26:
612:
1324:
631:
212:
Mumbai has produced a number of olympians and international players of high repute, who have proudly represented our country with excellence. Double olympian S. S. Narayan was the vice-president of MFA. Olympians
Sanjeeva Uchil and Fortunato Franco also hail from Mumbai. Many international players
203:
The MFA is managed by the
Executive Council consisting of a president, 4 vice presidents, general secretary, treasurer, 4 assistant secretaries and 15 committee members. In addition to these, six members whose services would be beneficial to the association are also co-opted on the executive
180:
The Mumbai
Football Association (MFA), which is a non-profit organization, was established in 1983 and is the official district body for development, conduct and organization of football in the city of Mumbai and its suburbs. The MFA is affiliated with the
714:
945:
196:
as a result of the merger between Bombay
Football Association and Bombay Rovers Cup Committee in 1911, it conducted the Harwood Football League and the prestigious
1671:
780:
1868:
993:
189:. From a beginning of 57 football clubs affiliated to it, the association now caters to and conducts football activity for more than 10,000 players.
872:
1713:
1630:
1408:
1403:
1754:
1718:
1666:
1800:
1863:
1817:
1609:
1312:
1344:
1269:
1290:
722:
953:
1635:
1398:
1858:
1544:
192:
Mumbai had always been a center of football on the western coast of India from since the
British rule. After the foundation of
1382:
1377:
1372:
1254:
986:
922:
851:
288:
293:
283:
1723:
1812:
1774:
1640:
1011:
896:
193:
182:
161:
93:
1795:
788:
1853:
1749:
1708:
1424:
979:
570:
533:
278:
1807:
1305:
1204:
1827:
1443:
1339:
481:
459:
437:
415:
393:
165:
82:
1822:
1571:
1367:
1848:
1581:
246:
1787:
1499:
1429:
1298:
810:
757:
1576:
1320:
1032:
1661:
1494:
1478:
1739:
1274:
1158:
374:
169:
1279:
1249:
1120:
619:
566:
549:
273:
1539:
1515:
1185:
153:
46:
36:
8:
1458:
1086:
1052:
222:
1163:
1597:
1328:
1264:
172:, overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Mumbai.
1244:
918:
841:
600:
218:
113:
1656:
238:
226:
1625:
1060:
25:
1842:
1681:
1259:
234:
214:
888:
1220:
1065:
689:
641:
560:
230:
971:
1676:
1094:
677:
242:
186:
1602:
1473:
1468:
1225:
1130:
1107:
715:"Neville Dsouza Football Turf brings Mumbai's Football Fever to Bandra"
197:
1744:
1138:
1115:
213:
have been produced under the aegis of MFA. They are Mario
Gracious,
1463:
1078:
611:
19:
Mumbai
Football Association (Mumbai District Football Association)
624:
630:
665:
605:
157:
103:
200:, an all India tournament, which has come as a legacy to MFA.
1323:
946:"Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India"
846:
653:
536:, First Division Championship , Second Division Championship
204:
committee. The term of the executive
Council is four years.
818:
749:
126:
207:
817:. Western India Football Association. Archived from
583:
MFA conducts their events on the following grounds.
842:"India - List of Mumbai (Bombay) League Champions"
366:
237:, Akhil Ansari, Bernard Pereira, Arthur Pereira,
1840:
1306:
987:
781:"MDFA distribute trophies for Season 2019-20"
1001:
712:
1313:
1299:
994:
980:
24:
952:. Mumbai: The Sports Lite. Archived from
839:
1869:Sports organizations established in 1983
778:
943:
500:
152:), is an organisation that governs the
1841:
1545:Reliance Foundation Development League
944:Nirwane, Sarwadnya (18 January 2022).
925:from the original on 27 September 2021
854:from the original on 27 September 2021
713:D'Costa, Valerian (26 November 2018).
1719:National Football League 3rd Division
1714:National Football League 2nd Division
1294:
1255:Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
975:
899:from the original on 31 December 2021
779:Majumder, Rounak (24 November 2020).
