Costa_Rican_Football_Federation

Costa Rican Football Federation

Costa Rican Football Federation

Governing body of association football in Costa Rica

The Costa Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol, FCRF), also known as FEDEFUTBOL or FEDEFUT, is the official association football governing body in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rica national football team and the Costa Rica women's national football team.

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History

On June 13, 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol was created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport Cartaginés, Club Sport Herediano, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense to direct and organize football in Costa Rica. In 1931, the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and then in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL).

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Notes

1.^a The UNCAF website incorrectly lists the Costa Rican Football Federation as being founded in 1931 and affiliated in 1950.[4]

References

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    "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". 23 September 1961.
  2. [2]
    FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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    "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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    Estrada, Víctor. "Costa Rica". www.uncafut.com (in European Spanish). Central American Football Union. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  • Main article: List of soccer clubs in Costa Rica


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