CONCACAF 295167 225752866 2008-07-15T06:33:13Z Dkd1 3155985 /* Defunct */ {{otheruses4|CONCACAF| CONCACAF Champions cup| CONCACAF Champions Cup}} {{Infobox Organization <!-- START INFOBOX --> |name=<br/>''Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football'' |image=CONCACAF Color New Logo.gif |type=Sports organisation |size=200px |membership=[[List_of_national_football_teams#CONCACAF_.28North_and_Central_America_and_Caribbean.29|40 member associations]] |formation=[[1961]] |map=CONCACAF-Map.png |mcaption=CONCACAF member associations are in orange |headquarters=[[New York]], [[United States of America]] |leader_title=[[President]] |leader_name=[[Austin "Jack" Warner|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 America]]n entities, the independent nations of [[Guyana]] and [[Suriname]], and the [[France|French]] [[department of France|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 [[Football World Cup|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. <br clear="all"> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Team !! {{flagicon|Uruguay}}<br/>[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] !! {{flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br/>[[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] !! {{flagicon|France}}<br/>[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] !! {{flagicon|Brazil}}<br/>[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] !! {{flagicon|Switzerland}}<br/>[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] !! {{flagicon|Sweden}}<br/>[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] !! {{flagicon|Chile}}<br/>[[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]] !! {{flagicon|England}}<br/>[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] !! {{flagicon|Mexico}}<br/>[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] !! {{flagicon|West Germany}}<br/>[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] !! {{flagicon|Argentina}}<br/>[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] !! {{flagicon|Spain}}<br/>[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] !! {{flagicon|Mexico}}<br/>[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] !! {{flagicon|Italy}}<br/>[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] !! {{flagicon|United States}}<br/>[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] !! {{flagicon|France}}<br/>[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] !! {{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}}<br/>[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] !! {{flagicon|Germany}}<br/>[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] !! {{flagicon|South Africa}}<br/>[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] !! Total |- |align=left| {{fb|Mexico}} || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || || '''13''' |- |align=left| {{fb|USA}} || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || || '''8''' |- |align=left| {{fb|Costa Rica}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || <big>'''•'''</big> || || '''3''' |- |align=left| {{fb|El Salvador}} || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || || || || || '''2''' |- |align=left| {{fb|Cuba}} || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''1''' |- |align=left| {{fb|Haiti}} || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || || || || || || || '''1''' |- |align=left| {{fb|Honduras}} || || || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || || || || || '''1''' |- |align=left| {{fb|Canada}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || || || || '''1''' |- |align=left| {{fb|Jamaica}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || || || '''1''' |- |align=left| {{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <big>'''•'''</big> || || '''1''' |- ! Total !! 2 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 1 !! 1 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 2 !! 2 !! 2 !! 3 !! 3 !! 4 !! TBD !! 32 |} ==Member nations== ===National teams=== {| | '''[[North American Football Union|North American Zone]]''' *{{fb|Canada}} *{{fb|Mexico}} *{{fb|United States}} '''[[Central American Football Union|Central American Zone]]''' *{{fb|Belize}} *{{fb|Costa Rica}} *{{fb|El Salvador}} *{{fb|Guatemala}} *{{fb|Honduras}} *{{fb|Nicaragua}} *{{fb|Panama}} '''[[Caribbean Football Union|Caribbean Zone]]''' *{{fb|Anguilla}} *{{fb|Antigua and Barbuda}} *{{fb|Aruba}} *{{fb|Bahamas}} *{{fb|Barbados}} *{{fb|Bermuda}} *{{fb|British Virgin Islands}} *{{fb|Cayman Islands}} *{{fb|Cuba}} *{{fb|Dominica}} *{{fb|Dominican Republic}} *{{fb|French Guiana}} *{{fb|Grenada}} *{{fb|Guadeloupe|local}} *{{fb|Guyana}} *{{fb|Haiti}} *{{fb|Jamaica}} *{{fb|Martinique}} *{{fb|Montserrat}} *{{fb|Netherlands Antilles}} *{{fb|Puerto Rico}} *{{fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} *{{fb|Saint Lucia}} *{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} *{{fb|Saint-Martin|local}} *{{fb|Sint Maarten}} *{{fb|Suriname}} *{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}} *{{fb|Turks and Caicos Islands}} *{{fb|United States Virgin Islands}} |} ==Competitions== ====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]] ====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==== *[[CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship]] ====Defunct==== *[[NAFC Championship]] (1947,1949) *[[CCCF Championship]] (1941-1961) *[[CONCACAF Championship]] (1963-1989) *[[NAFC Championship|North American Nations Cup]] (1990,1991) ===Club teams=== ====Confederation==== *[[CONCACAF Champions League]] - To replace Champions Cup and begin play in 2008. ====Regional==== *[[Copa Interclubes UNCAF]] - Club championship for Central America *[[CFU Club Championship]] - Club championship for Caribbean, top 3 qualify for Champions' League *[[North American SuperLiga|SuperLiga]] - Club championship for North America between 8 teams from the [[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|FMF]] (Mexico) and the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] (USA/Canada), by invitation the first year and by merit from the second year forward. First tournament held in 2007. ====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. *[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] - Former premier club cup of CONCACAF region. ==See also== * [[UNCAF]] * [[Caribbean Football Union|CFU]] * [[NAFC]] * [[CCCF]] ==External links== *[http://www.concacaf.com/ Official site] *[http://www.concacaf.com/graphics/stats-regs/pdf/statutes_e.pdf CONCACAF Statutes] *[http://dmoz.org/Sports/Soccer/CONCACAF/ Open Directory Project - ''CONCACAF''] directory category {{fb start}} {{International football}} {{North American football tournaments}} {{International Club Football}} {{North American club football competitions}} {{CONCACAF associations}} {{CONCACAF teams}} {{International women's football}} {{CONCACAF women's teams}} {{International futsal}} {{International Beach Soccer}} {{fb end}} [[Category:CONCACAF| ]] [[Category:1961 establishments]] [[ar:اتحاد أمريكا الشمالية لكرة القدم]] [[ca:Confederació del Nord, Centreamèrica i el Carib de Futbol Associació]] [[cs:CONCACAF]] [[da:CONCACAF]] [[de:CONCACAF]] [[et:CONCACAF]] [[es:CONCACAF]] [[eu:CONCACAF]] [[fa:کونکاکاف]] [[fr:Confédération de l'Amérique du nord, centrale, et Caraïbes de football association]] [[ko:북중미카리브 축구 연맹]] [[id:Konfederasi Sepak Bola Amerika Utara, Tengah dan Karibia]] [[it:CONCACAF]] [[he:CONCACAF]] [[lv:Ziemeļamerikas, Centrālamerikas un Karību reģiona futbola asociāciju konfederācija]] [[lt:CONCACAF]] [[hu:CONCACAF]] [[mt:CONCACAF]] [[ms:CONCACAF]] [[nl:CONCACAF]] [[ja:北中米カリブ海サッカー連盟]] [[no:CONCACAF]] [[pl:CONCACAF]] [[pt:CONCACAF]] [[ro:CONCACAF]] [[ru:КОНКАКАФ]] [[simple:CONCACAF]] [[sk:CONCACAF]] [[sr:КОНКАКАФ]] [[fi:CONCACAF]] [[sv:CONCACAF]] [[vi:Liên đoàn bóng đá Bắc, Trung Mỹ và Caribe]] [[tr:CONCACAF]] [[zh:中北美洲及加勒比海足球協會]]