Costa Rican Football Federation

Costa Rican Football Federation
CONCACAF
File:Costa Rican Football Federation logo.svg
Founded	June 13, 1921; 103 years ago (1921-06-13)
Headquarters	San José
FIFA affiliation	1927
CONCACAF affiliation	1961^[1]
President	Rodolfo Villalobos ^[2]
Website	Fedefutbol.com

The Costa Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol), commonly known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rican national team.

History

On 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).

External links

Official website
Costa Rica at FIFA website
Costa Rica at CONCACAF site

References

^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". La Nación (Google News Archive). 23 September 1961.
^ "La FEDEFUTBOL sigue caminando". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.

Main article: List of soccer clubs in Costa Rica

v t e Sports governing bodies in Costa Rica (CRC)
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Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Costa Rican Olympic Committee

Football in Costa Rica

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Futsal Beach soccer
Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Primera Ascenso Aficionado
Women	Premier Division Second Division

Domestic cups

Men	Costa Rican Cup Supercup

Awards

Lists

v t e National football associations of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America (NAFU)	Canada Mexico United States
Central America (UNCAF)	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean (CFU)	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Bonaire² British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{1 2} Grenada Guadeloupe² Guyana¹ Haiti Jamaica Martinique² Montserrat Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin² Saint-Barthélemy Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten² Suriname¹ Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
¹ South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. ² Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional CECAFA CEMAC COSAFA WAFU Intercontinental Arab
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional ASEAN AFF-EAFF Central East South West Intercontinental Arab
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Intercontinental CONMEBOL–UEFA
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Intercontinental CONMEBOL–UEFA
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
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