The Royal Air Force Football Association, also known as the ''RAF FA'', is the
governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or political entity. The most formal is a government, a body whose sole responsibility and authority is to make binding decisions in a taken ...
of
football within the
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
.
RAF Challenge Cup
The RAF Challenge Cup, held since 1920, is the foremost football cup competition for teams affiliated to the RAF FA.
As of 2022, the current holders are
RAF Cosford
Royal Air Force Cosford or RAF Cosford (formerly DCAE Cosford) is a Royal Air Force station in Cosford, Shropshire, just to the northwest of Wolverhampton and next to Albrighton.
History
Origins
RAF Cosford opened in 1938 as a joint aircraf ...
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See also
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Army Football Association
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Royal Marines Football Association
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Royal Navy Football Association
The Royal Navy Football Association, also simply known as the Royal Navy FA, is the governing body of football for the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English an ...
References
External links
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County football associations
Football in Oxfordshire
Sports organizations established in 1920
Football
Military association football
Military sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom
Carterton, Oxfordshire
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