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Founded | 1895 |
Headquarters | World Trade Center, Gibraltar |
FIFA affiliation | 13 May 2016 |
UEFA affiliation | 24 May 2013 |
President | Michael Llamas, KC |
Website | http://www.gibraltarfa.com/ |
The Gibraltar Football Association or also Gibraltar FA (GFA) is the governing body for Gibraltarian football and futsal. It was formed as the Gibraltar Civilian Football Association in 1895, changing to its current name in later years. It is one of the oldest football associations in the world[citation needed]. From October 2012, the GFA were provisional members of UEFA and the Gibraltar national futsal team, under-19 and under-17 representative teams participated in the 2013/14 UEFA season competitions. At the XXXVII UEFA Congress held in London on 24 May 2013, Gibraltar was accepted as a full member of UEFA. Gibraltar were admitted to FIFA as a full member on 13 May 2016 at the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico.[1]