Italian football federation
The governing body of football in Italy is the Italian football
federation which is also known as federcalcio. The Italian football
federation was founded in 1898 and the president of this federation is
Giancarlo Abete. Organizing the Italian football league, coppa Italia,
Italian national football team and the Italian women’s national football
team is done by this federation. Well, it is based in Rome and is a
founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. The federation was founded in
1898 as the sport of football was getting very popular in the country
and it needed a formal structure to take things to the next level and
move forward.
The first presidency was decided in the Piedmontese capital of Turin
and at this place Mario vicary was elected along with luigi D’ovidio. As
the terms and rules of the play were the official FA ones, football
federation was given a different name i.e. federazione italiana football
(F.I.F). in the few short years before and after the introduction of the
federation some of the clubs were forming all over the country from
Genoa, Turin, Milan, Naples, Rome, Palermo and others.
In 1909, it was suggested to change the federation’s name at the
annual board elections that took place in Milan at the end of august but
when it was suggested it was decided to send postcards, asking all teams
to vote for the 5 new names that were discussed during the meeting and
finally, the new name was approved and the name was "Federazione
Italiana Giuoco del Calico". Since its approval, this is the name of the
Italian football federation.
 The Italian federation has always been in amateur federation that has
respected FIFA rules since its membership in 1905. The Italian Football
Federation or the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) is also
famous and very popular for its colorful personalities, episodes, and
appearances. For a great success and fame, FIGC has had a long journey
to become what it is today. FIGC has also suffered a tough and rough
time in the 1950s because the national team failed at the world cups in
Brazil and in Switzerland (1954). The dark and the tough time that they
were suffering were covered when they were eliminated during the
qualifying rounds in 1958. The, by 2003, FIGC passed stricter
regulations in a motive to promote economic advantages for the amateur
sector and deter violence in stadiums. On the other hand, 2004 was quite
busy and winning year for Italy because they won the Under 21 European
Champions and the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens.
One of the most important things that need consideration is that when
in 1926 the Italian Federation Board resigned faced a very difficult
referee's strike, the fascist Lando Ferretti president of the Italian
Olympic Committee (C.O.N.I.) nominated a Commission to regenerate all
Leagues and federal rules. The Commission signed a document called the "Carta
di Viareggio" (Rules issued in Viareggio) where football players were
recognized as "non-amateurs" and were capable to apply for refunds for
the money they had lost while playing for the football teams.
They had to sign the declaration not being professional players so
that F.I.F.A. rules were respected because for F.I.G.C. they were
appearing as "amateurs" receiving just refunds. Actually, it was the
beginning of the professions in Italy and soon the Carta di Viareggio
reduced the number of foreign players in order to be fielded to just one
per match so that the most part of Hungarians remained jobless and get
back to their country. Finally, between 1964 and 1980, foreign players
were banned primarily from the Italian league, to revive the national
team.
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