Chennai Football Association

Chennai Football Association
SportFootball
JurisdictionDistrict
AbbreviationCFA
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
AffiliationAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
Regional affiliationTamil Nadu Football Association (TNFA)
HeadquartersChennai

Chennai Football Association (CFA), is a sports governing body that governs the football in and around the Chennai district of Tamil Nadu. It is a member of the Tamil Nadu Football Association, which is affiliated to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The CFA organises Chennai Football League, overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Chennai. Chennai Football Association has 96 affiliated clubs and conducts about 450 league matches for its member clubs, dividing them to 4 senior divisions, apart from conducting league for the schools and colleges. St. Joseph's Group of Institutions was the principal sponsor for nine years.[1] Rohit Ramesh is the president of the Chennai Football Association.[2]

  1. ^ Venkatesan, Prasanna. "CFA looking for principal sponsor". Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Soham. "Chennai City owner Rohit Ramesh outlines his plans for CFA Senior Division League". Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.