Real Federación Española de Billar
| Real Federación Española de Billar | |
|---|---|
| sport | billiards |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Place of foundation | Madrid |
| president | Antonio Ortiz Martínez |
| Board | * José Mª Querglas Mompeán (Vice)
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| Association headquarters | Calle Alcántara 48, Madrid |
| Official languages) | Spanish |
| Homepage | rfeb.org/ |
The Real Federación Español de Billar (RFEB) is the national Spanish umbrella organization for billiards and is affiliated to the European Confédération Européenne de Billard (CEB).
history
The association was founded in Madrid in 1926, at that time as a pure collision association to organize and channel the "noble sport". The founding associations included:
- Club Billiards Barcelona
- Club Billiards Vizcaya
- Club billiards Valencia
- Club Billiards Madrid
The following was elected to the first board:
- President: D. Raimund Vives
- Vice-President: Mr. Antonio Iglesias
- Secretary: D. Leopoldo Morquillas
- Vice Secretary: D. Ruiz Flores
The first Spanish billiards championship was held in the same year. In 1931 the first three-cushion world championship was organized , which was won by the Spaniard Enrique Miró . Further world championships followed in 1958, 2003 and 2005. Spain was also the host of several three-cushion World Cups , the first on La Palma in 1988, and others followed.
In all the years that the Spanish Billiards Federation has existed, it has produced many players who have won several European and world titles. In 1998, the Board of Directors of the Spanish Federation, with Fernando Requena Vitales as President, submitted an application to the royal family to change the name of the federation to a royal association with the name “Real Federación Español de Billar”, the monarch gave his Approval.
tasks
The tasks of the RFEB include organizing various tournaments, including:
- National Spanish Three Cushion Championship
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Government Cup
In cooperation with the continental association CEB
- European championships
In cooperation with the world association UMB :
- World championships
- Three cushion world cup
He also takes care of the participation of his players in the World Games .
Bureau
- D. Jesus Villamor (President, 1981-1992)
- D.Jorge Foster (President, 1992–1998)
- Fernando Requena (President 1998–2012), then Vice President of the UMB and, after retiring, Interim President until the official election of Farouk el-Barki as the new President in 2017.
- Antonio Ortiz Martínez (current, as of September 2019)
Regional associations
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Federación Andaluza
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Federación Aragonesa
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Federación Asturiana
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Federación Balear
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Delegación Canaria
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Federación Cántabra
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Delegación de Castilla-la Mancha
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Federación de Castilla y León
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Federación Catalana
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Federación Extremeña
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Federación Gallega
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Federación Madrileña
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Federación Marciana
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Delegación Navarre
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Federación de la Comunidad Valenciana
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Delegación Vasca
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Superordinate association structure
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See also
- Category: Billiards (Spain)
- Three-cushion world championship
- Women's three-cushion world championship 2019
- Three Cushion World Championships 2019
- European three-cushion championship
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Laura García González, Marta García Llorente, María Belén García Sierra, Marta García-Matres Bellod: Patrimonio Histórico Español del Juego y del Deporte: Federación Española de Billar. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Museo del Juego, 2012, archived from the original on September 26, 2019 ; Retrieved September 26, 2019 (Spanish).
- ↑ Markus Schönhoff: Fernando Requena is the new UMB President. (No longer available online.) Kozoom , May 5, 2015, archived from the original on May 5, 2015 ; accessed on September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ regional associations. (No longer available online.) Real Federación Española de Billar (RFEB), archived from the original on September 26, 2019 ; Retrieved September 26, 2019 (Spanish).
