Congress and organs

What to focus on while you read

FIFA bodies overview, Congress composition, voting, and competence versus Council

The Organisation chapter defines FIFA’s bodies: Congress is the supreme legislative body; Council is strategic and oversight. Exam composites often mix Articles 24 and 6 to test which body does what — Congress versus Council competences.

Key points

• Congress is the supreme and legislative body; Council is strategic and oversight.
• Ordinary and Extraordinary Congresses, agendas, elections, and majorities are statutory.
• Confederations and clubs sit in the Statutes framework but do not replace Congress.
• Competence briefs citing Arts 24 & 6 test legislative versus regulatory roles.

Exam traps

• Assigning Council’s Article 6 regulatory role to Congress alone.
• Treating confederation congresses as substitutes for the FIFA Congress.
• Ignoring secret-ballot / majority rules when the stem highlights an election.

Unit outline

1. Article 20

2. Article 21

3. Article 22

4. Article 23

5. Article 24

6. Article 25

7. Article 26

8. Article 27

9. Article 28

10. Article 29

11. Article 30

12. Article 31