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| Short name | CBF |
| Founded | 8 June 1914; 111 years ago (1914-06-08) |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro |
| FIFA affiliation | 1923[citation needed] |
| CONMEBOL affiliation | 1916[1] |
| President | Samir Xaud[2] |
| Website | cbf.com.br |
TheBrazilian Football Confederation (Portuguese:Confederação Brasileira de Futebol;Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[kõfedeɾaˈsɐ̃wbɾaziˈlejɾɐdʒifutʃiˈbɔw], abbreviated asCBF, pronouncedBrazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[se.beˈɛfi]) is the governing body offootball inBrazil.
It was founded on 8 June 1914[3] asFederação Brasileira de Sports [pt], and renamedConfederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The CBD, in addition to governing football, also governed other sports practiced in Brazil. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979.
The CBF is responsible for organizing national championships including theCampeonato Brasileiro and theCopa do Brasil. It also manages theBrazil national football team, which has won theFIFA World Cup in1958,1962,1970,1994 and2002, and theBrazil women's national football team, who were runners-up in the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as the youth teams, both men and women.
The CBF has its headquarters inRio de Janeiro.[4] The confederation owns a training center, namedGranja Comary, located inTeresópolis.[5] The confederation reported a budget of$265.6 million (R$1.5 billion) for 2024, and a projection of $398.4 million (R$2.25 billion) for 2025.[6] Its current president isSamir Xaud.
The origins of the current CBF date back to 8 June 1914, when the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Athletic Sports League (LMEA) and the São Paulo Athletic Sports Association (APEA) founded the Brazilian Sports Federation (FBS), an entity created with the goal of governing not only football but also all Brazilian sports. On 3 March 1915, the São Paulo Foot-Ball League (LPF), a rival of the APEA, founded the Brazilian Football Federation (FBF), aiming to challenge the FBS and become the governing body of Brazilian football.
In 1916,Argentina decided to host the first South American Football Championship, now theCopa América, but a problem arose regarding which entity would represent Brazil in the competition. To remedy this situation, on 19 June 1916, the thenMinister of Foreign Affairs,Lauro Müller, took the initiative to meet with the presidents of the FBS, FBF, and LMEA at his residence. After several hours of debate, the creation of the Brazilian Sports Confederation (CBD) was proposed. This culminated in the signing, on 21 June 1916, of an agreement between the entities to merge the FBS and FBF and to create the CBD.
On 24 September 1979, the CBD became the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), due to a FIFA decree requiring all national football entities to be solely dedicated to football. This was not the case with the CBD, which, at the time, was responsible for promoting all Olympic sports, including football.
Giulite Coutinho assumed the presidency of the Brazilian Football Confederation during a period of transition in national football. During his tenure, the Brazilian national team competed in two World Cups. In the1982 tournament held inSpain, the team managed byTelê Santana waseliminated in the second round byItaly, and in the1986 edition played inMexico, again under Telê Santana, Brazil was eliminated in the quarterfinals byFrance on penalties.
In the same year, Octavio Pinto Guimarães succeeded Coutinho at the helm of the CBF. Due to the confederation's financial troubles, the confederation couldn't organize the 1987 edition of the Campeonato Brasileiro, and theCopa União, organized by theClube dos 13, was played instead, to great controversy. The1988 edition, won byBahia, was played normally.
On 16 January 1989,Ricardo Teixeira, then son-in-law ofJoão Havelange, another Brazilian who was at the time thepresident of FIFA, assumed the presidency of the CBF. His tenure, which lasted 23 years, was marked by sporting achievements and corruption scandals.
Teixeira introduced theCopa do Brasil, a knockout competition played along the lines of theFA Cup that same year. Meanwhile, theCampeonato Brasileiro continued to be embroiled in confusion, when the regulations kept being changed many times, especially in1993, when the competition was expanded to 32 teams, and also with the annulment of relegation in1996, and the relegation system adopted in1999, which led to lawsuits that ultimately led to theCopa João Havelange in 2000, a tournament with 116 teams that only ended in January 2001. After that, the league became stable, and in2003, a round-robin format was introduced, a model which continues to this day.
Meanwhile, the Brazilian national team won the1994 FIFA World Cup in theUnited States after defeatingItalyon penalties, and the2002 tournament after winning the final againstGermany, in addition to winning fiveCopa América titles during the period:1989,1997,1999,2004 and2007.
Off the field, the Brazilian national team's value as a product was further explored commercially, with substantial contracts for the CBF. When Teixeira took office, the CBF had only two sponsors including the jersey supplier. However, several scandals plagued Ricardo Teixeira's tenure, including bringing undeclared items from the US after winning the 1994 World Cup, and a controversial 1996 deal withNike.
On 30 October 2007, Brazil was chosen by FIFA to host the2014 FIFA World Cup. And on 12 March 2012, Teixeira stepped down as president of the CBF, alleging health reasons, amid scandals.
José Maria Marin succeeded Teixeira, and was president of the CBF during the2014 FIFA World Cup, where Brazil lost7-1 to Germany in the semifinals, with this being the worst defeat of the national team in its history. Marin was succeeded on 16 April 2015 byMarco Polo Del Nero, and Marin was arrested on 27 May 2015 inSwitzerland along with other football officials.[7] Del Nero left office on 15 December 2017 and was banned from football by FIFA in 2018.[8] From 2017 to 2021, the CBF was presided by Antônio Carlos Nunes Lima (known as Coronel Nunes), then followed byRogério Caboclo, who was removed after accusations of sexual and moral harassment.[9] Afterwards,Ednaldo Rodrigues took over, an office he held until 15 May 2025, when he was removed after falsifying a signature.[10]Samir Xaud succeeded Rodrigues and is the current president.
It was announced on 29 September 2007 that the CBF would launch awomen's league andcup competition in October 2007 following pressure fromFIFA presidentSepp Blatter during the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.[11][12] The CBF launched the Women's Copa do Brasil in 2007 and the women's Campeonato Brasileiro in 2013.
| Name | Position | Ref. |
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 Samir Xaud | President | [13][2] |
| Ednailson Rozenha | Vice-president | [13] |
| Fernando Sarney | 2nd Vice-president | [13] |
| Flavio Zveiter | 3rd Vice-president | [13] |
| Gustavo Henrique | 4th Vice-president | [13] |
| José Vanildo da Silva | 5th Vice-president | [13] |
| Michelle Ramalho | 6th Vice-president | [13] |
| Ricardo Lobo | 7th Vice-president | [13] |
| Rubens Angelotti | 8th Vice-president | [13] |
| Alcino Reis Rocha | General Secretary | [13] |
| Valdecir de Souza | Treasurer | [13] |
| Ricardo Leão | Technical Director | [13] |
 Carlo Ancelotti | Team coach (men's) | [13][14] |
| Arthur Elias | Team coach (women's) | [13] |
| Alicio Pena Junior | Referee Chairperson | [13] |
| Rodrigo Martins | Referees Department Director | [13] |
| Marcel Van Gasse | Referee Coordinator | [13] |
| Lavoisier Freire | Futsal Coordinator | [13] |
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