Football Federation of Chile
Santiago, Chile | |
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FIFA affiliation | 1913 (revoking membership in 1925[1]) |
CONMEBOL affiliation | 1916 |
President | Pablo Milad Abusleme[2] |
Website | laroja |
The Football Federation of Chile (
Affiliation and organization
The Federación is affiliated to FIFA, CONMEBOL and the Olympic Committee of Chile. In turn, it is the body that governs both the professional and amateur football in Chile.
The Football Federation of Chile is responsible for overseeing the
Association staff
Name | Position | Source |
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Pablo Milad | President | [3] |
Justo Alvarez | Vice-president | [4] |
Jorge Yunge | General secretary | [5] |
Elias Vistoso | Treasurer | [6] |
Francis Cagigao | Technical director | [7] |
Eduardo Berizzo | Team coach (men's) | [8] |
José Letelier | Team coach (women's) | [9] |
Hector Olave | Media/communications manager | [10] |
Luis Alberto Ramírez
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Futsal Coordinator | [11] |
Jorge Antonio Fernández Aldunate | Referee coordinator | [12] |
History
The Football Association of Chile (FAC) was founded, after a meeting in
Having Hispanicised its name to Asociación de Football de Chile, FAC achieved affiliation to FIFA provisionally in 1913 and fully in 1914. In 1916, during the competition of the first
In 1917, the disputes with the Federación Sportiva Nacional were resolved. But in the early twenties, there appeared the Federación de Football de Chile located in Santiago, which, in October 1923, took the continental football national representation, before the retreat of the Asociación de Football de Chile from the CONMEBOL in order to form a parallel confederation. Faced with this situation, FIFA removed Chile in 1925.
This vital removal forced quick solutions, and on 24 January 1926, the Federación de Football de Chile merged with the Asociación de Football de Chile,[15] thus creating a single entity which rose to be the sole governing body of Chilean football. After the unification, the newly formed organization retained the name of "Federación de Football de Chile" and based in Valparaiso. It was recognized by CONMEBOL in April and, on a temporary basis, by FIFA in July.
The Federación de Fútbol de Chile registered its 1954 candidacy for hosting the 1962 World Cup. On 10 June 1956, as part of FIFA's Executive Congress in
On 15 August 2006, the Federación de Fútbol de Chile presented its candidacy to the Executive Committee of FIFA to host the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 2008, the fourth edition of the tournament. The committee resolved on 15 September 2006 granting the organising right to the Chilean Federation and it will be the first FIFA Women's World Cup, of any category, to be held in South America.
References
- ^ "Chilean Football Federation celebrates 125 years".
- ^ Federación de Fútbol de Chile – Association Information FIFA.com
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Chile - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ISBN 9781598843019. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780549444053. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ (in Spanish) The unification of national football, Article from the magazine "Los Sports de Santiago".
- ISBN 9780292744714. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via Google Books.
External links
- Official site
- Chile at FIFA site
- Chile at Conmebol site