In 1907 there was a split in English football between the
Amateur Football Association (AFA) and the
Football Association (FA) during the conflict between amateurism and professionalism. The AFA tried to join
FIFA, but was not admitted. In solidarity, the
Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques (USFSA), which in that moment was the French FIFA member, left the organization, being replaced by the
Comité français interfédéral (CFI). On the other hand, in
Bohemia there was the
Český svaz footballový (ČSF; Czech Football Federation), which had joined FIFA in 1906, but was later expelled from the international organization on 8 June 1908 during the congress held in
Vienna due to objections from the
Austrian Football Association (
Österreichischer Fußball-Verband, ÖFV), as Bohemia was part of the
Austrian-administered territory within
Austria-Hungary. These three federations not associated with FIFA founded the UIAFA (
Union internationale amateur de football Association), which was established in
Paris on 18 March 1909. British
Prince Arthur of Connaught was named honorary president of the organization. The first president was Victor E. Schneider, who had been vice president of FIFA. On 15 October 1909, the
Federación Española de Clubs de Football (FECF; Spanish Federation of Football Clubs), a forerunner of the current
RFEF, joined the UIAFA. Also was reported the presence of an Austrian association in the meeting. and was won by the Bohemian national team. On 28 May 1911, the Związek Footballistów Polskich (ZFP; in English: Association of Polish Footballers) applied for membership. This was a federation formed in
Austrian Galicia at the initiative of the Polish club
Wisła Kraków, which had already belonged to the UIAFA since December 1910. It would become a full member at the next congress to be held in
Prague in 1912. However, the UIAFA became inactive. The
USFSA joined the CFI, recognized by FIFA, in December of that same year. In 1913 the Spanish FECF and its rival RUECF tried to join FIFA without success, something that was not achieved until the formation of the
RFEF that same year. The English
AFA finally joined the
FA in 1914. Lastly, after the disintegration of Austria-Hungary and the independence of Czechoslovakia, the ČSF became the
Czechoslovak Football Federation (ČSSF;
Československý Svaz Footballový). == Members ==