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The following is a list of presidents of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world association football governing body. [1] Presidents Daniel Burley Woolfall, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, and Arthur Drewry died during their term in office.
The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino. [2][3] Before him, Cameroonian Issa Hayatou was acting president after the impeachment of Sepp Blatter on 8 October 2015, which was later followed by a six-year ban from all football-related activities on 21 December 2015. [4][5]
PresidencyPresidentPresidentDate Of Birth9(1970-03-23) 23 March 1970 (age 54)Living8(1936-03-10) 10 March 1936 (age 88)Living78 May 191616 August 2016 (aged 100)625 April 189518 July 1986 (aged 91)Arthur Drewry, (1955 - 1961) Born 1891, Died 1961. Arthur Drewry served as interim head of FIFA for six months following the death of Rodolphe William Seeldrayers and then became President in...
- Robert Guerin (1904-1906) Robert was elected FIFA's first president after the first congress in 1904. The French journalist served for two years and managed to recruit eight national associations to join FIFA.
- Daniel Burley Woolfall (1906-1918) Englishman Daniel Burley brought about several much-needed changes during his tenure. Football became an Olympic sport in 1908 and became open to more federations outside Europe.
- Jules Rimet (1921-1954) Frenchman Jules Rimet had the longest tenure in office of any president so far, with 33 years on the job. He is credited with professionalising the game in the mid-20th century, and the FIFA World Cup first started under his era.
- Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1954-1955) Former Belgian FA president Rodolph e served as FIFA's fourth president. He died only one year into his tenure after a short illness.
- Robert Guerin
- Daniel Burley Woolfall
- Jules Rimet
- Rodolphe William Seeldrayers
- Arthur Drewry
- Sir Stanley Rous
- Joao Havelange
- Joseph Blatter
- Giovanni Infantino
Born 1876, Died 1952 Robert Guerin, a Frenchman, played a crucial role in founding FIFA in 1904. Besides his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union des Societies Françaises de Sports Athletiques, Guerin was an active journalist for Le Matin newspaper. FIFA’s foundation act and the first FIFA statutes were signed in Paris by repre...
Born 1852, Died 1918 On 4 June 1906, Daniel Burley Woolfall, an English FA administrator from Blackburn, was elected President. As President, he played a leading role in drafting FIFA’s new constitution to achieve uniformity at the international level. International matches were defined clearly under Woolfall, who made adopting the English Laws of ...
Born 1873, Died 1956 FIFA World Cup was founded in 1930 by Rimet, who was inspired by the success of the Olympic Football Tournament. In addition to fostering rapprochement between nations through sport, he emphasized the importance of the First World War as a driving force behind his goals. In June 1954, he handed over the World Cup trophyfor the ...
Born 1876, Died 1955 In his youth, Rodolphe William Seeldrayers, a lawyer from Brussels, won the Belgian championship with Racing Club Brussels, the club where he later served as President. During his career as a sports administrator, he served on the International Olympic Committee and helped establish the Belgian Football Association. After servi...
Born 1891, Died 1961 Following Rodolphe William Seeldrayers’ death, Arthur Drewry served as FIFA’s interim President for six months and then became its President in his own right in June 1956. As President of the Football League and chairman of the Football Association in England, he contributed significantly to Jules Rimet’s efforts to bring the B...
Born 1895, Died 1986 Before becoming FIFA President, Sir Stanley Rous had made a significant contribution to football. With 36 international matches under his belt, he was one of the best referees in the world. His patient diplomacy helped pave the way for the British nations to rejoin FIFA in 1946 after becoming secretary of the English FA in 1934...
Born 1916 For his 24 years as FIFA President, Dr. Joao Havelange oversaw significant changes, including the expansion of the FIFA World Cup from a 16-team tournament to one twice as significant by the time the Brazilian left in 1998. As a water polo and Olympic swimmer in his younger days, Havelange’s most significant accomplishment as a football a...
Born 1936 When Blatter was elected President of FIFA on 8 June 1998, he had already served for 23 years. His experience as a former amateur footballer helped him lay a foundation for future competitions for under-16s and women in 1975. From 1981 to 1992, he served as General Secretary and CEO under his predecessor, Dr. Joao Havelange, and organized...
Born 1970 The current president of FIFA is Swiss-Italian Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino. In February 2016, FIFA Extraordinary Congress elected him President. June 2019 saw him re-elected as FIFA President. As Director of UEFA’s Legal Affairs and Club Licensing Division, Infantino was appointed in January 2004. He began working with UEFA in August 2000...
The current president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino, elected on 26 February 2016 during an extraordinary session of the FIFA Congress.
Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni vinˈtʃɛntso ˈdʒanni iɱfanˈtiːno]; born 23 March 1970) is a Swiss-Italian football administrator [2] and the president of FIFA since February 2016. He was re-elected in June 2019 and in March 2023. [3]
