The Salvadoran Football Federation ( es, Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol or ) is the official governing
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 ...
organization in
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south ...
and is in charge of the
El Salvador national football team
The El Salvador national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de El Salvador) represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT).
In 1899, two teams from Santa Ana and San S ...
, and
El Salvador national beach soccer team The federation is also in charge of the three tiers of domestic club competition, including the top-flight
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional.
In May 2010, FIFA briefly suspended teams and associated members from international competition on the grounds that the Salvadoran government had not acknowledged the authority of the Normalisation Committee set up to represent FESFUT. On May 28, the suspension was lifted.
In November 2010 the federation started the first
women's football league in El Salvador.
In September 2013, the federation imposed a life-time ban on 14 members of the country's national team for match-fixing and another three players were banned for between six and 18 months. The players were accused of receiving bribes for international matches.
BBC
El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life
On July 31, 2014, the general assembly of football elected Jorge Alberto Cabrera Rajo as the new president of the federation.
Board of directors
Referees
References
External links
*
at FIFA site
El Salvador
at CONCACAF site
Facebook profile
Twitter profile
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Football in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south ...
Association football governing bodies in Central America
Sports organizations established in 1935
1935 establishments in El Salvador