Colombian Football Federation

The Colombian Football Federation (in Federación Colombiana de Fútbol) is the governing body of football in Colombia. It was founded in 1924 and has been affiliated to FIFA since 1936. It is a member of CONMEBOL and is in charge of the Colombia national football team and the Colombia women's national football team

The Colombian soccer league was first formed in 1948 though some teams existed before that. The Colombian Football League and Federation had a dispute with FIFA that led to the league and federation spending its early years outside of the FIFA organization. Because of the dispute, its national teams were suspended from international play.

The 50s and 60s were dominated by Colombian domestic football in the Colombian football league, and the 90s were dominated by solid performances from the National team. The national team and the federation achieved great success reaching all three World Cups in the '90s.

In January 2024 the Colombian Football Federation met with the leaders of the CONMEBOL Evolution program which focuses on the development of South American Football. The FCF is partnering with CONMEBOL to strengthen and further develop Grassroots Soccer, women's soccer, Futsal, and Beach soccer in all communities in Colombia and South America.

In January the Colombian Football Federation started the Master in High-Performance Football which aims to expand the knowledge and training of their coaching staff for their youth boys and girls national programs. The program was developed in alliance with MBP School of Coaches based in Barcelona, with the educational program consisting of individual and collective tactics, training methodology, and physical and psychological aspects of football. The education program is set to last 8 months.

On July 16, 2024, the Colombian Football Federation would issue a statement of regret and an apology to tournament organizers, the host country the United States and the people affected the chaos which occurred during the overcrowding of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on July 14, 2024 during CONMEBOL's 2024 Copa América final match where Colombia's national footboll team played Argentina's national men's football team. The statement also claimed that Colombian Football Federation head, as well as CONMEBOL vice-president, Ramón Jesurún also deeply regrets what happened. Though 800 officers representing 8 different police agnecies provided security for the event, fans in attendance still overcrowded and became unruly. 27 people, including Jesurún and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurún, where arrested, while 55 others were ejected. Jesurún and his son were each individually charged in Miami-Dade with three counts of felony battery.

Presidents

 * 1936: Carlos Lafourie Roncallo
 * 1948: Bernardo Jaramillo García
 * 1951: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
 * 1957: Efraín Borrero
 * 1957: Rafael Fernández
 * 1958: Efraín Borrero
 * 1961: Pedro Nery López
 * 1962: Luis Benedetti Gómez
 * 1964: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
 * 1964: Alfonso Senior Quevedo
 * 1971: Eduardo Carbonell Insignares
 * 1975: Alfonso Senior Quevedo
 * 1982: León Londoño Tamayo
 * 1992: Juan José Bellini
 * 1995: Hernán Mejía Campuzano (interim)
 * 1996: Álvaro Fina Domínguez
 * 2002: Óscar Astudillo Palomino
 * 2006: Luis Bedoya Giraldo
 * 2015–present: Ramón Jesurún Franco