Central American Football Union
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The Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (Central American Football Union), more commonly known by the acronym UNCAF, represents the national football teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its member associations are part of CONCACAF.
Member associations
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| BLZ | Template:Fba |
| CRC | Template:Fba |
| SLV | Template:Fba |
| GUA | Template:Fba |
| HON | Template:Fba |
| NCA | Template:Fba |
| PAN | Template:Fba |
Competitions
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Overview
The UNCAF organize various competitions. The Copa Centroamericana was played every two years from 1991 until 2017, and usually featured the seven national teams. Costa Rica is the most successful team, winning the tournament eight times. Honduras won the tournament four times while Guatemala and Panama won once each. This tournament usually ran as a qualification round for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The UNCAF also ran the Copa Interclubes UNCAF, a competition for the champions and runners-up of the domestic leagues of the UNCAF members; C.D. Motagua (Honduras) was the last champion (2007). Similarly to the Copa Centroamericana, this competition qualified three teams to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. As it expanded into the CONCACAF Champions League in 2008, all of the Central American nations have at least one team and the Copa Interclubes UNCAF was disbanded.
National teams
- Copa Centroamericana – Was the International tournament for Central America, top 4–5 qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Club teams
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF – Was a club championship for Central America in which the top 3 teams qualified for CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
- UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship – First edition held in 2016.
UNCAF runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth and futsal.
Current title holders
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| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition | Dates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Copa Centroamericana | 2017 | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Honduras | flag alias = Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg | flag alias-1839 = Flag of Honduras (1839-1866).svg | flag alias-1866 = Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg | flag alias-1898 = Flag of Honduras (1898-1949).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Honduras.svg | link alias-naval = Honduran Navy | link alias-air force = Honduran Air Force | link alias-army = Honduran Army | flag alias-army = Flag of the Honduran Army.svg | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Honduras.svg | link alias-navy = Honduran Navy | link alias-military = Armed Forces of Honduras | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = 1949
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4th | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Panama | flag alias = Flag of Panama.svg | link alias-naval = Panamanian Public Forces | link alias-navy = Panamanian Public Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team
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| U-23 Tournament | 2015 | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-20 Tournament | 2024 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 1st | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-18 Tournament | 2019 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-17 Tournament | 2016 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | Unknown | File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-16 Tournament | 2024 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 1st | File:Flag of Honduras (2022-).svg Honduras | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-15 Tournament | 2023 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | Unknown | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Futsal Tournament | 2016 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | Unknown | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Futsal U20 Tournament | 2022 | Template:Fsu | 1st | Template:Fsu | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beach Soccer Cup | 2018 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | Unknown | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National teams (women) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's Copa Centroamericana | 2018 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | Unknown | Script error: No such module "flagg". | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's U-20 Tournament | 2025 | Template:Fbwu | 1st | Template:Fbwu | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's U-17 Tournament | 2024 | Template:Fbwu | Unknown | Template:Fbwu | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's U-16 Tournament | 2023 | Template:Fbwu | Unknown | Template:Fbwu | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interclub Cup / Central American Cup | 2004 | Template:Flagicon LD Alajuelense | 5° | Template:Flagicon Real Estelí FC | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U-17 Interclub Cup | 2022 | Template:Flagicon Plaza Amador | 1st | Template:Flagicon AFFI Academia | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club teams (women) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's Interclub Championship | 2024 | Template:Flagicon Santa Fé FC | 4-0 | Template:Flagicon Alianza Wome's FC | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Major tournament records
National teams appearances in international tournaments
| National team | World Cup | Women's World Cup | Gold Cup | Women's Championship | W Gold Cup |
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| Template:Flagicon Costa Rica | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Honduras | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Panama | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Belize | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
See also
- CONCACAF Central American Cup
- Caribbean Football Union (CFU)
- North American Football Union (NAFU)
- North American Football Confederation (NAFC)
- Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF)
References
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External links
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