FIFA-Affiliated Confederation: The Confederation Of North, Central America, And Caribbean Association Football

FIFA-Affiliated Confederation: The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football – The History of CONCACAF

The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football, CONCACAF, was founded on September 18, 1961, in Mexico City, Mexico, with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF.

Its founding members were Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Aruba), Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, and the United States.

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FIFA-Affiliated Confederation: The Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football

MEMBERSHIP

CONCACAF has 41 member associations.

Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

It is interesting to note that the North American Football Union, NAFU, is the smallest association union in the region with only three members, as you would soon discover below, yet the three nations have strong commercial and marketing support from sponsors and they are the most populous nations in the region.

Elections at the CONCACAF Congress are mandated with a one-member, one-vote rule.

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Below are the member associations of CONCACAF in their different regions, along with their individual country codes:

North American Zone (NAFU) (3)

CAN Canada

MEX Mexico

USA United States

Central American Zone (UNCAF) (7)

BLZ Belize (M, W)

CRC Costa Rica

SLV El Salvador

GUA Guatemala

HON Honduras

NCA Nicaragua

PAN Panama

Caribbean Zone (CFU) (31)

AIA Anguilla

ATG Antigua and Barbuda

ARU Aruba

BAH Bahamas

BRB Barbados

BER Bermuda

BOE Bonaire

VGB British Virgin Islands

CAY Cayman Islands

CUB Cuba

CUW Curaçao

DMA Dominica

DOM Dominican Republic

GUF French Guiana

GRN Grenada

GLP Guadeloupe

GUY Guyana

HAI Haiti

JAM Jamaica

MTQ Martinique

MSR Montserrat

PUR Puerto Rico

SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis

LCA Saint Lucia

SMN Saint Martin

VIN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

SMA Sint Maarten

SUR Suriname

TRI Trinidad and Tobago

TCA Turks and Caicos Islands

VIR U.S. Virgin Islands

COMPETITIONS

CONCACAF’s primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs and to conduct the World Cup and Women’s World Cup qualifying tournaments for its member associations.

National Teams

CONCACAF Gold Cup (1991–present)

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF U-20 Championship

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

CONCACAF U-15 Championship

CONCACAF Women’s Championship

CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship

CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship

CONCACAF Girls’ U-15 Championship

CONCACAF Futsal Championship

CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship