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 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.
History Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) was started in the year of 1908, which was then known as the Mysore Football Association (MFA).
State teams
Men Karnataka football team Karnataka under-20 football team Karnataka under-15 football team Karnataka under-13 football team
Women Karnataka women's football team Karnataka women's under-19 football team Karnataka women's under-17 football team
Affiliated district associations All 31 districts of Karnataka are affiliated with the Karnataka State Football Association.
No. Association DistrictPresident 1 Bagalkote District Football Association Bagalkote 2 Bangalore District Football Association Bangalore Urban 3 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
Competitions Club level
Men's BDFA Super Division BDFA A Division BDFA B Division BDFA C Division Stafford Challenge Cup
Women's Karnataka Women's Super Division League Karnataka Women's A Division League Karnataka Women's B Division League
Karnataka Football League pyramid Men's Bangalore Football LeagueTierDivisionI(Level 5 on Indian Football pyramid)BDFA Super Division ↑promote (to I-League 3) ↓relegateII(Level 6 on Indian Football pyramid)BDFA A Division ↑promote ↓relegateIII(Level 7 on Indian Football pyramid)BDFA B Division ↑promote ↓relegateIV(Level 8 on Indian Football pyramid)BDFA C Division ↑promote
Women's Karnataka Women's LeagueTierDivisionI(Level 3 on Indian Women's Football pyramid)Karnataka Women's Super Division League ↑promote (to Indian Women's League 2) ↓relegateII(Level 4 on Indian Women's Football pyramid)Karnataka Women's A Division League ↑promote ↓relegateII(Level 5 on Indian Women's Football pyramid)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)
See also Football in India
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