Royal Spanish Football Federation
Royal Spanish Football Federation
| UEFA |
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| Founded |
1909 |
| FIFA affiliation |
1913 |
| UEFA affiliation |
1954 |
| Website |
rfef.es |
| President |
Ángel María Villar |
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The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Fútbol, RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Futbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
It organizes the Campeonato Nacional de Liga: the Primera División, the Segunda División and the Segunda División B. It also administers the Tercera División with the assistance of the regional football federations.
It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Spanish national football team (men's), women's and youth national football teams. The Spain national futsal team, also belongs to the federation.
Competitions
The RFEF also organizes several competitions:
- National cups:
- Women's competitions:
- Superliga Femenina
- Liga Nacional Femenina
- Copa de la Reina
- Youth competitions:
- Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol
- Copa del Rey Juvenil de Fútbol
- División de Honor Juvenil
- Liga Nacional Juvenil
Honours
National Team
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- Gold Medal (1): 1992
- Silver Medal (2): 1920, 2000
National youth teams
Men
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- Winner (1): 1999
- Runner-up (2): 1985, 2003
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- Runner-up (3): 1991, 2003, 2007
- Third place (2): 1997, 2009
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- Winner (2): 1986, 1998
- Runner-up (2): 1984, 1996
- Third place (2): 1994, 2000
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- Winner (4): 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
- UEFA U-17/16 Championship (U-17 since 2002)
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- Winner (8): 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008
- Runner-up (5): 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010
- Third place (3): 1985, 1998, 2006
Women
- UEFA Women's U-19 Championship
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- Winner (1): 2004
- Runner-up (5): 2000
- UEFA Women's U-17 Championship
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- Winner (1): 2010
- Runner-up (1): 2009
Futsal National Team
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- Winner (2): 2000, 2004
- Runner-up (2): 1996, 2008
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- Winner (5): 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2010
- Runner-up (2): 1999
Territories
The RFEF consists of 19 regional and territorial federations, comprising the different autonomous regions in Spain.
Presidents
| President |
Years in power |
| 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 |
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-Paya |
1970-1975 |
| Pablo Porta |
1975-1984 |
| José Luis Roca |
1984-1988 |
| Ángel María Villar |
1988-present |
External links
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Football in Spain |
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| RFEF · LFP |
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| National teams |
Spain (women's) · U-21 · U-20 · U-19 · U-18 · U-17 · U-16 · Youth
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| League system |
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| Women's league system |
Superliga Femenina (3 groups) · Liga Nacional Femenina (6 groups)
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| Youth league system |
División de Honor Juvenil (7 groups) · Liga Nacional Juvenil (21 groups)
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| Domestic cups |
Copa del Rey · Copa de la Liga (defunct) · Supercopa de España · Copa Federación
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| Women's domestic cups |
Copa de la Reina
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| Youth domestic cups |
Copa de Campeones Juvenil · Copa del Rey Juvenil
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Russia · Qatar
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Candidate countries
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Candidate countries
(2022 only) |
Australia · Japan · Qatar · South Korea · United States
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| Cancelled bids |
Indonesia · Mexico
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