Scottish Football Association
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| Founded | 1873 |
| FIFA affiliation | 1910 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
| President John McBeth | |
| Coach Walter Smith, 2004- | |
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is the governing body for the sport of football in Scotland. It was formed in 1873, making it the second oldest national football association in the world (after The English Football Association). Along with the other home nations associations (The Football Association, Football Association of Wales and Irish Football Association) the SFA sits on the International Football Association Board which is responsible for the laws of the game. They also have responsibility for the running of the Scottish national football team.
The SFA are also a full member of Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). They are based at Hampden Park in Glasgow. In addition, the Scottish Football Museum is located at Hampden Park.
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[edit] History
The SFA was founded on 21 March 1873 following a meeting held in Dewar's Hotel, Glasgow eight days earlier. The eight clubs who became founder members were as follows:
- 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers
- Clydesdale
- Dumbreck
- Eastern
- Granville
- Kilmarnock
- Queen's Park
- Vale of Leven
[edit] National teams
As well as the full Scotland team, the SFA is also currently responsible for organising national men's teams at 'B' international, under-21, under-19, under-18 and under-17 levels. There is also a semi-professional team. In women's football, there are national teams at full and under-19 levels.
[edit] Club competitions
The SFA also organise an annual "knock-out" tournament, the Scottish Cup which the 12 Scottish Premier League (SPL) clubs and 30 Scottish Football League (SFL) clubs automatically qualify, and 8 "non-league" clubs qualify for. The final of the Scottish Cup is usually played in the month of May.
Although the SFA are not involved in the day-to-day running of the SPL or the SFL they do appoint referees to officiate at the games in these two leagues.
[edit] Membership and affiliated associations
There are six affiliated football associations to the SFA. They are the Scottish Amateur Football Association; Scottish Junior Football Association; Scottish Schools Football Association; Scottish Welfare Football Association; Scottish Women's Football Association and the Scottish Youth Football Association.
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