Sikkim Football Association ( SFA; is the state governing body of

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Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

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. It is affiliated with the

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, the sports national governing body.

History

The Sikkim Football Association was formed in the year 1976, previously it was known as the ''Gangtok Football and Sporting Association''. Sikkim football dates back with first local team, Kumar Sporting Club. The federation started

Sikkim Gold Cup The Sikkim Gold Cup, known as the Sikkim Governor's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Sikkim and organized by Sikkim Football Association (SFA). Past champions include New Road Team of Nepal in 2007, Three Star Club of Nepal in ...

in 1979 with the help of the Sikkim government. As interest in football in Sikkim went down due to the lack of organizing, former India Football Team captain

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, who was born in Sikkim, founded the club

United Sikkim United Sikkim Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Founded in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikkim to have played in the I- ...

Sikkim football pyramid

The Sikkim football pyramid is currently filled Sikkim Premier Division League.

References

{{Indian state football associations Football governing bodies in India 1976 establishments in Sikkim Football in Sikkim Organisations based in Sikkim Sports organizations established in 1976