On this day – 4 January 1909

On 4 January 1909, representatives of several clubs met in Madrid to form the Spanish football federation. The meeting was held at the offices of Real Madrid, with club president Adolfo Meléndez serving as the federation's first secretary. Originally named the Federación Española de Clubs de Football, the new organization followed the model of England's [.

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