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Governing body of association football in Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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]
Name | Position | Source |
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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] |
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