The Iloilo Football Association is a

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association based in

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. It works under the

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as provincial football association for the Iloilo province area. The Iloilo FA sends a team to represent the region in the yearly

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. Most of competitions formed by the association is played in the 10,000 capacity

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. Most successful teams and players comes from Barotac Nuevo, 27 km north of the city. The town counts

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as one of its product. Sta. Barbara and

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likewise develops skilled players who played in the national level. Stallion FC, a club that plays in the United Football League is affiliated with the IFA.

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, an association football club that plays in the UFL has players coming from Iloilo and play for the IFA when called up. Iloilo hosted the PFF Smart Club Championship-Group B on August 9–13 of 2011 which was facilitated by IFA wherein the games were played at the Barotac Nuevo Football Field and Central Philippine University. Mariano Araneta Jr, the current Philippine Football Federation is the former president of IFA.

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