The Swiss Football Association aims to: promote, regulate and control football in Switzerland, with particular emphasis on fair play and the educational, cultural and integrative power of football; promote physical activity among the Swiss population, especially among young people; safeguard the overall interests of its members; balance the interests and settle differences among its members; organize and conduct national competitions in cooperation with the departments and regional associations; maintain national and international relations in connection with organized sports, especially football, in all its forms.