Football coach course in Extremadura

In Extremadura, coaching courses are run by the Real Federación Extremeña de Fútbol (FEX), with its registered office in Badajoz (Carretera de Madrid, 54), delegations in Cáceres, Mérida — where the RFEF also lists its institutional seat — and Plasencia, and the Extremaduran Coaching School as its training arm. For 2026/27 the venues spread across the three main cities: UEFA C in Cáceres and Mérida, UEFA B in Badajoz and UEFA A in Mérida.

The FEX processes 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 Extremadura has a double offer: the federation centre CEDIFEX and IES Al-Qázeres in Cáceres.

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.

The FEX publishes its chart as a qualification table — what each level lets you coach — and sets a clear floor: no category can be coached without a qualification, not even the Zagalín (the Extremaduran pre-benjamín), where UEFA C is already required. UEFA B adds youth football up to Primera División Territorial and senior football up to Segunda División Extremeña; UEFA A reaches Liga Nacional Juvenil and Primera División Extremeña; and UEFA Pro covers División de Honor Juvenil and the national tiers.

Non-compliance carries an explicit, quantified sanction: the FEX Disciplinary Code (July 2026) classifies coaching with the wrong qualification or without a licence as a serious offence, punished with a three-month to two-year suspension and a fine of up to €600 (article 72.c). Since 2025/26 the Continuing Education Certificate (15 hours every 3 years) is also mandatory to register a licence with a club.

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 route has a double offer in Extremadura. On one side, CEDIFEX — the federation's own study centre, authorised by the regional Education Department — teaches all three levels: TD1 (€1,000), TD2 (€1,200) and TD Superior (€1,400), with instalment payment; confirm current prices before enrolling, as the published documents are a few years old. On the other, IES Al-Qázeres in Cáceres, a public centre with all three levels, whose entry test (€37.71) is called in late August with sittings in the first half of September — the current window appears in the notices on this guide.

As for grants, there is no regional line to fund the start of your training: the Junta's Pódium Programme (€300 to €30,000) is a prize for athletes and coaches who already hold official high-performance status, not for beginners. The Sports Technician route at IES Al-Qázeres (a public centre) does give access to the general Ministry grant. All funding options are covered in grants and scholarships for the coaching course.