The Costa Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol, FCRF), also known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rica national football team and the Costa Rica women's national football team.
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| Founded | June 13, 1921 |
| Headquarters | San Rafael, Alajuela |
| FIFA affiliation | 1927 |
| CONCACAF affiliation | 1961[1] |
| UNCAF affiliation | 1950a |
| President |  Osael Maroto |
| Website | fedefutbol |
History
editOn June 13, 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol was created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport Cartaginés, Club Sport Herediano, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense to direct and organize football in Costa Rica. In 1931, the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and then in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL).
Association staff
edit| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Osael Maroto
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President | [2][3] |
See also
editNotes
editExternal links
edit- Official website
- Costa Rica at FIFA website
- Costa Rica at CONCACAF site
References
edit- ^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". 23 September 1961.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- ^ Estrada, Víctor. "Costa Rica". www.uncafut.com (in European Spanish). Central American Football Union. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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