The Mexican Football Federation ( Spanish : Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. ), abbreviated as FMF is the official governing body of association football in Mexico . It administers the men's and women's national teams with all its youth teams, the national teams of futsal and beach soccer , the Liga MX with all its professional divisions, all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, directing, expanding, and supervising competitive football in Mexico. The FMF was established on August 23, 1927 to replace the Federación Central de Fútbol and its first president was Humberto Garza Ramos. It is an affiliate member of FIFA since 1929 and one of the founding members of CONCACAF since 1961. Subject to policies, statutes, objectives and ideals of those international governing bodies. Its headquarters are located in Toluca , State of Mexico .
32-454: In 1919, the Mexican amateur league was divided into two leagues (Liga Mexicana and Liga Nacional). Due to the expulsion of Tigres México shortly before the start of the season, Real España and España Veracruz withdrew in solidarity and founded their own league. The separation of the leagues took place in the 1920-21 season. After only two seasons, in 1922 under the president Ulises Garza Ramos,
64-582: A draw (1–1 against France). In the quarter-finals, the Austrians faced the Spanish , 2nd in Group D, and won the penalty shoot-out (0–0, 5–3 on penalties). Their journey ended in the semi-final against Denmark , where unlike the quarter-final win against Spain, this time they failed in the penalty shootout without making a single attempt (0–0, 0–3 pt). The turning point of the game was the missed penalty by Sarah Puntigam in
96-490: A month, the team played against Scotland , with a crushing defeat for 5–0 and finally a 1–1 draw with Wales with Austria's only goal coming from Spieler in the 45th minute, ending with 4 points from one win, one tie and four losses, and thus eliminated. The latest and best performing competition of Austria was the qualification for the Women's World Cup in 2011 , where they started out poorly but reached third place with 10 points,
128-481: A record of five wins, five draws, and two losses with 13 goals scored and 11 allowied, for a total of 15 points, tying in points with Centro Unión , six behind the champion Club España . The club played its last tournament in the 1920–21 season, finishing 2nd overall with a record of 10 victories, two draws, and one loss. The squad scored 23 goals and conceded 12 for a total of 22 points in 16 games. Junior also obtained its best record and placed just six points behind
160-650: A single chance against their three opponents, tying a game against Greece and losing two against Switzerland and Yugoslavia, finishing third in the group and eliminated from both tournaments. Thus, Austria did not enter the 1999 World Cup Qualifiers , held in the United States . Austria ended 1999 with three games of qualifying for the Euro 2001 . The team started 2000 with a 3–0 defeat against Belgium , four days later they lost again, with Poland by 3–2 but won 1–0 against Wales , finishing third and returning to be eliminated from
192-485: A tournament. The Austrians played their first game of the 2003 World Cup Qualification against Scotland losing 2–1 with goal from Stallinger in the 21st minute, then played against Wales and won 2–0 with another goal from Stallinger and one from Schalkhammer-Hufnagl . Their third match against Belgium was a 3–1 defeat, with a goal by Spieler in the 59th minute. Austria lost their second match against Belgium 4–2, with goals from Szankovich and Fuhrmann , after
224-563: Is usually split between the top two tiers of the league and act as a form of player development. In May 2013, the Liga MX club owners approved banning a person or company from owning more than one team. The issue came to fore when rumor was that Carlos Slim , whose telecommunications company América Móvil owns a 30% stake in Grupo Pachuca, sought to acquire Guadalajara ; he would refute the speculation. The ban applied to future acquisitions, not
256-469: The 1965 CONCACAF Championship . Mexico is also the only non-UEFA or CONMEBOL member national team to win an official senior title organized by FIFA, winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup at home, after defeating Brazil 4-3 in the final. The honours of the senior national team consists of 16 official titles: 1 FIFA Confederations Cup , 12 CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup , 1 CONCACAF Cup and 2 NAFC Championship . The first women's national team
288-548: The 1917–18 season . Junior finished fourth among six other clubs with a record of four games won, one draw, five losses scoring 11 and along 11 goals for a total of nine points in 10 games played. Junior also finished seven points behind the champion Pachuca . In the 1919–20 tournament the club changed its name to "Tigres Mexico" in order to attract the Spanish community in Mexico City. The club this time finished in third place with
