National Football Federation of Guatemala

National Football Federation of Guatemala
CONCACAF
Founded1919
HeadquartersGuatemala City
FIFA affiliation1946
CONCACAF affiliation1961[1]
PresidentGerardo Paiz
Websitewww.fedefutguate.gt

The National Football Federation of Guatemala (Spanish: Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala), known as Fedefut Guate or FENAFUTG, is the governing body of football in Guatemala. It organizes the football league, Liga Nacional de Guatemala, Primera División de Ascenso, Segunda División de Ascenso, Copa de Guatemala, the Guatemala national football team, and the Guatemala women's national football team. Its offices are located in Guatemala City.

FENAFUTG were suspended by FIFA on 28 October 2016, however, the suspension was lifted on May 31, 2018 after the organization's normalization committee became fully operational.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". 23 September 1961.
  2. ^ "Suspension of the Guatemala Football Association". FIFA. 2016-10-28. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ^ "FIFA lifts suspension of Guatemalan Football Association". FIFA.com. May 31, 2018. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved Jul 22, 2019.