mfa football academy
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 British days. Western India Football Association 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.
