All India Football Federation

All India Football Federation
AFC
Short nameAIFF
Founded23 June 1937; 87 years ago (1937-06-23)
HeadquartersFootball House, Dwarka, Delhi
LocationNew Delhi, India
FIFA affiliation1948
AFC affiliation1954
SAFF affiliation1997
PresidentKalyan Chaubey
Vice-PresidentN. A. Haris
General SecretaryAnilkumar Prabhakaran
Websitethe-aiff.com

All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the governing body of football, futsal and beach soccer in India. It is a member of FIFA, and is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation and South Asian Football Federation.[1][2][3]

It is affiliated with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. India men's and women's football teams are governed by the AIFF, and represent India in various international football tournaments.

The AIFF manages, sanctions, conducts, schedules and runs all national level football tournaments and leagues in India, including Indian Super League, I-League, I-League 2, I-League 3, Indian Women's League, Indian Women's League 2, Santosh Trophy, Senior Women's National Football Championship, Futsal Club Championship, National Beach Soccer Championship, Super Cup, Durand Cup, Youth League and others. The federation also indirectly manages local football competitions through its Member State Associations.

  1. ^ "AFC's 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football". the-AFC.com. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ "The unity of the South Asian Countries playing football". SAFF. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ "AIFF to reinvigorate futsal, beach football". The Times of India. 7 August 2018.