Sabah Football Association

Sabah Football Association (SAFA); Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri Sabah is the governing body of football for the state of Sabah, Malaysia. SAFA is responsible for coordinating and developing regional football, and has teamed up with the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) as the official governing body of football in Malaysia.

Origins
From the 1950s to 1963, Sabah competed as the North Borneo football team in the Borneo Cup together with the Sarawak football team and the Brunei national football team. Following the formation of the Malaysian Federation, the North Borneo Football Association (NBFA) changed its name to the Sabah Football Association (Sabah FA). Sabah qualified for the Malaysia Cup for the first time in 1977 and participated in the competition in 1978.

Competitions
The Sabah Football Association organises Sabah Football League for its regional level clubs.

Affiliated
Clubs in the top tiers league competition affiliated to the Sabah Football Association include:


 * Sabah FC
 * Sabah FA Futsal Team
 * Sabah FA Women's Team
 * Kinabalu Jaguar F.C.
 * Cebagoo
 * Tawau Army
 * DYS
 * KDMM
 * Likas Utd
 * Merotai
 * Indah Utd
 * PRESTA
 * Ranhill
 * Tenom Juta