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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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]
Association staff
edit| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 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] |
References
edit- ^ Confederação Brasileira de Futebol - Association Information FIFA.com
- ^ Jonathan Watts (29 May 2015). "Brazil starts congressional inquiry into corruption after Fifa arrests". the guardian. Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "A sede da seleção pentacampeã: uma opção de passeio" (in Portuguese). TeresópolisOn. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ "Brazil to set up women's soccer league". Sports. People's Daily. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Brazil will create women soccer cup". Sports. People's Daily. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Member Association - Brazil". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brazilian Football Confederation.
- Official website (Portuguese and English) Note: The organization blocks access to their website from a range of countries.
- CBF at YouTube
Other
edit- Brazil at FIFA site