Federação Pernambucana de Futebol

The Federação Pernambucana de Futebol, once named Liga Esportiva Pernambucana, also known by the acronym FPF, organizes and administers the Campeonato Pernambucano, the Copa Pernambuco, the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 and the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A3). It was founded in 1915. Carlos Alberto Oliveira was the president of FPF until his death on August 29, 2011 being replaced by Evandro Carvalho.

History
The original founders of the Federation were:
 * América (previously known as João de Barros Futebol Clube)
 * Centro Sportivo do Peres
 * Flamengo (Recife)
 * Santa Cruz
 * Torre (previously known as Agros Sport Club de Socorro)

The following clubs also share the status of founders:


 * Sport Club do Recife,
 * Clube Náutico Capibaribe,
 * Ferroviário Esporte Clube do Recife (previously known as Associação Atlética Great-Western, currently known as  Clube Ferroviário do Recife),
 * Íbis Sport Club, and
 * Auto Esporte Clube.

In the Founding Assembly the following sport leagues were present:


 * Olindense de Desportos,
 * Desportiva Caruaruense,
 * Desportiva Garanhuense, and
 * Desportiva de Pesqueira.

Presidents
Liga Sportiva Pernambucana Liga Pernambucana de Desportos Terrestre Federação Pernambucana de Desportos Federação Pernambucana de Futebol Source:FPF
 * Aristeu Acioli Lins – 1915
 * Alcebíades Braga – 1915
 * Henrique Jacques – 1915
 * Melchior do Amaral – 1915 – 1917
 * Manoel da Silva Guimarães – 1918 – 1919
 * João Reinaldo da Costa Lima – 1919 – 1920
 * João Duarte Dias – 1920
 * Loyo Neto – 1920 – 1921
 * Artur Campelo – 1922 – 1924
 * Cícero Brasileiro de Melo – 1925 – 1926
 * Júlio de Melo Filho – 1926 – 1927
 * Renato Silveira – 1927 – 1928 – 1929 – 1930
 * Maviael do Prado – 1928
 * Carlos Rios – 1929 – 1930
 * Maviael do Prado – 1930 – 1935
 * Sebastião Maciel – 1936 – 1937
 * Edgar Moury Fernandes – 1938
 * Tavares Buril – 1938 – 1939 – 1940 – 1941
 * Sidrack Correia de Oliveira – 1940
 * Alfredo Ramos – 1941 – 1943
 * Edson Moury Fernandes – 1943 – 1945
 * Nilo de Brito Bastos – 1946 – 1947
 * Osvaldo Salsa – 1947
 * Leopoldo Casado – 1947 – 1948
 * José Rêgo Vieria – 1949 – 1950
 * Sigismundo Cabral de Melo – 1951 – 1953
 * Évio de Abreu e Lima – 1953 – 1954
 * Rubem Rodriges Moreira – 1954 – 1982
 * Dilson Prado Cavalcanti – 1982 – 1985
 * Carlos Frederico Gomes de Oliveira – 1985 – 1995
 * Carlos Alberto Gomes de Oliveira – 1995 – 2011
 * Evandro Barros Carvalho – 2011 –