# Karnataka State Football Association

The Karnataka State Football Association (abbreviated KSFA), formerly the Mysore Football Association, is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the All India Football Federation. The KSFA administers football in the Indian state of Karnataka. The men's and women's professional leagues operate under it. Since January 2017, N. A. Haris has been serving as the president. It sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

## History

Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) was started in the year of 1908, which was then known as the Mysore Football Association (MFA).

## Affiliated district associations

All 31 districts of Karnataka are affiliated with the Karnataka State Football Association.
| No. | Association | District |
| 1 | Bagalkote District Football Association | Bagalkote |
| 2 | Bangalore District Football Association | Bangalore Urban |
| 3 | Bangalore District Football Association | Bangalore Rural |
| 4 | Belagavi District Football Association | Belagavi |
| 5 | Ballari District Football Association | Ballari |
| 6 | Bidar District Football Association | Bidar |
| 7 | Bijapur District Football Association | Bijapur |
| 8 | Chamarajanagar District Football Association | Chamarajanagar |
| 9 | Chikkaballapura District Football Association | Chikkaballapura |
| 10 | Chikmagalur District Football Association | Chikmagalur |
| 11 | Chitradurga District Football Association | Chitradurga |
| 12 | Dakshina Kannada District Football Association | Dakshina Kannada |
| 13 | Davanagere District Football Association | Davanagere |
| 14 | Dharwad District Football Association | Dharwad |
| 15 | Gadag District Football Association | Gadag |
| 16 | Kalaburagi District Football Association | Kalaburagi |
| 17 | Hassan District Football Association | Hassan |
| 18 | Haveri District Football Association | Haveri |
| 19 | Kodagu District Football Association | Kodagu |
| 20 | Kolar District Football Association | Kolar |
| 21 | Koppal District Football Association | Koppal |
| 22 | Mandya District Football Association | Mandya |
| 23 | Mysore District Football Association | Mysore |
| 24 | Raichur District Football Association | Raichur |
| 25 | Ramanagara District Football Association | Ramanagara |
| 26 | Shivamogga District Football Association | Shivamogga |
| 27 | Tumakuru District Football Association | Tumakuru |
| 28 | Udupi District Football Association | Udupi |
| 29 | Uttara Kannada District Football Association | Uttara Kannada |
| 30 | Vijayanagara District Football Association | Vijayanagara |
| 31 | Yadgir District Football Association | Yadgir |

## Karnataka Football League pyramid
### Men's

Bangalore Football League :
| Tier | Division |
| I $_{(Level5onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | BDFA Super Division $_{↑promote(toI-League3)↓relegate}$ |
| II $_{(Level6onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | BDFA A Division $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| III $_{(Level7onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | BDFA B Division] $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| IV $_{(Level8onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | BDFA C Division $_{↑promote}$ |

### Women's

Karnataka Women's League :
| Tier | Division |
| I $_{(Level3onIndianWomen'sFootballpyramid)}$ | Karnataka Women's Super Division League $_{↑promote(toIndianWomen'sLeague2)↓relegate}$ |
| II $_{(Level4onIndianWomen'sFootballpyramid)}$ | Karnataka Women's A Division League $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| II $_{(Level5onIndianWomen'sFootballpyramid)}$ | Karnataka Women's B Division League $_{↑promote}$ |

## Presidents

* Major F. Ward (1933)
* D. Gunabhushanam (1950–51; 1954–61)
* Mir Iqbal Hussain (1965–76; 1981–88)
* A. R. Khaleel (1989–2017)
* N. A. Haris (2017–present)