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{{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
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