The Guernsey Football Association, also simply known as the Guernsey FA or the GFA, is the body that co-ordinates and organises the sport of

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Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands, ...

. Although, as a Crown Dependency, Guernsey is not a part of the

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, the local FA is affiliated with the English FA, and acts as a

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Organisation

The organisation runs the Guernsey national football team (which competes in the Muratti Vase and the

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), the Guernsey league representative XI (which competes in the FA National League System Cup) and the Priaulx League, the main league competition on the island. The representative XI won the National League Cup in 2010 and qualified for the UEFA Regions Cup, where they were eliminated in the group stages in Macedonia. Following this run, the GFA proposed to establish a club which would join the

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in an attempt to offer the island's senior elite players the opportunity to progress further and test themselves at a higher level. In 2011 Guernsey F.C. was created. The Guernsey FA is based at The Corbet Field (home of Member Club Vale Recreation F.C.), in

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. Chris Schofield was appointed Chairman in 2010 and replaced Mark Le Tissier who left to set up Guernsey F.C. In March 2012, former Oxford United FC trainee, Angus Mackay, was appointed as the football development officer.

Competitions

Leagues

* Priaulx League * Jackson League *Railway League 1 *Railway League 2 *Veterans League *Under 18 Development League *Under 16 Development League *Under 15 Development League *Under 14 Development League *Under 13 Development League *Under 12 Development League *Women's League

Cups

* Guernsey FA Cup *Stranger Charity Cup (Priaulx League teams) *Mauger Cup (Jackson League teams) *Rouget Cup (Railway League teams) *Old Vic Cup (Under 18 Development League) *Loveridge Cup (Under 18 Development League) *Normandie Cup (Under 16 Development League teams) *Duquemin Cup (Under 16 Development League teams) *MJ Le Prevost Cup (Under 14 Development League teams) *Le Vallee Cup *Women's Knock-out Cup *Women's Secondary Cup *Frederick Martinez Cup (for top two Priaulx League sides from the previous season) *Rawlinson Cup

Presidents of the Guernsey Football Association

References

External links

Guernsey FA official website
{{Football in the Crown Dependencies Football in Guernsey County football associations Association football governing bodies in Europe Sports organizations established in 1893