Brazilian Football Confederation Explained
The Confederation of Brazilian Football (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as, and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979.
The CBF has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[1] The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.[2]
It was announced on 29 September 2007, that the CBF would launch a women's league and cup competition in October 2007 following pressure from FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.[3] [4]
Association staff
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|
 Ednaldo Rodrigues | President | [5] |
| Antônio Aquino | Vice-president | |
| Fernando Sarney | 2nd Vice-president | |
| Francisco Novelletto | 3rd Vice-president | |
| Hélio Cury | 4th Vice-president | |
| Marcus Vicente | 5th Vice-president | |
| Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos | 6th Vice-president | |
| Roberto Góes | 7th Vice-president | |
| Alcino Reis Rocha | General Secretary | |
| Gilnei Botrel | Treasurer | |
| Dorival Júnior | Team coach (men's) | |
| Arthur Elias | Team coach (women's) | |
| Rodrigo Paiva | Media/Communications Manager | |
| Marcos Xavier | Futsal Coordinator | |
| Wilson Seneme | Referee Coordinator | | |
External links
- Official website (Portuguese and English) Note: The organization blocks access to their website from a range of countries.
- CBF at YouTube
Other
Notes and References
- News: Brazil starts congressional inquiry into corruption after Fifa arrests. Jonathan Watts. May 29, 2015. the guardian. Guardian News and Media. 5 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529144850/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/29/brazil-corruption-fifa-arrests-romario. 29 May 2015. live.
- Web site: A sede da seleção pentacampeã: uma opção de passeio.. February 17, 2009 . TeresópolisOn. pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20031203213235/http://www.teresopolison.com/cbf.htm . December 3, 2003 . dead .
- Web site: Brazil to set up women's soccer league . 30 September 2007 . . Sports . 29 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071105083637/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6274126.html . 5 November 2007 .
- Web site: Brazil will create women soccer cup . 30 September 2007 . . Sports . 29 September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071105083642/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6274148.html . 5 November 2007 .
- Web site: FIFA.com. Member Association - Brazil . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920141841/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/bra/about. dead. September 20, 2020. November 11, 2020. www.fifa.com. en-GB.
