Brazilian Football Confederation - Wikipedia

Governing body of association football in Brazil Brazilian Football Confederation

CONMEBOL
Short name	CBF
Founded	8 June 1914; 111 years ago (1914-06-08)
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro
FIFA affiliation	1923[citation needed]
CONMEBOL affiliation	1916[1]
President	Samir Xaud[2]
Website	cbf.com.br

The Brazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃wbɾaziˈlejɾɐdʒifutʃiˈbɔw], abbreviated as CBF, pronounced Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [se.beˈɛfi]) is the governing body of football in Brazil.

It was founded on 8 June 1914[3] as Federação Brasileira de Sports [pt], and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The CBD, in addition to governing football, also governed other sports practiced in Brazil. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979.

The CBF is responsible for organizing national championships including the Campeonato Brasileiro and the Copa do Brasil. It also manages the Brazil national football team, which has won the FIFA World Cup in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and the Brazil women's national football team, who were runners-up in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the youth teams, both men and women.

The CBF has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.[4] The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.[5] The confederation reported a budget of $265.6 million (R$1.5 billion) for 2024, and a projection of $398.4 million (R$2.25 billion) for 2025.[6] Its current president is Samir Xaud.

History

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From 1914 to 1979, as the CBD

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The origins of the current CBF date back to 8 June 1914, when the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Athletic Sports League (LMEA) and the São Paulo Athletic Sports Association (APEA) founded the Brazilian Sports Federation (FBS), an entity created with the goal of governing not only football but also all Brazilian sports. On 3 March 1915, the São Paulo Foot-Ball League (LPF), a rival of the APEA, founded the Brazilian Football Federation (FBF), aiming to challenge the FBS and become the governing body of Brazilian football.

In 1916, Argentina decided to host the first South American Football Championship, now the Copa América, but a problem arose regarding which entity would represent Brazil in the competition. To remedy this situation, on 19 June 1916, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lauro Müller, took the initiative to meet with the presidents of the FBS, FBF, and LMEA at his residence. After several hours of debate, the creation of the Brazilian Sports Confederation (CBD) was proposed. This culminated in the signing, on 21 June 1916, of an agreement between the entities to merge the FBS and FBF and to create the CBD.

On 24 September 1979, the CBD became the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), due to a FIFA decree requiring all national football entities to be solely dedicated to football. This was not the case with the CBD, which, at the time, was responsible for promoting all Olympic sports, including football.

As CBF (1979-present)

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From 1979 to 1989

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Giulite Coutinho assumed the presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation during a period of transition in national football. During his tenure, the Brazilian national team competed in two World Cups. In the 1982 tournament held in Spain, the team managed by Telê Santana was eliminated in the second round by Italy, and in the 1986 edition played in Mexico, again under Telê Santana, Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals by France on penalties.

In the same year, Octavio Pinto Guimarães succeeded Coutinho at the helm of the CBF. Due to the confederation's financial troubles, the confederation couldn't organize the 1987 edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro, and the Copa União, organized by the Clube dos 13, was played instead, to great controversy. The 1988 edition, won by Bahia, was played normally.

Under Ricardo Teixeira (1989-2012)

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On 16 January 1989, Ricardo Teixeira, then son-in-law of João Havelange, another Brazilian who was at the time the president of FIFA, assumed the presidency of the CBF. His tenure, which lasted 23 years, was marked by sporting achievements and corruption scandals.

Teixeira introduced the Copa do Brasil, a knockout competition played along the lines of the FA Cup that same year. Meanwhile, the Campeonato Brasileiro continued to be embroiled in confusion, when the regulations kept being changed many times, especially in 1993, when the competition was expanded to 32 teams, and also with the annulment of relegation in 1996, and the relegation system adopted in 1999, which led to lawsuits that ultimately led to the Copa João Havelange in 2000, a tournament with 116 teams that only ended in January 2001. After that, the league became stable, and in 2003, a round-robin format was introduced, a model which continues to this day.

Meanwhile, the Brazilian national team won the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States after defeating Italy on penalties, and the 2002 tournament after winning the final against Germany, in addition to winning five Copa América titles during the period: 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2007.

