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| {{Infobox organization | | {{Infobox football tournament |
| | name = International Football Federation | | | name = UEFA Champions League |
| | alt = "FCI" written in bold blue | | | logo = UEFA Champions League.svg |
| | image = FCI logo without slogan.svg
| | | imagesize = 225px |
| | caption = Logo
| | | organiser = [[UEFA]] |
| | map = Word Map FCI.svg
| | | founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1955}}<br />(rebranded in 1992) |
| | map_size = 320px | | | region = Europe |
| | map_caption = Map of the members of FCI according to their confederation | | | number of teams = {{ubl|32 (group stage)|79, 80, or 81 (total)}} |
| | founded = {{Start date and age|1932|04|21|df=y}} | | | qualifier for = {{ubl|[[UEFA Super Cup]]|[[FIFA Club World Cup]]|[[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]]}} |
| | founding_location = [[Castellum]], [[Latium]] | | | related comps = {{ubl|[[UEFA Europa League]] <br />(2nd tier)|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]<br />(3rd tier)}} |
| | type = {{wp|Sports federation}} | | | current champions = {{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] (1st title) |
| | purpose = Sport governance | | | most successful club = {{fbaicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] (14 titles) |
| | headquarters = [[Castellum]], [[Latium]]
| | | broadcasters = [[List of UEFA Champions League broadcasters|List of broadcasters]] |
| | coords = <!--{{Coord|47|22|53|N|8|34|28|E|region:CH-ZH_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}-->
| | | website = {{url|https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/|uefa.com/uefachampionsleague}} |
| | leader_title = [[List of presidents of FCI|President]]
| | | current = [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League]] |
| | leader_name = [[Tobe Decidis]] | |
| | leader_title2 = Senior Vice-President
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| | leader_name2 = [[Ochrani person]] ([[List of presidents of OAFF|OAFF]]) | |
| | leader_title3 = Vice-Presidents
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| | leader_name3 = {{Plainlist| | |
| *{{nowrap|[[Malaio person]] ([[List of presidents of MFF|MFF]])}}
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| *[[Oxidentale person]] ([[List of presidents of OFC|OFC]])
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| *[[Belisarian person]] ([[List of presidents of UBCS|UBCS]])
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| *[[Norumbia person]] ([[List of presidents of UNFA|UNFA]])
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| *[[Scipia person]] ([[List of presidents of SCU|SCU]])}}
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| | leader_title4 = Secretary General | |
| | leader_name4 = [[Jane Doe]] | |
| | main_organ = [[FCI Congress]] | |
| | subsidiaries = {{Plainlist| | |
| *[[Malaio Football Federation|MFF]] (Malaio)
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| *[[Ochran Association of Football Federations|OAFF]] (Ochran)
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| *[[Oxidentale Football Confederation|OFC]] (Oxidentale)
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| *[[Union of Belisarian Football Associations|UBCS]] (Belisaria)
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| *[[Union of Norumbia Football Associations|UNFA]] (Norumbia)
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| *[[Scipian Football Union|SCU]] (Scipia)
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| }} | | }} |
| | affiliations = [[World Games Committee]]
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| | native_name = '''Foederatio Calcitro Internationalis'''<br />'''(FCI)'''
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| | native_name_lang = [[Standard Latin language|LAT]]
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| | abbreviation = FCI
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| | region_served = Worldwide
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| | membership = [[List of men's national association football teams (AJAX)|94 national associations]]
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| | num_staff = 690+
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| | website = <span style="color:#3366CC;">FCI.com</span>
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| The '''''Foederatio Calcitro Internationalis''''' ([[Standard Latin language|Latin]] for ''''International Football Federation'''', abbreviated as '''FCI''') is the international governing body of {{wp|association football}}, {{wp|beach soccer}}, and {{wp|futsal}} [[Ajax|worldwide]]. Founded in 1932, the FCI was initially organised to oversee international competition among the national football associations of [[Ajax#Belisaria|Belisaria]] but soon came to incorporate national football associations from the rest of the world. Presently, the FCI has its headquarters in [[Castellum]], [[Latium]], and presently comprises [[List of men's national association football teams (AJAX)|94 national associations]]. These national associations must also be members of one of the six continental confederations: [[Malaio Football Federation|MFF]] (Malaio), [[Ochran Association of Football Federations|OAFF]] (Ochran), [[Oxidentale Football Confederation|OFC]] (Oxidentale), [[Union of Belisarian Football Associations|UBCS]] (Belisaria), [[Union of Norumbia Football Associations|UNFA]] (Norumbia), and [[Scipian Football Union|SCU]] (Scipia).
