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 article lists the people who have been the president of FIFA. FIFA stands for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. It is the main organization that runs association football (soccer) around the world.
The president is like the leader of this big football family. They help make important decisions for the sport.
Some past presidents, like Daniel Burley Woolfall, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, and Arthur Drewry, sadly 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. This happened at a special meeting of the FIFA Congress. Before him, Issa Hayatou from Cameroon was the acting president for a short time. This was after Sepp Blatter left the role in October 2015. Mr. Blatter was later not allowed to be involved in football activities for a period of time.
FIFA's Leaders Through the Years
This table shows all the people who have been president of FIFA. It also includes those who served as acting presidents.
| No. | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
Time in Office | Home Country | ||
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| Started | Ended | Total Time | ||||
| 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 while in office) |
12 years, 142 days |  England |
| – |  |
Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman (1877–1951) |
24 October 1918 (Acting president) |
28 August 1920 | 1 year, 309 days |  Netherlands |
| – |  |
Jules Rimet (1873–1956) |
28 August 1920 (Acting president) |
1 March 1921 | 33 years, 297 days | France |
| 3 | 1 March 1921 | 21 June 1954 | ||||
| 4 |  |
Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876–1955) |
21 June 1954 |
7 October 1955 (Died while in office) |
1 year, 108 days |  Belgium |
| – |  |
Arthur Drewry (1891–1961) |
7 October 1955 (Acting president) |
9 June 1956 | 5 years, 169 days | England |
| 5 | 9 June 1956 | 25 March 1961 (Died while in office) |
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| – |  |
Ernst Thommen (1899–1967) |
25 March 1961 (Acting president) |
28 September 1961 | 187 days |  Switzerland |
| 6 |  |
Stanley Rous (1895–1986) |
28 September 1961 | 8 May 1974 (Named Honorary FIFA President after leaving office) |
12 years, 222 days | England |
| 7 |  |
João Havelange (1916–2016) |
8 May 1974 | 8 June 1998 (Named Honorary FIFA President when he left office) |
24 years, 31 days |  Brazil |
| 8 |  |
Sepp Blatter (born 1936) |
8 June 1998 | 8 October 2015 (Left office) |
17 years, 122 days | Switzerland |
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Issa Hayatou (1946–2024) |
8 October 2015 (Acting president) |
26 February 2016 | 141 days |  Cameroon |
| 9 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Gianni Infantino (born 1970) |
26 February 2016 | Incumbent | 9 years, 113 days | Switzerland Italy |
Timeline of FIFA Presidents
This timeline shows how long each FIFA president served.
More About Football Leaders
- In Spanish: Anexo:Presidentes de la FIFA para niños
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- List of presidents of CONCACAF
- List of presidents of CONMEBOL
- List of presidents of OFC
- List of presidents of UEFA
