Football coach course in Asturias

In Asturias, coaching courses are run by the Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias (RFFPA), based in Gijón (Calle César Maese Alonso, 560) with its own training arm, the Coaches' Committee and School. For 2026/27 the courses spread across the region: UEFA C runs five simultaneous editions — Gijón, Avilés, Cangas de Onís, Navia and Cangas del Narcea — and UEFA A is taught at the federation headquarters in Gijón.

The RFFPA processes UEFA enrolments through academia.rfef.es, the RFEF national platform. To confirm current contact and website check the RutaMister federations page. The RFEF centralises the UEFA licence process, and for the academic Sports Technician route Asturias has a dedicated public centre in Avilés (CIFP del Deporte).

Pre-registration deadlines change with every edition: the current ones appear in the notices at the top of this guide and on each course listing at academia.rfef.es. Before paying, check the cost, calendar and attendance rules of your edition on the listing. If you do not have a club yet — essential for UEFA A given its dual format —, first see how the club requirement for placements works, and for the step-by-step process, how to enrol in a coaching course.

Minimum qualification per competition according to the 2026 RFFPA Organic Regulations (articles 157 and 158, approved by the General Assembly on 25/06/2026). The head-coach seat requires UEFA A already in 1ª and 2ª Asturfútbol, the two senior tiers below Tercera Federación. The Asturian pyramid uses its own naming — 1ª, 2ª and 3ª Asturfútbol — and the "Regional Preferente" of other federations does not exist here.

The obligation reaches every category: a coach managing without the required qualification faces a one-to-six-month suspension (article 66 of the Disciplinary Regulations), the club faces fines, and if the head-coach seat stays vacant for more than two weeks the fine is weekly: €270 in 1ª Asturfútbol, €180 in 2ª and €90 in the rest (articles 142-143 of the Organic Regulations). Women's licences carry the same considerations as men's (article 138 bis), so the same per-category thresholds apply; the regulations do not publish a separate chart for regional women's football. Every licence also requires the Continuing Education Certificate (15 hours every 3 years).

If you want an academic qualification with access to the Ministry grant, consider the Sports Technician: longer and more expensive, but with an official title. TD Level 1 equals UEFA B (TD Level 2 = UEFA A; TD Superior = UEFA Pro), per Article 167 bis of the RFEF Regulations. Compare both routes in Sports Technician vs UEFA licence.

The academic Sports Technician in Football route has a dedicated public centre in Asturias: the CIFP del Deporte in Avilés, teaching Level 1 (455 hours), Level 2 (565 hours) and the Higher Sports Technician (875 hours). Ordinary admission for 2026/27 ran from 2 to 15 July, with an extraordinary window from 2 to 15 September if places remain. Entering Level 1 requires passing a specific entry test set by the regional Education Department (Resolution of 21/04/2026, BOPA no. 86): a €44.41 fee and being at least 16; the 2026 sitting took place in June, so the next window is the 2027 call.

As for grants: there is no individual scholarship from the Principality to fund the coaching course — the regional subsidy to sports federations finances the RFFPA's own programmes, not the student. The Sports Technician route at the CIFP del Deporte does give access to the general Ministry grant (the 2026/27 window closed on 18/05/2026; it reopens every spring). All funding options are covered in grants and scholarships for the coaching course.