320-578: The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 10 times, the best participations are reaching the quarter-finals (2010, 2012 and 2022). The women's under-17 team has participated in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 7 times and were world runners-up in 2018 . The Mexican football is composed of four men's professional divisions: The first professional women's league in the country was the Liga MX Femenil,
352-585: The Mexican Amateur League prior to the professionalization and development of the Primera División de México in 1943. "Junior Club" was founded in 1906 by initiative of Father Camilo Crivelli (1874–1954), who was in charge of the local church by then. In 1908 Pablo Alexanderson, who lived in San Pedro de los Pinos, a small village in the outskirts of Mexico City, bought the club and mainly used it for
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#1732845120085384-595: The multi-sport event of the Central American and Caribbean Games , winning two gold medals ( 1935 and 1938 ). The first official senior titles achieved by the national team were in the NAFC Championship , winning both editions ( 1947 and 1949 ). After the merger of the NAFC and CCCF , Mexico was one of the founding members of CONCACAF in 1961, winning its first title in the new North American confederation in
416-429: The 13th minute of play which could have given Austria a decisive advantage. Nevertheless, Dominik Thalhammer 's team leaves the competition with a more than honorable record, without having lost a single game and with only one goal conceded (against France in the group matches), for their first participation in a major competition. They qualified for their 2nd consecutive Euro at the 2022 edition where they again passed
448-647: The United States 60 matches in 10 cities including the final. The shortlist of match cities was selected in June 2022: Guadalajara, Mexico City , & Monterrey . 19°25′04″N 99°10′12″W / 19.41779°N 99.169887°W / 19.41779; -99.169887 Junior Club Junior Club is a Mexican sports club located in Mexico City . Nowadays the club hosts many sports, mainly tennis and baby football . Junior's Senior football team played in
480-424: The Women's World Cup 1970, unofficial competition held in that country from July 6 to July 15, 1970. The result was a 9–0 crushing defeat, which remains one of its worst results in its history, with this result Austria was quickly out of the competition, playing after months against Switzerland , repeating itself again the defeat against Mexico , 9–0. It played two recognized friendlies against Switzerland before
512-399: The champion, Club España , who would go on to dominate the league for the next 20 years. After this, the club disaffiliated from the league. After leaving the league, Junior continued playing tennis (its main sport nowadays) and other sports, with football being practised at amateur level only. In the 1917–18 tournament the club played under the name of Junior club Mexico. From 1918-1920
544-744: The club played under the name of Tigres Mexico. Austria women%27s national football team The Austria women's national football team represents Austria in international women's football competition. The team is controlled by the Austrian Football Association . The national team is made up mainly of players from the Austrian and German Women's Bundesligas. In 2016, the team qualified for its first-ever major tournament: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 . The Austrian team started playing on July 6, 1970, against Mexico in Bari , Italy , competing in
576-637: The first Women's World Cup in 1978 and 1990, losing both by 6–2 and 5–1. The Austrian team did not participate in the inaugural Women's World Cup 1991 in China and also the 1995 edition in Sweden , but during that time played international friendlies. Austria played Women's Euro 1997 Qualifiers , held in Norway and Sweden . It was placed in Class B, in Group 7 with Switzerland , Yugoslavia and Greece , winning three games in
608-423: The first round. Austria finished second in Group A, behind England , the host country of the competition and eventual champions, against whom they lost by a narrow margin (0–1), but ahead of Norway and Northern Ireland , whom they beat 1–0 and 2–0 respectively. In the quarter-finals, they faced Germany , leader of group B, for a German-speaking derby against the most successful team of the competition. In spite of
640-726: The gold medal in the 2012 Olympic Football Tournament in London and bronze medal in the 2020 Olympic Football Tournament in Tokyo. The under-20 team has participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup 17 times and were world runners-up in 1977 and third place in 2011 . The under-17 team has participated in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 15 times and were two-time world champions ( 2005 and 2011 ) and two-time world runners-up ( 2013 and 2019 ). The women's under-20 team has participated in
672-689: The new FIFA president Gianni Infantino was elected in the wake of the Garcia Report corruption scandal. In April 2017, the Federación, with Canada and the United States , announced a joint bid to host the World Cup. It was awarded on 13 June 2018; 134 votes versus the Morocco bid by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation with 65 votes. Mexico will host 10 matches, Canada 3 matches, and
