Goa Football Association

Goa Football Association (GFA) is the state governing body of football in Goa within the jurisdiction of the Republic of India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the national governing body. Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao heads GFA as its current President. The GFA's premier competition is the Goa Professional League.

Goa Football Association
Goa Football Association logo
AbbreviationGFA
Formation1959[1]
Region served
Goa, India
President
Churchill Alemao
Parent organisation
All India Football Federation
Websitegoa-fa.com

History

The Goa Football Association (Portuguese: Associação de Futebol de Goa) was founded in 1959. The federation conducted its first Goan State League in 1959 also under the name of Goa First Division with Clube Independente de Margao becoming the champions. The GFA then started the Goa Senior League in 1969, which was supposed to be the new first division of Goa, but later disbanded the league. Then for the 1970-71 season they turned the league into a two division First Division, North Division and South Division. They then introduced the a Second Division and Third Division from 1971-72.

The GFA then started the Goa Super Division in 1977 with Salgaocar S.C. being the champions. With football, globally, continuing to develop at a fast pace, the Goa Football Association, decided it was time to push the game onto a higher platform. Goa emerged as the first State ever in India to go professional. Yt The GFA then revamped the National State League by forming the Goa Professional League in 1997 with Salgaocar coming out as champions. The Professional League was expanded to six teams from the 2000-01 season, after the GFA thought it wise to increase the number and increase the competitiveness factor, and since 2002 the league was played as an eight team league with home-and-away fixtures making it 14 matches for each club. The GFA then announced that the 2011 season would be played with 10 teams under a new format.

Goan Football Pyramid

The Goan Football Pyramid consists of the Goa Professional League. Followed by to split divisions that scatter around the state. This pyramid operates from August to December.[2]

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

Goa Professional League
10 clubs

2

Goa First Division
8 clubs

3

Goa Second Division
79 clubs
Ilhas Zone
Salcete Zone
Bardez Zone
Mormugao Zone

4

Goa Third Division
128 clubs
Ilhas Zone
Salcete Zone
Bardez Zone
Mormugao Zone

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References
  1. Goa Professional League
  2. http://www.goa-fa.com/index.php
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