Presidents of FIFA
| No. | President | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
| 1 | Robert Guérin | 23 May 1904 | 4 June 1906 | 2 years, 12 days |
| 2 | Daniel Burley Woolfall | 4 June 1906 | 24 October 1918 ( died ) | 12 years, 142 days |
| Acting | Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman | 24 October 1918 ( acting ) | 1920 | 1 year, 309 days |
| Acting ( chairman ) | Jules Rimet | 1920 ( acting ) | 1 March 1921 | 185 days |
How many FIFA presidential elections have there been?
FIFA Presidential Elections have taken place at the 1st, 3rd, 12th, 29th, 30th, 39th, 51st, 53rd, 61st and 65th congresses. The 1961 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in London elected Stanley Rous as President. The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in Zürich elected Gianni Infantino as the new president on 26 February 2016.
Who is the current president of FIFA?
The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino, elected on 26 February 2016 during an extraordinary session of the FIFA Congress.
How often is the FIFA Congress held?
The FIFA Congress has been held annually since 1998. It was previously held every two years. Congresses were not held between 1915 and 1922 and 1939 to 1945, due to the First and Second World Wars.
How is the FIFA World Cup host election held?
The members of FIFA can propose candidates for the World Cup Host and Presidency of FIFA. The FIFA Presidential Election and FIFA World Cup Host country election takes place at the congress in the year following the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA Congress has been held annually since 1998. It was previously held every two years.
How long is a FIFA president term?
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Who is the longest serving FIFA president?
Dr João Havelange'sDr João Havelange's 24 years as FIFA President were a period of significant change which featured, most notably, the expansion of the FIFA World Cup from a 16-team tournament to one twice as large by the time the Brazilian left his post in 1998.
How is president of FIFA elected?
The final composition of the FIFA Council will consist of 37 members: one President, elected by the FIFA Congress; eight vice presidents, and 28 other members elected by the member associations – each for a term of four years.
What is president of FIFA?
Gianni InfantinoFIFA / PresidentGiovanni Vincenzo Infantino is a Swiss-Italian football administrator and the current president of FIFA. He was elected President of FIFA during the 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress in February 2016. He was re-elected as FIFA President in June 2019. Wikipedia
How much is FIFA president salary?
1.5 million Swiss francs a yearFIFA president Gianni Infantino's salary has been fixed at 1.5 million Swiss francs a year (1.38 million euros, $1.5 million), world football's governing body revealed on Wednesday. That figure is less than a quarter of the salary commanded by Infantino's disgraced predecessor, Sepp Blatter.
How much is FIFA worth?
All FIFA tournaments generate revenue from sponsorship; in 2018, FIFA had revenues of over US $4.6 billion, ending the 2015–2018 cycle with a net positive of US$1.2 billion, and had cash reserves of over US$2.7 billion....FIFA.Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)LogoWebsiteFIFA.com18 more rows
Who will be the next FIFA President?
The 69th FIFA Congress convened today in Paris and, by acclamation, re-elected Gianni Infantino as the President of FIFA until 2023.
How does FIFA voting work?
Voting procedure The multiple round exhaustive ballot system was used to determine the tournament host. All eligible members of the FIFA Executive Committee had one vote. The candidate country that received the fewest votes in each round was eliminated until a single candidate was chosen by the majority.
How often does the FIFA council meet?
twice a yearIt meets at least twice a year, with the mandate for each member lasting four years, and its role includes determining the dates, locations and format of tournaments, appointing FIFA delegates to the IFAB and electing and dismissing the General Secretary on the proposal of the FIFA President.
Who is Real Madrid president?
Florentino PérezReal Madrid CF / PresidentFlorentino Pérez Rodríguez is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and the current president of Real Madrid as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. Wikipedia
Who was FIFA president 2010?
President Sepp BlatterFIFA President Sepp Blatter holds the World Cup trophy during a media briefing on the 2010 Soccer World Cup in Pretoria, South Africa. With his resignation Tuesday morning, Sepp Blatter will leave the organization he has led for almost 17 years.
Who is UEFA president?
Aleksander ČeferinThe following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body....List of presidents of UEFA.President of UEFAIncumbent Aleksander Čeferin since 14 September 2016Term lengthFour yearsInaugural holderEbbe SchwartzFormation22 June 19541 more row
What is Gianni Infantino's vision for FIFA?
Gianni Infantino’s long-term vision for FIFA is to make football truly global by levelling-up playing and organisational standards across every continent and expanding participation in the world’s most prestigious football competitions: the FIFA World Cup and the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
When was Infantino elected?
Since his first election in February 2016, Gianni Infantino’s presidency has focused on bringing wide-ranging reforms to FIFA, expanding global participation in FIFA’s flagship competitions and boosting FIFA’s investment in football development through the Forward Programme.
Robert Guerin, (1904 - 1906)
Frenchman Robert Guerin was the dynamic figure behind the founding of FIFA in 1904. A journalist with Le Matin newspaper, Guerin was actively involved in football through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union des Societes Françaises de Sports Athletiques.
Daniel Burley Woolfall, (1906 - 1918)
An English FA administrator from Blackburn, Daniel Burley Woolfall was elected as President on 4 June 1906. A key aim during his presidency was to achieve uniform football rules on an international level and he played a prominent role in the drafting of FIFA's new constitution.
Jules Rimet, (1921 - 1954)
When the FIFA World Cup trophy was renamed in honour of Jules Rimet in 1946, it was rightful recognition of the role played by the Frenchman, then celebrating his 25 th anniversary as President, in establishing what fast became the sport's foremost competition.
Rodolphe William Seeldrayers, (1954 - 1955)
A lawyer from Brussels, Rodolphe William Seeldrayers was an accomplished sportsman in his youth, winning a Belgian championship with Racing Club Brussels - a club he later served as president. As a sports administrator, he helped found the Belgian Football Association and served on the International Olympic Committee.
Arthur Drewry, (1955 - 1961)
Arthur Drewry served as interim head of FIFA for six months following the death of Rodolphe William Seeldrayers and then became President in his own right in June 1956.
Sir Stanley Rous, (1961 - 1974)
Sir Stanley Rous had already made an impressive contribution to football on and off the field before becoming President of FIFA. As a top-class referee, he took charge of the FA Cup final in England and 36 international matches.
João Havelange (1974 - 1998)
Dr João Havelange's 24 years as FIFA President were a period of significant change which featured, most notably, the expansion of the FIFA World Cup from a 16-team tournament to one twice as large by the time the Brazilian left his post in 1998.
Who is the current FIFA president?
The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino.
Who is the current president of Italy?
The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino. Before him, Cameroonian Issa Hayatou was acting president after the impeachment of Sepp Blatter on 8 October 2015, which was later followed by a six-year ban from all football-related activities on 21 December 2015.
