Nagaland Football Association

Nagaland Football Association (NFA)[1][2] is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation.[3] It is the state-level governing body of football in Nagaland, India. The Nagaland football team is also administered by NFA. Nagaland Football Association manages Nagaland Premier League,[4][5] the state football competition in Nagaland. It also sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship.

Nagaland Football Association
AbbreviationNFA
HeadquartersKohima
Region served
Nagaland, India
Membership
11 district associations
President
Neibou Sekhose
Secretary
Benel M Lamthiu
Parent organization
All India Football Federation (AIFF)

Competitions

Nagaland Premier League is the top division of professional football league in the Indian state of Nagaland. It features the best 10 teams of Nagaland competing for the trophy. Each club plays other twice (home and away).

At the end of each season the champion club will be nominated for I-League 2nd Division.[6]

NFA also conducts Dr. Talimeren Ao Inter-District Championship among the districts of the state.[7]

Affiliated clubs
Club District
Dimapur UnitedDimapur
DoyangWokha
DynamicDimapur
FlamingozPeren
Kohima KometsKohima
Life SportsKohima
Naga TornadosZunheboto
New MarketKohima
SangpangMokokchung
ZonipangMokokchung

References
  1. "Nagaland Football Association (NFA) | morungexpress.com". morungexpress.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. "Nagaland Football Association Archives". Khel Now. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  3. "Nagaland Football Association". AIFF.
  4. Ambrocia, Medolenuo (23 September 2019). "'Nagaland Premier League' needs to be revived: Zale Neikha". EastMojo. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. "NFA signs MoU; to start Nagaland Premier League". MorungExpress. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. NPL Champions to have shot at I-League Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The Morung Times, 11 November 2011
  7. "Dr T Ao: Remembering Nagaland's sporting icon". morungexpress.com. Kohima: The Morung Express. 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.


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