Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
AFC
Short nameFFIRI
Founded1920; 104 years ago (1920)[1]
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
FIFA affiliation1948
AFC affiliation1958[2]
CAFA affiliation2015
PresidentMehdi Taj[3]
Websitewww.ffiri.ir Edit this at Wikidata

The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI; Persian: فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Fadrasion fotbal Jamehori Eslami Iran) is the governing body for football in Iran. It was founded in 1920.[4] The federation has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and a member of the Asian Football Confederation since 1958.[citation needed]

  1. ^ History of Iran’s Football Archived 2016-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, ffiri.ir
  2. ^ "Asian soccer championship next year". The Straits Times. 27 May 1954."ASIAN SOCCER FINALS IN SINGAPORE May be used as Olympic series". The Singapore Free Press. 5 October 1954."Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney". The Straits Times. 14 June 1955. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Mehdi Taj elected as head of Iran football federation". Tehran Times. 2022-08-30. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  4. ^ "Member Association – Iran". Archived from the original on June 3, 2007.