# Mumbai Football Association

Mumbai Football Association (MFA), formerly known as Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA), is an organisation that governs the football in and around the Indian city of Mumbai. It is a member of the Western India Football Association, which is affiliated to the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The MFA organises Mumbai Football League, overlooking promotion and development of football in the bustling city of Mumbai.

## History

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 Western India Football Association (WIFA), a state association of Maharashtra. 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.
Mumbai had always been a center of football on the western coast of India from since the British rule. After the foundation of Western India Football Association 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 Rovers Cup, an all India tournament, which has come as a legacy to MFA.
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 committee. The term of the executive Council is four years.

## Olympians and internationals of MFA

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 have been produced under the aegis of MFA (Mario Gracious, Bandya Kakade, Derek D'Souza, Ranjit Thapa, Amar Bahadur, Yusuf Ansari, Godfrey Pereira, Khalid Jamil, Henry Menezes, Akhil Ansari, Bernard Pereira, Arthur Pereira, Santosh Kashyap, Steven Dias and Abhishek Yadav).

## Competitions
### Men's senior

* Mumbai Premier League
* Mumbai Super League
* MFA First Division Championship
* MFA Second Division Championship
* MFA Third Division Championship
* MFA Futsal Championship

### Men's youth

* U-18 Boys
* U-16 Boys Division I
* U-16 Boys Division II
* U-14 Boys Division I
* U-14 Boys Division II
* U-12 Boys
* U-10 Boys
* U-8 Boys

### Women's Senior

* MFA Women’s Premier League
* MFA Women’s Super League

### Women's youth

* Girls U-17
* Girls U-14

## Mumbai Football League pyramid

Mumbai Football League :
| Tier | Division |
| 1 $_{(5onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | Mumbai Premier League $_{↑promote(toI-League3)↓relegate}$ |
| 2 $_{(6onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | Mumbai Super League $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| 3 $_{(7onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | MFA First Division Championship $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| 4 $_{(8onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | MFA Second Division Championship $_{↑promote↓relegate}$ |
| 5 $_{(9onIndianFootballpyramid)}$ | MFA Third Division Championship $_{↑promote}$ |

## Knockout tournaments
### Men's

| Event | Teams |
| Republic Cup | Invitation - Mumbai Super League, First Division Championship , Second Division Championship |
| Independence Day Cup | Mumbai Premier League |
| Nadkarni Cup | Mumbai Premier League, 3 from Mumbai Super League |

## Football grounds

MFA conducts their events on the following grounds.
| Ground | Location |
| Cooperage Ground | Colaba |
| Mumbai Football Arena | Andheri |
| Goan Football Ground | Marine Lines |
| St Xaviers Ground | Parel |
| Neville D’Souza Turf | Bandra |
| MSSA Ground | Azad Maidan |
| Karntak Sporting Ground | Marine Lines |