Libyan Football Federation
{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Libya}}
{{National football association
|Logo = Libyan Football Federation Logo.png
|Founded = 1962
|FIFA affiliation = 1964
|Region = CAF
|Region affiliation = 1965East African Standard. 20 November 1965.
|President = Abdulhakim Alshalmani
|Website = {{URL|https://libyaff.ly}}
}}
The Libyan Football Federation ({{langx|ar|الاتحاد الليبي لكرة القدم}}; abbreviated as LFF) is the governing body of football in Libya. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to CAF in 1965. It organizes the national football league and the national team.
Post-revolution status
During the 2011 Libyan civil war, the football team continued to play, completing their 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification match against Mozambique behind closed doors on neutral territory in Cairo.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14778283|title=Libyan football enters post-Gaddafi era|work=BBC News|date=4 September 2011}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060702033312/http://www.lff.org.ly/ Former Libyan Football Federation] {{in lang|ar}}
- [https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/LBY Libya] at the FIFA website
- [https://www.cafonline.com/member-associations/lby/ Libya] at the CAF website
{{Sports governing bodies in Libya}}
{{Football in Libya}}
{{International football}}
{{National Members of the Confederation of African Football}}
{{UAFA Football}}
{{UNAF Football}}
Category:Sports organizations established in 1962
Category:Association football governing bodies in Africa
Category:Members of the Union of Arab Football Associations
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