The Royal Andalusian Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Andaluza de Fútbol; RFAF) is the football association responsible for all competitions of any form of football developed in
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...
. It is integrated into 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 ...
and its headquarters are located in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
and has offices in the capitals of the provinces.
It originated in the so-called ''Federación Novena de Football Clubes'' headed by Francisco Javier Alba and founded on 22 February 1915, and was the organizer of the various football events occurring in the community after the boom of the game in the second decade of the 20th century, including the
'South' Championship (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. It was called ''Federación Regional Sur'' since 1916 and took its current name on 17 March 1950.
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Andalusia autonomous football team
The Andalusia national football team is the national football team of Andalusia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because Andalusia is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. It mostly plays only friendly matches. ...
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List of Spanish regional football federations
There are seventeen football federations in Spain. These organizations are the governing bodies (alongside the Royal Spanish Football Federation) of autonomous community football. Most of them have their own football team.
The 19 Football Federati ...
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...
Sports organizations established in 1915
Football in Andalusia
1915 establishments in Spain
Organisations based in Spain with royal patronage
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