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#1732845120085704-459: The practice of tennis and baseball although football continued to being practised. In 1915 the football squad enrolled into the Primera Fuerza , the only organized league at that time. The club was finally admitted in 1917 under the name "Club Junior México". In order to build a competitive club, players from all society and races were signed by Junior. The club played its first tournament in
736-509: The product of three wins, one draw and four defeats. They played the 2015 Women's World Cup Qualification , but failed to qualify. Austria qualified for the first time in its history for a European Championship finals at Euro 2017 in the Netherlands. Reversed in group C with France , Switzerland and Iceland , it thwarted the predictions by finishing in 1st place in the group with two wins (1–0 against Switzerland and 3–0 against Iceland) and
768-544: The then current team ownership, and did not require the sale of teams in excess of the one team limitation. The issue reemerged in November 2013 when TV Azteca , owner of Monarcas Morelia, paid out 124 shareholders of Club Atlas US$ 50 million to acquire the club, which for years had been struggling financially. In September 2012, former Federación President Justino Compeán confirmed plans to bid. On 4 March 2016, Federación President Decio De Maria announced continued interest after
800-576: The top level of women's football in Mexico. The issue of multi-team ownership has been a highly debated one within the owners of the professional football clubs and the Femexfut. Of 33 clubs in the top two tiers, about a quarter of the teams are owned by three groups: Grupo Pachuca ( Pachuca , León ), Grupo Caliente ( Tijuana , Querétaro , Dorados de Sinaloa ) and Grupo Orlegi ( Santos Laguna , Atlas ). Of those groups that own more than one team, that ownership
832-550: The two leagues were unified to found the Federación de Foot-ball Asociación and creating the Campeonato de Primera Fuerza which was the highest level of Mexican football at that time. The following year it was renamed Federación Central de Fútbol due to its greater national influence, and it was its members who promoted the creation of Mexico's first national team. Finally in 1927 the current Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación
864-566: The votes; Liga de Expansión MX with 5%; Liga Premier, with 18%; Liga TDP, with 13%, and the Amateur sector, with 9%. The executive and administrative body is the National Council, which comprises five members, one from each of the divisions mentioned, and are elected every four years. The first Mexican national team was established in 1923, its first match was that same year with a victory against Guatemala and its first international participation
896-585: The women's national team were in the football tournament in the Central American and Caribbean Games , winning three gold medals (2014, 2018 and 2023). They also won the gold medal in the 2023 Pan American Games . The under-23 team/olympic team, is an intermediate category between the senior team and the youth teams. Implemented by FIFA since 1992 to participate in the Olympic Football Tournament to replace amateur teams. The under-23 team won
928-706: Was held in the 1927-28 season still in the considered league's amateur era until 1942. The Federation has three operational centres: the Central Office, the High Performance Centre ( Centro de Alto Rendimiento , CAR) and the Training Centre ( Centro de Capacitación , CECAP). The governing body of the Federation is the General Assembly that conforms with the participation of the Liga MX with 55% of
960-574: Was in the 1928 Olympic Football Tournament in Amsterdam. The national team has participated in the FIFA World Cup 17 times, the first participation was in the first edition in Uruguay 1930 playing the opening match against France . The best participations are reaching the quarter-finals (1970 and 1986) both as hosts. The first senior titles achieved by the national team were in the football tournament in
992-512: Was originally established in 1963, but its first FIFA-recognized match was in 1991. Its first match was in 1970 with a victory against Austria , although its first FIFA-recognized match was in the 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship against USA . The women's national team has participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup 3 times, the first participation was in USA 1999 . The first senior titles achieved by
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1024-446: Was reorganized and established. The Federation was renewed by the clubs: Club México , Real España , Necaxa , América , Asturias , Aurrerá and Germania , with the president Humberto Garza Ramos, the general secretary Juan B. Orraca and the treasurer Manuel Alonso who registered and affiliated the FMF with FIFA in 1929. The first national championship endorsed and organized by the new FMF
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