Brazilian Football Confederation

Brazilian Football Confederation
CONMEBOL

Founded	1914
FIFA affiliation	1924
CONMEBOL affiliation	1916
President	Colonel Nunes (interim)

The Brazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol or CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil.

The CBF has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.^[1] The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.^[2]

It was announced on September 29, 2007 that the CBF would launch a women's league and cup competition in October 2007 following pressure from FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Jonathan Watts (29 May 2015). "Brazil starts congressional inquiry into corruption after Fifa arrests". the guardian (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
↑ "A sede da seleção pentacampeã: uma opção de passeio." (in Portuguese). TeresópolisOn. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
↑ "Brazil to set up women's soccer league". Sports. People's Daily. 2007-09-29. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
↑ "Brazil will create women soccer cup". Sports. People's Daily. 2007-09-29. Archived from the original on November 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

External links

Official site (Portuguese and English)
Brazil at FIFA site

National Members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

Football in Brazil

Brazilian Football Confederation

Men's

National teams	National team (History Players Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15

League system	Série A Série B Série C Série D

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil Copa do Nordeste Copa Verde Primeira Liga

State championships	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia (2) Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais (2) Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco (2) Piauí Rio de Janeiro (2) Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul (2), (3) Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo (2, 3, 4) Sergipe (2) Tocantins

State cups	Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Sul Santa Catarina São Paulo

Youth competitions	Série A U-20 Copa do Brasil U-20 (U-17) Copa Santiago Copa São Paulo Taça Belo Horizonte

State federations	Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins

Defunct competitions	Wanderpreis Cup Copa dos Campeões Estaduais Taça Brasil Torneio dos Campeões 1967 Torneio dos Campeões da CBD Copa Norte-Nordeste Copa Sul-Minas Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa Torneio do Povo Campeonato da Cidade de Campos Campeonato Fluminense Copa dos Campeões da Copa Brasil Torneio dos Campeões Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais Supercopa do Brasil Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal Torneio Rio-São Paulo Copa Centro-Oeste Copa Norte Copa dos Campeões Torneio de Integração da Amazônia Paulista B3 Paulista B2 Copa Integração Copa Macaé Recopa Sul-Brasileira

Awards Broadcasters (Série A) CBF Ranking Champions Derbies Mascots Clubs Footballers (Expatriate) Managers Records Referees Seasons Transfers Triple Crown Venues

Women's

National teams	National team (Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17

League system	Série A

Domestic cups	Copa do Brasil

State championships	Rio de Janeiro São Paulo

Champions Clubs Footballers

FIFA World Cup hosts

Football in South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina (AFA)

Bolivia (FBF)

Brazil (CBF)

Chile (FFC)

Colombia (FCF)

Ecuador (FEF)

Paraguay (APF)

Peru (FPF)

Uruguay (AUF)

Venezuela (FVF)

National team competitions

Men	Copa América Copa América Centenario Under-20 Football Championship Under-17 Football Championship Under-15 Football Championship Pan American Games Superclásico de las Américas Bolivarian Games South American Games Futsal Championship Under-20 Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship

Women	Copa América Femenina Under-20 Women's Football Championship Under-17 Women's Football Championship Pan American Games South American Games Copa América Femenina de Futsal

Club competitions

Men	Copa Libertadores de América Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Copa Suruga Bank Copa Libertadores de Futsal U-20 Copa Libertadores

Women	Copa Libertadores Femenina Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal

Defunct	Intercontinental Cup Copa CONMEBOL Copa Interamericana Copa Iberoamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Supercopa Libertadores Copa Master de Supercopa Copa de Oro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

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