The Royal Andalusian Football Federation (; RFAF) is the football association responsible for all competitions of any form of football developed in
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
. It is integrated into the
Royal Spanish Football Federation
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. Founded on 29 September 1913, it is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas de Madrid, Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid.
RFEF organizes the natio ...
and its headquarters are located in
Seville
Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...
and has offices in the capitals of the provinces.
It originated in the so-called ''Federación Novena de Football Clubes'' headed by Francisco Javier Alba and founded on 22 February 1915, and was the organizer of the various football events occurring in the community after the boom of the game in the second decade of the 20th century, including the
'South' Championship (a regional league competition whose best teams qualified for the
Copa del Rey
The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...
) until the end of the 1930s. It was called ''Federación Regional Sur'' since 1916 and took its current name on 17 March 1950.
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Andalusia autonomous football team
The Andalusia national football team is the national football team of Andalusia. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, because Andalusia is represented internationally by the Spain national football team. It mostly plays only friendly matches ...
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List of Spanish regional football federations
The Spanish regional football federations are the association football governing bodies (alongside the Royal Spanish Football Federation) of each autonomous community in Spain. Most of them have their own football team.
The 19 Football Federations ...
Andalusia
Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
Sports organizations established in 1915
Football in Andalusia
1915 establishments in Spain
Organisations based in Spain with royal patronage
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