The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of

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. It is based in

La Ciudad del Fútbol ( en, The Football City of the Royal Spanish Football Federation) is a football training facility opened in 2003, serving as the headquarters of the Royal Spanish Football Federation as well as the official training centre of the Spanish footbal ...

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, a municipality near

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. It was founded on 14 October 1909 as ''Federación Española de Clubs de Football'', and officially founded on 29 September 1913. It administers the competition committee (including the handling of the trophy) of the Campeonato Nacional de Liga: the Primera División and the

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, even though they are organized by

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. It organizes the

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, the Segunda División RFEF and the Tercera División RFEF. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's,

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, and

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national football teams. The

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, also belongs to the federation. , the federation has 29,205 registered clubs and 1,074,567 federated football players.

History

Early history

It was founded on 14 October 1909 as the ''Federación Española de Clubs de Football'' (FECF) was established in

on 14 October 1909, serving as the forerunner of the current "Royal Spanish Football Federation" (RFEF) founded four years later. Some of the first clubs to join this original federation were

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, Sociedad Gimnástica, the Irún Sporting Club, Fortuna de Vigo and Sporting de Vigo. However, other clubs did not recognize the new organization as a single national federation, including relevant entities such as

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and Athletic Club and the current national champion,

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, and this caused the

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to have two parallel rival cup competitions: an "official", organized by the newly created FECF, in

, won by Barcelona, and an "unofficial", organized by the UECF (Unión Española de Clubes de Fútbol), in

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, won by Athletic. Both are currently recognized as official by the

RFEF 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 discussions to decide the venue of the

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ended up causing another split, with Barcelona and España de Barcelona announcing their departure in the assembly held in May 1912, along with the Gipuzkoan clubs of

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and Vasconia, and on 29 November 1912, these clubs founded the "Spanish Union of Football Clubs" (UECF) in San Sebastián, and again two parallel tournaments were held. Both the Spanish Federation of Clubs (FECF) and the Spanish Union of Clubs (UECF), tried to become the representatives of Spanish football. Both organizations had a monarch as parents, them being Queen Victoria Eugenia (leading a tournament of the Union of Clubs) and King

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(honorary president of the Federation). In addition, the UECF tried to get closer to

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by holding an international match against a French championship team, held on 25 May 1913 at the Amute in

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performed the functions of the Spanish coach and refereed the match. The game ended in a 1–1 draw with Spain's goalscorer being the

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. This meeting led the FIFA president, the Englishman

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, to contact

Carlos Padrós Carlos Padrós Rubió, also known as Carles Padrós Rubió (9 November 1870 – 30 December 1950) was a Spanish politician, businessman and football pioneer who was the 3rd President of Real Madrid. He was a member of the Spanish Liberal Party u ...

, then the greatest benefactor of Spanish football and former president of Real Madrid. Padrós had already signed a petition for the unification of both organizations, but the Spanish clubs refused to do so, and thus, on 31 May 1913, FIFA rejected the entry of Spanish football, by not accepting the coexistence of two federations. When this situation reached the ears of King

, he told

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, the president of the FECF Federation, that he would never admit any other organization other than the one of which he was honorary president. Juan Padrós informed Enrique Pariñas, the president of the Union of Clubs, about the King's position that marginalized the Union of Clubs, while Carlos informed the president of FIFA. Finally, at the behest of the monarch, both federations agreed to their definitive union. A new Board of Directors was then created and Ricardo Ruiz de Ferry (sports journalist) was elected president, with General Adolfo Meléndez and Antonio Bernabéu, as vice president and secretary, respectively.

Foundation

In a historic meeting held on 30 July 1913 in

, the new Board of Directors informed the King that the union of Spanish football had been achieved, and in turn the king granted the title of "Royal" to the Federation, which has since held the title and name of "Royal Spanish Football Federation". At this meeting the constitution of four regional federations (east, west, north and center) was also approved. The RFEF was officially established on 29 September 1913, with Francisco García Molina being elected as the first president of the new body, and in that same day, Molina was accepted as a provisional member of FIFA, formalizing the federation's full entry into FIFA at the assembly held in

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on 27 July 1914. In order to put an end to the disputes that had marked the last editions of the Copa del Rey, it was agreed, among other measures, to form a championship for each regional federation (the country was divided into ten regions), which would serve as the qualifying stages for the tournament. The

1914 Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey 1914 was the 14th staging of the Copa del Rey, the Spanish football cup competition. The Royal Spanish Football Federation took complete control of the cup tournament and decided that the clubs of the existing regional championshi ...

was the first edition of the competition to be organized by the RFEF, and Athletic Club were the winners after beating FC Espanya 2–1 in the

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. After their foundation in September 1913, one of the first initiatives taken by the Royal Spanish Football Federation was to promote an inter-regional championship that would serve as the first major "showcase" of Spanish football, and consequently, as the bases for the formation of a Spanish team that could compete with other international teams; and thus, in 1915, they launched the

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, which was sponsored by

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, who donated the trophy which his son, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, had to deliver, hence the name of the tournament.

