United Republican Soccer Federation

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The United Republican Soccer Federation (Gallic: Fédération républiques-unienne du soccer, Latin: Foederatio Pediludii Respublicana Unita), commonly referred to as the URSF, is the governing body of association football in Omerica. Formed in the aftermath of the Philibiscostal Bus Tipping and the Omerican football betting scandal, the URSF is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in Omerica. Based in the Union Sports Complex in Port Alexandre, Mespalia, the URSF, as the successor to the Omerican Football Federation, is full member of the World Cup Committee, Independent Associations Championship Organizing Committee and, through the OPSL, the International Federation of Club Football, sending representative teams to each of the organisations’ respective competitions.

Through its constituent regional and republican associations and the affiliated Omerican Professional Soccer League, Omerican Intermediate Football Association and Omerican Amateur Football Federation, the United Republican Soccer Federation directly or indirectly sanctions all competitive football matches in Omerica. The URSF runs a number of competitions, most notably the Federation Cup, and has veto power over any changes to the rules and operations of the OPSL, OIFA and OAFF.

Structure and governance

Membership

The full voting membership of the URSF consists of the 26 republican associations of Omerica, with seven regional associations, the Omerican Professional Soccer League, Omerican Intermediate Football Association and Omerican Amateur Football Federation possessing observer rights in the URSF Congress. Since the secession of Northavon, all republican associations’ territories correspond to one of the republics of Omerica.

Nova Cumbria Football Association
Port-des-Saints Capital Football Federation
Free State Free State Football Association
Mespalia (Omerica) Metropolitan Football Association

Football Avonnais
Southavon Southavon Football Association
Eastavon Eastavon Football Association
Marche Rouge Marche Rouge Football Association
Northavon Northavon Football Federation
Terreneuf Football Terreneuf

East Hesperian Football Association
Alleos Alleos Football Association
Bridgecastle Bridgecastle Football Association
Charlescourt Charlescourt Football Association
East Calaverde East Calaverde Football Association

Lalland Football Association
Coleraine Coleraine Football Association
Emerald Isles Emerald Isles Football Association
Great Arden Great Arden Football Association
Heathmoor Heathmoor Football Association

Football Pays-de-la-Mer
Altomare Altomarine Football Association
Braganza Football Brigantine
Romainbourg Romainbourgeois Football Association

Provençal Football Association
New Vaucluse New Vaucluse Football Association
North Provence North Provence Football Association
South Provence South Provençal Football Association

West Hesperian Football Association
New Guernsey New Guernsey Football Association
West Calaverde Football West Calaverde
Seafoam Islands Seafoam Islands Football Association
Silverforce Silverforce Football Association

Executive Board

The URSF has a figurehead President, appointed by the URSF Congress and almost always a prominent retired footballer. The day-to-day governance of the URSF is left to its nine-member Executive Board, which consists of four officers elected by the member associations and representatives of players (men and women), coaches, referees and sports physicians. The Executive Director of the URSF is the executive head of the organisation and is responsible for the policy direction of the association and chairing Executive Board meetings. Day-to-day management of the URSF falls to the General Secretary, assisted by the Vice Secretary on procedural matters and the Treasurer on financial affairs.

Officer Role
Mespalia (Omerica) Casimir Paquet President
West Calaverde Thymen Sanna Executive Director
Altomare Jean-André Simonetti General Secretary
Southavon Natalie Grace van Rompaey Vice Secretary
Braganza Bernard Henri Albero Treasurer
East Calaverde Hubert Cornelius van Wegberg Referee representative
Free State Alexander Aquino Coach representative
North Provence Alexandre Faucheux Men’s player representative
Seafoam Islands Angela Maryn Arzt Women’s player representative
Coleraine Marina Kitchen Physician representative