Federacao Bahiana De Futebol

What Federacao Bahiana De Futebol does

Federação Bahiana de Futebol (FBF) is the official state-level football federation for Bahia, Brazil, founded on September 14, 1913, and currently operating as a private non-profit organization under the governance of the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). FBF organizes the full pyramid of official football competitions in the state, including the top-tier Baianão Série A and second-tier Série B, a women's football championship (Baianão Feminino) with its own Sub-15, Sub-17, and Sub-20 subdivisions, youth championships for men (Sub-15, Sub-17, Sub-20), the Copa Governador do Estado, and the Intermunicipal competition — branded as the 'Copa do Mundo do Interior' and described as the largest non-professional football competition in the world, featuring municipal selections from cities across Bahia. Beyond competition scheduling and delivery, the federation provides supporting services such as player registration and transfer management, referee coordination through the CEAF-BA (Estado Committee of Football Referees), disciplinary rulings via the TJDF-BA (Tribunal de Justiça Desportiva de Futebol da Bahia), and media accreditation for journalists and broadcasters covering its events.

FBF serves a broad stakeholder base that includes professional football clubs (such as Esporte Clube Bahia and Esporte Clube Vitória), lower-division and amateur clubs (e.g., Fluminense de Feira, SSA FC, Barreiras), youth and women's teams, and municipal league selections representing cities throughout Bahia. Its distribution model is membership- and event-based: clubs and leagues affiliate with the federation to participate in sanctioned competitions, with activities delivered through a regional network of stadiums and venues including Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador and Joia da Princesa in Feira de Santana. The federation's headquarters relocated from Salvador to a modernized facility in Ipitanga, Lauro de Freitas, in August 2022. Communication and outreach occur through the official website (fbf.org.br), a news portal, photo and video galleries, and public assemblies that involve member clubs in governance.

FBF's business model is that of a non-profit sports federation rather than a commercial enterprise: revenue is generated from competition organization, member affiliation fees, broadcasting/media partnerships (including with TV Bahia), and ancillary activities such as the Prêmio Melhores do Baianão awards. The federation does not publicly disclose financial figures. It is led by President Ricardo Nonato Macedo de Lima (in role since 2018, re-elected in 2023 and again in April 2026 for the 2027-2031 mandate) and Vice-President Manfredo Lessa Pinto, supported by a directorate covering Competitions, Administration and Finance, and Registrations and Transfers. With 27 employees, FBF operates at a small administrative scale relative to the geographic and competitive breadth of its mandate.

Name

Federacao Bahiana De Futebol

Legal name

Federação Bahiana de Futebol

Website

https://fbf.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Federação Bahiana de Futebol (FBF) is the official football federation of Bahia, Brazil, organizing professional, amateur, youth, and women's competitions — including the Baianão championships and the Intermunicipal, the world's largest non-professional football competition — for affiliated clubs and municipal leagues statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation Governance

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Spectator Sports (7112)

akta.pro primary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional Sport Governing Bodies & League Sanctioning Authorities (MPAKAFAE)

Keywords

• Football federation services
• Sports competition management
• Professional football championships
• Youth football development
• Women's football leagues

Headquarters

HQ city

Lauro de Freitas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Competition Management: FBF organizes and manages football competitions throughout the state of Bahia, serving as the governing body for football in the region.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FBF is the official state-level football federation for Bahia, Brazil, organizing and governing football competitions across professional, amateur, youth, and women's categories. It administers the Baianão championships (Série A, Série B, Sub-15/17/20, Feminino), the Intermunicipal (the world's largest non-professional football competition), and provides supporting services such as match officiating via CEAF-BA, player registration and transfers, and media accreditation.

