Scottish Football Association
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| Founded | 13 March 1873 |
| FIFA affiliation | 1910 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
| IFAB affiliation | 1886 |
| President | Campbell Ogilvie[1] |
The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and The Scottish FA), or Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic, is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of football in Scotland. Members of the SFA include clubs in Scotland, affiliated national associations as well as local associations. It was formed in 1873, making it the second oldest national football association in the world. It is not to be confused with the "Scottish Football Union", which is the name that the SRU was known by until the 1920s.
The Scottish Football Association sits on the International Football Association Board which is responsible for the laws of the game. The SFA is also a member of FIFA and founder member of UEFA. It is based at Hampden Park in Glasgow. In addition, the Scottish Football Museum is located there.
The Scottish Football Association is responsible for the operation of the Scotland national football team, the annual Scottish Cup and several other duties important to the functioning of the game in Scotland.
History
Following the formation of Scotland’s earliest football clubs in the 1860s, football experienced a rapid growth but there was no formal structure, and matches were often arranged in a haphazard and irregular fashion.
Queen's Park, a Glasgow club founded in 1867, took the lead, and following an advertisement in a Glasgow newspaper in 1873, representatives from seven clubs – Queen's Park, Clydesdale, Vale of Leven, Dumbreck, Third Lanark, Eastern and Granville – attended a meeting on 13 March 1873. Furthermore, Kilmarnock sent a letter stating their willingness to join.
That day, these eight clubs formed the Scottish Football Association, and resolved that:
The clubs here represented form themselves into an association for the promotion of football according to the rules of The Football Association and that the clubs connected with this association subscribe for a challenge cup to be played for annually, the committee to propose the laws of the competition.[2]
Chief executive
The chief executive of the Scottish Football Association oversees the development of football in Scotland and the administration of disciplinary matters, and is also responsible for the general organisation of the national side. One of the most prominent roles of the chief executive is to hire and dismiss Scotland national team managers.[3]
There have been eight chief executives since 1882:[4]
- John McDowall (1882–1928)
- George Graham (1928–1957)
- Willie Allan (1957–1977)
- Ernie Walker (1977–1990)
- Jim Farry (1990–1999)
- David Taylor (1999–2007)
- Gordon Smith (2007–2010)[5]
- Stewart Regan (2010–present)[6]
National teams
As well as the Scotland national football team, the Scottish Football Association is also currently responsible for organising the Scotland B national football team, as well as men's national teams at under-21, under-19, under-18 and under-17 levels. There is also a semi-professional team. In women's football, there is the full Scotland women's national football team and an under-19 team.
Scottish FA regions
Scottish FA six regions.[7]
- Scottish FA West Region
- Scottish FA South West Region
- Scottish FA North Region
- Scottish FA South East Region
- Scottish FA Central Region
- Scottish FA East Region
Club competitions
The Scottish Football Association organises the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Youth Cup. Although the SFA are not involved in the day-to-day operation of the Scottish Premier League or the Scottish Football League, they do appoint referees to officiate the games in these leagues.[2]
Affiliated associations
National associations
The Scottish Football Association has affiliated to it the following six national associations:
- Scottish Amateur Football Association
- Scottish Junior Football Association
- Scottish Schools Football Association
- Scottish Youth Football Association
- Scottish Welfare Football Association
- Scottish Women's Football Association
Local associations
The following nine local associations are affiliated:
- Aberdeenshire and District Football Association
- East of Scotland Football Association
- Fife Football Association
- Forfarshire Football Association
- Glasgow Football Association
- North of Scotland Football Association
- Southern Counties Football Association
- Stirlingshire Football Association
- West of Scotland Football Association
References
- ^ "Council to debate fixture calendar". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Brief History of the Scottish Corrupt Football Association". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "New SFA chief ready to take flak". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
- ^ "Gordon Smith appointed chief executive". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2007.
- ^ "SFA chief executive Gordon Smith steps down from role". BBC Sport. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ "Regan named new Scottish FA chief executive". BBC Sport. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?page=424
External links
- Scottish Football Association
- Scottish Football Museum
- Scotland at FIFA site
- Scotland at UEFA site
- Scottish Football Association on Twitter
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