760:from the original on 31 December 2021
744:
742:
740:
721:. Mumbai: Bandra Buzz. Archived from
262:
146:Mumbai District Football Association
578:
208:Olympians and internationals of MFA
13:
1864:1983 establishments in Maharashtra
1775:AIFF National Center of Excellence
1012:Western India Football Association
787:. Football Counter. Archived from
737:
404:↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegate
194:Western India Football Association
183:Western India Football Association
162:Western India Football Association
94:Western India Football Association
14:
1880:
1037:Maharashtra women's football team
332:
156:in and around the Indian city of
1322:
629:
610:
466:MFA Second Division Championship
345:
289:MFA Second Division Championship
488:MFA Third Division Championship
444:MFA First Division Championship
294:MFA Third Division Championship
284:MFA First Division Championship
267:
252:
185:(WIFA), a state association of
937:
911:
881:
866:
833:
803:
772:
706:
367:Mumbai Football League Pyramid
299:
1:
1859:Organisations based in Mumbai
1340:All India Football Federation
811:"History: The Harwood League"
750:"MUMBAI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION"
699:
257:
166:All India Football Federation
164:, which is affiliated to the
83:All India Football Federation
1724:National Football League U19
1205:WIFA Women's Football League
7:
1345:State Football Associations
1017:Mumbai Football Association
138:Mumbai Football Association
66:; 41 years ago
10:
1885:
878:. Retrieved 17 August 2021
338:MFA Women’s Premier League
175:
168:(AIFF). The MFA organises
1783:
1767:
1732:
1701:
1694:
1649:
1641:Beach Soccer Championship
1618:
1590:
1564:
1557:
1532:
1508:
1487:
1451:
1442:
1417:
1391:
1360:
1353:
1335:
1237:
1213:
1151:
1129:
1106:
1077:
1051:
1044:
1033:Maharashtra football team
1025:
1007:
558:
543:
526:
518:
515:
512:
373:
124:
119:
109:
99:
89:
78:
60:
52:
42:
32:
23:
1709:National Football League
1662:Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
1479:Futsal Club Championship
873:MDFA announce new season
505:
341:MFA Women’s Super League
160:. It is a member of the
1854:Football in Maharashtra
1500:Indian Women's League 2
1002:Football in Maharashtra
785:www.footballcounter.com
686:Karntak Sporting Ground
1275:Rajarshi Shahu Stadium
1159:Mumbai Football League
480:(9 on Indian Football
458:(8 on Indian Football
436:(7 on Indian Football
414:(6 on Indian Football
392:(5 on Indian Football
375:Mumbai Football League
170:Mumbai Football League
1672:Sub–Junior Girl's NFC
1495:Indian Women's League
1250:Mumbai Football Arena
620:Mumbai Football Arena
567:Mumbai Premier League
550:Mumbai Premier League
400:Mumbai Premier League
317:U-14 Boys Division II
311:U-16 Boys Division II
274:Mumbai Premier League
144:), formerly known as
1695:Defunct competitions
1631:Women's Championship
1572:Intercontinental Cup
1280:Neville D'souza Turf
1186:Pune Football League
919:"The Harwood league"
889:"MFA Elite Division"
662:Neville D’Souza Turf
638:Goan Football Ground
545:Independence Day Cup
501:Knockout tournaments
314:U-14 Boys Division I
308:U-16 Boys Division I
90:Regional affiliation
1459:Indian Super League
1152:League competitions
791:on 17 December 2021
571:Mumbai Super League
534:Mumbai Super League
422:Mumbai Super League
279:Mumbai Super League
20:
1849:Football in Mumbai
1121:Maharashtra Oranje
956:on 14 October 2022
876:The Times of India
725:on 23 January 2023
470:↑promote ↓relegate
448:↑promote ↓relegate
426:↑promote ↓relegate
18:
