The Tibetan National Football Association was founded in 2001, soon after the authorization was delivered by the
Kashag
The Kashag (; ), was the governing council of Tibet during the rule of the Qing dynasty and post-Qing period until the 1950s. It was created in 1721, and set by Qianlong Emperor in 1751 for the Ganden Phodrang in the 13-Article Ordinance for ...
(the Tibet Cabinet), and registration under Indian law.
Jetsun Pema
Jetsun Pema ( dz, རྗེ་བཙུན་པདྨ་; Wylie: rje btsun padma, born on 4 June 1990) is the Druk Gyaltsuen (Dzongkha: Dragon Queen) of Bhutan, as the wife of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. She is currently the younge ...
, the sister of the
14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: ''bsTan-'dzin rgya-mtsho''); né Lhamo Thondup), known as ...
is the president of the association, Thupten Dorjee the secretary, and Kalsang Dhondup the executive secretary. The association is now organizing the ''Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup'' GCMGC football tournament which existed already in the 1980s. In 2003, the
17th Karmapa
There are currently two, separately enthroned 17th Gyalwang Karmapas: Ogyen Trinley Dorje and Trinley Thaye Dorje. The Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the nine-hundred-year-old Karma Kagyu lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.
The ...
was the chief guest on the first day of the tournament which took place at the
Tibetan Children's Village in
Dharamsala
Dharamshala (; also spelled Dharamsala) is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. It serves as administrative headquarters of the Kangra district after being relocated from Kangra, a city located away from Dharamshala, in 1855.
Th ...
.
Mr. Shrikant Baldi, Deputy Commissioner of Kangra, was the chief guest in 2004 for the tournament. The 13th GCMGC, took place in 2007, and the chief guest was Khenchen Menling Tri Rinpoche of Mendroling Monastery. The 14th took place in 2008, and the chief guest was
Khyabje Ling Rinpoche14th Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup 2008-Photo Album
See also
*Tibet national football team
The Tibet national football team is a association football, football team that represents the cultural region of Tibet in Non-FIFA football, non-FIFA international tournaments, and is organised by the Tibetan National Football Association (TNFA), ...
* History of football in Tibet and the diaspora
References
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Football governing bodies in India
Sports organizations established in 2000
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