The Catalan Football Federation (, ; FCF) is the

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association responsible for administering football in Catalonia. It was formed on 11 November 1900 as the Football Associació de Catalunya (). It was the first football association founded in

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. The first president was Eduard Alesson and the original members included

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, Català SC, Hispania AC and Sociedad Española de Football. Between 1903 and 1940, the federation organised the Campionat de Catalunya, the first league championship ever played in

. Since 1904, the federation has also organised the

Catalonia national football team The Catalonia national football team () is the official football team of Catalonia. It is organised by the Catalan Football Federation, founded in 1900. The team has been referred to by various names including , and the Catalan XI. As the Catala ...

. Today, the federation continues to organise its own club competition, the

Copa Catalunya The Copa Catalunya () is a knockout competition organised by the Catalan Football Federation for football clubs in the Catalonia autonomous community of Spain. History Between 1903 and 1940, it was known as the ''Catalan football championship ...

. It also administers Tercera División Group 5 and the

Primera Catalana The Primera Catalana is the 7th tier of the Spanish football league system and the second highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The league was formed in 1991 to replace Regional Preferent as the first level of Catalonia and was ...

within the

Spanish football league system The Spanish football league system consists of several professional, semi-professional, amateur and non-professional leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The top two tiers of the male league pyramid — Primera Di ...

, and the Catalonia amateur football team which represents those leagues in regional competitions.

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Sports organizations established in 1900 1900 establishments in Catalonia