Western India Football Association

Western India Football Association

Western India Football Association logo
Abbreviation	WIFA
Formation	12 July 1911
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Region served	Maharashtra, India
CEO	Henry Menezes
Parent organisation	All India Football Federation
Affiliations	530 teams
Website	http://wifa.in/

Western India Football Association (WIFA) is the state governing body for football in Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated with the All India Football Federation, the sports national governing body.

The Western India Football Association began on 12 July 1911. The objective of WIFA was to improve the standard of football in the Indian state of Maharashtra. There was already history though in Maharashtra as the Rovers Cup, which is India's second oldest football tournament was started in 1891.

Then in 2011, after seeing a sudden increase in Football in India, WIFA decided to revamp the Maharashtra Football System. The first thing they decided to do was renovate Mumbai's only national football stadium, the Cooperage Ground. After that they will work on starting the first ever statewide football league in Maharashtra known as The Maha League. They also announced plans to revive the Rovers Cup which had its last tournament in 2001.

The Maharashtra pyramid consists of the national state league, The Maha League, at the top, district leagues in second, followed by leagues within the leagues. This pyramid operates during the whole calendar year, but at different times.

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

State National League

The Maha League
To Be Announced

District National League

Mumbai Football League
12 clubs

Nagpur Premier League
10 clubs

Kolhapur Senior League
8 Clubs

Pune Super Division
16 clubs

Aurangabad Football League
To Be Announced

Thane Super Division
11 clubs

District League

Mumbai Super Division
32 clubs

Pune First Division
18 clubs

3

Mumbai Division One
Mumbai Division Two
Mumbai Division Three
Pune Division Two
Pune Division Three