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North American Football Union

Regional association football governing body under CONCACAF

Summary

Regional association football governing body under CONCACAF

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mcaptionMembers of NAFU (orange), alongside the other members of CONCACAF (caramel)
abbreviationNAFU

The North American Football Union (NAFU; ; ) is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football organizations in the North American Zone. The NAFU has no organizational structure. The statutes say "CONCACAF shall recognize ... The North American Football Union (NAFU)" (emphasis added). The NAFU provides one of CONCACAF's representatives to the FIFA Executive Committee.

History

Member associations

The North American Football Union has three member associations:

AssociationCode
CAN CanadaCAN
MEX MexicoMEX
USA United StatesUSA

The 2015 edition of the CONCACAF Statutes notes that "Notwithstanding their affiliation to (the) NAFU, (The) Bahamas and Bermuda will participate in the competitions of (the) CFU."

Competitions

Main article: List of association football competitions

North American Nations Cup

The North American Football Union organized 2 North American Nations Cups in 1990 and 1991 to contest on the North American zone before the CONCACAF Gold Cup was introduced.

The 1992 edition was cancelled because Mexico and United States decided to enter the Amistad Cup instead.

Clubs

The Leagues Cup is a club tournament between teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX that was established in 2019. It is the North American Zone's regional qualification tournament for the CONCACAF Champions League.

The North American SuperLiga was a club tournament between two North American zone leagues that ran from 2007 to 2010. It was an official tournament sanctioned by CONCACAF, but not organized by the federation. When zone qualifiers were used for the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Bermudian clubs played against Mexican and/or American clubs.

The Campeones Cup is an annual super cup match established in 2018. It is held between the winners of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones of Liga MX.

Major tournament records

;Legend

  • **** – Champion
  • **** – Runner-up
  • **** – Third place
  • **** – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986)
  • 2R – Second group stage (1982)
  • GS – Group stage (1930 and since 1950)
  • 1R – First round (1934 and 1938)
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • — Did not qualify
  • — Did not enter/withdrew
  • — Banned
  • — Hosts

FIFA World Cup

Main article: FIFA World Cup

TeamUruguay
1930Italy
1934France
1938Brazil
1950Switzerland
1954Sweden
1958Chile
1962England
1966Mexico
1970West Germany
1974Argentina
1978Spain
1982Mexico
1986Italy
1990United States
1994France
1998South Korea
Japan
2002Germany
2006South Africa
2010Brazil
2014Russia
2018Qatar
2022Canada
Mexico
United States
2026YearsInclusive
WC qual.31618211222Total2102111110102122222213333–
•••••GS••••••••GSq
GS•GSGSGSGSGSQF•GS•QF×R16R16R16R16R16R16R16GSq
3rd1RGS•••••••••GSR16GSQFGSR16R16•R16q

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup

TeamChina
1991Sweden
1995United States
1999United States
2003China
2007Germany
2011Canada
2015France
2019Australia
New Zealand
2023YearsInclusive
WC Qual.893999Total12323332216
•GSGS4thGSGSQFR16GS
••GS••GSGS••
1st3rd1st3rd3rd2nd1st1stR16

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup

Team1992
Saudi Arabia1995
Saudi Arabia1997
Saudi Arabia1999
Mexico2001
KOR
Japan2003
France2005
Germany2009
South Africa2013
Brazil2017
RussiaYears174Total111221111112
•••×GS•••••
•3rdGS1stGS•4th•GS4th
3rd••3rd•GS•2nd••

References

References

  1. "CONCACAF Statutes".
  2. "Member Associations". Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.
  3. (February 2018)
  4. (February 2018)
  5. "CCCF and Concacaf Championships".
  6. Marshall, Tom. (29 May 2019). "MLS and Liga MX announce Leagues Cup". ESPN.
  7. "SuperLiga Regulations". Major League Soccer.
  8. (13 March 2018). "Major League Soccer and Liga MX Fuel Rivalry with New Partnership". Major League Soccer.
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