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| The FCI outlines several objectives in its organisational statutes, including growing association football internationally, providing efforts to ensure it is accessible to everyone, and advocating for integrity and fair play. It is also responsible for the organisation and promotion of association football's major international {{wp|tournaments}}, notably the [[User:Latium/Sandbox8|World Cup]], which commenced in 1932, and the [[User:Nev/FCI Women's World Cup(Sandbox)|Women's World Cup]], which began in 1993<ref>'''OOC''': There have been no dates nor discussions regarding the Women's World Cup in Ajax as of 02 February 2024. Whatever that is written here should not be considered canon.</ref>. Additionally, the FCI sets the {{wp|Laws of the Game (association football)|laws of the game}} and is responsible for applying and enforcing those rules across all FCI competitions. All FCI tournaments generate revenue from sponsorships; in 2020, FCI had revenues of over [[Latin solidus|LAS $]]5.8 billion, ending the 2016–2020 cycle with a net positive of [[Latin solidus|LAS $]]1.2 billion and cash reserves of [[Latin solidus|LAS $]]3.1 billion<ref>See above '''OOC''' in regards to canonicity.</ref>.
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| Despite their mission of promoting and enforcing fair play and the laws of the game, advocates and independent watchdog groups have noted the FCI leadership involvement in corruption, bribery, and vote-rigging of international tournament matters. Most recently, the organisation's decision to [[2004 FCI World Cup bids|award the hosting privileges of the 2004 World Cup]] to [[Gran Aligonia]] has been reported by investigative journalists to be rife with reports citing gifts of beachfront property, supercars, and Hemicyon security, and the corruption of the voting process on the part of then FCI president [[Malbona Viro]]<!--lit. Bad Man in Esperanto--> for Gran Aligonia. These allegations led to the boycotting of several nations, eventually culminating in the [[2005 FCI corruption case|indictments of several high-ranking FCI officials and corporate executives]] by the [[Anti-Corruption Coalition of Football Associations]] (ACCFA), an ad-hoc international criminal tribunal formed by a coalition of national football associations which would eventually become the [[FCI Ethics Committee]]. On 02 February 2008, several of those indicated were arrested by Latin authorities, their charges including {{wp|racketeering}}, {{wp|wire fraud}}, and {{wp|money laundering}} alongside the aforementioned corruption and bribery.
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| Many officials were suspended by the ACCFA's independent ethics committee, including the ousting of [[Malbona Viro]] as president of FCI. The 2005 FCI corruption case also contributed to the [[Leuter Sion#Early career|2005 Gran Aligonian protests]], that led to the internal mutiny of the [[Gran Aligonia#Security|Xendarmeria]], who were unwilling to continue policing the protests. In the face of the Xendarmeria mutiny, the [[House of del Villar|Gran Aligonia Duque]] passed the Valladares-Botello Act, which expanded the powers of the Gran Aligonian Grand Ministry by introducing veto power.
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| ==History==
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| {{main|History of FCI}}
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| ==Identity==
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| ===Flag===
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| ===Anthem===
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| {{main|FCI Anthem}}
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| ==Presidents of FCI==
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| {{main|List of presidents of FCI}}
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| ==Structure==
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| {{main|Geography of association football (Ajax)}}
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| ===Six confederations and 94 national associations===
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| As a prerequisite of the FCI's statutes, national football associations have to be members of a football confederation to become members of FCI. These confederations oversee the game in their respective continents, and regions of the world are divided into six:
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| *[[Malaio Football Federation]] (MFF; 6 members)
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| *[[Ochran Association of Football Federations]] (OAFF; 16 members)<ref>[[Yangcheng Cuju Federation|Yangcheng]] is not a member of OAFF or FCI.</ref>
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| *[[Oxidentale Football Confederation]] (OFC; 8 members)
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| *[[Union of Belisarian Football Associations]] (UBCS; 28 members)
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| *[[Union of Norumbia Football Associations]] (UNFA; 15 members)
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| *[[Scipian Football Union]] (SCU; 21 members)
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| In total, FCI recognises 94 national associations and their associated men's and women's national teams; see the [[List of men's national association football teams (Ajax)|list of national football teams]] and their respective [[List of FCI country codes|country codes]]. The [[FCI Men's World Ranking|FCI men's]] and [[FCI Women's World Ranking|women's world rankings]] are updated monthy and each rank are determined by the team's performance in international competitions, qualifiers, and friendly matches.
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| ===Laws and governance===
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| ===Administrative cost===
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| ==Governance==
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| ===Discipline of national associations===
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| ===Video replay and goal-line technology===
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| ===Controversy===
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| ==Recognition and awards==
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| ==FCI competitions==
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| {{See also|List of association football comeptitions (Ajax)|FCI International Match Calendar}}
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| ===Current title holders===
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| ==Esports==
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| ==FCI World Rankings==
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| {{Further|FCI Men's World Ranking|FCI Women's World Ranking}}
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| ==Sponsors of FCI==
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| ==Corruption==
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| [[category:Association football (Ajax)]] | | [[category:Association football (Ajax)]] |
| [[Category:Nev's Article]] | | [[Category:Nev's Article]] |
2023–24 UEFA Champions League