1836:
1835:
1818:Asian competition
1763:
1762:
1690:
1689:
1667:Junior Girl's NFC
1577:Tri-Nation Series
1553:
1552:
1438:
1437:
1329:Football in India
1288:
1287:
1265:Fr. Agnel Stadium
1180:Womens Division 1
1147:
1146:
950:thesportslite.com
697:
696:
650:St Xaviers Ground
576:
575:
498:
497:
363:
362:
135:
134:
1876:
1823:Women's football
1768:Sports complexes
1750:Indian Super Cup
1699:
1698:
1562:
1561:
1558:Cup competitions
1449:
1448:
1358:
1357:
1327:
1326:
1315:
1308:
1301:
1292:
1291:
1245:Cooperage Ground
1214:Cup competitions
1049:
1048:
996:
989:
982:
973:
972:
966:
965:
963:
961:
941:
935:
934:
932:
930:
915:
909:
908:
906:
904:
885:
879:
870:
864:
863:
861:
859:
837:
831:
830:
828:
826:
821:on 23 April 2021
807:
801:
800:
798:
796:
776:
770:
769:
767:
765:
746:
735:
734:
732:
730:
710:
633:
614:
601:Cooperage Ground
586:
585:
579:Football grounds
510:
509:
371:
370:
263:
249:,to name a few.
225:, Yusuf Ansari,
221:, Ranjit Thapa,
131:
128:
120:Official website
114:Aditya Thackeray
74:
72:
67:
28:
21:
17:
1884:
1883:
1879:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1874:
1873:
1839:
1838:
1837:
1832:
1779:
1759:
1728:
1686:
1657:B.C. Roy Trophy
1645:
1614:
1586:
1549:
1528:
1504:
1483:
1434:
1413:
1387:
1349:
1331:
1321:
1319:
1289:
1284:
1233:
1209:
1174:Second Division
1143:
1125:
1102:
1073:
1040:
1021:
1003:
1000:
970:
969:
959:
957:
942:
938:
928:
926:
917:
916:
912:
902:
900:
887:
886:
882:
871:
867:
857:
855:
840:Neil Morrison.
838:
834:
824:
822:
809:
808:
804:
794:
792:
777:
773:
763:
761:
748:
747:
738:
728:
726:
711:
707:
702:
581:
508:
503:
493:
489:
485:
478:
471:
467:
463:
456:
449:
445:
441:
434:
427:
423:
419:
412:
405:
401:
397:
390:
369:
364:
348:
335:
302:
270:
260:
255:
239:Santosh Kashyap
227:Godfrey Pereira
210:
178:
125:
70:
68:
65:
12:
11:
5:
1882:
1872:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1834:
1833:
1831:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1804:
1803:
1798:
1790:
1784:
1781:
1780:
1778:
1777:
1771:
1769:
1765:
1764:
1761:
1760:
1758:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1740:Federation Cup
1736:
1734:
1730:
1729:
1727:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1705:
1703:
1696:
1692:
1691:
1688:
1687:
1685:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1653:
1651:
1647:
1646:
1644:
1643:
1638:
1636:National Games
1633:
1628:
1626:Santosh Trophy
1622:
1620:
1619:State (Senior)
1616:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1606:
1605:
1600:
1594:
1592:
1588:
1587:
1585:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1568:
1566:
1559:
1555:
1554:
1551:
1550:
1548:
1547:
1542:
1536:
1534:
1530:
1529:
1527:
1526:
1525:
1524:
1521:
1512:
1510:
1506:
1505:
1503:
1502:
1497:
1491:
1489:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1455:
1453:
1446:
1440:
1439:
1436:
1435:
1433:
1432:
1427:
1421:
1419:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1395:
1393:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1364:
1362:
1355:
1354:National teams
1351:
1350:
1348:
1347:
1342:
1336:
1333:
1332:
1318:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1295:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1241:
1239:
1235:
1234:
1232:
1231:
1223:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1201:
1200:
1199:Division Three
1197:
1194:
1191:
1183:
1182:
1181:
1178:
1177:Third Division
1175:
1172:
1171:First Division
1169:
1168:Super Division
1166:
1164:Elite Division
1155:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1135:
