Founded	1914
FIFA affiliation	1923
CONMEBOL affiliation	1916
President
Ricardo Terra Teixeira

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) or Confederação Brasileira de Futebol in Portuguese is the governing body of football in Brazil, and was founded on August 20, 1914 as Confederação Brasileira de Desportos (CBD), meaning Brazilian Sports Confederation. Its first president was Álvaro Zamith. It organizes the Brazilian national competitions, like Campeonato Brasileiro (all the three levels) and Copa do Brasil. The state federations, which organizes the state championships, are subordinated to CBF. The organization also administrates the Brazil national football team and the Brazil women's national football team. It is based in Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state. Image File history File links CBF_logo. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the international association football organization. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in most of South America. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Soccer redirects here. ... is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Campeonato Brasileiro (Portuguese for Brazilian Championship) is the name of the largest national championship of Brazilian football, organized by the CBF. Brazilian clubs may also compete in other national tournaments of lesser significance, such as the Copa do Brasil, as well as tournaments at the continental, regional, and state... The Copa do Brasil (or Brazil Cup) is a knockout competition played by 64 football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. ... The Brazilian Football State Championships are competitions carried out in every state of Brazil. ... First international Argentina 3 - 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914)[1] Biggest win Brazil 14 - 0 Nicaragua (Mexico; October 17, 1975) Biggest defeat Uruguay 6 - 0 Brazil (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920) World Cup Appearances 18 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958, 1962, 1970... First International Brazil 1–2 USA (Jesolo, Italy; 22 July 1986) Largest win Brazil 16–0 Rutgers University (Teresópolis, Brazil; 18 July 2001) Worst defeat Brazil 0–6 USA (Denver, United; 26 September 1999) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1991) Best result Third, 1999 Olympic Games Appearances 3... Barra da Tijuca buildings. ... Anthem November 15th Capital (and largest city) Rio de Janeiro Demonym Fluminense Government  -  Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho  -  Vice Governor Luís Fernando de Sousa Area  -  Total 43,696. ...

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Rivals

There is a historical rivalry between Brazil and Argentina. Frances has also been a rival, ever since their match is very competitive, mostly at Zidane era. Zidane can refer to: Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid and French footballer Zidane Tribal, protagonist of the video game Final Fantasy IX This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Presidents of CBF

• Álvaro Zamith (November 20, 1915 to November 4, 1916)
• Arnaldo Guinle (November 4, 1916 to January 8, 1920)
• Ariovisto de Almeida Rego (January 8, 1920 to April 26, 1921)
• Oswaldo Gomes (April 26, 1921 to January 26, 1924)
• Ariovisto de Almeida Rego (January 26, 1924 to June 20, 1924)
• Wladimir Bernades (June 20, 1924 to December 19, 1924)
• Oscar Rodrigues da Costa (December 19, 1924 to October 13, 1927)
• Renato Pacheco (October 13, 1927 to September 23, 1933)
• Álvaro Catão (September 23, 1933 to September 5, 1936)
• Luiz Aranha (September 5, 1936 to January 28, 1943)
• Rivadávia Correa Meyer (January 28, 1943 to January 14, 1955)
• Sylvio Correa Pacheco (January 14, 1955 to January 14, 1958)
• João Havelange (January 14, 1958 to January 10, 1975)
• Heleno de Barros Nunes (January 10, 1975 to January 18, 1980)
• Giulite Coutinho (January 18, 1980 to January 17, 1986)
• Otávio Pinto Guimarães (January 17, 1986 to January 16, 1989)
• Ricardo Terra Teixeira (January 16, 1989 to January, 2014)

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Honors

• World Cup: 5 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002)
• Copa América: 8 times (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2007)
• Confederations Cup: 2 times (1997 and 2005)

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the... Qualifying countries The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 28. ... Qualifying countries The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. ... The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... 2002 World Cup redirects here. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... The Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years (previously every two years) by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World... The 1997 Confederations Cup tournament was the first official edition of FIFAs Confederations Cup. ... Final kick-off The 2005 Confederations Cup football tournament was held in Germany, between June 15 and June 29, 2005. ...

References

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External links

• Official site (in Portuguese)

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