Native Name: | اسلام آباد فٹبال ایسوسی ایشن |
Type: | Sports organization |
Headquarters: | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Membership Year: | 2020 |
Language: | Urdu, English |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Muhammad Saleem Chaudhry |
Leader Title2: | Vice-President |
Leader Name2: | Syed Maqbool Shah Naqvi |
Leader Name3: | Syed Sharafat Hussain Bukhari |
Leader Title3: | General Secretary |
Leader Title4: | Associate Secretary |
Leader Name4: | Syed Zakir Naqvi |
Parent Organization: | Pakistan Football Federation |
Islamabad Football Association | |
Abbreviation: | IFA |
Region Served: | Islamabad |
Membership: | 42 |
Website: | IFA |
The Islamabad Football Association (IFA) is the regional governing body of and futsal in Islamabad, Pakistan. Its headquarters are located in Jinnah Sports Stadium. IFA is responsible for the organization and governance of football's major regional tournaments in Islamabad region including IFA 'A' and 'B' Division Leagues, the Jashan-i-Azadi Football Tournament,[1] and the Islamabad Challenge Cup. It also organizes various Islamabad teams which participate in local and domestic tournaments.
As of December 2020, IFA has 42 football clubs as members.[2]
IFA has been a permanent member of the Pakistan Football Federation Congress since 2010. It was then given membership for the term 2011-2015. In March 2011, it hosted a PFF D-Certificate Football Coaching Course with the collaboration of PFF.
In August 2017, the IFA U-18 team became the first team from Pakistan to win the Gothia Cup China U-18 event held in Shenyang.[3]
Islamabad Football Association uploaded its new logo to its Facebook page in January 2012. However, in 2017, a Reddit user alleged that it was nearly identical to the logo used by Football Association of Ireland in terms of the design, colors, and the font.[4] [5] [6] IFA then changed its logo next year.