Football Federation of Belarus explained

The Football Federation of Belarus (BFF; Belarusian: Беларуская федэрацыя футбола|Biełaruskaja Fiederacyja Futboła; Russian: Белорусская федерация футбола|Belorusskaya federatsiya futbola), also known as Belarusian Football Federation, is the governing body of football, beach soccer and futsal in Belarus. It organizes the Belarusian Premier League, Belarusian national football team and the Belarus women's national football team. It is based in Minsk.

History

The Belarusian Football Federation was founded in 1989. In 1992, the FIFA Federation won the right to participate in the World Cup.[1] In 1993, she joined UEFA, which allowed the national team to participate in the European Championships, and Belarusian clubs to participate in the European Cups.

In June 2021, UEFA suspended the Belarusian Football Federation from holding any events and competitions under its auspices.[2] The UEFA national teams and clubs will not play in UEFA tournaments, and previously scheduled UEFA Mini Football Champions League 2021 and UEFA Congress 2021 will be moved to other countries.[3] Previously, the 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which was planned to be held in Belarus, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA, the European governing body for football, temporarily suspended Belarusian national and club teams from international competitions, which was later reversed, and UEFA banned Belarus from hosting international competitions.[5] [6]

Presidents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Официальный сайт АБФФ . 2015-08-21 . 2020-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114153758/https://abff.by/ . live .
  2. Web site: В УЕФА сообщили об отстранении Беларуси от проведения всех мероприятий под своей эгидой – в том числе, матчей еврокубков . 2021-06-18 . . 2021-06-26 . 2021-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618200210/https://www.eurosport.ru/football/vysshaya-liga/2021/story_sto8380916.shtml . live.
  3. Web site: Беларусь — больше не Европа! Из-за Лукашенко УЕФА принял жёсткие санкции . Егорычев Н. . 2021-06-18 . . 2021-06-26 . 2021-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210626105734/https://www.championat.com/football/article-4380543-uefa-otmenil-vse-meropriyatiya-pod-svoej-egidoj-v-belarusi-chto-ob-etom-izvestno.html . live.
  4. Web site: 2020/21 Women's U19 EURO cancelled . 2021-02-23 . . 2021-06-26 . en . 2021-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430032518/https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0266-11a56c6d3473-3437941fc5d4-1000--2020-21-women-s-u19-euro-cancelled/ . live.
  5. Web site: UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine. Rob. Goldberg. Bleacher Report.
  6. News: Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks. Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  7. Web site: 2019-03-27. BelaPAN. In pictures: Retired army colonel elected unopposed as new chairman of Belarusian Football Federation. 2021-06-07. en.belapan.by. ru.
  8. News: Glushchenkov. Illya. 2020-04-02. Belarus football's new global following. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-06-07.
  9. https://abff.by/en/abff/structure/leaderships ABFF DIRECTORS

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