Karnataka State Football Association
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| Sport | Football |
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| Jurisdiction |  State |
| Membership | 31 district associations |
| Abbreviation | KSFA |
| Founded | 1908 (as Mysore Football Association)[1] |
| Affiliation | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
| Headquarters | Bengaluru |
| President | N. A. Haris |
| Secretary | M. Satyanarayan |
| Official website | |
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The Karnataka State Football Association (abbreviated KSFA), formerly the Mysore Football Association, is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation.[2] The KSFA administers football in the Indian state of Karnataka. The men's and women's professional leagues operate under it. Since January 2017, N. A. Haris has been serving as the president.[3] It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.
History
Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) was started in the year of 1908, which was then known as the Mysore Football Association (MFA).
State teams
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Women
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Competitions
Club Level
Men's Senior |
Women's Senior
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Karnataka Football League pyramid
Men's
| Bangalore Football League | |
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| Tier | Division |
| I (Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid) |
BDFA Super Division ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate |
| II (Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid) |
BDFA A Division ↑promote ↓relegate |
| III (Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid) |
BDFA B Division] ↑promote ↓relegate |
| IV (Level 8 on Indian Football pyramid) |
BDFA C Division ↑promote |
Women's
| Karnataka Women's League | |
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| Tier | Division |
| I (Level 3 on Indian Women's Football pyramid) |
Karnataka Women's Super Division League ↑promote (to Indian Women's League 2) ↓relegate |
| II (Level 4 on Indian Women's Football pyramid) |
Karnataka Women's A Division League ↑promote ↓relegate |
| II (Level 5 on Indian Women's Football pyramid) |
Karnataka Women's B Division League ↑promote |
Presidents
- Major F. Ward (1933)
- D. Gunabhushanam (1950–51; 1954–61)
- Mir Iqbal Hussain (1965–76; 1981–88)
- A. R. Khaleel (1989–2017)
- N. A. Haris (2017–present)
See also
References
- ^ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). "Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80". Taylor & Francis.
- ^ "Karnataka State Football Association". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com.
- ^ Cyriac, Biju Babu (17 January 2017). "After 28 years, Khaleel steps down as KSFA president". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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