Colombian Football Federation
Encyclopedia
The Colombian Football Federation (in Spanish
: Federación Colombiana de Fútbol) is the governing body of football
in Colombia
. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA
since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL
and is in charge of the Colombia national football team
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Federación Colombiana de Fútbol) is the governing body of football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
and is in charge of the Colombia national football team
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
.
Presidents
- 1936: Carlos Lafourie Roncallo
- 1948: Bernardo Jaramillo García
- 1951: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
- 1957: Efraín Borrero
- 1957: Rafael Fernández
- 1958: Efraín Borrero
- 1961: Pedro Nery López
- 1962: Luis Benedetti Gómez
- 1964: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
- 1964: Alfonso Senior Quevedo
- 1971: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
- 1975: Alfonso Senior Quevedo
- 1982: León Londoño Tamayo
- 1992: Juan José Bellini
- 1995: Hernán Mejía Campuzano (interim)
- 1996: Álvaro Fina Domínguez
- 2002: Óscar Astudillo Palomino
- 2006: Luis H. Bedoya Giraldo
External links
- FCF Website
- Colombia at FIFA site
- Colombia at CONMEBOL site