Russian Football Union
UEFA (suspended) | |
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Founded | 19 January 1912 |
Headquarters | 7 Narodnaya Street, Moscow |
FIFA affiliation | 1912[1] (suspended) |
UEFA (suspended) affiliation | 1954 (as Football Section of USSR) |
President | Aleksandr Dyukov |
Website | www |
The Russian Football Union (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz, or RFS) is the official governing body of the sport of football in the Russian Federation.[2] With headquarters in Moscow, it organizes Russian amateur and professional football, including the men's, women's, youth, beach football, futsal and Paralympic national teams. The RFS sanctions referees and football tournaments for Russian Football Premier League and most football leagues in Russia.[3] RFS is headed by Aleksandr Dyukov, the CEO of Gazprom Neft.[citation needed]
On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and the UEFA suspended the participation of Russia.[4][5] The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.[6]
Structure[edit]
The RFS is governed by a board of directors led by a chairman, Nikita Simonyan, and a director general, Aleksandr Alayev. The RFU is a member of international football bodies FIFA and UEFA, and also has a relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), though all three organisations banned the federation in 2022 for the foreseeable future.
History[edit]
Russian Empire[edit]
The All-Russian Football Union (VFS) was created on 19 January 1912 and in the same year was admitted to FIFA. The Unions initially consisted of 52 organizations across the Russian Empire. All-Russian Football Union was the organizer of Russian Empire national football team which played 16 internationals between 1910 and 1914.[citation needed]
Soviet Union[edit]
In 1934, the Football Federation of USSR was formed initially under the name the Football Section of Soviet Union. Its organization was in accordance with the Declaration of the All-Union Council of Fitness Culture of USSR on 27 December 1934. The Section was admitted to FIFA as the Soviet organization in 1946, and admitted to UEFA in 1954. Later the Section was reorganized as the Football Federation of USSR. Concurrently with the Section and later Federation until 1972 there operated the Football Directorate of the Soviet Sport Committee which was subordinated directly to the Soviet Ministry of Sport. The Directorate was never recognized on the international level.[citation needed]
Russian Federation[edit]
With the fall of the Soviet Union the modern Russian Football Union was formed (a constituent conference took place on 8 February 1992), inheriting everything from the previous associations such as VRS and Football Federation of USSR and reinstated in FIFA on 3 July 1992. In July 1992, the Russian national football team was formed.[citation needed]
2022 Suspensions[edit]
On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and the UEFA suspended the participation of Russia.[4][5] The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the bans.[6]
Presidents[edit]
Chairmen of All-Russian Football Union[edit]
- Arthur McPherson (January 1912 – 1914)
- Robert Fulda (deputy chairman)
- Georges Duperron (deputy chairman)
- Robert Fulda (1914–1915)
Russian Football Union[edit]
- Vyacheslav Koloskov (8 February 1992 – 2 April 2005)
- Vitaly Mutko (2 April 2005 – 24 November 2009)
- Nikita Simonyan (24 November 2009 – 3 February 2010) (acting)
- Sergei Fursenko (3 February 2010 – 25 June 2012)
- Nikita Simonyan (25 June 2012 – 3 September 2012) (acting)
- Nikolai Tolstykh (3 September 2012 – 31 May 2015)
- Nikita Simonyan (31 May 2015 – 2 September 2015) (acting)
- Vitaly Mutko (2 September 2015 – 25 December 2017)
- Aleksandr Alayev (25 December 2017 – 19 December 2018) (acting)
- Sergey Pryadkin (19 December 2018 – 21 February 2019) (acting)
- Alexander Dyukov (22 February 2019 – present)
References[edit]
- ^ Football Union of Russia. FIFA.
- ^ Dunmore, Tom (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810871885. Retrieved 20 March 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ WSC 283 Sep 10. "When Saturday Comes - Academy Awards". Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian teams". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA (Press release). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS". ESPN.com. 18 March 2022.
External links[edit]
- Football Union of Russia Website (in Russian and English)
- Russia at FIFA site
- Russia at UEFA site