Russian Football Union

Russian Football Union

National football association

Founded = 1912
FIFA affiliation = 1912
Region = UEFA
Region affiliation = 1992
President = Vitaly Mutko
Coach = Guus Hiddink ("Men's")
Yuri Bystritskiy ("Women's")
The Russian Football Union (RFU) (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз) is the governing body of football in Russia. It organizes the football league, Premier-Liga, and the Russian national football team. It is based in Moscow. From 1917 to 1992, Russian football was governed by the "Football Federation of USSR".

External links

* [http://www.sports.ru/blog/hiddink/ Gus Hiddink's blog on Sports.ru]
* [http://www.rfs.ru/ Football Union of Russia Website] (in Russian and English)
* [http://www.russiateam.ru/index.html Russia (USSR) National Football Team]


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