Royal Spanish Football Federation
UEFA | |
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Short name | RFEF |
Founded | 29 September 1913 |
Headquarters | Las Rozas de Madrid |
FIFA affiliation | 1914 |
UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
President | Pedro Rocha (interim) |
Website | rfef.es |
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913,[1][2][3] it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
RFEF organizes the national cup competitions (
It is also responsible for appointing the management of the
History
Origins
The Federación Española de Clubs de Football (FECF) was established in
The discussions to decide the venue of the 1913 Copa del Rey ended up causing another split, with Barcelona and España de Barcelona announcing their departure in the assembly held in May 1912, along with the Gipuzkoan clubs of Real Sociedad and Vasconia, and on 29 November 1912, these clubs founded the "Spanish Union of Football Clubs" (UECF) in San Sebastián, and again two parallel tournaments were held.[7]
Both the Spanish Federation of Clubs (FECF) and the Spanish Union of Clubs (UECF), tried to become the representatives of Spanish football. Both organizations had a monarch as parents, them being
The RUECF try to gain recognition by holding an international match against a Ligue de Football Association team (LFA was part of the French CFI, which was a member of FIFA), held on 25 May 1913 at the
The
Foundation
On 1 September 1913, the constitutive assembly of a new federation began as planned, choosing the name "Royal Spanish Football Federation" (Real Federación Española de Football) and granting the honorary presidency to King Alfonso XIII.[19][23][24] During this assembly it was recorded in the minutes that it was the constitutive assembly of a new federation completely different from the RFECF and the RUECF.[1][23][25][26] In addition, a board of directors was appointed under the vice-presidency of Ruiz Ferry, with the authority to designate its president, in accordance with the honorary president.[23][27] This board of directors took office on September 18.[28] Alfonso XIII officially granted the title of "Royal" to the RFEF on 25 September 1913[9] and accepted the honorary presidency.[29][30] Historically, it has been considered the RFEF was officially established on 29 September 1913,[2][3][31][32] although other sources place the date of foundation at 1 September 1913, when the first session of the constitutive assembly was held.[1][9][19] Also on 29 September 1913, the RFEF was accepted as a provisional member of FIFA, formalizing the federation's full entry into FIFA at the assembly held in Oslo on 27 July 1914.[8] The RFEF presented its statutes for approval and registration in the Associations Register on 16 January 1914. However, as was usual at that time, the process was delayed and the approval was not effective until 16 September 1921.[33] The appointment of Francisco García Molinas as president of the RFEF was reported in January 1914.[34][35] Lastly, the RFECF was dissolved on 18 October 1913[1][36] and the RUECF disappeared[37] on 5 February 1914.[11]
In order to put an end to the disputes that had marked the last editions of the Copa del Rey, it was agreed, among other measures, to form a championship for each regional federation (the country was divided into ten regions), which would serve as the qualifying stages for the tournament. The
National team
On 21 May 1920, the General Assembly of the RFEF approved the creation of the
On 28 August 1920, the first official match of the Spanish national team was played, held at the La Butte stadium (now Joseph Marien Stadium) in Brussels, in front of some 3,000 spectators. Spain wore a red shirt, white shorts, black socks and an embroidered lion on the chest. The match ended with a 1–0 victory against Denmark, with a goal from Gipuzkoan Patricio Arabolaza in the 54th minute.[41] In their maiden international tournament, Spain returned from Belgian lands with the silver medal after beating the Netherlands in the decisive match.
After the victory in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, alongside with the 2010 FIFA World Cup title by the men's side, Spain became one of the two countries (with Germany), to win both men and women world championships.[42] Besides, together with their youth teams, Spain became the current world champion in all three female categories (U-17, U-20 and senior level), unprecedented in the women's game.[43]
National league
On 30 June 1926, after a long process, the clubs approved the first professional football regulations, thus, following the English model, the sport of football become professional in Spain. This would lay the foundation for the founding of the "Campeonato Nacional de Liga" (La Liga), in 1929.
The first league edition ran from February to June 1929, and was played by ten clubs. Six clubs were selected for being Copa del Rey winners (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Arenas Club, Real Unión and Real Sociedad —as the successor club of the Club Ciclista), another three as runners-up (Atlético Madrid, RCD Espanyol and CE Europa), and to decide the tenth place, an eliminatory tournament between ten clubs was organized, which Racing de Santander won after beating Sevilla in the decisive match.[44] Barcelona was proclaimed champion of the first league edition with 25 points, closely followed by Real Madrid at 23.[45]
Competitions
RFEF national competitions:
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Honours
National football team
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Women
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National youth teams
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Women
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National futsal team
Men
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Women |
Territories
The RFEF consists of 19 regional and territorial federations, comprising the different Autonomous communities and cities in Spain.
- Andalusia: Royal Andalusian Football Federation
- Aragon: Royal Aragonese Football Federation
- Asturias: Royal Football Federation of the Principality of Asturias
- Balearic Islands: Balearic Islands Football Federation
- Basque Country: Basque Football Federation
- Canary Islands: Canarian Football Federation
- Cantabria: Royal Cantabrian Football Federation
- Castile and León: Royal Castile and León Football Federation
- Castilla–La Mancha: Castilla–La Mancha Football Federation
- Catalonia: Catalan Football Federation
- Ceuta: Ceuta Football Federation
- Community of Madrid: Royal Madrid Football Federation
- Extremadura: Extremaduran Football Federation
- Galicia: Royal Galician Football Federation
- La Rioja: Riojan Football Federation
- Melilla: Royal Melillan Football Federation
- Region of Murcia: Football Federation of the Region of Murcia
- Navarre: Navarre Football Federation
- Valencian Community: Valencian Community Football Federation
Presidents
President | Term |
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Francisco García | 1913–1916 |
Gabriel Maura | 1916–1920 |
David Ormaechea | 1921–1923 |
Gabriel Maura | 1923–1924 |
Julián Olave | 1924–1926 |
Antonio Bernabéu | 1926–1927 |
Pedro Díez de Rivera (Marqués de Someruelos) | 1927–1931 |
Leopoldo García | 1931–1936 |
Julián Troncoso | 1939–1940 |
Luis Saura | 1940–1941 |
Javier Barroso | 1941–1946 |
Jesús Rivero | 1946–1947 |
Armando Muñoz Calero | 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-Payá | 1970–1975 |
Pablo Porta | 1975–1984 |
José Luis Roca | 1984–1988 |
Ángel María Villar | 1988–2017 |
Juan Luis Larrea (interim) | 2017–2018 |
Luis Rubiales | 2018–2023 |
Pedro Rocha (interim) | 2023–present |
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External links
- Official website by RFEF
- Spain at FIFA
- Spain at UEFA