The Punjab Football Association (PFA), is the state-level football governing body for Punjab, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.
History During the British Raj, football in the Punjab and surrounding regions was governed by the North-West India Football Association since 1932.https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19320304/120/0008
After partition, the East Punjab Football Association came into existence on 24 February 1948. The East Punjab Football Association was soon replaced by Punjab Football Association, again affiliated to the All India Football Federation on 24 April 1951.
State teams
Men Punjab football team Punjab under-20 football team Punjab under-15 football team Punjab under-13 football team
Women Punjab women's football team Punjab women's under-19 football team Punjab women's under-17 football team
Affiliated district associations All 23 districts of Punjab are affiliated with the Punjab Football Association. No. Association DistrictPresident 1 Amritsar District Football Association Amritsar 2 Barnala District Football Association Barnala 3 Bathinda district Football Association Bathinda 4 Faridkot district Football Association Faridkot 5 Fatehgarh Sahib district Football Association Fatehgarh Sahib 6 Firozpur district Football Association Firozpur 7 Fazilka district Football Association Fazilka 8 Gurdaspur district Football Association Gurdaspur 9 Hoshiarpur district Football Association Hoshiarpur 10 Jalandhar district Football Association Jalandhar 11 Kapurthala district Football Association Kapurthala 12 Ludhiana district Football Association Ludhiana 13 Malerkotla district Football Association Malerkotla 14 Mansa district Football Association Mansa 15 Moga district Football Association Moga 16 Sri Muktsar Sahib district Football Association Sri Muktsar Sahib 17 Pathankot district Football Association Pathankot 18 Patiala district Football Association Patiala 19 Rupnagar district Football Association Rupnagar 20 Mohali district Football Association Mohali 21 Sangrur district Football Association Sangrur 22 Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Football Association Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar 23 Tarn Taran district Football Association Tarn Taran
Competitions Club level
Men's Punjab State Super League Punjab State League Second Division Punjab State League Third Division
Women's Punjab Women's League
Punjab Football League pyramid TierDivisionI(Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid)Punjab State Super League ↑promote (I-League 3) ↓relegate II(Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid)Punjab State League Second Division ↑promote ↓relegate III(Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid)Punjab State League Third Division ↑promote
See also List of Indian state football associations Football in India
References
External links PFA Website