CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football)

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Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
Confederación de Fútbol Asociación de Norte, Centro América y el Caribe

Logo of CONCACAF


CONCACAF member associations are in orange

Formation 1961
Type Sports organisation
Headquarters New York, United States of America
Membership 40 member associations
President Jack A Warner
Website http://www.concacaf.com/
CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Three South American entities, the independent nations of Guyana and Suriname, and the French department of French Guiana, are also members.

A full list of member nations can be seen here.

CONCACAF was founded in its current form in 1961, with the fusion of CCCF and NAFC, and is one of the six continental confederations affiliated with FIFA. Its primary administrative functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct World Cup qualifying tournaments.

Contents [hide]
1 World Cup Qualifiers
2 Competitions
2.1 National teams
2.1.1 Confederation
2.1.2 Regional
2.1.3 Beach Soccer
2.1.4 Defunct
2.2 Club teams
2.2.1 Confederation
2.2.2 Regional
2.2.3 Defunct
3 See also
4 External links



[edit] World Cup Qualifiers
See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The following table shows the CONCACAF representatives at each edition of the FIFA World Cup, sorted by first appearance.




Team
1930
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006 Total
Mexico • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13
USA • • • • • • • • 8
Costa Rica • • • 3
El Salvador • • 2
Haiti • 1
Honduras • 1
Canada • 1
Cuba • 1
Jamaica • 1
Trinidad and Tobago • 1
Total 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 32


[edit] Competitions

[edit] National teams
North American Zone

Canada
Mexico
United States
Central American Zone

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Caribbean Zone

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French Guiana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint-Martin
Sint Maarten
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands



[edit] Confederation
CONCACAF Gold Cup - Premier international cup of CONCACAF region.
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup - Premier international women's cup of CONCACAF region.
CONCACAF U20 Tournament
CONCACAF Women's U20 Tournament
CONCACAF U17 Tournament
CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament
CONCACAF Women Pre-Olympic Tournament

[edit] Regional
UNCAF Nations Cup - International cup for Central America, top 5 qualify for the Gold Cup.
Caribbean Cup - International cup for the Caribbean, top 4 qualify for the Gold Cup.

[edit] Beach Soccer
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

[edit] Defunct
NAFC Championship (1947,1949,1990,1991)
CCCF Championship (1941-1961)
CONCACAF Championship (1963-1971)

[edit] Club teams

[edit] Confederation
CONCACAF Champions League - To replace Champions Cup and begin play in 2008.
CONCACAF Champions' Cup - Premier club cup of CONCACAF region.

[edit] Regional
Copa Interclubes UNCAF - Club championship for Central America, top 3 teams qualify for Champions' Cup
CFU Club Championship - Club championship for Caribbean, winner qualifies for Champions' Cup
SuperLiga - Club championship for North America between 8 teams from the FMF (Mexico) and the MLS (USA/Canada), by invitation the first year and by merit from the second year forward. First tournament held in 2007.

[edit] Defunct
CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup Was for teams that won their nations domestic cup competitions; Held from 1991-1998, replaced by CONCACAF Giants Cup.
CONCACAF Giants Cup Was for teams with highest attendance, held in 2001 only.

[edit] See also
UNCAF
CFU
NAFC
CCCF




[edit] External links
Official site
Open Directory Project - CONCACAF directory category
International football v • d • e
FIFA | World Cup | Confederations Cup | U-20 World Cup | U-17 World Cup | Olympics | Asian Games | All-Africa Games | Pan American Games | Island Games | World Rankings | Player of the Year | Teams | Codes


Asia: AFC – Asian Cup
Africa: CAF – Africa Cup of Nations
North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup
South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América
Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup
Europe: UEFA – European Championship
Non-FIFA: NF-Board – VIVA World Cup

North American football tournaments
CONCACAF Gold Cup & Championship | UNCAF Nations Cup | Caribbean Cup


Defunct
NAFC Championship | CCCF Championship


International club football v • d • e
FIFA | Club World Cup | Intercontinental Cup (defunct) | CWC/IC statistics | Player of the Year | Teams


Asia: AFC – Champions League
Africa: CAF – Champions League
North America: CONCACAF – Champions' Cup
South America: CONMEBOL – Copa Libertadores
Oceania: OFC – Champions League
Europe: UEFA – Champions League

North American club football competitions v • d • e
CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions' Cup | SuperLiga | Copa Interclubes UNCAF | CFU Club Championship


National Football Associations of North America,
Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) v • d • e
Anguilla | Antigua and Barbuda | Aruba | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | Canada | Cayman Islands | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | French Guiana | Grenada | Guadeloupe | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Martinique | Mexico | Montserrat | Netherlands Antilles | Nicaragua | Panama | Puerto Rico | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint-Martin | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Sint Maarten | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S.A.


National football teams of North America,
Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) v • d • e
Anguilla • Antigua and Barbuda • Aruba • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • British Virgin Islands • Canada • Cayman Islands • Costa Rica • Cuba • Dominica • Dominican Republic • El Salvador • French Guiana • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Guatemala • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Jamaica • Martinique • Mexico • Montserrat • Netherlands Antilles • Nicaragua • Panama • Puerto Rico • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint-Martin • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Sint Maarten • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • Turks and Caicos Islands • U.S. Virgin Islands • United States