Italian Football Federation
Also known as Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, FIGC, F.I.G.C.
governing body of association football in Italy
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The Italian Football Federation is the official organization that oversees and manages association football (soccer) in Italy. It matters because it sets the rules, organizes competitions, and represents Italian football at both national and international levels.
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- Official website
- www.figc.it
- Image
- Italia sede FIGC.jpg
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- native label
- Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
- inception
- 1898-03-26
- FIFA country code
- ITA
- social media followers
- 513000
- Commons category
- Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio
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The Italian Football Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio, pronounced [federatˈtsjoːne itaˈljaːna ˈdʒwɔːko ˈkaltʃo]; FIGC [fiddʒitˈtʃi]), known colloquially as Federcalcio (pronounced [ˌfederˈkaltʃo]), is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence.
It manages and coordinates the Italian football league system. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Italy national football team (men's), women's, and youth national football teams. The Italy national futsal team also belongs to the federation.