Qatar Football Association

Qatar Football Association
AFC
Short nameQFA
Founded1960
HeadquartersDoha, Qatar
FIFA affiliation1963
AFC affiliation1967[1]
PresidentJassim Rashid Al Buenain
Websitewww.qfa.qa

The Qatar Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم, romanizedal-Ittiḥād al-Qaṭariyy li-Kurat al-Qadam) is the governing body of football in Qatar. The QFA was founded in 1960 and is based in Doha, Qatar. It became a member of FIFA in 1963 and of AFC in 1967. The Qatar Football Association organizes the main leagues of the Qatar football league system: Qatar Stars League, Qatari Second Division, including domestic cups: Qatar Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup, Sheikh Jassim Cup, Qatari Stars Cup and Qatar FA Cup. The association is also responsible for the men's, U-17, U-20, U-23, women's national teams and the local women's, youth and futsal football leagues.

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