Brazilian Football Confederation
Governing body of association football in Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Governing body of association football in Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Confederation of Brazilian Football (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as Federação Brasileira de Sports , and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979.
CONMEBOL | |
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Short name | CBF |
Founded | 8 June 1914 |
Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro |
FIFA affiliation | 1923[1] |
CONMEBOL affiliation | 1916 |
President | Ednaldo Rodrigues |
Website | cbf.com.br |
The CBF has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[2] The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.[3]
It was announced on 29 September 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.[4][5]
Name | Position | Source |
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Ednaldo Rodrigues | President | [6] |
Antônio Aquino | Vice-president | [6] |
Fernando Sarney | 2nd Vice-president | [6] |
Francisco Novelletto | 3rd Vice-president | [6] |
Hélio Cury | 4th Vice-president | [6] |
Marcus Vicente | 5th Vice-president | [6] |
Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos | 6th Vice-president | [6] |
Roberto Góes | 7th Vice-president | [6] |
Alcino Reis Rocha | General Secretary | [6] |
Gilnei Botrel | Treasurer | [6] |
Dorival Júnior | Team coach (men's) | [6] |
Arthur Elias | Team coach (women's) | [6] |
Rodrigo Paiva | Media/Communications Manager | [6] |
Marcos Xavier | Futsal Coordinator | [6] |
Wilson Seneme | Referee Coordinator | [6] |
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