Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Super League (GSL) is set to make history as the first-ever franchise-based football league in Gujarat. Spearheaded by the Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) under the esteemed guidance of Shri Parimal Nathwani, the league has received approval from the All India Football Association (AIFF), marking a significant milestone in the state's sporting journey. The GSL promises an electrifying competition featuring six teams battling it out in 15 thrilling matches, c...Read More

By Parimal Nathwani I never knew in 2019 when I took charge of the Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) that there was an undercurrent of craze for football among children in Gujarat. All these years I often found children watching the game on mobile phones and talking about Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Braut Haaland, Manchester, Barcelona, and whatnot! I still took it casually until now. I was however stunned recently to learn that as many as 4200 children in under-5 years to ...Read More

Ahmedabad: With the aim to boost football sports among school children, the Department of School Education & Literacy, All India Football Federation (AIFF), and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) have launched the ambitious Football for Schools (F4S) program for school students across India.  Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) will oversee and coordinate the distribution of footballs through various Navodaya Vidyalaya Samitis(s). Schools in 33 districts of ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Khushboo Saroj, a 16-year-old football player from Ahmedabad, who represented Gujarat at the national level and the only player from the state to find a spot in the recently announced Indian Women’s Team for AFC Under-17 Women Championship Qualifier Round-II was felicitated with a cash reward of Rs 25,000/- by Shri Parimal Nathwani, President, Gujarat State Football Association. GSFA President also congratulated and awarded trophies, medals & tokens of appreciation to Junagad...Read More

Ahmedabad: Khushboo Saroj, a 16-year-old football player from Ahmedabad, is all set to represent Gujarat at the national level. Khushboo Saroj is the only player from Gujarat to find a spot in the recently announced Indian Women’s Team for AFC Under-17 Women Championship Qualifier Round-II. Amid the dominance of female football players from Manipur and Odisha in the national squad, a Gujarati girl has made the State’s Football proud by securing her a spot on the basis of her fabulous perform...Read More

Ahmedabad: “Football will be a game changer in society after 20 years and it will be equal to Cricket in India,” said Shri Parimal Nathwani. He was addressing Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA)’s 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Ahmedabad today. The GSFA of which Shri Nathwani is the president, has received a major boost from the corporate world in Gujarat. Along with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which has been supporting the football body for long, other corporate majors li...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Hero Indian Women’s League 2022-23 hosted by the GSFA at Ahmedabad since April 26, 2023 comes to an end on Sunday the 21st May 2023. After the series of league matches and the knock-out matches played at Shahibaug Police Stadium and TransStadia, Kankaria, the final match and the award ceremony is scheduled tomorrow at TransStadia.  The Gokulam Kerala Football Club and the Kickstart Karnataka Football Club emerged finalists yesterday subsequent to the semifinal matches. The f...Read More

Ahmedabad: All India Football Federation (AIFF)’s prestigious Indian Women's League (IWL) Championship Tournament begins in Ahmedabad from Wednesday 26th April 2023. Sixteen teams from across the country are participating in this football tournament which will be played till 21st May 2023. Matches of the tournaments will be played in Shahibaug Police Headquarter Stadium and Kankaria TransStadia Football Ground. The tournament is being organized for the first time in the State of Gujarat. The G...Read More

Ahmedabad: President of Gujarat State Football Association (G.S.F.A.) and Rajya Sabha Member Shri Parimal Nathwani hosted and interacted with the National Senior Women’s Football Team today in Ahmedabad. Shri Nathwani greeted the 33-member squad, the coach, and the team manager. He wished them as the team is going for international exposure in football sports. The Indian Senior Women’s team will leave Ahmedabad on 16th March 2023 at the end of their coaching camp here and visit first to J...Read More

Gandhinagar: Shri Parimal Nathwani, the President of the Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA), announced the first ever CSFA Club Championship in tree categories for the football players of Gujarat. The matches of the tournament will begin from 5th March 2022; will be played in two phases and will go on for three months. In the first phase the teams would be divided in groups and would play twice (Home and Away) among the other teams in the Group, in all categories. The matches would be pla...Read More