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{{short description|Governing body of football and futsal in Belarus}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{National football association
| Logo = Football Federation of Belarus logo.svg
| Badge size = 150px
| Founded = 1989
| FIFA affiliation   = 1992
| Region = [[UEFA]]
| Region affiliation = 1993
| President = Yauheni Buloichyk
| Website = {{URL|https://abff.by/en/}}
}}
The '''Football Federation of Belarus''' ('''BFF'''; {{langx|be|Беларуская федэрацыя футбола|Biełaruskaja Fiederacyja Futboła}}; {{langx|ru|Белорусская федерация футбола|Belorusskaya federatsiya futbola}}), also known as '''Belarusian Football Federation''', is the governing body of [[association football|football]],  [[beach soccer]] and [[futsal]] in [[Belarus]]. It organizes the [[Belarusian Premier League]], [[Belarus national football team|Belarusian national football team]] and the [[Belarus women's national football team]]. It is based in [[Minsk]].

==History==
The Belarusian Football Federation was founded in 1989. In 1992, the [[FIFA]] Federation won the right to participate in the [[World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://abff.by/ |title=Официальный сайт АБФФ |access-date=2015-08-21 |archive-date=2020-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114153758/https://abff.by/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1993, it joined [[UEFA]], which allowed the national team to participate in the European Championships, and Belarusian clubs to participate in the European Cups.

In June 2021, UEFA suspended the Belarusian Football Federation from holding any events and competitions under its auspices.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = https://www.eurosport.ru/football/vysshaya-liga/2021/story_sto8380916.shtml
 |title        = В УЕФА сообщили об отстранении Беларуси от проведения всех мероприятий под своей эгидой – в том числе, матчей еврокубков
 |author       = 
 |date         = 2021-06-18
 |website      = 
 |publisher    = [[Eurosport]]
 |accessdate   = 2021-06-26
 |language         = 
 |archive-date = 2021-06-18
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210618200210/https://www.eurosport.ru/football/vysshaya-liga/2021/story_sto8380916.shtml
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref> The UEFA national teams and clubs did not play in UEFA tournaments, and previously scheduled UEFA Mini Football Champions League 2021 and UEFA Congress 2021 will be moved to other countries.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = https://www.championat.com/football/article-4380543-uefa-otmenil-vse-meropriyatiya-pod-svoej-egidoj-v-belarusi-chto-ob-etom-izvestno.html
 |title        = Беларусь — больше не Европа! Из-за Лукашенко УЕФА принял жёсткие санкции
 |author       = Егорычев Н.
 |date         = 2021-06-18
 |website      = [[Чемпионат (сайт)|Чемпионат]]
 |publisher    = 
 |accessdate   = 2021-06-26
 |language         = 
 |archive-date = 2021-06-26
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210626105734/https://www.championat.com/football/article-4380543-uefa-otmenil-vse-meropriyatiya-pod-svoej-egidoj-v-belarusi-chto-ob-etom-izvestno.html
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref> Previously, the 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, which was planned to be held in Belarus, was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0266-11a56c6d3473-3437941fc5d4-1000--2020-21-women-s-u19-euro-cancelled/
 |title        = 2020/21 Women's U19 EURO cancelled
 |date         = 2021-02-23
 |website      = 
 |publisher    = [[УЕФА]]
 |accessdate   = 2021-06-26
 |language         = en
 |archive-date = 2021-04-30
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210430032518/https://www.uefa.com/womensunder19/news/0266-11a56c6d3473-3437941fc5d4-1000--2020-21-women-s-u19-euro-cancelled/
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

After the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]], the European governing body for [[Association football|football]], temporarily suspended Belarusian national and club teams from international competitions, which was later reversed, and UEFA banned Belarus from hosting international competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10028559-uefa-bars-belarus-from-hosting-international-games-after-invasion-of-ukraine|title=UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine|first=Rob|last=Goldberg|website=Bleacher Report}}</ref><ref>[🖉{{Cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ioc-bans-russian-belarusian-athletes/31728487.html|title=Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks|newspaper=Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty |publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty}}</ref>

==Presidents==
* Evgeny Shuntov (Yawhen Shuntaw, 1989–1999)
* Grigory Fedorov (Ryhor Fyodaraw, 1999–2003)
* Gennady Nevyglas (Henadz Nevyhlas, 2003–2011)
* [[Syarhey Rumas|Sergei Rumas]] (22 April 2011 – 2019)
* Vladimir Bazanov ([[Uladzimir Bazanaw]], 2019–2023)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-27|title=BelaPAN. In pictures: Retired army colonel elected unopposed as new chairman of Belarusian Football Federation|url=https://en.belapan.by/archive/2019/03/27/en_media_bazanov/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=en.belapan.by|language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Glushchenkov|first=Illya|date=2020-04-02|title=Belarus football's new global following|language=en-GB|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52122767|access-date=2021-06-07}}</ref>
* Nikolay Sherstnyov (2023–2025)
* Yauheni Buloichyk (since 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://abff.by/en/abff/structure/leaderships |title=ABFF DIRECTORS |access-date=22 April 2023 |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422171132/https://abff.by/en/abff/structure/leaderships |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://abff.by/en/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224132633/https://abff.by/en/ |date=24 December 2021 }}
*{{facebook|belarusff}}
*{{telegram|abffby}}
*[https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/blr/ Belarus] page at UEFA.com
*[https://inside.fifa.com/associations/BLR Belarus] at FIFA.com

{{Belarus national football team}}
{{Football in Belarus}}
{{Futsal in Belarus}}
{{UEFA associations}}
{{Sports governing bodies in Belarus}}
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[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1989]]
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