Assocname: | Country Football WA |
Logosize: | 200px |
Sport: | Australian rules football |
President: | Mel Sulzberger (as of 2024)[1] |
Jurisdiction: | Western Australia |
Headquarters: | Tuart Hill, Western Australia |
Url: | https://www.countryfootballwa.com.au |
Abbrev: | CFWA |
Region: | West Australian Football Commission |
Country Football WA (CFWA) is the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the non-metropolitan areas of Western Australia. The organisation was founded in 1973 as the Western Australian National Country Football League (WANCFL) before becoming the West Australian Country Football League in 1979.[2] The organisation rebranded to its current name in September 2023.[3]
CFWA is also responsible for organising the Country Football Championships, contested annually between the various regional sides.
The association is structured around eight Regional Football Development Councils which are responsible for assisting the development of the game in regional areas:[4]
Football leagues are associated individually with CFWA. As of 2012, there are 25 football leagues which fall under the association's authority:[5]