The Sikkim Football Association (SFA) is one of the 36 Indian state football associations that are affiliated with the

All India Football Federation All India Football Federation (AIFF) is the governing body of football, futsal and beach soccer in India. It is a member of FIFA, and is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation and South Asian Football Federation. It is affiliated wit ...

(AIFF), based out of

Gangtok Gangtok (, ) is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim. The seat of East Sikkim district, eponymous district, Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an elevation of . The city's population of 100 ...

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

. It sends state teams for

Santosh Trophy The National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, or simply Santosh Trophy, is an inter-state national football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation (AIFF), th ...

and

Senior Women's National Football Championship The Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy, also known as Senior Women’s National Football Championship or simply the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy since 2024, is a women's football tournament contested by state a ...

History

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

Sikkim Gold Cup The Sikkim Gold Cup, also known as the All India Governor's Gold Cup, is an Indian football tournament held in Sikkim and organized by the Sikkim Football Association (SFA). Some of the past champions include New Road Team of Nepal Nepa ...

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 Association football, football club based in Gangtok, Sikkim. Incorporated in 2011, the club usually competed in the Sikkim Premier Division League. United Sikkim is the only club from Sikki ...

. It became the main player source for

Sikkim football team The Sikkim football team is an Indian football team represents Sikkim in Indian state football competitions including the Santosh Trophy. They have appeared in the Santosh Trophy finals 4 times. History The Sikkim football team represents Sikki ...

State teams

Men

* Sikkim under-20 football team * Sikkim under-15 football team * Sikkim under-13 football team

Women

* Sikkim women's football team * Sikkim women's under-19 football team * Sikkim women's under-17 football team

Affiliated district associations

All 6 district of Sikkim are affiliated with the Sikkim Football Association.

Senior competitions

Club level

Men's

* SFA "A" Division S-League * SFA "B" Division * SFA "C" Division *

Sikkim Premier League The Sikkim Premier League is a state-level men's franchise football league in Sikkim, India. The first season was started in 2023, organised by the Football Development Private Limited and the Sikkim Football Association. History In order to ...

*Chogyal Sir Tashi Namgyal Memorial Independence Cup *All India Chief Minister's Gold Cup

Women's

Sikkim Women's Super League The Sikkim Women's Super League is the top division of women's football league in the Indian state of Sikkim. The league is organised by the Sikkim Football Association (SFA), the official football governing body of the state. The inaugural se ...

Sikkim Football League pyramid

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