The Telangana Football Association (abbreviated TFA) is one of the 36

Indian State Football Associations The state football associations are the regional governing bodies of football in India. There are 37 state associations affiliated to the All India Football Federation. The state associations have their own constitution and structure. Depending ...

that are affiliated to the

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. It administers

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in the state of

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

. It also sends state teams for

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and

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Hyderabad Football Association

The sports federation was formed in 1939 as the Hyderabad Football Association under the initiative of the first secretary Syed Mohammad Hadi. Ghulam Muhammad was elected the first President of HFA and in 1942 Hadi became the President with Syed Abdul Rahim becoming the secretary. In 1959, under the auspices of the then AIFF vice-president Shiv Kumar Lal, the Andhra and Hyderabad Football Associations were merged to form the Andhra Pradesh Football Association.

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Telangana Football Association (TFA) is the governing body for

in the state of Telangana. It is based in

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. Current president is Mohd Rafat Ali and General Secretary is G. P. Palguna. One of the stalwarts of the association was Nawab Shujat Ahmed Khan. In 1953 he was included in Andhra Pradesh Football Association Executive Committee first time. During the period from 1978 to 1982 he was the secretary and made the Nizam Gold Cup a respectable and memorable tournament.

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Hyderabad Football Association

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