers three cup competitions for teams in membership: the David McKinnon Memorial Trophy, the Mathieson Challenge Trophy & the JF Colley Cup. Additionally, each division compete in a pre-season League Cup to supplement their round-robin campaign.

National and District Cups

In addition, member clubs are also likely to play in the Scottish Amateur Cup and one of the two district cups (East or West). Below are teams who have won these trophies, whilst playing in the Stirling & District AFA.

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