Football coach course in the Canary Islands

It depends on your province: in Las Palmas, FIFLP; in Tenerife, FTF. Both operate under the FCF - Federación Canaria de Fútbol. The academic Sports Technician route is delivered at centres authorised by the Canary Islands regional education authority and by the CSD. The official source always prevails. For the procedural detail, see how to enrol in a coaching course.

It depends on the category and the club: for grassroots football (under-7 to under-16), UEFA C is enough; for autonomous junior and territorial senior amateur football (Regional Preferente, Primera Regional), UEFA B is required; for Tercera RFEF —including the Canarian Group XII—, you need UEFA A or higher. Your island sub-federation issues the licence: FIFLP in Las Palmas or FTF, based at Av. Benito Pérez Armas 7, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Always confirm the current circular before signing.

Neither FIFLP nor FTF reliably publish the price of the current call. The last publicly verifiable call is from 2023/24: UEFA C around €300 (FIFLP, Las Palmas) or €375 (FTF, Tenerife), and UEFA B around €900 at both. Confirm the updated fee in your sub-federation's current call before enrolling. The academic Sports Technician Level 1 route can exceed €800, with MEC grant access.

They are different but equivalent routes on the ground: the UEFA licence through FIFLP (Las Palmas) or FTF (Tenerife) is federation-based and faster — under the last publicly verifiable call, 2023/24, it cost around €300-375; the Sports Technician route is an official Ministry qualification, longer and pricier, with MEC grant access. TD Level 1 equals UEFA B (TD Level 2 = UEFA A; TD Superior = UEFA Pro), per Article 167 bis of the RFEF Regulations. The UEFA fee is not published reliably: confirm it with your sub-federation.

Technically yes, but it is not the norm. UEFA C and B courses usually require classroom attendance and placements at federation clubs in the province where you enrolled. If you live in Gran Canaria but enrol with the FTF in Tenerife, you would have to fund flights or ferries for every in-person session and placement. FIFLP and FTF publish independent calendars; always check your province first.

The FCF (Canary Islands Football Federation) is the regional umbrella that coordinates the two provincial sub-federations. The FIFLP (Federación Interinsular de Fútbol de Las Palmas) runs the eastern province (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura). The FTF (Federación Interinsular de Fútbol de Tenerife) runs the western province (Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro). To enrol you deal directly with the sub-federation of your province, not with the FCF.

First set your goal, timeline and, above all, island: your sub-federation is assigned by your province, not chosen freely. Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura fall under FIFLP; Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro fall under FTF, based at Av. Benito Pérez Armas 7, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. To start quickly in grassroots football, UEFA C is the most direct option; for a longer academic path, consider the Sports Technician. Use the RutaMister assistant to decide in 60 seconds.

Yes. During the mandatory placement block, your sub-federation (FIFLP or FTF) issues you a trainee coaching licence that lets you run a team in the category you are training for, as long as you are linked to a federation club. If you do not have a club yet, check what to do if you take the course without a team before enrolling.