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Governing body of association football in Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA; Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond; French: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association; German: Königlicher Belgischer Fußballverband) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It was a founding member of FIFA in 1904 and UEFA in 1954 and was based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium. Since October 2021, the headquarters of the RBFA are located in Tubize, next to its technical centre. Its chairman is Robert Huygens.
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| Founded | 1 September 1895 |
| Headquarters | Brussels |
| FIFA affiliation | 1904 |
| UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
| President | Pascale Van Damme |
| Website | www |
The Association organizes the Belgium men's, women's, youth national teams, and national eSports team for FIFA.[1][2][3][4][5] It also runs the Belgian football league system, which includes the following competitions:
Each year, the executive committee of the Belgian FA honours deserving people with awards.[6]
These include (highest award first):
In the summer of 1986, when the national men's A-selection reached the semifinals of the World Cup in Mexico, the football team started the project Casa Hogar under impulse of RBFA delegation responsible Michel D'Hooghe. This is a home for street children in the industrial Mexican city Toluca, to which the football players donated part of their tournament bonuses. During 25 years, the RBFA stayed committed with this project and helped 500 children to meals and education.[7]
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