Off the field, the Brazilian national team's value as a product was further explored commercially, with substantial contracts for the CBF. When Teixeira took office, the CBF had only two sponsors including the jersey supplier. However, several scandals plagued Ricardo Teixeira's tenure, including bringing undeclared items from the US after winning the 1994 World Cup, and a controversial 1996 deal with Nike.

On 30 October 2007, Brazil was chosen by FIFA to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup. And on 12 March 2012, Teixeira stepped down as president of the CBF, alleging health reasons, amid scandals.

Since 2012

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José Maria Marin succeeded Teixeira, and was president of the CBF during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where Brazil lost 7-1 to Germany in the semifinals, with this being the worst defeat of the national team in its history. Marin was succeeded on 16 April 2015 by Marco Polo Del Nero, and Marin was arrested on 27 May 2015 in Switzerland along with other football officials.[7] Del Nero left office on 15 December 2017 and was banned from football by FIFA in 2018.[8] From 2017 to 2021, the CBF was presided by Antônio Carlos Nunes Lima (known as Coronel Nunes), then followed by Rogério Caboclo, who was removed after accusations of sexual and moral harassment.[9] Afterwards, Ednaldo Rodrigues took over, an office he held until 15 May 2025, when he was removed after falsifying a signature.[10] Samir Xaud succeeded Rodrigues and is the current president.

Women's football

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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.[11][12] The CBF launched the Women's Copa do Brasil in 2007 and the women's Campeonato Brasileiro in 2013.

Association staff

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Name	Position	Ref.
Samir Xaud	President	[13][2]
Ednailson Rozenha	Vice-president	[13]
Fernando Sarney	2nd Vice-president	[13]
Flavio Zveiter	3rd Vice-president	[13]
Gustavo Henrique	4th Vice-president	[13]
José Vanildo da Silva	5th Vice-president	[13]
Michelle Ramalho	6th Vice-president	[13]
Ricardo Lobo	7th Vice-president	[13]
Rubens Angelotti	8th Vice-president	[13]
Alcino Reis Rocha	General Secretary	[13]
Valdecir de Souza	Treasurer	[13]
Ricardo Leão	Technical Director	[13]
Carlo Ancelotti	Team coach (men's)	[13][14]
Arthur Elias	Team coach (women's)	[13]
Alicio Pena Junior	Referee Chairperson	[13]
Rodrigo Martins	Referees Department Director	[13]
Marcel Van Gasse	Referee Coordinator	[13]
Lavoisier Freire	Futsal Coordinator	[13]

References

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1. ^ "9 de julho de 2016, cem anos de futebol sul-americano". conmebol.com (in Portuguese). 9 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 May 2025.
2. ^ a b "Samir Xaud é eleito presidente e assume CBF em meio a crise e racha com clubes" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 25 May 2025.
3. ^ "CBF completa 110 anos de fundação". Federação Bahiana de Futebol (in Portuguese). 8 June 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025.
4. ^ Jonathan Watts (29 May 2015). "Brazil starts congressional inquiry into corruption after Fifa arrests". the guardian. Guardian News and Media. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
5. ^ "A sede da seleção pentacampeã: uma opção de passeio" (in Portuguese). TeresópolisOn. Archived from the original on 3 December 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
6. ^ "CBF tem receita recorde de R$ 1,5 bilhão em 2024; veja valores". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 29 April 2025. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
7. ^ Gibson, Owen; Gayle, Damien (27 May 2015). "Fifa officials arrested on corruption charges as World Cup inquiry launched". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
8. ^ "Ex-presidente da CBF, Marco Polo Del Nero é banido do futebol". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
9. ^ "Rogério Caboclo é afastado da presidência da CBF". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 August 2025.
10. ^ "Ednaldo Rodrigues é afastado da presidência da CBF". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
11. ^ "Brazil to set up women's soccer league". Sports. People's Daily. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
12. ^ "Brazil will create women soccer cup". Sports. People's Daily. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Member Associations - Brazilian Football Association". fifa.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
14. ^ "Brazil signs Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one year before 2026 World Cup". Associated Press. 12 May 2025.

