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Portuguese Football Federation
Also known as Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, FPF
sports governing body organizing association football in Portugal
Key facts
- Founded
- 31 March 1914 ; 112 years ago ( 1914-03-31 ) (as Portuguese Football Union )
- Headquarters
- Cidade do Futebol, Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo , Oeiras , Portugal
- President
- Pedro Proença
- Website
- www .fpf .pt
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.fpf.pt
- Image
- FPF2014 01.JPG
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- native label
- Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
- inception
- 1914-03-31
- Commons category
- Federação Portuguesa de Futebol
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The Portuguese Football Federation (Portuguese: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol [fɨðɨɾɐˈsɐ̃w puɾtuˈɣezɐ ðɨ futɨˈβɔl], FPF) is the governing body of football in Portugal. The federation was formed in 1914 as Portuguese Football Union (Portuguese: União Portuguesa de Futebol, UPF) by the three existing regional associations of Lisbon, Portalegre and Porto, before adopting its current name in 1926, and has its headquarters in City of Football in the city of Oeiras. The (FPF) joined FIFA in 1923 and is also a founding member of UEFA.
The Portuguese Federation oversees all aspects of the game of football in Portugal, both professional, amateur and administers the competition committee (including the handling of the trophy) of the Campeonato de Portugal, the Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. It is also responsible for appointing the management of the Portugal national football team (men's), women's, and youth national football teams. The men and women's Portugal national futsal team and Portugal national beach soccer team are also organized by the federation.