Telangana Football Association
The Telangana Football Association (abbreviated TFA) is one of the 36 Indian State Football Associations that are affiliated to the All India Football Federation. It administers football in the state of Telangana. It also sends state teams for Santosh Trophy and Senior Women's National Football Championship. Hyderabad Football Association 
The sports federation was formed in 1939 as the Hyderabad Football Association under the initiative of the first secretary Syed Mohammad Hadi. Ghulam Muhammad was elected the first President of HFA and in 1942 Hadi became the President with Syed Abdul Rahim becoming the secretary. In 1959, under the auspices of the then AIFF vice-president Shiv Kumar Lal, the Andhra and Hyderabad Football Associations were merged to form the Andhra Pradesh Football Association. Background 
Telangana Football Association (TFA) is the governing body for football in the state of Telangana. It is based in Hyderabad. Current president is Mohd Rafat Ali and General Secretary is G. P. Palguna. One of the stalwarts of the association was Nawab Shujat Ahmed Khan. In 1953 he was included in Andhra Pradesh Football Association Executive Committee first time. During the period from 1978 to 1982 he was the secretary and made the Nizam Gold Cup a respectable and memorable tournament. 