The Davao-South Regional Football Association or DRFA is a

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association based in

Davao City Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land ...

. It works under the Philippine Football Federation as a provincial football association for

. This scope was expanded by a mandate by the Philippine Football Federation allowing the Association's jurisdiction over clubs in

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and Davao Oriental. The DRFA sends a team to represent the region in the yearly

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Member clubs

As of January 2015, there are 22 clubs registered with the Davao-South Regional FA, all of which are based in

. Other clubs from Davao City as well as

and Davao Oriental are eligible for registration with the Association. All registered clubs under the Association are sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation.

Board of trustees

Taken from the DRFA's website 15 April 2019 *Henry B. Sabate - President *Gerry G. Zanoria - Vice President *David Dwight B. Peñano - General Secretary *Rachelle Delos Reyes - Female Representative *Ramonito Carreon *Joe Castillo *Janice Celestial *Danny Boy Fernandez *Carlos Labadora *Carlos Martin *Erwin Protacio

Competitions

The DRFA also runs several competitions: * Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitational * Araw ng Dabaw FootFest * PIA CUP

External links

Official websiteDavao FA official website (archived from original)

References

Football governing bodies in the Philippines Sports in Davao del Sur {{Philippines-footyclub-stub