Football coach course in Cantabria

In Cantabria, coaching courses are run by the Real Federación Cántabra de Fútbol (RFCF), based in Santander (C/ Marqués de la Hermida, 14 - 1º) with the Cantabrian Coaching School as its training arm. For 2026/27 the courses split between Santander, Torrelavega and Suances: UEFA C runs at all three, UEFA B in Torrelavega and Santander, and UEFA A in the capital.

The RFCF 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 Cantabria has a single public centre in Santander (IES Villajunco).

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 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 according to article 13 of the RFCF General Regulations (Book II of the General and Disciplinary Regulations). The Cantabrian chart is among the simplest in Spain, with just two thresholds: UEFA B (or the Level I/Basic Diploma) qualifies you to coach in every territorial category, including the regional top tier and all youth football, while UEFA C (or Nacional C / national monitor) covers cadete down to prebenjamín. The regulations require neither UEFA A nor UEFA Pro at any territorial level.

The obligation reaches every team: article 11 requires a qualified head coach from the start of the competition, with a maximum of two weeks to fill a vacancy; and coaching without the required qualification is a specific offence (article 20.1.c of the Disciplinary Regulations), punishable with suspension and fines depending on severity.

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 runs in Cantabria at a single public centre: IES Villajunco (C/ Junco 8, Santander). The official offer covers the initial and final cycles of the intermediate level plus the higher level of Football, and admission is called every year with applications in September — check the exact window of the current call on Educantabria. Entering the initial cycle requires passing the specific test the regional Education Department calls every spring.

As for grants: there is no scholarship from the Government of Cantabria to fund the coaching course — the current sports subsidy catalogue has no individual training lines — and the RFCF publishes no discounts for 2026/27 either. The Sports Technician route at IES Villajunco 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.