The following is a list of presidents of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
), the world
association football
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governing body
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.
Presidents
Daniel Burley Woolfall,
Rodolphe Seeldrayers, and
Arthur Drewry died during their term in office.
The current president is Swiss-Italian
Gianni Infantino
Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (); (born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italian Association football, football Administrator (business), administrator and the president of the FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) since 26 Febr ...
, elected on 26 February 2016 during an
extraordinary session of the FIFA Congress. Prior to his election, Cameroonian
Issa Hayatou
Issa Hayatou (9 August 1946 – 8 August 2024) was a Cameroonian sports executive, athlete, and football administrator best known for serving as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 1988 and 2017. He served as th ...
was acting president after the impeachment of
Sepp Blatter
Joseph Sepp Blatter (born Josef Blatter; 10 March 1936) is a Swiss former association football, football administrator who served as the list of Presidents of FIFA, eighth president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015. He has been banned from participatin ...
on 8 October 2015, who was given an eight-year ban from all football-related activities on 21 December 2015 (reduced to six years on 24 February 2016), which was renewed for six years on 24 March 2021.
Presidents of FIFA
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See also
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List of association football competitions
This is a list of the association football competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally. Confirmed future competitions are also included.
The competitions are groupe ...
*
List of presidents of AFC
The following is a list of president (corporate title), presidents of Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the association football sport governing body, governing body in Asia.
Presidents of AFC
See also
*List of presidents of FIFA
*List of pre ...
*
List of presidents of CAF
The article shows the list of presidents of the sport governing body, governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in Africa, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the latest of which is South African businessman Patrice ...
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List of presidents of CONCACAF
The following is a list of presidents of CONCACAF. CONCACAF is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean
Presidents of CONCACAF
See also
*List of presidents of FIFA
*List of pres ...
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List of presidents of CONMEBOL
The following is a list of presidents of CONMEBOL, the South American association football sport governing body, governing body.
Presidents of CONMEBOL
See also
*List of presidents of FIFA
*List of presidents of AFC
*List of presidents of CAF
* ...
*
List of presidents of OFC
The following is a list of presidents of OFC, the Oceanic association football governing body.
Presidents of OFC
; Notes
* David Chung served as interim president before being elected in 2011.
* Lambert Maltock served as interim presiden ...
*
List of presidents of UEFA
The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football sport governing body, governing body.
Presidents of UEFA
;Notes
* Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984.
* The title of H ...
References
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