The Royal Galician Football Federation ( gl, Real Federación Galega de Fútbol, es, Real Federación Gallega de Fútbol; RFGF) is the governing body of the sport of
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
in
Galicia,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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The RFGF organises
Group 1 Group 1 may refer to:
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of the
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...
, with the assistance of the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. It was founded on 14 October 1909 ...
(RFEF), as part of the
Spanish football league system
The Spanish football league system consists of several professional, semi-professional and non-professional leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The top two tiers of the male league pyramid—La Liga, Primera División ...
. It also organises the
Copa Galiza and
regional divisions of Galicia independently from the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. It was founded on 14 October 1909 ...
.
The RFGF, which also administered the
Championship of Galicia (a regional league competition whose best teams qualified for the
Copa del Rey
The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...
) until the end of the 1930s, was founded in 1909 and is based in
A Coruña
A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and s ...
.
Competitions
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Copa Xunta
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Tercera División (Group 1)
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Preferente Autonómica
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Primeira Autonómica
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Segunda Autonómica
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Terceira Autonómica
See also
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Galicia national football team
The Galicia national football team is the official football team of Galicia. It is organised by the Galician Football Federation. The team is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA and is, therefore, only allowed to play friendly matches.
History Ea ...
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Spanish football league system
The Spanish football league system consists of several professional, semi-professional and non-professional leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The top two tiers of the male league pyramid—La Liga, Primera División ...
External links
Official website
Galicia
Football in Galicia (Spain)
Sports organizations established in 1909
1909 establishments in Spain
Organisations based in Spain with royal patronage
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