External links

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• Official website (in Portuguese)
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• CBF at Flickr

Other

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• Brazil at FIFA site

v t e Presidents of the Brazilian Football Confederation

Álvaro Zamith (1915–1916) Arnaldo Guinle (1916–1920) Ariovisto de Almeida Rêgo (1920–1921) José Eduardo de Macedo Soares (1921–1922) Oswaldo Gomes (1922–1924) Ariovisto de Almeida Rêgo (1924) Wladimir Bernardes (1924) Oscar Rodrigues da Costa (1924–1927) Renato Pacheco (1927–1933) Álvaro Catão (1933–1936) Luiz Aranha (1936–1943) Rivadávia Correa Mayer (1943–1955) Sylvio Correa Pacheco (1955–1958) João Havelange (1958–1975) Heleno de Barros Nunes (1975–1980) Giulite Coutinho (1980–1986) Octávio Pinto Guimarães (1986–1989) Ricardo Teixeira (1989–2012) José Maria Marin (2012–2015) Marco Polo Del Nero (2015–2017) Coronel Nunes (2017–2019) Rogério Caboclo (2019–2021) Coronel Nunes (2021) Ednaldo Rodrigues (2021–2025) Samir Xaud (2025–)

v t e Football in Brazil
Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
Men's National teams National team (History Records Players Managers) U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Futsal Beach League system Série A Série B Série C Série D Domestic cups Copa do Brasil Supercopa do Brasil Copa do Nordeste Copa Centro-Oeste Copa Norte Copa Verde Copa Sul-Sudeste Youth competitions U-23 U-20 (Cup, Supercup) U-17 (Cup, Supercup) Copa São Paulo (U-20) Copa do Brasil (U-15) Copa Votorantim (U-15) State competitions Championships(List) Acre (2) Alagoas (2) Amapá (2) Amazonas (2) Bahia (2, 3) Ceará (2, 3) Distrito Federal (2, 3) Espírito Santo (2) Goiás (2, 3) Maranhão (2) Mato Grosso (2) Mato Grosso do Sul (2, 3) Minas Gerais (2, 3) Pará (2, 3) Paraíba (2, 3) Paraná (2, 3) Pernambuco (2, 3) Piauí (2) Rio de Janeiro (2, 3, 4, 5) Rio Grande do Norte (2) Rio Grande do Sul (2, 3) Rondônia (2) Roraima Santa Catarina (2, 3) São Paulo (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) Sergipe (2, 3) Tocantins (2) Cups Alagoas Amazonas Bahia Ceará Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins Other Ceará (Copa dos Campeões Cearenses) Minas Gerais (Troféu Inconfidência, Recopa Mineira) Pará (Supercopa Grão-Pará) Rio de Janeiro (Taça Guanabara, Taça Rio) Rio Grande do Norte (Copa Cidade do Natal, Copa RN) Rio Grande do Sul (Recopa Gaúcha) Santa Catarina (Recopa Catarinense) Defunct competitions Wanderpreis Cup (1904–12) Campeonato Citadino de Porto Alegre (1910–72) Taça Salutaris (1911) Taça dos Campeões Estaduais RJ–SP (1912–87) Campeonato da Cidade de Campos (1914–77) Campeonato Fluminense (1915–78) Taça Ioduran (1917–19) Taça Competência (1918–32) Copa dos Campeões Estaduais (1920–37) Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Estaduais (1922–87) Torneio Rio–São Paulo (1933–2002) Taça Campeonato Estadual FPF (1934) Taça da Prefeitura do Distrito Federal (1938–96) Taça Cidade de São Paulo (1942–52) Torneio Prefeito Lineu Prestes (1950) Taça Armando Arruda Pereira (1952) Taça Brasil (1959–68) Campeonato Sul-Brasileiro (1962) Torneio dos Campeões 1967 Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967–70) Torneio Centro-Sul (1968–69) Torneio Norte-Nordeste (1968–70) Torneio dos Campeões da CBD (1969) Torneio do Povo (1971–73) Torneio de Integração da Amazônia (1975–2003) Torneio Nunes Freire (1976) Copa dos Campeões da Copa Brasil (1978) Torneio dos Campeões (1982) Torneio Heleno Nunes (1984) Taça Brahma dos Campeões (1992) Torneio Rei Dadá (1995) Copa dos Campeões Mundiais (1995–97) Torneio Maria Quitéria (1996–98) Festival Brasileiro de Futebol (1997) Copa Sul-Minas (1999–2002) Copa dos Campeões (2000–02) Copa Integração (2005–09) Copa Alagipe (2005) Recopa Sul-Brasileira (2007–10) Super Series (2015) Primeira Liga (2016–17) Taça Asa Branca (2016–17) Copa Rubro–Verde (2018–19) Youth Copa Santiago (U-17) (1989–2020) Copa Macáe (U-17) (1997–2009) Taça Belo Horizonte (1985–2014, U-20), (2015–2018, U-17) Copa RS de Futebol (U-20) (2006–19) Awards CBF Ranking Champions Clubs G-12 Derbies Footballers Expatriate Managers Mascots Records Triple Crown Referees Seasons Transfers Venues
Women's National teams National team (Managers) U-20 U-17 Futsal League system Série A1 Série A2 Série A3 Domestic cups Copa do Brasil Supercopa Feminina Youth competitions U-20 U-17 State championships Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins Champions Clubs Footballers
State federations Acre Alagoas Amapá Amazonas Bahia Ceará Distrito Federal Espírito Santo Goiás Maranhão Mato Grosso Mato Grosso do Sul Minas Gerais Pará Paraíba Paraná Pernambuco Piauí Rio de Janeiro Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Sul Rondônia Roraima Santa Catarina São Paulo Sergipe Tocantins

