Libyan Football Federation

Libyan Football Federation
CAF
Short name	LFF
Founded	1962
Headquarters	Tripoli
FIFA affiliation	1964
CAF affiliation	1965
President	Abdulhakim Alshalmani
Website	libyaff.ly

The Libyan Football Federation (Arabic: الاتحاد الليبي لكرة القدم; abbreviated as LFF) is the governing body of football in Libya. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA in 1964 and to CAF in 1965. It organizes the national football league and the national team.

Post-revolution status

During the 2011 Libyan civil war, the football team continued to play, completing their 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification match against Mozambique behind closed doors on neutral territory in Cairo.^[2]

References

^ East African Standard. 20 November 1965.
^ "Libyan football enters post-Gaddafi era". BBC News. 4 September 2011.

External links

Official website
Former Libyan Football Federation (in Arabic)
Libya at the FIFA website
Libya at the CAF website

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[1] East African Standard. 20 November 1965.

[2] "Libyan football enters post-Gaddafi era". BBC News. 4 September 2011.

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