The Royal Castile and León Football Federation (; RFCYLF) is the delegation to
RFEF
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
RFEF organizes the national cup competitio ...
of
Castile and León
Castile and León is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwestern Spain. Castile and León is the largest autonomous community in Spain by area, covering 94,222 km2. It is, however, sparsely populated, with a pop ...
, and is responsible for conducting the work of this organization and football events in Castile and León.
It was founded in 1923 under the name Federación Regional Castellano Leonesa de Clubs de Football (1923–1936). It was renamed Federación Oeste (1950–1986) and from 28 May 1986 is known today as grouping the nine provinces of Castile and León.
Recently, its headquarters have been located in Arroyo de la Encomienda (Valladolid). It is chaired by Marcelino Martinez Maté. The various committees that form are:
*The referee committee, chaired by Iñaki Sáez Morgotón.
*The coaches committee, chaired by Maria Alfonso Garcia Varas.
*Football and futsal committee.
The federation has 9 regional branches and 2 sub-delegations, located in
Miranda de Ebro
Miranda de Ebro () is a Spanish municipality belonging to the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Straddling the Ebro river, near its confluence with the Bayas, the city is located on the northern watershed of the ...
and
Ponferrada
Ponferrada () is a city of Spain, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Ponferrada, the second most populated municipality of the Province of León, is also the capital city of El Bierzo, the only Comarcas of Spain, ''comarca'' ...
.
In 1998, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its foundation, organized the first game of the senior team against the
Aragon official football team, in a game in
Soria
Soria () is a municipality and a Spanish city, located on the Douro river in the east of the autonomous community of Castile and León and capital of the province of Soria. Its population is 38,881 ( INE, 2017), 43.7% of the provincial populatio ...
.
Presidents
* Salvador Covelo (1923–1932)
* Antonio Villalón (1950-)
* Ramón Burrieza (-)
* Benito Zafra Martín (-1987)
* Mario Luis Morán (1987–1996)
* Marcelino Maté Martínez (1996-)
See also
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Castile and León autonomous football team
The Castile and León autonomous football team is its national football team. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because it is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. It only plays friendly matches.
Selected i ...
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Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in Castile and León The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Community of Castile and León:
* Primera División Regional Aficionados (Level 6)
* Primera División Provincial Aficionados (Level 7)
* Segunda División Provincial Aficionados (Level 8)
* Tercera Divisi ...
External links
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Spanish football associations
Sports organizations established in 1923
Football in Castile and León
1923 establishments in Spain