Arucian Football Association
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Arucian Football Association Season | |
| Sport | Arucian football |
|---|---|
| Founded | May 11, 1946 |
| Commissioner | Claude Blanc |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Countries | Sainte-Chloé Bonaventure Île d'Émeraude Carucere Imagua and the Assimas |
The Arucian Football Association (AFA) is the preeminent international professional men's competition of Arucian football. Through the AFA Commission, the AFA also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The association was founded in 1946, after five Arucian football clubs from Sainte-Chloé and Carucere jointly founded the organization in order to codify the rules of the game and organize professional competitions. The the association's inaugural season began the following year. As part of a government cultural program under the United Provinces, the association expanded to Bonaventure and Imagua and the Assimas the following year.
The association currently consists of X teams spread over five countries. Matches have taken place in all participating countries as well as countries like Aucuria and Satucin that border the Arucian. During each AFA season, each team plays 23 games know as the regular series, which runs during the dry season (January to June). The team with the best record after the regular series is awarded the "minor premiership". The top eight teams then play off in a four-round series known Coupe Arucian, culminating in the Coupe final. The grand final winner is awarded the premiership cup.