1133:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1118:
1112:
1110:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1092:
1087:DSK Shivajians
1083:
1081:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1063:
1057:
1055:
1046:
1042:
1041:
1039:
1038:
1035:
1029:
1027:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1019:
1014:
1008:
1005:
1004:
999:
998:
991:
984:
976:
968:
967:
936:
910:
880:
865:
832:
802:
771:
736:
719:bandrabuzz.com
704:
703:
701:
698:
695:
694:
692:
687:
683:
682:
680:
675:
671:
670:
668:
663:
659:
658:
656:
651:
647:
646:
644:
639:
635:
634:
627:
622:
616:
615:
608:
603:
597:
596:
593:
590:
580:
577:
574:
573:
564:
557:
553:
552:
547:
542:
538:
537:
530:
525:
521:
520:
517:
514:
507:
504:
502:
499:
496:
495:
491:
486:
479:
474:
473:
469:
464:
457:
452:
451:
447:
442:
435:
430:
429:
425:
420:
413:
408:
407:
403:
398:
391:
386:
385:
382:
378:
377:
368:
365:
361:
360:
356:
355:
352:
347:
344:
343:
342:
339:
334:
333:Women's Senior
331:
329:
328:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
301:
298:
297:
296:
291:
286:
281:
276:
269:
266:
261:
259:
256:
254:
251:
247:Abhishek Yadav
209:
206:
177:
174:
133:
132:
122:
121:
117:
116:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
91:
87:
86:
80:
76:
75:
62:
58:
57:
54:
50:
49:
44:
40:
39:
34:
30:
29:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1881:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1846:
1844:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1793:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1785:
1782:
1776:
1773:
1772:
1770:
1766:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1737:
1735:
1731:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1706:
1704:
1700:
1697:
1693:
1683:
1682:JSW Youth Cup
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1654:
1652:
1650:State (Youth)
1648:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1623:
1621:
1617:
1611:
1608:
1607:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1595:
1593:
1589:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1569:
1567:
1565:International
1563:
1560:
1556:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1535:
1531:
1522:
1519:
1518:
1517:
1516:State Leagues
1514:
1513:
1511:
1507:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1444:League system
1441:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1416:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1390:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1359:
1356:
1352:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1334:
1330:
1325:
1316:
1311:
1309:
1304:
1302:
1297:
1296:
1293:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1260:B.P.T. Ground
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1212:
1206:
1203:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1187:
1184:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1150:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1132:
1128:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1043:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1006:
997:
992:
990:
985:
983:
978:
977:
974:
955:
951:
947:
940:
924:
920:
914:
898:
894:
890:
884:
877:
874:
869:
853:
849:
848:
843:
836:
820:
816:
812:
806:
790:
786:
782:
775:
759:
755:
751:
745:
743:
741:
724:
720:
716:
709:
705:
693:
691:
688:
685:
684:
681:
679:
676:
673:
672:
669:
667:
664:
661:
660:
657:
655:
652:
649:
648:
645:
643:
640:
637:
636:
632:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
617:
613:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