v t e National football associations of South America (CONMEBOL)
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

v t e Football in South America (CONMEBOL)
Argentina (AFA)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Liga Profesional Copa Argentina Supercopa Argentina Trofeo de Campeones Supercopa Internacional
Bolivia (FBF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team División Profesional Copa Bolivia
Brazil (CBF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Copa do Brasil Supercopa do Brasil
Chile (FFC)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-17) Liga de Primera Copa Chile Copa de la Liga Supercopa de Chile
Colombia (FCF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Liga DIMAYOR Copa Colombia Superliga Colombiana
Ecuador (FEF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team Serie A Copa Ecuador Supercopa Ecuador
Paraguay (APF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) División de Honor Copa Paraguay Supercopa Paraguay
Peru (FPF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team Liga 1 Copa de la Liga
Uruguay (AUF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-17) Liga AUF Uruguaya Copa Uruguay Supercopa Uruguaya Copa de la Liga AUF
Venezuela (FVF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Liga FUTVE Copa Venezuela Supercopa de Venezuela
National teamcompetitions	Men Copa América Copa América Centenario Pre-Olympic Tournament Under-20 Football Championship Under-17 Football Championship Under-15 Football Championship Pan American Games CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Superclásico de las Américas Copa América de Futsal Futsal Finalissima Futsal World Cup qualifiers Under-20 Futsal Championship Under-17 Futsal Championship Copa América de Beach Soccer Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship South American Beach Games Bolivarian Beach Games Women Copa América Femenina Women's Finalissima CONMEBOL Women's Nations League Under-20 Women's Football Championship Under-17 Women's Football Championship Pan American Games South American Games Copa América Femenina de Futsal Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship Defunct Panamerican Championship
Club competitions	Men Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge Copa Libertadores de Futsal U-20 Copa Libertadores Under-20 Intercontinental Cup Copa Libertadores de Beach Soccer Women Copa Libertadores Femenina Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal Defunct Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Champions' Supercup J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship Copa CONMEBOL Copa Interamericana Copa Iberoamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Supercopa Libertadores Copa Master de Supercopa Copa de Oro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa
Related topics	Footballer of the Year Coach of the Year Top-division clubs Club competition winning teams UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding
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v t e Sports governing bodies in Brazil (BRA)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Rolley Sports Rugby union Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu
Paralympic and Disabled
Others Sports	American Football Rugby League
Brazilian Olympic Committee Brazilian Paralympic Committee

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States