Football Union of Russia
Encyclopedia
The Russian Football Union is the governing body of football
in Russia
. The Union is considered a direct successor of the Football Federation of USSR. It organizes the football league, Premier-Liga
, and the Russian national football team
. It is based in Moscow
.
. The Unions initially consisted of 52 organizations across the Russian Empire
. It was not until 1934 when the Football Federation of USSR was formed initially under the name the Football Section of Soviet Union
. The organization of it was in accordance with the Declaration of the All-Union Council of Fitness Culture of USSR on December 27, 1934. The Section was admitted to FIFA as the Soviet organization in 1946 and admitted to UEFA in 1954. Later the Section was reorganized as the Football Federation of USSR. Concurrently with the Section and later Federation until 1972 there operated the Football Directorate of the Soviet Sport Committee that was subordinated directly to the Soviet Ministry of Sport. The Directorate was never recognized on the international level.
With the fall of the Soviet Union the modern Russian Football Union was formed (a constituent conference took place on February 8, 1992), inheriting everything from the previous associations such as VRS and FF USSR and reinstated in FIFA on July 3, 1992. In July 1992 was formed the Russian national football team.
Chairmen of All-Russian Football Union
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 Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The Union is considered a direct successor of the Football Federation of USSR. It organizes the football league, Premier-Liga
Russian Premier League
The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...
, and the Russian national football team
Russia national football team
The Russia national football team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union , the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home grounds are Luzhniki Stadium, Lokomotiv Stadium , and Petrovsky Stadium in St.Petersburg and their head coach is...
. It is based in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
History
The All-Russian Football Union (VRS) was created on January 19, 1912 and in the same year was admitted to FIFAFIFA
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. The Unions initially consisted of 52 organizations across the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. It was not until 1934 when the Football Federation of USSR was formed initially under the name the Football Section of Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. The organization of it was in accordance with the Declaration of the All-Union Council of Fitness Culture of USSR on December 27, 1934. The Section was admitted to FIFA as the Soviet organization in 1946 and admitted to UEFA in 1954. Later the Section was reorganized as the Football Federation of USSR. Concurrently with the Section and later Federation until 1972 there operated the Football Directorate of the Soviet Sport Committee that was subordinated directly to the Soviet Ministry of Sport. The Directorate was never recognized on the international level.
With the fall of the Soviet Union the modern Russian Football Union was formed (a constituent conference took place on February 8, 1992), inheriting everything from the previous associations such as VRS and FF USSR and reinstated in FIFA on July 3, 1992. In July 1992 was formed the Russian national football team.
Presidents
Russian Football Union- Sergei Fursenko (February 3, 2010 - present)
- Nikita Simonyan (November 24, 2009 - February 3, 2010) (acting)
- Vitaliy Mutko (April 2, 2005 - November 24, 2009)
- Vyacheslav KoloskovVyacheslav KoloskovVyacheslav Ivanovich Koloskov was a famous Russian and Soviet sport functionary, vice-president of FIFA .He was a football player but without remarkable achievements. He was a Head of football and hockey Union....
(1992 - April 2, 2005)
Chairmen of All-Russian Football Union
- Robert Fulda (1914 - 1915)
- Artur Makferson (January 1912 - 1914)
- Robert Fulda (deputy chairman)
- G.V.Gartlei (deputy chairman)
External links
- Football Union of Russia Website (in RussianRussian languageRussian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) - Russia (USSR) National Football Team
- Russia at FIFA site
- Russia at UEFA site