The All India Football Federation was formed on 23 June 1937 after representatives from six regional football associations met at the Army Headquarters in Shimla, India. In 1948, one year after independence the AIFF gained affiliation with FIFA. The AIFF was also one of the founding members of AFC. AIFF is the governing body for the football associations in India. AIFF runs both the national teams as well as the various league and club level competitions throughout the country. Needless to say that the national teams of AIFF have been dominating the SAFF competitions since the start of our competitions. Currently, AIFF participates in all of SAFF’s competitions including the SAFF Championship, SAFF Women’s Championship, and all the youth level championships for both men and women.
KEY PERSONNEL
Coach(men) - Igor Stimac
Coach (Women) - Thomas Dennerby
Man Honor
2nd place (1): 1964
Champion (7): 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015
2nd place (3): 1995, 2013, 2018
3rd place (1): 2003
Champion, Gold medal (2): 1951, 1962
3rd place, Bronze medal (1): 1970
Champion, Gold medal (3): 1985, 1987, 1995
2nd place, Silver medal (3): 1993, 2004, 2016
3rd place, Bronze medal (2): 1989, 1999
Champion (3): 2007, 2009, 2012
Champion (4): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
Champion (2): 2017, 2018
Woman Honor
2nd place (2): 1979, 1983
3rd place (1): 1981
Champion (5): 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019
Champion, Gold medal (2): 1951, 1962
3rd place, Bronze medal (1): 1970
Champion, Gold medal (3): 2010, 2016, 2019
Contact
- Address: Headquarters - Football House, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
- Website: www.the-aiff.com
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