The Comité Territorial de Football de Saint-Barthélemy (') is the governing body of

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. The association was founded in 1994. In 2019 the committee announced that it was seeking membership in

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and the

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for the first time. As of the September 2019 elections, the president of the association is Zouhir Boubakeur and the vice-president is French footballing legend

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. Unlike other

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which are affiliated with the

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(FFF), the Comité Territorial de Football de Saint-Barthélemy was aligned with the Football League of Guadeloupe, an Overseas Collectivity from which Saint Barthélemy voted to secede and form a separate Collectivity in 2003. However, the CTFSB separated from the Guadeloupean association as a required step in becoming a member of the

and

. They have since been receiving support from the FFF.

League

The committee organizes the Saint-Barthelemy Championships.

National team

The

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is also organized by the committee.

References

External links

Official website
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League

National team

See also

References

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