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Abbreviation | BCFA |
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Formation | 1875 |
Purpose | County Football Association |
Headquarters | Ray Hall Lane |
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Chief Executive | Kevin Shoemake |
Website | Official Website |
Birmingham County Football Association, also simply known as Birmingham County FA or BCFA, is an association football governing body covering the historic county of Warwickshire (including Birmingham) and the Black Country region, England. The county FA arrange 14 county cup competitions at different levels for teams in the West Midland region including the Birmingham Senior Cup which is one of the oldest cup competitions in the world.
The county FA[1] was formed in 1875 and was affiliated with just 10 teams, now there are over 4,800 affiliated teams. It promotes, develops, supports and governs affiliated grassroots football on behalf of the national Football Association and is currently one of only two County FAs who hold the Intermediate level of the Equality Standard for Sport.