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 continent
Affiliated with FIFA
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club competition(s) | National competition(s) | |||||
| Africa | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Confederation of African Football | CAF | 56 | 54 | Champions League | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Confederation Cup | Nations Championship | |||||
| Super Cup | — | |||||
| Asia | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Asian Football Confederation | AFC | 47 | 46 | Champions League Elite | Asian Cup |
| Champions League Two | — | |||||
| Challenge League | — | |||||
| Europe | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Union of European Football Associations | UEFA | 55 | 55 | Champions League | European Championship |
| Europa League | Nations League | |||||
| Conference League | — | |||||
| Super Cup | — | |||||
| North, Central America and the Caribbean |
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football | CONCACAF | 41 | 35 | Champions Cup | Gold Cup |
| Nations League | ||||||
| Oceania | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Oceania Football Confederation | OFC | 13 | 11 | Champions League | Nations Cup |
| South America | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol | CONMEBOL | 10 | 10 | Copa Libertadores | Copa América |
| Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
| Recopa Sudamericana | ||||||
Other governing bodies
| 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 subregion
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Africa
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| Club competition(s) | National competition(s) | ||||
| Eastern Africa | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations | CECAFA | 12 | CECAFA Club Cup | CECAFA Cup |
| Central Africa | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Central African Football Federations' Union | UNIFFAC | 8 | — | CEMAC Cup |
| Northern Africa | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Union of North African Football | UNAF | 5 | UNAF Nessma Cup | — |
| Southern Africa | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Council of Southern Africa Football Associations | COSAFA | 14 | — | COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Western Africa | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> West African Football Union | WAFU-UFOA | 16 | West African Club Championship | WAFU Nations Cup |
| Arab States | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Union of Arab Football Associations | UAFA | 10 | Arab Club Champions Cup | FIFA Arab Cup |
Asia
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| Central Asia | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Central Asian Football Association | CAFA | 6 | — | CAFA Championship |
| Eastern Asia | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> East Asian Football Federation | EAFF | 10 | — | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| South-eastern Asia | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> 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 | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> South Asian Football Federation | SAFF | 7 | Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, SAFF Club Cup | SAFF Championship |
| Western Asia | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> West Asian Football Federation | WAFF | 12 | — | WAFF Championship |
| Arab States | <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> Union of Arab Football Associations | UAFA | 12 | Arab Club Champions Cup | FIFA Arab Cup |
North, Central America and the Caribbean
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| 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 country
The football associations listed in this section are members of FIFA-affiliated confederations. They are listed by their official names registered with FIFA.
Africa
Asia
Europe
All UEFA associations are affiliated with FIFA.
North, Central America and the Caribbean
Oceania
South America
All CONMEBOL associations are affiliated with FIFA.
Non-FIFA associations
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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.
Africa
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| Template:Flagicon Chagos Islands | Template:Flagu | Chagos Football Association | Template:Ya | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
| Template:Flagicon Mayotte | Template:Flagu | Ligue de Football de Mayotte | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Na |
| Template:Flagicon Saint Helena | Template:Flagu | Saint Helena Football Association | Template:Na | Template:Na | Template:Ya |
| Template:Flagicon Somaliland | Template:Flagu | Somaliland Football Association | Template:Ya | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
| Template:Flagicon Western Sahara | Template:Flagu (primarily) | Sahrawi Football Federation | Template:Ya | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
Asia
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| Template:Flagicon Kurdistan | Template:Flagu | Kurdistan Football Association | Template:Ya | Template:Ya | Template:Na | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon Tibet | Template:Flagu | Tibetan National Football Association | Template:Ya | Template:Ya | Template:Na |
Europe
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North, Central America and the Caribbean
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| Template:Flagicon Greenland | Template:Flagu | Football Association of Greenland | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Ya |
| Template:Flagicon Saba | Template:Flagu | Federation of Saba | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Na |
| Template:Flagcountry | Template:Flagu | Saint Barthélemy Football Association | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Na |
| Template:Flagicon Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Template:Flagu | Football Federation of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Na |
| Template:Flagicon Sint Eustatius | Template:Flagu | Statia Football Association | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Na |
Oceania
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South America
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| Template:Flagicon Falkland Islands | Template:Flagu | Falkland Islands Football League | Template:Ya | Template:Na | Template:Ya |
Regional
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 also
- 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
References
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