Brazilian Football Confederation
Governing body of association football in Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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, and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979.
| CONMEBOL | |
|---|---|
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| 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
| 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] |
| Vacant |
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] |
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