Brazilian Football Confederation

{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Brazil}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2021}}

{{National football association

| Logo = Brazilian Football Confederation logo.svg

| Short name = CBF

| Founded = {{start date and age|1914|6|8|df=y}}

| Headquarters = Rio de Janeiro

| Region = CONMEBOL

| Region affiliation = 1916{{cite web |title=9 de julho de 2016, cem anos de futebol sul-americano|url=https://www.conmebol.com/pt-br/noticias-pt-br/9-de-julho-de-1916-9-de-julho-de-2016-cem-anos-de-futebol-sul-americano/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525161657/https://www.conmebol.com/pt-br/noticias-pt-br/9-de-julho-de-1916-9-de-julho-de-2016-cem-anos-de-futebol-sul-americano/ |archive-date=25 May 2025|language=pt|website=conmebol.com|date=9 July 2016 }}

| FIFA affiliation = 1923{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}

| President = Samir Xaud{{cite web|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2025/05/samir-xaud-e-eleito-presidente-e-assume-cbf-em-meio-a-crise-e-racha-com-clubes.shtml|title=Samir Xaud é eleito presidente e assume CBF em meio a crise e racha com clubes|publisher=Folha de S. Paulo|date=25 May 2025|language=pt}}

| Website = {{url|https://www.cbf.com.br/|cbf.com.br}}

|Badge_size=150}}

The Brazilian Football Confederation ({{langx|pt|Confederação Brasileira de Futebol}}, CBF) is the governing body of football in Brazil. It was founded on Monday, 8 June 1914,{{cite web |title=CBF completa 110 anos de fundação|url=https://www.fbf.org.br/noticias/detalhe/11797 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250120163359/https://www.fbf.org.br/noticias/detalhe/11797 |date=8 June 2024|archive-date=20 January 2025|language=pt|website=Federação Bahiana de Futebol}} as {{ill|Federação Brasileira de Sports|pt}}, and renamed Confederação Brasileira de Desportos in 1916. The football confederation, as known today, separated from other sports associations on 24 September 1979.

The CBF has its headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/29/brazil-corruption-fifa-arrests-romario|title=Brazil starts congressional inquiry into corruption after Fifa arrests|last=Jonathan Watts|date=May 29, 2015|work=the guardian|publisher=Guardian News and Media|access-date=5 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529144850/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/29/brazil-corruption-fifa-arrests-romario|archive-date=29 May 2015|url-status=live}} The confederation owns a training center, named Granja Comary, located in Teresópolis.{{cite web | title =A sede da seleção pentacampeã: uma opção de passeio.| url=http://www.teresopolison.com/cbf.htm| access-date = February 17, 2009 | publisher=TeresópolisOn|language=pt | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031203213235/http://www.teresopolison.com/cbf.htm | archive-date=December 3, 2003 | url-status=dead }}

It was announced on 29 September 2007, that the CBF would launch a women's league and cup competition in October 2007 following pressure from FIFA president Sepp Blatter during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6274126.html |title=Brazil to set up women's soccer league |access-date=30 September 2007 |publisher=People's Daily |work=Sports |date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105083637/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6274126.html |archive-date=5 November 2007 }}{{Cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6274148.html |title=Brazil will create women soccer cup |access-date=30 September 2007 |publisher=People's Daily |work=Sports |date=29 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105083642/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/6274148.html |archive-date=5 November 2007 }}

The confederation reported a budget of $265.6 million (R$1.5 billion) for 2024, and a projection of $398.4 million (R$2.25 billion) for 2025.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/esportes/futebol/cbf-tem-receita-recorde-de-r-15-bilhao-em-2024-veja-valores/|title=CBF tem receita recorde de R$ 1,5 bilhão em 2024; veja valores|date=29 April 2025|access-date=25 May 2025|website=CNN Brasil|language=pt}}