Overview
The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA; ; ; ) is the governing body of football in Belgium. It was a founding member of FIFA in 1904 and UEFA in 1954 and was based in Brussels, not far from the King Baudouin Stadium. Since October 2021, the headquarters of the RBFA are located in Tubize, next to its technical centre. Its chairman is .
Teams and competitions
The Association organizes the Belgium men's, women's, youth national teams, and national eSports team for FIFA. It also runs the Belgian football league system, which includes the following competitions:
First division A
First division B
National Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Provincial leagues
Cup
Supercup
Futsal competitions
Women's competitions:
Super League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Cup
From the 2012–13 through 2014–15 seasons, the federation partnered with its Dutch counterpart to operate a joint national league, the BeNe League. The two federations dissolved the joint league and reestablished their own top-level women's leagues.
Chairpersons
1895–1924: Baron Edouard de Laveleye
1924–1929: Count Joseph d'Oultremont
1929–1937: Rodolphe William Seeldrayers
1937–1943: Oscar van Kesbeeck
1945–1951: Francis Dessain
1951–1967: Georges Hermesse
1967–1987: Louis Wouters
1987–2001: Baron Michel D'Hooghe
2001–2005: Jan Peeters
2006–2017: François De Keersmaecker
2017–2019: Gérard Linard
2019–2021: Mehdi Bayat
2021–2022: Robert Huygens
2022–2023: Paul Van den Bulck
2023–present: Pascale Van Damme
Association Awards
Each year, the executive committee of the Belgian FA honours deserving people with awards.
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