Brazilian Football Confederation
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The Brazilian Football Confederation (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 [pt], and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979.
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CONMEBOL | |
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Short name | CBF |
Founded | 8 June 1914; 110 years ago (1914-06-08) |
Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro |
FIFA affiliation | 1923[1] |
CONMEBOL affiliation | 1916 |
President | Ednaldo Rodrigues |
Website | cbf.com.br |
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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]