National team

On 21 May 1920, the General Assembly of the RFEF approved the creation of the

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to participate in the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games. A committee of selectors made up of Paco Bru (representing the Catalonia region), José Angel Berraondo (from the North region) and

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(from the Center region) was appointed, although the latter two ultimately resigned for personal reasons, and

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(Treasurer of the Federation) joined the expedition. On 28 August 1920, the first official match of the Spanish national team was played, held at the La Butte stadium (now

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) in

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, in front of some 3,000 spectators. Spain wore a red shirt, white shorts, black socks and an embroidered lion on the chest. The match ended with a 1-0 victory against

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, with a goal from Gipuzkoan

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in the 54th minute. In their maiden international tournament, Spain returned from Belgian lands with the silver medal after beating the

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in the decisive match.

La Liga

On 30 June 1926 , after a long process, the clubs approved the first "Spanish Professional Football Regulations", thus, following the English model, the sport of football become

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in Spain. This would lay the foundation for the founding of the National League Championship (

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) in 1929. The first edition of La Liga ran from February to June 1929, and was played by ten clubs. Six clubs were selected for being

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winners (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao,

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and

—as the successor club of the

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), another three as runners-up (

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and

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), and to decide the tenth place, an eliminatory tournament between ten clubs was organized, which

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won after beating

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in the decisive match. Barcelona was proclaimed champion of the first league edition with 25 points, closely followed by Real Madrid at 23.

Competitions

The RFEF also organizes several competitions: * Men's Competitions: **

** Segunda División RFEF ** Tercera División RFEF ** Copa de S.M. el Rey **

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** Copa Federación * Women's competitions: ** Primera Federación FutFem ** Segunda Federación FutFem ** Primera Nacional FutFem ** Copa de S.M. la Reina ** Supercopa de España Femenina * Youth competitions: ** Copa de Campeones Juvenil **

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** División de Honor Juvenil ** Liga Nacional Juvenil

Honours

National football team

National youth teams

National futsal team

Territories

The RFEF consists of 19 regional and territorial federations, comprising the different Autonomous communities and cities in Spain. *

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 ...

Real Federación Andaluza de Fútbol 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. It is integrated into the Royal Spanish Footbal ...

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

Federación Aragonesa de Fútbol The Royal Aragonese Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Aragonesa de Fútbol; RFAF) is the governing body of the sport of Association football, football in Aragon, Spain. The RFAF organises Tercera División, Group 17 of the Tercera Divisi ...

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in nor ...

Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias The Royal Football Federation of the Principality of Asturias ( es, Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias; RFFPA) is the federation responsible for managing association football in the Principality of Asturias. Its current presid ...

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

: Federación de Fútbol de las Islas Baleares / Federació de Futbol de les Illes Balears * Basque Country: Federación Vasca de Fútbol / Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea **

Álava Álava ( in Spanish) or Araba (), officially Araba/Álava, is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Álava, former medieval Catholic bishopric and now Latin titular see. Its ca ...

: Federación Alavesa de Fútbol / Arabako Futbol Federakundea **

Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. B ...

: Federación Vizcaína de Fútbol / Bizkaiko Futbol Federakundea **

Gipuzkoa Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depa ...

: Federación Guipuzcoana de Fútbol / Gipuzkoako Futbol Federazioa *

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Federación Canaria de Fútbol The Canarian Football Federation ( es, Federación Canaria de Fútbol; FCF) is the football association responsible for all competitions of any form of football developed in the Canary Islands. It is integrated into the Royal Spanish Football Feder ...

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: Federación Interinsular de Fútbol de Las Palmas **

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: Federación Interinsular de Fútbol de Tenerife *

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...

: Federación Cántabra de Fútbol *

Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

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Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha (, , ), or Castile La Mancha, is an autonomous community of Spain. Comprising the provinces of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Guadalajara and Toledo, it was created in 1982. The government headquarters are in Toledo, and ...

: Federación de Fútbol de Castilla-La Mancha *

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

: Federación Catalana de Fútbol / Federació Catalana de Futbol *

Ceuta Ceuta (, , ; ar, سَبْتَة, Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territorie ...

: Federación de Fútbol de Ceuta *

Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (''Meseta Central''). Its capital and largest munici ...

Real Federación de Fútbol de Madrid The Royal Madrid Football Federation ( es, Real Federación de Fútbol de Madrid; RFFM) is the governing body of the sport of football in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Its headquarters are in the city of Madrid. Functions Below the national lev ...

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

: Federación Extremeña de Fútbol * Galicia: Real Federación Gallega de Fútbol / Real Federación Galega de Fútbol *

La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous community and province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and N� ...

: Federación Riojana de Fútbol *

Melilla Melilla ( , ; ; rif, Mřič ; ar, مليلية ) is an autonomous city of Spain located in north Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of . It was par ...

: Real Federación Melillense de Fútbol *

Region of Murcia The Region of Murcia (, ; es, Región de Murcia ), is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain located in the southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. The region is in ...

: Federación de Fútbol de la Región de Murcia *

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

: Federación Navarra de Fútbol / Nafarroako Futbol Federazioa *

Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...

: Federación de Fútbol de la Comunidad Valenciana / Federació de Futbol de la Comunitat Valenciana

Presidents

References

External links

Official website RFEF

at FIFA site

at UEFA site {{Authority control

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1909 establishments in Spain Sports organizations established in 1909 Organisations based in Spain with royal patronage