[2] In March 2012, former Dynamo Sukhum top player Jemal Gubaz was elected to succeed Dzapshba.
[3] On 8 September 2015, the FFA announced that the upcoming leadership election had been moved forward to October from the Spring of 2016, so as to leave more time for the preparation of the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, hosted by Abkhazia.
[4] Initially, there were two candidates, incumbent Chairman Gubaz and Ruslan Ajinjal, who had announced his retirement from professional football on 7 June.
[6] On 25 September FFA Council decided to hold the election on 15 October, with Ajinjal as the only candidate.
[8] On 24 January 2017, Ajinjal resigned as Chairman, and on 25 February, the coach of Abkhazia's national football team Juma Kvaratskhelia was unanimously elected as his successor.