Costa Rican Football Federation

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

Costa Rican Football Federation
CONCACAF
FoundedJune 13, 1921 (1921-06-13)
HeadquartersSan Rafael, Alajuela
FIFA affiliation1927
CONCACAF affiliation1961[1]
UNCAF affiliation1950a
PresidentRodolfo Villalobos[2]
Vice-PresidentSergio Hidalgo[2]
Websitefedefutbol.com

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).

Association staff
Name Position Source
Costa Rica Rodolfo Villalobos President [3][4]
Costa Rica Sergio Hidalgo Vice-president [5]
Costa Rica Gustavo Araya Carvajal General Secretary [6][7]
Costa Rica Eladio Carranza Treasurer [8]
Costa Rica Julio Murillo Technical Director [9]
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez Team Coach (Men's) [10]
Costa Rica Amelia Valverde Team Coach (Women's) [11]
Costa Rica Cristian Williams Media/Communications Manager [12]
Brazil Eduardo Pacheco Futsal Coordinator [13]
Costa Rica Jeffrey Solis Referee Coordinator [14]

See also

Notes
1.^a The UNCAF website incorrectly lists the Costa Rican Football Federation as being founded in 1931 and affiliated in 1950.[15]

References
  1. "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". 23 September 1961.
  2. "Comité Ejecutivo - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol". fedefutbol.com (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  4. "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  7. "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  8. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  9. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  10. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  11. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  12. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  13. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  14. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  15. Estrada, Víctor. "Costa Rica". www.uncafut.com (in European Spanish). Central American Football Union. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  • Main article: List of soccer clubs in Costa Rica


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