Colombian Football Federation

History

The Colombian soccer league was first formed in 1948, though some teams existed independently before that. The Colombian Football League and Federation had a dispute with FIFA that led to the league and federation spending its early years outside of the FIFA organization. Because of the dispute, its national teams were suspended from international play.

The Colombian football league in the '50s and '60s was dominated by Colombian domestic football, and in the 90s was dominated by solid international performances from the national team. The national team under the federation achieved great success, reaching all three World Cups in the '90s.

In January 2024, the Colombian Football Federation met with the leaders of the CONMEBOL Evolution program, which focuses on the development of South American Football. The FCF chose to partner with CONMEBOL to strengthen and further develop grassroots football, women's football, Futsal, and Beach soccer in the communities of Colombia and all of South America.

In January, the Colombian Football Federation started the Master in High-Performance Football program which aimed to expand the knowledge and training of their coaching staff in their youth boys and girls national programs. The program was developed in alliance with MBP School of Coaches based in Barcelona, consisting of content on individual and collective tactics, training methodology, and both the physical and psychological aspects of football. The education program was set to last 8 months.

2024 Copa América final

On July 16, 2024, the Colombian Football Federation issued a statement of regret and apology following CONMEBOL's 2024 Copa América final between Colombia and Argentina. The statement apologized to tournament organizers, the host country of the United States, and all people affected for the chaos that occurred during the overcrowding of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on July 14, 2024 during the match, where Colombia's national men's football team was defeated by Argentina's national men's football team. Despite 800 law enforcement officers representing 8 different agencies provided security for the event, fans in attendance still overcrowded and became unruly. Jesurún and his son were each individually charged in Miami-Dade with three counts of felony battery.

Past presidents

• 1936: Carlos Lafourie Roncallo
• 1948: Bernardo Jaramillo García
• 1951: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
• 1957: Efraín Borrero
• 1957: Rafael Fernández
• 1958: Efraín Borrero
• 1961: Pedro Nery López
• 1962: Luis Benedetti Gómez
• 1964: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
• 1964: Alfonso Senior Quevedo
• 1971: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
• 1975: Alfonso Senior Quevedo
• 1982: León Londoño Tamayo
• 1992: Juan José Bellini
• 1995: Hernán Mejía Campuzano (interim)
• 1996: Álvaro Fina Domínguez
• 2002: Óscar Astudillo Palomino
• 2006: Luis Bedoya Giraldo
• 2015–present: Ramón Jesurún Franco

Executive committee

References

References

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5. https://inside.fifa.com/associations/COL