Indian Football

Association

The Indian Football Association

(Bengali: ভারতীয় ফুটবল এেসািসেয়শন),
abbreviated as IFA, is the organization
that administers association football
in the state of West Bengal, India. It is
the oldest Football Association in
India and was founded in 1893.
Among the founders was former
England international Elphinstone
Jackson.[3]
Indian Football Association (West Bengal)

ভারতীয় ফুটবল এেসািসেয়শন

Abbreviation IFA

Formation 1893

Type Sports

Purpose Football

Headquarters Kolkata, West Bengal,

India

Location 11/1, Sooterkin

Street
Kolkata - 700112[1]

Coordinates 22°34′11″N
Coordinates 22°34′11″N
88°22′11″E
Region served West Bengal, India
Membership All India Football
Federation (AIFF)
Official language Bengali, English
President Subrata Dutta[2]
Vice-Presidents Ambarish
Dasgupta[2]
Debojyoti
Mukherjee[2] Pradip
Nag[2]

Affiliations All India Football

Federation (AIFF)

Website www.ifawb.com
Contrary to the name, the association
does not administer the game in India,
a task that falls to the All India
Football Federation (AIFF). However,
before the formation of the AIFF the
IFA was in de facto control of football
in India by virtue of its administration
by Englishmen as well as its affiliation
to the Football Association of
England. The IFA was instrumental in
creating the AIFF to govern football on
a national basis.

Clubs from outside West Bengal

complained about the lack of
neutrality in the affairs of the IFA. This
disillusionment of clubs and patr ons
led to the formation of associations
such as the Western Indian Football
Association, which preferred to be
governed by themselves rather than
by the IFA. Later, the IFA helped form
the AIFF.

The IFA organizes tournaments such

as the Calcutta Football League and
the IFA Shield. IFA is planning to paint
their building so that it looks beautiful
to the tourists who would come t o
watch football in Kolkata to watch the
2017 Under 17 World Cup.

See also
Football in India
West Bengal football team
Football in north east India

References
1. Contact . IFA
2. IFA Governing Body
3. IFFHS - Interesting and curious facts
about full internationals and national
players (1872-1900)
External links
IFA Official Site

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