FIFA: Federation Internationale de Football Association

FIFA: Federation Internationale de Football Association

  • FIFA is abbreviation of Federation Internationale de Football Association
  • FIFA was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
  • Headquartered : Zürich, Switzerland,
  • Membership: It comprises 211 national associations; Russia was suspended in 2022.
  • These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided:
  1. Africa
  2. Asia
  3. Europe
  4. North & Central America and the Caribbean
  5. Oceania
  6. South America.
  • FIFA also distributes a monthly publication called FIFA 1904. It is available in print as well as a free online version.
  • The 68-page magazine has in-depth interviews and stories about football from across the world, with a focus on FIFA’s objectives and operations, events, competitions, and member associations.
  • All FIFA confederations and member associations can get the print edition for free. All football enthusiasts can play the online version for free at FIFA.com.
  • President (2022): Gianni Infantino
  • Senior Vice-President (2022): Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa (AFC)
  • Vice-Presidents (2022)
  1. Alejandro Domínguez (CONMEBOL)
  2. Aleksander Čeferin (UEFA)
  3. Lambert Maltock (OFC)
  4. Patrice Motsepe (CAF)
  5. Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF)
  6. Sándor Csányi

Men’s FIFA World Cup Winners:

YearWinner
1930Uruguay
1934Italy
1938Italy
1950Uruguay
1954West Germany
1958Brazil
1962Brazil
1966England
1970Brazil
1974West Germany
1978Argentina
1982Italy
1986Argentina
1990West Germany
1994Brazil
1998France
2002Brazil
2006Italy
2010Spain
2014Germany
2018France
SubsidiariesAFC (Asia and Australia)
CAF (Africa)
CONCACAF (North America)
CONMEBOL (South America)
OFC (Oceania)
UEFA (Europe)

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