Everything about The Scottish Football Association totally explained
The
Scottish Football Association (also known as the
SFA and
The Scottish FA) 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.
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".
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.
There have been seven chief executives since 1882:
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's the full
Scotland women's national football team and an under-19 team.
Club competitions
The Scottish Football Association organises the following competitions:
Scottish Cup
Scottish Qualifying Cup
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. 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 AssociationFurther Information
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