All AIFF Committees & their current members

A comprehensive look at the administrative framework of Indian football’s governing body

The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) has the Executive Committee as its principal governing body. However, to regulate and organise the various tasks of the Federation, there are a number of standing advisory committees and judicial committees, both appointed by the Executive Committee.

In this article, we take a look at the various committees of the AIFF along with their members who are with the committees for the period between 2022 to 2026.

Executive Committee

The AIFF (All India Football Federation) Executive Committee is the primary decision-making and oversight body for Indian football. It’s responsible for shaping the federation’s strategic direction, policies, and operations, ensuring the promotion and development of football in India. 

Name	Designation
Mr. Kalyan Chaubey	President
NA Haris	Vice President
Kipa Ajay	Treasurer
Anilkumar P	Secretary General
Maloji Raje Chhatrapati	Member
Menla Ethenpa	Member
Mr Lalnghinglova Hmar	Member
Avijit Paul	Member
Ganapathi Palguna	Member
Neibou Sekhose	Member
Deepak Sharma	Member
Mr Syed Imtiaz Hussain	Member
Syed Husnain Naqvi	Member
Mohan Lal	Member
Arif Ali	Member
Valanka Alemao	Member
Thongam Tababi Devi	Co opted Member
Ms Pinky Bompal Magar	Co opted Member
Shabbir Ali	Co opted Member
I M Vijayan	Co opted Member
Bhaichung Bhutia	Co opted Member
Climax Lourenco Lawrence	Co opted Member

Audit Committee

The members of the Audit Committee of the AIFF are knowledgeable about the auditory, financial, regulatory and legal matters of the Federation.

Name	Designation
Dr G D Gandhi	Chairperson
Mr Jesiah Villavarayer	Dy. Chairperson
Mr Amit Ranjan Dev	Member
Mr. Rohit Bundela	Member
Mr. Anil Bhatia	Member

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee reviews the draft budget, handles all the concerned bank accounts, and other handles other financial matters.

Name	Designation
Menla Ethenpa	Chairperson
Maloji Raje Chhatrapati	Deputy Chairperson
Navas Meeran	Member
LV Lalthantluanga	Member
Mayank Buch	Member
Mr Syed Imtiaz Hussain	Member
Mr Amit Khemani	Member
Kipa Ajay	Treasurer

Competition and Leagues Committees

The Competition Committee and the League Committee deal with all competitions concerning AIFF. The League Committee is in charge of tournaments such as the I-League, the Indian Women’s League (IWL), the Youth Leagues (boys and girls) and other similar leagues.

AIFF Competition Committee

Name	Designation
Vijay Bali	Chairperson
Neibou Sekhose	Dy. Chairperson
Hiren Gogoi	Member
Mohd Shahid	Member
Mr. Mohammed Ali	Member
Mr. Simran Jeet Singh	Member
Mr. Ajit Banerjee	Member

AIFF League Committee

Name	Designation
Mr Lalnghinglova Hmar	Chairperson
Arif Ali	Dy. Chairperson
Chung Chung Bhutia	Member
Mr. Anirban Dutta	Member
Dr. Caitano Jose Fernandes	Member
Dr. Sangrang Brahma	Member
Dr. Kiran Chougule	Member

Futsal Committee

It handles all the Futsal competitions organized by the AIFF.

Name	Designation
Mulrajsinh Chudasama	Chairperson
Mr Amit Ranjan Dev	Dy. Chairperson
Naresh Singh Rana	Member
Mr. Krishna Pada Sarkar	Member
Mr. Palam Acharji	Member
Mr. Hering Shangpilang	Member

Beach Committee

It conducts all the Beach Soccer competitions of the AIFF.

Name	Designation
Ganapathi Palguna	Chairperson
Mr, Jignesh Patil	Dy. Chairperson
Mr S Dhanasegar	Member
KI Nizammuddin	Member
Mr. Sanjay Meshack	Member
Mr. Upen Patel	Member
Mr. Mohammad Shahid Jabbar	Member

Referees Committee

The Referees Committee of the AIFF regulates the organisation of Referees, implements and interprets the Laws of the Game, approves the appointment of the Referees, assistant Referees, fourth officials, and referees assessors and referee instructors for Football matches in Competitions registered under the AIFF, and more.

Name	Designation
Mr. Sankar Komaleeswaran	Chairperson
Mr. Balu Sunderraj	Dy. Chairperson
Ms. Chaithali Paul	Member
Mr. Mohd. Kamil	Member
Mr. Sethumadahvan Chozhakkad	Member
Mr. Subrata Sarkar	Member

Technical Committee

The Technical Committee of the AIFF primarily analyses the basic aspects of Football coaching, coach education and technical development.

Name	Designation
I M Vijayan	Chairperson
Shabbir Ali	Dy. Chairperson
Harjinder Singh	Member
Climax Lourenco Lawrence	Member
Ms Pinky Bompal Magar	Member
Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh	Member
Mr. Victor Amalraj	Member

Women’s Football Committee

The Women’s Football Committee of the AIFF deals with all matters related to women’s Football in accordance with all relevant regulations, including all women’s Competitions.

Name	Designation
Valanka Alemao	Chairperson
Ms. Tsering Angmo	Dy. Chairperson
Thongam Tababi Devi	Member
Ms. Chitra Gangadharan	Member
Ms Madhureemaraje Chhatrapati	Member
Ms. Sasmita Mallick	Member
Ms Shabana Rabbani	Member
Ms. Shaffali Nagal	Member

Development Committees

AIFF’s Development Committees deal with national development programmes, propose new development activities, address the related budget matters, draw up guidelines and regulations on development programmes, and more.

AIFF Infrastructural Development Committee

Name	Designation
Deepak Sharma	Chairperson
Mr. Amit Choudhuri	Dy. Chairperson
Mr Syed Akhtar Ali	Member
Mr. Laiphangbam Jyotirmoy Roy	Member
Mr. Bhupendra Singh	Member
Mr. Kaif Rabbani	Member
Mr. S. Jarnail Singh	Member

AIFF State Development Committee

Name	Designation
Avijit Paul	Chairperson
Dr. Reginold Varghese	Member
Mr. Cliff Nongrum	Member
Mr. Shantanu Pujari	Member
Mr. Takum kipa	Member
Mr. Sonam T Ethenpa	Member

AIFF Grassroots Development Committee

Name	Designation
Mr. Syed Hasnain Ali Naqvi	Chairperson
Ratan Kumar Singh	Dy. Chairperson
Mr. John Neelam	Member
Lalrengpuia M	Member
Mr. Anuj Gupta	Member
Mr. Kiyeka S Sumi	Member
Mr. Antonio Pango	Member
Mr. Sandeep V Desai	Member

Medical Committee

This committee deals with all the medical aspects of football.

Name	Designation
Dr Kiran Kumar Kulkarni	Chairperson
Dr Arya Roy	Vice Chairperson
Dr Balvinder Singh	Member
Dr Intesarul Haque	Member
Dr (Col) Sandipan Das Sarma	Member
Dr. Sachin Yadav	Member
Dr. Anupam Lal	Member
Dr Siddharth J Unnithan	Member
Dr Shikha Dhaundiyal	Member
Dr. Anirban Mallick	Member

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