The 67-year-old former Athletic Bilbao and Spain midfielder, the senior vice-president of FIFA and a member of the governing body's ruling Council, has been at the helm of the RFEF since 1988.

Villar was confirmed as President after he received 112 votes, while there were six spoiled ballots and 11 abstentions, according to Reuters.

His new term will run through to 2020.

The build-up to the election was shrouded in controversy after former secretary general Jorge Perez withdrew from the race, claiming there had been irregularities in the process.

Perez had called on the Spanish Sports Tribunal (TAD) and Sports Council (CSD) to cancel the Presidential election and asked for a new vote to take place.

They declined, however, and as a result of Perez's withdrawal, Villar, who initially entered the race to succeed disgraced Frenchman Michel Platini as head of UEFA before pulling out, stood for the position unopposed.

"We have received huge endorsement which has brought us an undeniable victory," Villar said.

"We have worked and won cleanly, it is a legitimate triumph, ratified by a strong majority."

Villar has presided over a hugely successful period for Spanish football after the country won successive European Championships in 2008 and 2012 and the 2010 World Cup.

He served as interim UEFA President during Platini's ban and remains a vice-president of the governing body.

The Spaniard remains a controversial figure in footballing governance as he was fined CHF25,000 (£20,000/$25,600/€23,000) by FIFA's Ethics Committee in 2015 for failing to cooperate with an investigation into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively.