Basque Football Federation
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| President | Luis Elustondo |
| Website | Basque Football Federation |
The Basque Football Federation (Basque: Euskadiko Futbol Federakundea, EFF; Spanish: Federación Vasca de Fútbol, FVF) is the federation responsible for managing association football in the Basque Country autonomous region.
It manages several Basque leagues such as the Third Division (Group 4), the Basque Youth League and the Basque Women's Football League. It also runs the Basque regional stage of the Federation Cup and organises and selects the Basque Country national football team which draws its players not only from the Basque Country autonomous region, but also from the neighbouring Basque regions of Navarre and the French Basque Country.
The Basque Football Federation is part of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.
In the early 20th century federations were formed for each of the regions of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, each of which is part of the Basque Country. As long ago as 1931 the idea of creating a single federation for the whole Basque Country was considered, but for various reasons this was not done at that time. In 1988 the Basque Football Federacion was finally created encompassing the three original federations, each of which continues to organise football competition within their area.
The Basque Football Federation's purpose is to promote, organise and authorise association football competition across the Basque Country autonomous region.
In addition to this it selects and arranges fixtures for the Basque Country national football team, for which it aims to gain UEFA and FIFA affiliation so that it can participate in regular international competitions.
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