The District Football Associations are the local governing bodies of
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
in
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The 12 District FAs exist to govern all aspects of local football in their defined areas, providing grassroots support to the
Finnish Football Association
The Football Association of Finland ( fi, Suomen Palloliitto, abbr. SPL; sv, Finlands Bollförbund) is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.
The SPL organises the men's and women's national footba ...
by promoting and administering football and futsal in their respective districts. The District FAs administer youth football and the lower tier leagues covering
Kolmonen (Division 3) and the lower divisions.
The 12 district organisations are as follows:
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Ålands Fotbollförbund
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SPL Helsingin piiri
The SPL Helsingin piiri ''(Helsinki Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Helsinki.
Background
Suomen Palloliitto Helsingin piiri, common ...
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SPL Itä-Suomen piiri
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SPL Kaakkois-Suomen piiri
The SPL Kaakkois-Suomen piiri ''(South Eastern Finland Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in South Eastern Finland.
Background
Suomen P ...
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SPL Keski-Pohjanmaan piiri
The SPL Keski-Pohjanmaan piiri ''(Central Ostrobothnia Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Central Ostrobothnia.
Background
Suomen ...
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SPL Keski-Suomen piiri
The SPL Keski-Suomen piiri ''(Central Finland Football Association)'' is one of the 12 Finnish District Football Associations, district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football (soccer), football in ...
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SPL Pohjois-Suomen piiri
The SPL Pohjois-Suomen piiri ''(Northern Finland Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Northern Finland.
Background
Suomen Palloliitto P ...
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SPL Satakunnan piiri
The SPL Satakunnan piiri ''(Satakunta Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Satakunta.
Background
Suomen Palloliitto Satakunnan piiri, ...
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SPL Tampereen piiri
The SPL Tamperen piiri ''(Tampere Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Tampere.
Background
Suomen Palloliitto Tampereen piiri, commonly ...
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SPL Turun piiri
The SPL Turun piiri ''(Turku Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Turku.
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Suomen Palloliiton Turun piiri, commonly referred ...
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SPL Uudenmaan piiri
The SPL Uusimaan piiri ''(Uusimaa Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Vantaa.
Background
Suomen Palloliitto Uusimaan piiri, commonly r ...
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SPL Vaasan piiri
The SPL Vaasan piiri ''(Vaasa Football Association)'' is one of the 12 district organisations of the Football Association of Finland. It administers lower tier football in Vaasa.
Background
Suomen Palloliitto Vaasan piiri, commonly referred ...
There were also 12 district organisations that no longer exist having been absorbed into larger governing bodies.
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SPL Hämeen-Satakunnan piiri
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SPL Hämeen piiri
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SPL Joensuun piiri
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SPL Karjalan piiri
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SPL Keski-Uudenmaan piiri
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SPL Kymenlaakson piiri
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SPL Lahden piiri
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SPL Lapin piiri
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SPL Länsi-Uudenmaan piiri
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SPL Oulun piiri
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SPL Saimaan piiri
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SPL Savon piiri
References
External links
Finnish Football Association(official website)
Football in Finland
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