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- With 211 affiliated associations, FIFA supports them financially and logistically through various programmes.
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Global. FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association - 211 members - founded in 1904, represents nations from around the world, and is the overall governing body of recognised international football. Its premier tournament is the quadrennial FIFA World Cup.
With 211 affiliated associations, FIFA supports them financially and logistically through various programmes. As representatives of FIFA in their countries, they have obligations to respect...
UEFA works to promote, protect and develop European football across its 55 member associations and organises some of the world’s most famous football competitions, including the UEFA Champions...
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association; founded in 1904; It's main tournament is the FIFA World Cup) N.F.-Board (Nouvelle Fédération-Board; 2003-2012; It's main tournament was the Viva World Cup) ConIFA (Confederation of Independent Football Associations; founded in 2013; It's main tournament is the ConIFA World Football Cup)
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FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association - 208 members - founded in 1904, represents nations from around the world, and is the overall governing body of recognised international foo...NF-Board - New Federation Board - 18 members + 14 provisional - founded in 2003 represents nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations not af...FIFA Confederations
FIFA-member football associations are formed together into continental confederations, which organise continental national and club competitions. 1. AFC Asian Football Confederation - 46 members + 1 associate - founded in 1954 - represents Asian nations in football. The main tournament is the Asian Cup. 2. CAF Confédération Africaine de Football - 53 members + 2 associate - founded in 1957 - represents African nations in football. The main tournament is the African Cup of Nations. 3. CONCACAF...
Non-FIFA Confederations
Two continental confederations exist within the NF-Board. 1. CSANF - Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones- 4 members + 1 associate - founded in 2007 represents teams not affiliated fo FIFA in South America. 2. NAANF - North America and Arctic New Federations- 0 members - founded in 2008, represents non-FIFA teams in North America, Central America, Caribbean and in the Arctic region.
The following confederations consist of FIFA member associations that cross continental boundaries. 1. GFU Gulf Football Union - 8 members - founded in 1968, represents Arab nations from the Persian Gulf area. The main tournament is the Gulf Cup. 2. PFC Panamerican Football Confederation - 50 members - founded in 1946 represents teams from America....
Africa
Affiliated to CAF 1. CECAFA - Council of East and Central African Football Associations - 10 members + 1 associate - founded in 1927, represents nations generally regarded as forming the regions of East Africa and some nations of Central Africa. The main tournament is the CECAFA Cup. 2. COSAFA - Council of Southern African Football Associations - 14 members + 1 associate - founded in 1997, represents nations generally regarded as forming Southern Africa, as well as island states off the coast...
Asia
Affiliated to AFC 1. WAFF - West Asian Football Federation - 9 members - founded in 2000, represents nations at the western extremity of the continent. The WAFF has six members, but the AFC groups those non members into a single geographical region. The main turnment is West Asian Football Federation Championship. 2. EAFF - East Asian Football Federation - 9 members + 1 provisional - founded in 2002 represents nations generally agreed to constitute the "far east". The main tournament is the E...
North America
Affiliated to CONCACAF 1. CFU - Caribbean Football Union - 30 members - represents all nations in the Caribbean. The main tournament is the Caribbean Cup. 1.1. LIFA - Leeward Islands Football Association - 11 members - founded in 1949, represents nations of the Leeward archipelago and is affiliated to CFU. The main tournament is the Leeward Islands Tournament. 1.2. WIFA - Windward Islands Football Association - 4 members - represents nations of the Windward archipelago and is affiliated to CF...
CCCF - Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol - 37 members - dissolved in 1961, represented Central America and Caribbean region and was directly affiliated to FIFA. The main tourname...CENF - Confederation of European New Federations - 0 members - founded in 2007 and dissolved in 2008, represented teams not affiliated to FIFA in Europe, and was affiliated to NF-Board. The main to...FIFI - Federation of International Football Independents - 5 members - represents nations, dependencies and unrecognized states not affiliated to FIFA. The main tournament was the FIFI Wild Cup.IFU - International Football Union- 2 provisional members - founded in 2009 as an international football confederation for nations and territories not admitted to FIFA, was dissolved in 2010.A football association, also known as a football federation, soccer federation, or soccer association, is a governing body for association football. Many of them are members of the sport's regional bodies such as UEFA and CONMEBOL and the world governing body, FIFA.
Feb 13, 2024 · As of 2024, there were 211 FIFA-recognized national soccer associations worldwide, with 55 being part of UEFA. Meanwhile, 54 national soccer associations were part of CAF.
