Russian Football Union

Russian Football Union
UEFA
Short nameRFS
Founded19 January 1912 (1912-01-19)
Headquarters7 Narodnaya Street, Moscow
FIFA affiliation1912[1]
UEFA affiliation1954 (as Football Section of the USSR)
PresidentAleksandr Dyukov
Websitewww.rfs.ru

The Russian Football Union (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz or RFS) is the official governing body of association football in the Russian Federation.[2] With headquarters in Moscow, it organizes Russian amateur and professional football, including the men's, women's, youth, beach soccer, futsal and Paralympic national teams. The RFS sanctions referees and football tournaments for the Russian Premier League and other football leagues in Russia.[3] RFS is headed by Aleksandr Dyukov, the CEO of Gazprom Neft.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Football Union of Russia. FIFA.
  2. ^ Dunmore, Tom (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810871885. Retrieved 20 March 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ WSC 283 Sep 10. "When Saturday Comes - Academy Awards". Retrieved 14 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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