Teenagers Football League of Russia (TFL)

TFL was founded in 1993 by Victor Gorlov, since 1994 TFL became associated member of the Russian Football Union. The general partner of TFL is LUKOIL Oil Company.

Yearly TFL organizes over 20 different football tournaments for young football players aged 8 – 15 years. In 2010 in the tournaments of TFL took part over 3.000 different football teams and over 50.000 young football players from of Russia, England, Serbia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Lithuania, Latvia, Rumania, Moldavia, Turkmenia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Goals and Objectives of Teenager football league of Russia: - Development and popularization of children and youth football;
- Organization of football tournaments for children and teenagers in Russia and in Europe;
- Selection of most talented young football players for leading football schools and academies of Russia and the youth national teams of Russia;
- Improvement of the quality of educational and training work in football schools and academies in Russia and in Europe;
- Increasing of the level of basic skills of young football players in Russia and in Europe;
- Popularization of children and youth football in mass-media;
- Working out and realization of complex programs aimed on development of children and youthful football together with professional football clubs, regional football federations and the sponsors;
- Development of friendly relations and cooperation with the international football organizations and national football federations.

The tournaments of TFL:

LOKOBALL-Russian Railways Football Festival

Is the unique project of the general sponsor of the tournament, the Russian Railways (RR),TFL and FC “Lokomotiv” (Moscow).

For the first time the tournament was organized in 2007 only in 18 cities in Central region of Russia, in 2010 the tournament already covered all regions of Russia, CIS countries and Baltic States and gathered over 45.000 of young football players.

CHILDREN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Is an annual tournament, organized by TFL and its general partner LUKOIL Oil Company in 2002.
The tournament consists of two parts – the regional qualifying competitions (in Russia, CIS Countries and Baltic States) and the final tournament.
In 2010 TFL organized the Suprefinal – Children Champions League with the participation of FC “Chelsea” (London, UK) and FC “Partizan” (Belgrade, Serbia).

BIG STARS SHINE FOR THE SMALL ONE

The tournament, organized by TFL and popular football players who in their childhood took part in the TFL tournaments.

MOSCOW HOLIDAYS

The tournament, organized by TFL, FC “Spartak” (Moscow), FC “Lokomotiv” (Moscow) and the Moscow football federation.
The first tournament, in 2010 gathered in Moscow over 60 children and youth teams of football players aged 9 – 14 years and became very popular in Russia. In 2011 TFL became nearly 100 applications for participation.


Also every year TFL organizes tournament in memory of legendary Russian football players, such as Konstantin Beskov, Gennady Zabelin, Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Voroshilov, Vladimir Fedotov and Grigory Fedotov.

More information: www.dfl.org.ru

Our address:

Russia, Moscow, 115172, Narodnaya str, 7. Russian Home of Football. Rooms 232-233.
Tel.: (499)763-69-52, (499)763-69-54, fax: (499)763-69-53.

www.dfl.org.ru, e-mail: dfliga@bk.ru