Libyan Football Federation
Appearance
CAF | |
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Short name | LFF |
Founded | 1962 |
Headquarters | Tripoli |
FIFA affiliation | 1964 |
CAF affiliation | 1965[1] |
President | Abdulhakim Alshalmani |
Website | libyaff |
The Libyan Football Federation (Arabic: 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
[edit]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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ East African Standard. 20 November 1965.
- ^ "Libyan football enters post-Gaddafi era". BBC News. 4 September 2011.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Former Libyan Football Federation (in Arabic)
- Libya at the FIFA website
- Libya at the CAF website
Categories:
- National members of the Confederation of African Football
- Football in Libya
- Sports governing bodies in Libya
- Sports organizations established in 1962
- Association football governing bodies in Africa
- Members of the Union of Arab Football Associations
- Libyan sport stubs
- Association football organization stubs