South American Football Confederation | |
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.JPG) CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, as seen in 2014 | |
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| Abbreviation | CONMEBOL CSF |
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| Formation | 9 July 1916 |
| Founded at | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Luque, Paraguay |
| Coordinates | 25°15′38″S 57°30′58″W / 25.26056°S 57.51611°W |
Region served | South America |
Membership | 10 member associations |
Official languages | Portuguese Spanish |
| Alejandro Domínguez | |
Vice Presidents | Laureano González (1st) Claudio Tapia (2nd) Ramón Jesurún (3rd) [1] |
General Secretary | José Astigarraga[2] |
Treasurer | Rolando López |
Parent organization | FIFA |
| Website | conmebol.com |
| FIFA confederations |
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| AFC, CAF, CONCACAF |
| CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA |
The South American Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol;[a] Portuguese: Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol),[b] known by the acronym CONMEBOL (/ˈkɒnmɪbɒl/ KON-mib-ol) or CSF, is the continental governing body of football in South America[c] and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Paraguay. CONMEBOL is responsible for the organization and governance of South American football's major international tournaments. With 10 member football associations, it has the fewest members of all the confederations in FIFA.[3]
CONMEBOL national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Brazil five, Argentina three and Uruguay two) and CONMEBOL clubs have won 22 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have won two Olympic gold medals each.
The World Cup qualifiers of CONMEBOL have been described as the "toughest qualifiers in the world" for their simple round-robin system, entry of some of the top national teams in the world, leveling of the weaker national teams, climate and geographic conditions, strong home stands and passionate supporters.[4][5]
Juan Ángel Napout (Paraguay) was the president of CONMEBOL until 3 December 2015 when he was arrested in a raid in Switzerland as part of the U.S. Justice Department's bribery case involving FIFA. Wilmar Valdez (Uruguay) was interim president until 26 January 2016 when Alejandro Domínguez (Paraguay) was elected president. The Vice presidents are Ramón Jesurún (Colombia), Laureano González (Venezuela) and Arturo Salah (Chile).
- ^ El Comité Ejecutivo on Conmebol (updated, 14 September 2021)
- ^ CONMEBOL nombra a José Manuel Astigarraga como nuevo Secretario General, 1 November 2016
- ^ "What is CONMEBOL (South America)?". AnalyiSport. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "La eliminatoria más difícil del mundo". ESPN Desportes (in Spanish). 11 October 2011.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (18 October 2011). "South American WCQ toughest in world". ESPN.
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