Geography of association football
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The following article gives a list of association football confederations, sub-confederations and associations around the world. The sport's international governing body is FIFA, but those associations not affiliated with FIFA are also included in this article.
Most European, African, and Asian countries have two principal competitions: a more prestigious league which is typically a double round-robin tournament restricted to the elite clubs, and a cup which is a single-elimination tournament open to both the elite and lesser clubs.
In the Americas, leagues are often organised as either multi-stage tournaments or separate Apertura and Clausura stages.
By continentEdit
Affiliated with FIFAEdit
There are currently 211 national associations which are members of FIFA. An additional 11 associations are full or associate members of a continental confederation, but not members of FIFA.
Other governing bodiesEdit
| Governing body | Full name | Member associations | Main international competition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConIFA | Confederation of Independent Football Associations | 54 | CONIFA World Football Cup |
| IGA | International Island Games Association | 24 | Island Games |
By subregionEdit
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AfricaEdit
| Subregion | Governing body | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Main international competition(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club competition(s) | National competition(s) | ||||
| Eastern Africa | Template:Color box Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations | CECAFA | 12 | CECAFA Club Cup | CECAFA Cup |
| Central Africa | Template:Color box Central African Football Federations' Union | UNIFFAC | 8 | Template:N/A | CEMAC Cup |
| Northern Africa | Template:Color box Union of North African Football | UNAF | 5 | UNAF Nessma Cup | Template:N/A |
| Southern Africa | Template:Color box Council of Southern Africa Football Associations | COSAFA | 14 | Template:N/A | COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Western Africa | Template:Color box West African Football Union | WAFU-UFOA | 16 | West African Club Championship | WAFU Nations Cup |
| Arab States | Template:Color box Union of Arab Football Associations | UAFA | 10 | Arab Club Champions Cup | FIFA Arab Cup |
AsiaEdit
| Subregion | Governing body | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Main international competition(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club competition(s) | National competition(s) | ||||
| Central Asia | Template:Color box Central Asian Football Association | CAFA | 6 | Template:N/A | CAFA Championship |
| Eastern Asia | Template:Color box East Asian Football Federation | EAFF | 10 | Template:N/A | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| South-eastern Asia | Template:Color box ASEAN Football Federation | AFF | 12 | ASEAN Club Championship Mekong Club Championship for Mekong clubs AFF Futsal Club Championship for futsal. |
ASEAN Football Championship |
| Southern Asia | Template:Color box South Asian Football Federation | SAFF | 7 | Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, SAFF Club Cup (proposed) | SAFF Championship |
| Western Asia | Template:Color box West Asian Football Federation | WAFF | 12 | Template:N/A | WAFF Championship |
| Arab States | Template:Color box Union of Arab Football Associations | UAFA | 12 | Arab Club Champions Cup | FIFA Arab Cup |
North, Central America and the CaribbeanEdit
| Subregion | Governing body | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | International club competition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | Caribbean Football Union | CFU | 31 | CONCACAF Caribbean Cup |
| CONCACAF Caribbean Shield | ||||
| Central America | Central American Football Union | UNCAF | 7 | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Northern America | North American Football Union | NAFU | 3 | Leagues Cup |
| Campeones Cup |
By countryEdit
The football associations listed in this section are members of FIFA-affiliated confederations. They are listed by their official names registered with FIFA.
AfricaEdit
AsiaEdit
EuropeEdit
All UEFA associations are affiliated with FIFA.
North, Central America and the CaribbeanEdit
OceaniaEdit
South AmericaEdit
All CONMEBOL associations are affiliated with FIFA.
Non-FIFA associationsEdit
The football associations in this section represent fully and partially recognized sovereign states, dependent territories, and stateless nations that are not members of FIFA or a FIFA confederation.
Several of these non-FIFA associations are included in the World Football Elo Ratings, which ranks all national association football teams from FIFA-affiliated confederations, in addition to some unaffiliated teams. Several of these associations are also members of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations and/or the International Island Games Association.
AfricaEdit
AsiaEdit
EuropeEdit
- Template:Flagicon Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Template:Flagicon Svalbard do not have a Football Association.
North, Central America and the CaribbeanEdit
OceaniaEdit
- Template:Flagicon Pitcairn Islands does not have a Football Association.
South AmericaEdit
| Territory | Country | National association | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Falkland Islands | Template:Flagu | Falkland Islands Football League | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Ya |
RegionalEdit
Beneath the national level, governance of football may be divided up into regional or territorial associations. Other non-national associations represent stateless populations, diasporas or micronations. Details of these are listed at non-FIFA international football.
See alsoEdit
- Domestic association football season
- List of association football competitions
- List of FIFA country codes
- List of national football teams
- List of sports attendance figures — Attendances of many domestic and international competitions, compared with those of other sports around the world
- Lists of association football clubs
- Association football by country subdivision
ReferencesEdit
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