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The Confederation of Brazilian Football (Portuguese: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914, as Federação Brasileira de Sports , and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other ...
There are two simultaneous and independent functioning pyramids in Brazil's football, the national pyramid and the states pyramids. While the national competitions are organized by CBF, the state championships are organized by the respective football federations of each state (for example, the Campeonato Pernambucano is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation).
It is generally believed that the inaugural game of the Brazil national football [34] team was a 1914 match between a Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo select team and the English club Exeter City, held in Fluminense's stadium. [35] [36] Brazil won 2–0 with goals by Oswaldo Gomes and Osman, [35] [36] [37] though it is claimed that the match was a ...
Football is the most popular sport in Brazil and a prominent part of the country's national identity. The Brazil national football team has won the FIFA World Cup five times, the most of any team, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. [5]
Pages in category "Brazilian Football Confederation" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
On October 30, 2007, the International Association Football Federation (FIFA) formalized Brazil as the host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Although organizers originally estimated a cost of US$1.1 billion, an estimated US$3.6 billion was spent on stadium renovation and construction.
The CBF Rankings are football rankings produced by the CBF, the Brazilian Football Confederation.The Ranking Nacional de Federações determines how many berths each state federation receives in Copa do Brasil, Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, Copa do Nordeste and Copa Verde.
Pages in category "Presidents of the Brazilian Football Confederation" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.