Costa Rican Football Federation

Costa Rican Football Federation
CONCACAF

Founded	June 13, 1921 (1921-06-13)
FIFA affiliation	1927
CONCACAF affiliation	1961^[1]
President	Jorge Hidalgo (interim)^[2]
Website	FedefutbolCR.com

The Costa Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol), commonly known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rican national team.

History

On June 13, 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol was created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport Cartaginés, Club Sport Herediano, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense to direct and organize football in Costa Rica. In 1931, the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and then in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL).

External links

Official website
Costa Rica at FIFA website
Costa Rica at CONCACAF site

References

↑ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". La Nación (Google News Archive). 23 September 1961.
↑ "La FEDEFUTBOL sigue caminando". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

Main article: List of soccer clubs in Costa Rica

Football in Costa Rica

Fedefutbol
UNAFUT
LIFUSE
LINAFA
ADELIFFE
ADEFUPLA
LIFUTSAL

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Primera Ascenso Aficionado
Women	Costa Rican women's football championship

Domestic cups

Men	Costa Rican Cup Supercup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National football associations of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America (NAFU)	Bahamas¹ Bermuda¹ Canada Mexico United States
Central America (UNCAF)	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean (CFU)	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Barbados Bonaire⁴ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
¹ NAFU member but participates in CFU. ² South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. ³ Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA. ⁴ Associate CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African 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 Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

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Costa Rican Football Federation

History

See also

External links

References