Product overview

The Federação Bahiana de Futebol (FBF) is the governing body for football in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Rather than a technology product company, FBF offers a portfolio of football competitions and sports management services. The core offerings include: Baianão Série A and Série B (professional men's championships), Baianão Feminino and its youth divisions (Sub-15, Sub-17, Sub-20) for women's football, youth championships (Sub-15, Sub-17, Sub-20) for men's categories, the Intermunicipal (described as the world's largest non-professional football competition), and Copa Governador do Estado. Supporting services include online media accreditation for journalists, competition management (scheduling, refereeing, registration), player registration and transfer services, and a multimedia gallery. The organization has a 100+ year history since its founding in 1913 and currently serves football clubs and municipal selections throughout Bahia state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Baianão Série A The top-tier professional men's football championship of Bahia state, featuring affiliated clubs competing for the state title across classification, semifinal, and final phases.
• Baianão Série B The second-tier professional men's football championship of Bahia state, serving as the access division to Série A.
• Baianão Feminino The women's football championship of Bahia state, including multiple age categories (Sub-15, Sub-17, Sub-20) to promote gender inclusion in football.
• Baianão Sub-20 Youth championship for players under 20 years old, featuring teams from across Bahia state.
• Baianão Sub-17 Youth championship for players under 17 years old.
• Baianão Sub-15 Youth championship for players under 15 years old.
• Intermunicipal The largest non-professional football competition in the world, featuring municipal selections from across Bahia state.
• Copa Governador do Estado State cup competition organized by the federation.
• Credenciamento (Media Accreditation) Online accreditation system for media professionals including reporters, photographers, videographers, and commentators to cover federation events.
• Gestão de Competições (Competition Management Services) Competition management services including scheduling, referee assignment, match registration, and results reporting for affiliated clubs.
• Registro e Transferências (Player Registration) Player registration and transfer management services for clubs and athletes within the federation.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Intermunicipal 2026 is described as the 'largest non-professional football competition in the world'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CBF (Confederação Brasileira de Futebol)coreOthersCBF is the national football confederation and the parent organization of FBF. FBF operates as the state-level federation under CBF's governance structure, organizing competitions that feed into the national football ecosystem. FBF's president Ricardo Lima has been called for national team delegation duties by CBF.
• TV BahiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTV Bahia broadcasts and covers FBF events and competitions, serving as a media partner for reaching football fans in the state.
• Instituto Brasileiro de TrânsitominorGTM or Marketing PartnerFBF partnered with the Brazilian Institute of Transit for a road safety campaign, demonstrating community engagement beyond football.
• Clubes e Ligas FiliadascoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFBF works with affiliated clubs and leagues throughout Bahia to organize and deliver competitions. Member clubs include Bahia, Vitória, Fluminense de Feira, and dozens of other clubs participating in various championships.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Federação Paulista de Futebol: The state football federation of São Paulo, Brazil. Directly comparable as a CBF-affiliated state federation organizing professional, amateur, women's, and youth competitions at the state level — the largest and most commercially valuable state federation in Brazil.
• Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: The state football federation of Rio de Janeiro. Direct peer operating the Campeonato Carioca, with the same CBF-affiliated governance structure, similar competition portfolio (men's Série A/B, women's, youth), and analogous member-club composition.
• Federação Mineira de Futebol: The state football federation of Minas Gerais. Directly comparable as a CBF-affiliated state federation running Campeonato Mineiro, with similar scale, tradition, and portfolio across professional, amateur, women's, and youth tiers.

Broad incumbents

• Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF): The national football governing body of Brazil and FBF's parent organization. Comparable as the overarching federation structure in which FBF operates, setting the rules, calendar, and registration framework FBF administers at state level.
• Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB): The German football association. Comparable as a national federation that organizes state-level (Landesverbände) competitions below it, providing a useful structural benchmark for how a federation portfolio across multiple tiers can be operated at scale.
• The Football Association (The FA): The English national football governing body. Comparable in governance function (sanctioning competitions, managing registration, overseeing county-level football) and as a model of diversified revenue including grassroots football, women's football, and broadcasting rights.
• Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF): The national football federation of Spain. Comparable as a national-level federation that oversees regional/state federations in a structure analogous to Brazil's CBF–state federation model, with similar roles in competition organization and registration.

Others

• Associação Deportiva San Lorenzo de Almagro (governance model reference): While a club rather than a federation, San Lorenzo's member-owned, non-profit association governance model is thematically comparable to FBF's non-profit club-federation structure, including assemblies and elected leadership. Included for governance/structure benchmarking.

Regional players

• Federação Pernambucana de Futebol: The state football federation of Pernambuco, in the same Northeast region of Brazil as Bahia. Comparable as a regional peer with similar competitive profile (Campeonato Pernambucano), similar member-club structure, and proximity in regional football rivalries.

Emerging players

• Liga MX (Mexican professional football league operator): Mexico's top-tier professional football league entity. Comparable as a regional Latin American competition organizer at a higher commercial scale, useful as a benchmark for federation-to-league governance and commercialization models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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