Telangana Football Association
AbbreviationTFA
Formation1939; 85 years ago (1939)
(as Hyderabad Football Association)
1959; 65 years ago (1959)
(merged with Andhra Football Association to form Andhra Pradesh Football Association)
2014; 10 years ago (2014)
(after bifurcation as Telangana Football Association)
HeadquartersHyderabad
Region served
Telangana, India
Membership
14 district associations
President
Mohd Ali Rafath
Secretary
G. P. Palguna
Parent organization
All India Football Federation (AIFF)

The Telangana Football Association (abbreviated TFA) is one of the 36 Indian State Football Associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation.[1] It administers football in the state of Telangana. It also sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

Hyderabad Football Association

The sports federation was formed in 1939 as the Hyderabad Football Association under the initiative of the first secretary Syed Mohammad Hadi.[2] Ghulam Muhammad was elected the first President of HFA and in 1942 Hadi became the President with Syed Abdul Rahim becoming the secretary.[3]

In 1959, under the auspices of the then AIFF vice-president Shiv Kumar Lal, the Andhra and Hyderabad Football Associations were merged to form the Andhra Pradesh Football Association.[4][5]

Background

Telangana Football Association (TFA) is the governing body for football in the state of Telangana. It is based in Hyderabad. Current president is Mohd Rafat Ali and General Secretary is G. P. Palguna.

One of the stalwarts of the association was Nawab Shujat Ahmed Khan. In 1953 he was included in Andhra Pradesh Football Association Executive Committee first time. During the period from 1978 to 1982 he was the secretary and made the Nizam Gold Cup a respectable and memorable tournament.

See also

Telangana football team

References

  1. ^ "Telangana Football Association". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ Adnan, Minhaj (26 February 2021). "Hyderabad's Rainbow Man Hadi played multiple sports at national and international levels". siasat.com. Hyderabad: The Siasat Daily. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ Talnikar, Neil (1 November 2019). "Hyderabad Football: Retracing the city's rich legacy in the sport". khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ Kausik Bandyopadhyay (29 November 2020). Scoring Off the Field: Football Culture in Bengal, 1911–80. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000084054. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence". Soccer & Society. Taylor & Francis. 6:2–3: 227–256. 6 August 2006. doi:10.1080/14660970500106410. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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