Scottish Football Association
Encyclopedia : S : SC : SCO : Scottish Football Association
| Founded | 1873 |
| FIFA affiliation | 1910 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
| President John McBeth | |
| Coach Walter Smith, 2004- | |
The SFA are also a full member of Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
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.
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.
The SFA are based at Hampden Park in Glasgow. In addition, the Scottish Football Museum is located at Hampden Park.
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