The Kiribati Islands Football Association, formerly the Kiribati Islands Football Federation, is the governing body of
football
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in
Kiribati
Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati ( gil, ibaberikiKiribati),[Kiribati]
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, established in 1980. It organises the nation's football league, the
Kiribati National Championship
The Kiribati National Championship is the top division of competitive football in the nation of Kiribati, founded in 2002 by the Kiribati Islands Football Association, the nations football governing body. The association and the National Champion ...
, as well as controlling
national men's,
women's
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and
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football.
Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
teams.
KIFA became a member of the
Confederation of Independent Football Associations
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Competitions
Women's football
All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...
in ConIFA on May 6, 2016.
Staff
Tournaments
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Kiribati National Championship
The Kiribati National Championship is the top division of competitive football in the nation of Kiribati, founded in 2002 by the Kiribati Islands Football Association, the nations football governing body. The association and the National Champion ...
:The KIFA organises the Kiribati football league in which clubs from all over the nation play each other.
References
National members of the Oceania Football Confederation
Football in Kiribati
Football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
Sports organizations established in 1980
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