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FIGC — Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio

Italy’s football federation, seated in Rome; CONI lists it among the national sports federations and records its founding in Turin in 1898, and UEFA lists it as a founder member in 1954.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded1898 in Turin; CONI gives 15 March, UEFA 16 March[1][5]
HeadquartersVia Gregorio Allegri 14, 00198 Rome, the address the FIGC and CONI publish[4][5]
International federationFIFA, recognised in 1905, per CONI[2][5]
Continental bodyUEFA, founder member in 1954[1]
PresidentGiovanni Malagò (as listed by UEFA, FIFA and CONI, October 2026)[1][2][5]

What is the FIGC?

The Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), the Italian Football Federation, is the national association for football in Italy. Its site presents it as the body that manages the national teams across their categories, and it publishes safeguarding policies alongside its regulations.[3] The Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) lists it among the federazioni sportive nazionali and notes that it is a federation named in Law no. 426 of 16 February 1942.[5]

What does the FIGC govern or do?

The FIGC selects Italy’s national teams in each category; UEFA identifies Coverciano, near Florence, as the base for Italy’s national teams.[1][3] Its site carries sections for coaches (Tecnici), a youth sector (Settore Giovanile e Scolastico), a paralympic and experimental football programme, a football museum, sports justice and official communiqués, together with its regulations (Norme) and safeguarding policies.[3][4]

When was the FIGC founded and where is it based?

CONI states that the federation was founded in Turin on 15 March 1898 with the adherence of four clubs, and that it took its present name in 1909.[5] UEFA’s timeline gives the founding date as 16 March 1898.[1]

The FIGC gives its address as Via Gregorio Allegri 14, 00198 Rome, the same address CONI lists.[4][5]

How is the FIGC recognised?

FIFA. FIFA’s directory of member associations lists the Italian Football Federation under the confederation UEFA, with Giovanni Malagò as president.[2] CONI records the federation’s recognition by FIFA in 1905.[5]

UEFA. UEFA’s profile states that the FIGC was a founder member of UEFA in 1954.[1]

CONI. The Italian National Olympic Committee includes the FIGC in its directory of national sports federations.[5]

What does the FIGC organise?

The FIGC’s site carries the women’s Serie A and Serie B Femminile among its competitions.[3] UEFA’s timeline records that the Coppa Italia was first contested in 1922 and the inaugural single Italian championship in 1929/30, and that Italy hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1990 and the EURO finals in 1968 and 1980.[1] CONI dates the first national championship to 1898 and the national team’s first match to 15 May 1910, a 6–2 win over France at the Arena.[5]

Who are its members?

The federation began, by CONI’s account, with the adherence of four clubs in Turin in 1898; UEFA notes a one-day tournament among four northern Italian teams that year.[1][5] Clubs, coaches and young players are its constituents today: its site organises separate sections for women’s league clubs, for coaches and for the youth and school sector.[3]

References

  1. UEFA — National associations: Italy (FIGC profile and history). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  2. FIFA — Member associations: Italy. Accessed 2026-10-05.
  3. FIGC — official website, English home page (navigation and self-description). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  4. FIGC — Federazione (contact details and section index). Accessed 2026-10-05.
  5. CONI — Federazioni sportive nazionali: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. Accessed 2026-10-05.