598:
594:
591:
588:
587:
584:
572:
568:
565:
563:
562:
555:
554:
551:
548:
546:
540:
539:
535:
532:Invitation -
531:
529:
523:
522:
511:
494:
487:
483:
476:
475:
472:
465:
461:
454:
453:
450:
443:
439:
432:
431:
428:
421:
417:
410:
409:
406:
399:
395:
388:
387:
383:
380:
379:
376:
372:
359:
353:
350:
349:
346:Women's Youth
340:
337:
336:
330:
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
303:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
275:
272:
271:
265:
264:
250:
248:
244:
240:
236:
235:Henry Menezes
232:
228:
224:
220:
219:Derek D'Souza
216:
215:Bandya Kakade
205:
201:
199:
195:
190:
188:
184:
173:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
130:
123:
118:
115:
112:
108:
105:
102:
98:
95:
92:
88:
84:
81:
77:
63:
59:
55:
51:
48:
45:
41:
38:
35:
31:
27:
22:
16:
1540:Youth League
1425:Beach soccer
1270:PDFA Stadium
1228:
1221:Nadkarni Cup
1196:Division Two
1193:Division One
1190:Super League
1097:
1089:
1068:
1016:
958:. Retrieved
954:the original
949:
939:
927:. Retrieved
913:
901:. Retrieved
893:The Away End
892:
883:
875:
868:
856:. Retrieved
845:
835:
823:. Retrieved
819:the original
814:
805:
793:. Retrieved
789:the original
784:
774:
762:. Retrieved
753:
727:. Retrieved
723:the original
718:
708:
690:Marine Lines
642:Marine Lines
582:
561:Nadkarni Cup
559:
544:
528:Republic Cup
527:
490:
468:
446:
424:
402:
357:
268:Men's Senior
253:Competitions
231:Khalid Jamil
223:Amar Bahadur
211:
202:
191:
179:
149:
145:
141:
137:
136:
100:Headquarters
53:Abbreviation
43:Jurisdiction
15:
1677:Subroto Cup
1061:Mumbai City
1026:State teams
903:31 December
795:17 December
764:31 December
678:Azad Maidan
674:MSSA Ground
300:Men's Youth
243:Steven Dias
187:Maharashtra
127:footballmfa
79:Affiliation
1843:Categories
1792:Champions
1603:Durand Cup
1474:I-League 3
1469:I-League 2
1226:Rovers Cup
1131:I-League 3
1108:I-League 2
960:14 October
929:16 January
729:23 January
700:References
569:, 3 from
354:Girls U-14
351:Girls U-17
258:Club Level
198:Rovers Cup
1745:Nehru Cup
1598:Super Cup
1229:(defunct)
1098:(defunct)
1090:(defunct)
1069:(defunct)
1066:Pune City
858:17 August
825:17 August
592:Location
384:Division
323:U-10 Boys
320:U-12 Boys
305:U-18 Boys
110:President
56:MFA, MDFA
1813:Stadiums
1582:Gold Cup
1464:I-League
1238:Stadiums
1079:I-League
923:Archived
897:Archived
852:Archived
758:Archived
492:↑promote
326:U-8 Boys
154:football
47:District
37:Football
1788:History
1702:Leagues
815:wifa.in
625:Andheri
589:Ground
482:pyramid
460:pyramid
438:pyramid
416:pyramid
394:pyramid
176:History
69: (
61:Founded
1828:Awards
1755:others
1610:others
1430:Futsal
1418:Others
1139:Millat
1116:Kenkre
1095:Mumbai
666:Bandra
606:Colaba
595:Image
519:Teams
516:Event
358:
158:Mumbai
104:Mumbai
85:(AIFF)
1808:Clubs
1801:Women
1533:Youth
1523:Women
1509:State
1488:Women
1399:India
1392:Women
1368:India
1045:Clubs
847:RSSSF
654:Parel
513:Time
506:Men's
381:Tier
33:Sport
1733:Cups
1591:Club
1409:U-17
1404:U-20
1383:U-17
1378:U-20
1373:U-23
962:2022
931:2015
905:2021
860:2021
827:2021
797:2021
766:2021
731:2023
556:TBA
541:TBA
524:TBA
245:and
150:MDFA
129:.com
71:1983
64:1983
1796:Men
1520:Men
1452:Men
1361:Men
1053:ISL
754:MFA
142:MFA
1845::
948:.
921:.
895:.
891:.
850:.
844:.
813:.
783:.
756:.
752:.
739:^
717:.
241:,
233:,
229:,
217:,
1314:e
1307:t
1300:v
995:e
988:t
981:v
964:.
933:.
907:.
862:.
829:.
799:.
768:.
733:.
484:)
477:5
462:)
455:4
440:)
433:3
418:)
411:2
396:)
389:1
148:(
140:(
73:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.