9-743: The Mumbai Football League , also known as the Harwood League , is organised by Mumbai Football Association (MFA), as a ladder-based competition involving a total of five divisions and over 300 teams. It is the top football league in Mumbai and the second oldest football league in Asia after Calcutta Football League . The league was named after colonel Harwood who founded the Bombay Football Association and became first president. Mumbai Premier League , formerly known as
18-535: 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
27-649: 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. The Mumbai Football Association (MFA), which is a non-profit organization,
36-783: Is the second tier of the Mumbai Football League competition, organized by the Mumbai District Football Association. The top two teams from super six of the Mumbai Super League get promoted to the Mumbai Premier League. The last-place teams in the groups get relegated to the First Division. It is contested by 37 clubs. The current champions are Mumbai City U19 and India on Track are runners-up. All
45-677: The MFA Elite Division or MDFA Elite Division , is the first tier of the Mumbai Football League competition. In March 2022, the Mumbai Premier League was rechristened as the Harwood Premier League , on the lines of the name that was once associated with the Mumbai's top division football, stretching back to 1902. The Mumbai Super League , formerly known as the MFA Super Division or MDFA Super Division ,
54-498: The 37 teams are divided into three groups. Two groups with 12 teams and one with 13. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs (super six). The points and goals scored in the preliminary phase will not be carried forward to the next round. The top two teams at the end of the league will be promoted to the Mumbai Premier League. Mumbai Football Association Mumbai Football Association ( MFA ), formerly known as Mumbai District Football Association ( MDFA ),
63-572: 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. 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
72-437: 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
81-436: 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. They are 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 ,to name
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