Football Players' Association of India

Football Players' Association of India
AbbreviationFPAI
Founded13 August 2006; 18 years ago (2006-08-13)
TypeProfessional football player organisation
Location
Region served
 India
Official language
English
President
Renedy Singh
AffiliationsFIFPro (since 2007)
Websitewww.thefpai.net

The Football Players' Association of India or (FPAI) is an association for Indian association footballers.[1] Created in 2006, it aims to "look after the welfare of players and educate and advice them by engaging professionals".[2][3] It was created by former Indian national team captain Bhaichung Bhutia. In 2007, it got affiliated to FIFPro.[4]

  1. ^ Chatterjee, Triyasha (13 May 2023). "FPAI Awards 2023: Bengaluru FC's Sivasakthi Narayanan wins Young Player of year, Mumbai City FC SWOOP numerous awards – Check Out". insidesport.in. Gangtok: Inside Sport India. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Football Players' Association of India formed". rediff.com. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Westwood bags FPAI best coach award, PK lifetime achievement". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Indian footballer's body gets FIFPro membership". news.webindia123.com. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2017.