List of presidents of FIFA facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of FIFA |
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| Fédération Internationale de Football Association | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | FIFA Council |
| Seat | FIFA Headquarters, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Appointer | FIFA Congress |
| Term length | Four years
Elected in the year following a FIFA World Cup
(renewable twice) |
| Constituting instrument | FIFA Statutes |
| Formation | 21 May 1904 |
| First holder | Robert Guérin |
| Deputy | Senior Vice President of FIFA |
| Salary | £2.6 million (FIFA figures for 2015) |
This page lists the people who have been the President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). FIFA is the main organization that controls association football (soccer) around the world.
Some presidents, like Daniel Burley Woolfall, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, and Arthur Drewry, passed away while they were still in office.
The current president is Gianni Infantino. He is from Switzerland and Italy. He was chosen on February 26, 2016. Before him, Issa Hayatou from Cameroon was acting president for a short time. This happened after Sepp Blatter was removed from his position on October 8, 2015. Blatter was later not allowed to be involved in football activities for a period of time.
Leaders of FIFA
| No. | Picture | Name (born–died) |
Time in office | Country | ||
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| Started | Ended | How long they served | ||||
| 1 |  |
Robert Guérin (1876–1952) |
22 May 1904 | 4 June 1906 | 2 years, 12 days |  France |
| 2 |  |
Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852–1918) |
4 June 1906 | 24 October 1918 (died in office) |
12 years, 142 days |  England |
| – |  |
Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman (1877–1951) acting |
24 October 1918 | 28 August 1920 | 1 year, 309 days |  Netherlands |
| – |  |
Jules Rimet (1873–1956) |
28 August 1920 | 1 March 1921 | 185 days | France |
| 3 | 1 March 1921 | 21 June 1954 | 33 years, 112 days | |||
| 4 |  |
Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876–1955) |
21 June 1954 | 7 October 1955 (died in office) |
1 year, 108 days |  Belgium |
| – |  |
Arthur Drewry (1891–1961) |
7 October 1955 | 9 June 1956 | 246 days | England |
| 5 | 9 June 1956 | 25 March 1961 (died in office) |
4 years, 289 days | England |
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| – |  |
Ernst Thommen (1899–1967) acting |
25 March 1961 | 28 September 1961 | 187 days |  Switzerland |
| 6 |  |
Stanley Rous (1895–1986) |
28 September 1961 | 8 May 1974 | 12 years, 222 days | England |
| 7 |  |
João Havelange (1916–2016) |
8 May 1974 | 8 June 1998 | 24 years, 31 days |  Brazil |
| 8 |  |
Sepp Blatter (born 1936) |
8 June 1998 | 8 October 2015 (removed from office) |
17 years, 122 days | Switzerland |
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Issa Hayatou (1946–2024) acting |
8 October 2015 | 26 February 2016 | 141 days |  Cameroon |
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Gianni Infantino (born 1970) |
26 February 2016 | Still in office | 9 years, 148 days | Switzerland Italy |
Timeline of FIFA Presidents
Related Topics
- List of association football competitions
- List of presidents of AFC
- List of presidents of CAF
- List of presidents of CONCACAF
- List of presidents of CONMEBOL
- List of presidents of OFC
- List of presidents of UEFA
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Presidentes de la FIFA para niños
