Royal Spanish Football Federation
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The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913,[1][2][3] it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
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Short name | RFEF |
Founded | 29 September 1913; 110 years ago (1913-09-29) |
Headquarters | Las Rozas de Madrid |
FIFA affiliation | 1914 |
UEFA affiliation | 1954 |
President | Pedro Rocha (interim) |
Website | rfef.es |
RFEF organizes the national cup competitions (Copa de S.M. el Rey and Supercopa de España) and administers the competition committee of the Campeonato Nacional de Liga (Primera División and Segunda División), including the handling of the trophy, even though they are organized by LaLiga. It organizes the rest of national league tiers: Primera Federación (3rd), Segunda Federación (4th) and Tercera Federación (5th).
It is also responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national football teams, the futsal and beach soccer. As of 2022[update], the federation has 30,052 registered clubs and 1,137,651 federated football players.[4]