The Brazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol or CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on August 20, 1914 as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD), meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol (all the four levels) and Copa do Brasil. The state federations, which organizes the state championships, are subordinated to CBF. The organization also administrates the Brazil national football team and the Brazil women's national football team. It is based in Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state. The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.[1]
It was announced on September 29, 2007 that the CBF will 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.[2][3]
Presidents of CBF
|
Name |
Term start |
Term end |
| 1. |
Álvaro Zamith |
November 20, 1915 |
November 4, 1916 |
| 2. |
Arnaldo Guinle |
November 4, 1916 |
January 8, 1920 |
| 3. |
Ariovisto de Almeida Rego |
January 8, 1920 |
April 26, 1921
|
| 4. |
Oswaldo Gomes |
April 26, 1921 |
January 26, 1924 |
| 5. |
Ariovisto de Almeida Rego |
January 26, 1924 |
June 20, 1924 |
| 6. |
Wladimir Bernardes |
June 20, 1924 |
December 19, 1924 |
| 7. |
Oscar Rodrigues da Costa |
December 19, 1924 |
October 13, 1927 |
| 8. |
Renato Pacheco |
October 13, 1927 |
September 23, 1933 |
| 9. |
Álvaro Catão |
September 23, 1933 |
September 5, 1936 |
| 10. |
Luiz Aranha |
September 5, 1936 |
January 28, 1943 |
| 11. |
Rivadávia Correa Meyer |
January 28, 1943 |
January 14, 1955 |
| 12. |
Sylvio Correa Pacheco |
January 14, 1955 |
January 14, 1958 |
| 13. |
João Havelange |
January 14, 1958 |
January 10, 1975 |
| 14. |
Heleno de Barros Nunes |
January 10, 1975 |
January 18, 1980 |
| 15. |
Giulite Coutinho |
January 18, 1980 |
January 17, 1986 |
| 16. |
Otávio Pinto Guimarães |
January 17, 1986 |
January 16, 1989 |
| 17. |
Ricardo Teixeira |
January 16, 1989 |
January 2014 |
Honors
- World Cup: 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002)
- Copa América: 8 times (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2007)
- Confederations Cup: 3 times (1997, 2005 and 2009)
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