Costa Rican Football Federation

Costa Rican Football Federation
CONCACAF
Founded	June 13, 1921; 100 years ago
Headquarters	San Rafael, Alajuela
FIFA affiliation	1927
CONCACAF affiliation	1961
UNCAF affiliation	1950
President	Rodolfo Villalobos
Vice-President	Sergio Hidalgo
Website	Fedefutbol.com

The Costa Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol), commonly 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.

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, and 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).

Association staff[]

Logo (2002–2021)

100th anniversary logo (2021)

Name	Position	Source
	President	^[3]^[4]
	Vice-president	^[5]
	General Secretary	^[6]^[7]
	Treasurer	^[8]
	Technical Director	^[9]
Luis Fernando Suárez	Team Coach (Men's)	^[10]
Amelia Valverde	Team Coach (Women's)	^[11]
	Media/Communications Manager	^[12]
Eduardo Pacheco	Futsal Coordinator	^[13]
	Referee Coordinator	^[14]

Notes[]

1.^a The UNCAF website incorrectly lists the Costa Rican Football Federation as being founded in 1931 and affiliated in 1950.^[15]

External links[]

Official website
Costa Rica at FIFA website
Costa Rica at CONCACAF site

References[]

^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". La Nación (Google News Archive). 23 September 1961.
^ ^a ^b "Comité Ejecutivo - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol". fedefutbol.com (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
^ Estrada, Víctor. "Costa Rica". www.uncafut.com (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

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[1] "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". La Nación (Google News Archive). 23 September 1961.

[Hierarchy-2] "Comité Ejecutivo - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol". fedefutbol.com (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

[3] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[4] "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[5] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[6] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[7] "COSTA RICA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[8] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[9] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[10] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[11] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[12] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[13] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[14] FIFA.com. "Member Association - Costa Rica - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-12.

[15] Estrada, Víctor. "Costa Rica". www.uncafut.com (in Spanish). Central American Football Union. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

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