CONMEBOL affiliation 1916 | FIFA affiliation 1923 Website www.cbf.com.br | |
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Founded 1914; 103 years ago (1914) | ||
The Brazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol or CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil.
The CBF has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.
It was announced on September 29, 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.
References
Brazilian Football Confederation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA