Tamil Nadu Football Association

The first football tournament in Madras was held in 1894 with 10 teams from all over the country.{{cite news |last1=V |first1=Sriram |title=When football came to Madras |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/when-football-came-to-madras/article6130140.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=June 2014 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=11 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511083641/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/when-football-came-to-madras/article6130140.ece |url-status=live }} From the year 1895, the Madras Gymkhana Club hosted an annual tournament. The winning team gets the EK Chetty Cup. Regimental units like Queens Own Regiment, Lancashire Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion the Dorsetshire Regiment, and 5th Field Battery - Royal Regiment of Artillery participated in the tournament. The EK Chetty Cup was won by regimental teams till 1933. The Pachaiyappa High School became the first Indian and non-military team to win it. The South Indian Athletic Association instituted the Jatprole Cup tournament.{{cite web |last1=Jitendran |first1=Nikhil |title=Chennai's football debt to the Madras Gymkhana Club |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/06/20/4898216/chennais-football-debt-to-the-madras-gymkhana-club |website=www.goal.com |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022046/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2014/06/20/4898216/chennais-football-debt-to-the-madras-gymkhana-club |url-status=live }}

Madras Football Association was formed on 5 January 1934, following drafting of the constitution on 26 October 1933, with jurisdiction for the whole of the original undivided state of Madras, including the present Andhra and Kerala states, by the members of the Madras United Club - a body founded by sport loving Indians.{{cite web |last1=Musings |first1=Madras |title=Snippets from the MUC's Centenary Souvenir |url=http://madrasmusings.com/Vol%2022%20No%2016/and-founder-of-the-MUC-125-years-ago.html}} Madras Football Association league championship was started in 1934. Pachaiyappa's football club won the inaugural 1934–35 league championship. The MFA started conducting the First division league from 1936, and the Second division from 1937. In the year of 1978, Madras city clubs formed a separate association under Chennai Football Association. renaming the state federation as the Tamil Nadu Football Association.{{cite web |title=CFA Senior Division |url=https://theawayend.co/cfa-senior-division/ |website=The Away End |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530215622/https://theawayend.co/cfa-senior-division/ |url-status=live }}

N. Vittal served as the president of Tamil Nadu Football Association. He also served as the vice-president of All India Football Federation. T.R. Govindarajan served as the secretary of the TNFA.{{cite news |last1=Frederick |first1=Prince |title=Memories of Madras - In a league of its own |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-in-a-league-of-its-own/article2084729.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=June 2011 |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307064533/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/memories-of-madras-in-a-league-of-its-own/article2084729.ece |url-status=live }}

Some of the tournaments conducted by the TNFA are Tamil Nadu State League,[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2004.html 4th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902115414/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2004.html |date=2 September 2006 }} indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2005-06.html 5th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2005/06] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902115632/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2005-06.html |date=2 September 2006 }} indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021.[http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2007.html 6th Tamil Nadu State Ranking Tournament 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816113745/http://www.indianfootball.de/local/tnsl2007.html |date=16 August 2021 }} indianfootball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2021 Vittal Trophy,{{cite journal |last1=Venkatesan |first1=S. Prasanna |title=The lost glory of Chennai's football league |date=May 2018 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/the-lost-glory-of-chennais-football-league/article23805142.ece |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816142325/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/the-lost-glory-of-chennais-football-league/article23805142.ece |url-status=live }} Champions Trophy - Universal Cup,{{cite news |last1=K. |first1=Keerthivasan |title=Champions Trophy to be back in Chennai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/champions-trophy-to-be-back-in-chennai/article8462765.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=April 2016 |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-date=20 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720130728/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/champions-trophy-to-be-back-in-chennai/article8462765.ece |url-status=live }} and TFA Shield.{{cite web |author=Naveen |title=Football in Chennai – On a slippery surface |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015354/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |website=www.sportskeeda.com |publisher=Sportskeeda }} At present, all these three tournaments are not conducted.{{cite web |last1=Muralidharan |first1=Ashwin |title=All you need to know about the league structure in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |website=www.goal.com |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-date=9 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209040607/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-league-structure-in-tamil/1q0btfvoolugk19fcvyc0bnlsa |url-status=live }} The major leagues in the Tamil Nadu happen in districts like Chennai and Madurai. Chennai district league (Chennai Super League)[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india98.html India regional tournaments 1997/98] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723193639/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/india98.html |date=23 July 2020 }} Rsssf. Retrieved 16 August 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg05.html|title=India 2005 Regional Championships|access-date=18 February 2021|website=RSSSF|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007121451/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-reg05.html|url-status=live}} is conducted by Chennai Football Association (CFA), and the Madurai district league by Madurai District Football Association. The Tiruvallur District Football Association conducted the Don Bosco - Fr. McFerran Trophy All India football tournament sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu Football Association and All India Football Federation (AIFF).{{cite web |last1=Matthews |first1=Dominic |title=Don Bosco – Fr. McFerran Trophy All India Football Tournament 2018 |url=http://www.donboscochennai.org/news/don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy-all-india-football-tournament-2018/ |access-date=15 December 2018 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031837/http://www.donboscochennai.org/news/don-bosco-fr-mcferran-trophy-all-india-football-tournament-2018/ |url-status=live }}

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• Tamil Nadu football team
• Tamil Nadu under-20 football team
• Tamil Nadu under-15 football team
• Tamil Nadu under-13 football team

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• Tamil Nadu women's football team
• Tamil Nadu women's under-19 football team
• Tamil Nadu women's under-17 football team

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All 38 districts of Tamil Nadu are affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Football Association.

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• Chennai Football League
• Tamil Nadu State League
• TFA Shield
• Vittal Trophy

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• Tamil Nadu Women's League

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• Football in India

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• [https://www.the-aiff.com/association/518 Tamil Nadu Football Association] at the AIFF official website

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