Royal Belgian Football Association

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President

Founded	1895
FIFA affiliation	1904
UEFA affiliation	1954
François De Keersmaecker

The Belgian Football Association (KBVB/URBSFA) (Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond, French: Union Royale Belge des Societes de Football Association) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It is based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium.

The Belgian Football Association organizes the Belgium national football team, and runs the Belgian football league system, which includes the following competitions:

Jupiler League
Second division
Third division
Promotion
Provincial leagues
Cup
Supercup
Futsal competitions
Women's competitions

[edit] Chairmen

2006-present: François De Keersmaecker
2001-2005: Jan Peeters
1987-2001: Michel D'Hooghe
1967-1987: Louis Wouters
1951-1967: Georges Hermesse
1945-1951: Francis Dessain
1937-1943: Oscar Van Keesbeeck
1929-1937: Rodolphe-William Seeldrayers
1924-1929: Count Joseph d'Oultremont
1895-1924: Baron Edouard de Laveleye

[edit] External links

(English) (German) (French) (Dutch) Official website

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Belgium national football team – Managers

de Laveleye (on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1904–10) • Maxwell (1910–13) • Bunyan (1914) • de Laveleye (on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1914–20) • Maxwell (1920–28) • Löwenfelt (1928–30) • Goetinck (1930–34) • Turnauer (1935) • Butler (1935–40) • van Keesbeeck (on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1940–44) • Demol (1944–46) • Gormlie (1947–53) • Livingstone (1953–54) • Vandeweyer (1955–57) • Nicolay (Caretaker) (1957) • Toldi (1957–58) • Vanden Stock (1958–68) • Goethals (1968–76) • Thys (1976–89) • Meeuws (1989–90) • Thys (1990–91) • van Himst (1991–96) • van Moer (1996) • Leekens (1997–99) • Waseige (1999–02) • Anthuenis (2002–05) • Vandereycken (2006–)

Football in Belgium

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League competitions	The FA	Cup competitions and awards
Jupiler League	Belgium U-21 Youth	Cup
Second division	Women	Supercup
Third division (A, B)	List of clubs	Golden Shoe
Promotion (A, B, C, D)	List of venues	Professional football awards