The Bolivian Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Boliviana de Fútbol, locally [feðeɾaˈsjom boliˈβjana ðe ˈfuðβol]; FBF) is the governing body of football in Bolivia. It was founded in 1925, making it the eighth oldest South American federation.[2] It affiliated to CONMEBOL and FIFA in 1926 and is in charge of Bolivia national football team.
| CONMEBOL | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Headquarters | Cochabamba |
| FIFA affiliation | 1926 |
| CONMEBOL affiliation | 1926 |
| President | Cesar Salinas[1] |
| Website | fbf.com.bo |
The FBF is the federation of two entities:
- Bolivian Primera División (Bolivian Professional Football League): comprises the 12 professional football teams in the first division.
- Asociación de Fútbol Nacional (ANF) (National Football Association): 9 departmental football associations, one from each of Bolivia's nine departments.
César Salinas from 2018 until his death in 2020 was the president of the federation.[3]
Association staff
edit| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Angel Fernando Costa
|
President | [4] |
| n/a | Vice President | |
| Gaston Uribe
|
General Secretary | [4] |
| n/a | Treasurer | |
| Cristian Quiroga
|
Technical Director | [4] |
 César Farías
|
Team Coach (Men's) | [4] |
| n/a | Team Coach (Women's) | |
| Walter Díaz
|
Media/Communications Manager | [4] |
| Errol Mendoza Duvan
|
Futsal Coordinator | [4] |
| Juan Carlos Lugones Antezana
|
Referee Coordinator | [4] |
List of presidents
edit| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| 1925 - 1928 | Aniceto Solares Llano |
| 1928 - 1929 | Luis Castel Quiroga |
| 1929 - 1931 | Eduardo Zapcovic |
| 1931 - 1936 | no data |
| 1936 - 1944 | Luis Castel Quiroga |
| 1944 - 1947 | no data |
| 1947 - 1953 | Alfredo Galindo Quiroga |
| 1953 - 1959 | Luis Saavedra Camacho |
| 1959 | 1st intervention (no data) |
| 1959 - 1961 | Adalberto Violand Alcázar |
| 1961 | Ángel de la Fuente (interim) |
| 1961 - 1969 | Roberto Prada Estrada |
| 1969 | José luis de Aranguren y Núñez (2nd intervention) |
| 1969 - 1971 | Eufronio Padilla (3rd intervention) |
| 1971 - 1972 | Mario Marañón Zárate |
| 1972 - 1974 | Heriberto Centellas |
| 1974 - 1977 | Mauro Cuellar Caballero |
| 1977 | Mario Oxa Bustos |
| 1977 - 1978 | Julio Lara Salazar (4th intervention) |
| 1978 - 1986 | Edgar Peña Gutiérrez |
| 1986 - 1988 | Romer Osuna Añez |
| 1988 - 1990 | Alfredo Salazar Rivas |
| 1990 - 1992 | José Saavedra Banzer |
| 1992 - 1994 | Guido Loayza Mariaca |
| 1994 - 1998 | José Saavedra Banzer |
| 1998 - 2000 | Sergio Asbún Yacir |
| 2000 - 2006 | Walter Castedo Rivero |
| 2006 - 2015 | Carlos Chávez Landívar |
| 2015 - 2016 | Marco Ortega (interim) |
| 2016 - 2017 | Rolando López Herbas |
| 2017 | Marco Antonio Peredo Mercado (interim) |
| 2017 - 2018 | Carlos Ribera (interim) |
| 2018 - 2020 | César Salinas Sinka |
| 2020-2020 | Marcos Rodríguez Ibáñez |
| 2020-present | Ángel Fernando Costa Sarmiento |
References
edit- ^ Federación Boliviana de Fútbol – Association Information FIFA.com
- ^ "The Bolivian Football Federation celebrates 90 years - Conmebol.com". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Voorzitter voetbalbond Bolivia overleden aan coronavirus". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ a b c d e f g FIFA.com. "Member Association - Bolivia". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
External links
edit- Bolivia at FIFA website
- Bolivian FA site
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