Royal Spanish Football Federation

Royal Spanish Football Federation
UEFA
Founded 1909 (as Federación Española de Clubs de Football)[1]
1913[2]
Headquarters Madrid
FIFA affiliation 1904
UEFA affiliation 1954
President Juan Luis Larrea
Website rfef.es

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Fútbol, RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.

It administers the competition committee (including the handling of the trophy) of the Campeonato Nacional de Liga: the Primera División and the Segunda División, even though they are organized by the Liga de Fútbol Profesional. It organizes the Segunda División B as well as the Tercera División with the assistance of the regional football federations.

It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Spanish national football team (men's), women's, and youth national football teams. The Spain national futsal team, also belongs to the federation.

Competitions

The RFEF also organizes several competitions:

Honours

National Team

  • Winner (1): 2010
  • Fourth place (1): 1950
  • Runner-up (1): 2013
  • Third place (1): 2009

National youth teams

Men

Women

Futsal National Team

Territories

The RFEF consists of 19 regional and territorial federations, comprising the different autonomous regions in Spain.

Presidents

President Years in power
Francisco García 1913–1916
Gabriel Maura 1916–1920
David Ormaechea 1921–1923
Gabriel Maura1923–1924
Julián Olave1924–1926
Antonio Bernabéu1926–1927
Pedro Díez de Rivera (Marqués de Someruelos) 1927–1931
Leopoldo García1931–1936
Julián Troncoso1939–1940
Luis Saura 1940–1941
Javier Barroso 1941–1946
Jesús Rivero 1946–1947
Armando Muñoz 1947–1950
Manuel Valdés 1950–1952
Sancho Dávila 1952–1954
Juan Touzón 1954–1956
Alfonso de la Fuente 1956–1960
Benito Pico 1960–1967
José Luis Costa 1967–1970
José Luis Pérez-Paya 1970–1975
Pablo Porta 1975–1984
José Luis Roca 1984–1988
Ángel María Villar 1988–2017
Juan Luis Larrea 2017–present

References

  1. ↑ Le quiere quitar cuatro títulos históricos al Madrid y uno al Barcelona. © MARCA.com. Retrieved on 2010-12-04.
  2. ↑ Adidas presentó la nueva equipación de España. Real Federación Española de Fútbol. Retrieved on 2010-12-04.
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