List of FIFA Congresses
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The following is a list of FIFA Congress
es, the FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Federation of Association Football (French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association), commonly known by the acronym FIFA (usual ˈfiːfə). FIFA is the international governing body
of :association football, futsal
and beach football.
The congress may be ordinary or extraordinary. An ordinary congress meets every year, an extraordinary congress may be convened by the FIFA Executive Committee
at any time with the support of one fifth of the members of FIFA.http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/generic/01/29/85/71/fifastatuten2010_e.pdf
The FIFA congress has been held annually since 1998. It was previously held every two years. Congresses were not held between 1915–1922 and 1939–1945 due to the First
and Second World War
s.
FIFA Presidential elections have taken place at the 1st, 3rd, 12th, 29th, 30th, 39th, 51st and 61st
congresses. The 1961 FIFA extraordinary congress in London elected Stanley Rous
as President.
FIFA Congress
The FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Federation of Association Football , commonly known by the acronym FIFA . FIFA is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football.The congress may be ordinary or extraordinary...
es, the FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Federation of Association Football (French: Fédération Internationale de Football Association), commonly known by the acronym FIFA (usual ˈfiːfə). FIFA is the international governing body
Sport governing body
A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...
of :association football, futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...
and beach football.
The congress may be ordinary or extraordinary. An ordinary congress meets every year, an extraordinary congress may be convened by the FIFA Executive Committee
FIFA Executive Committee
FIFA Executive Committee is an institution of FIFA . It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of Congress...
at any time with the support of one fifth of the members of FIFA.http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/generic/01/29/85/71/fifastatuten2010_e.pdf
The FIFA congress has been held annually since 1998. It was previously held every two years. Congresses were not held between 1915–1922 and 1939–1945 due to the First
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
s.
FIFA Presidential elections have taken place at the 1st, 3rd, 12th, 29th, 30th, 39th, 51st and 61st
61st FIFA Congress
The 61st FIFA Congress was held between 31 May and 1 June 2011 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA is the governing body of world association football, and the congress is the annual meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body. This is the eighth congress to be held in Zurich, and the...
congresses. The 1961 FIFA extraordinary congress in London elected Stanley Rous
Stanley Rous
Sir Stanley Ford Rous, CBE was the 6th President of FIFA, serving from 1961 to 1974. He also served as secretary of the Football Association from 1934 to 1962 and was an international referee.-Early Life:...
as President.
List of congresses
- 1st FIFA Congress (1904, Paris)
- 2nd FIFA Congress (1905, Paris)
- 3rd FIFA Congress (1906, Berne)
- 4th FIFA Congress (1907, Amsterdam)
- 5th FIFA Congress (1908, Vienna)
- 6th FIFA Congress (1909, Budapest)
- 7th FIFA Congress (1910, Milan)
- 8th FIFA Congress (1911, Dresden)
- 9th FIFA Congress (1912, Stockholm)
- 10th FIFA Congress (1913, Copenhagen)
- 11th FIFA Congress (1914, Christiana (Oslo))
- 12th FIFA Congress (1923, Geneva)
- 13th FIFA Congress (1924, Paris)
- 14th FIFA Congress (1925, Prague)
- 15th FIFA Congress (1926, Rome)
- 16th FIFA Congress (1927, Helsingfors)
- 17th FIFA Congress (1928, Amsterdam)
- 18th FIFA Congress (1929, Barcelona)
- 19th FIFA Congress (1930, Budapest)
- 20th FIFA Congress (1931, Berlin)
- 21st FIFA Congress (1932, Stockholm)
- 22nd FIFA Congress (1934, Rome)
- 23rd FIFA Congress (1936, Berlin)
- 24th FIFA Congress (1938, Paris)
- 25th FIFA Congress (1946, Luxembourg)
- 26th FIFA Congress (1948, London)
- 27th FIFA Congress (1950, Rio de Janeiro)
- 28th FIFA Congress (1952, Helsinki)
- 29th FIFA Congress (1954, Berne)
- 30th FIFA Congress (1956, Lisbon)
- 31st FIFA Congress (1958, Stockholm)
- 32nd FIFA Congress (1960, Rome)
- 33rd FIFA Congress (1962, Santiago)
- 34th FIFA Congress (1964, Tokyo)
- 35th FIFA Congress (1966, London)
- 36th FIFA Congress (1968, Guadalajara)
- 37th FIFA Congress (1970, Mexico)
- 38th FIFA Congress (1972, Paris)
- 39th FIFA Congress (1974, Frankfurt)
- 40th FIFA Congress (1976, Montreal)
- 41st FIFA Congress (1978, Buenos Aires)
- 42nd FIFA Congress (1980, Zurich)
- 43rd FIFA Congress (1982, Madrid)
- 44th FIFA Congress (1984, Zurich)
- 45th FIFA Congress (1986, Mexico)
- 46th FIFA Congress (1988, Zurich)
- 47th FIFA Congress (1990, Rome)
- 48th FIFA Congress (1992, Zurich)
- 49th FIFA Congress (1994, Chicago)
- 50th FIFA Congress (1996, Zurich)
- 51st FIFA Congress (1998, Paris)
- 52nd FIFA Congress (2000, Zurich)
- 53rd FIFA Congress (2002, Seoul)
- 54th FIFA Congress (2004, Paris)
- 55th FIFA Congress (2005, Marrakesh)
- 56th FIFA Congress (2006, Munich)
- 57th FIFA Congress (2007, Zurich)
- 58th FIFA Congress (2008, Sydney)
- 59th FIFA Congress (2009, Nassau)
- 60th FIFA Congress (2010, Johannesberg)
- 61st FIFA Congress61st FIFA CongressThe 61st FIFA Congress was held between 31 May and 1 June 2011 at the Hallenstadion in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA is the governing body of world association football, and the congress is the annual meeting of FIFA's supreme legislative body. This is the eighth congress to be held in Zurich, and the...
(2011, Zurich) - 62nd FIFA Congress (2012, Budapest)
- 63rd FIFA Congress (2013, Mauritius)