List of FIFA Presidents

List of FIFA Presidents 1904 – 2023

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The current FIFA president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino who was elected on 26 February 2016.

The current FIFA president name is Gianni Infantino. The 2015 election took place on 29th May with Sepp Blatter winning a 5th term in office (to 2019) while Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan opposed him. Candidates who withdrew include French footballer David Ginola, Portuguese football legend Luis Figo, Dutch FA President Michael van Praag & former FIFA executive Jérôme Champagne. Shortly after Blatter’s win, he was forced to resign and new elections took place on 26th February 2016 with Prince Ali, Jérôme Champagne, Tokyo Sexwale, Sheik Salman and Gianni Infantino vying to become FIFA’s 9th President. Sexwale withdrew before the election and Switzerland’s Gianni Infantino was victorious after a second ballot.
The first FIFA president was Robert Guérin from France.

List of FIFA Presidents

PresidencyPresidentDate of BirthDate of DeathTook officeLeft officeYears ActiveNationality
1Robert Guérin18761952190419062

France Football

France
2Daniel Burley WoolfallJune 15, 1852October 24, 19181906191812

England Football

England
3Jules RimetOctober 14, 1873October 16, 19561921195433

France Football

France
4Rodolphe SeeldrayersDecember 16, 1876October 7, 1955195419551

Belgium Football

Belgium
5Arthur DrewryMarch 3, 1891March 25, 1961195519616

England Football

England
6Stanley RousApril 25, 1895July 18, 19861961197413

England Football

England
7João HavelangeMay 8, 19161974199824

Brazil Football

Brazil
8Sepp BlatterMarch 10, 19361998201517

Switzerland Fooball

Switzerland
9Gianni InfantinoMarch 23, 19702016Incumbent

Switzerland Fooball

Italy

Current FIFA president is Swiss-Italian Gianni Infantino

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