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.
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.
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 number of appearances.
Member nations
National teams
Competitions
Confederation
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.
Beach Soccer
Defunct
Club teams
Confederation
Regional
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF - Club championship for Central America
- CFU Club Championship - Club championship for Caribbean, top 3 qualify for Champions' League
- 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.
Defunct
See also
External links
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