The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for

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teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.

Competitions

Women's football

All members of CONIFA are encouraged to invest in women's football in their communities, and to create female national selections to play and compete against other CONIFA members. CONIFA's first ever official women's football match took place on 10 November 2018 in Northern Cyprus, with Sápmi ladies beating their Northern Cypriot hosts 4–0 in the Women's Friendship Cup. CONIFA announced their first Women's World Football Cup on 31 January 2021, to be hosted by Székely Land between 23 and 30 June 2021 and involve 6 teams.

Men's

* CONIFA World Football Cup * CONIFA European Football Cup * CONIFA Africa Football Cup * CONIFA South America Football Cup *

CONIFA No Limits European Championship The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA. Competitions Women's football All members of CONIFA are encouraged to i ...

CONIFA Asian Football Cup The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA. Competitions Women's football All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...

Women's

CONIFA Women's World Football Cup The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA. Competitions Women's football All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...

Futsal

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National leagues sanctioned by CONIFA

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Current title holders

Members

Types of members

CONIFA expressly uses the term "members" rather than "countries" or "states". A football association may be eligible to apply for membership of CONIFA if it, or the entity (ethnic and/or linguistic minority, indigenous group, cultural organization, territory) it represents, is not a member of FIFA and satisfies one or more of the following criteria: *The football association is a member of one of the six continental confederations of FIFA, which are: AFC, CAF,

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, CONMEBOL, OFC,

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. *The entity represented by the football association is a member of the

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. *The entity represented by the football association is a member of one of the member federations of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF). *The entity represented by the football association is in possession of an

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country code. *The entity represented by the football association is a de facto independent territory. A territory is considered de facto independent if it meets all of the following criteria: (a) a well-defined territory; (b) a permanent population; (c) an autonomous government, and (d) diplomatic recognition by at least one of the

member states of the United Nations The United Nations member states are the sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly. The UN is the world's largest intergovernmental organization. The criteria ...

. *The entity represented by the football association is included on the

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. *The entity represented by the football association is included in the directory of countries and territories of the Travelers' Century Club. *The entity represented by the football association is a member of the

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(UNPO) and/or the

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(FUEN). *The entity represented by the football association is a minority included in the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, maintained and published by

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. *The entity represented by the football association is a linguistic minority, the language of which is included on the

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List of members

''As of ''

Important personalities

Presidency

Vice-Presidents of ConIFA

General Secretaries

Africa President

Asian President

European President

Latin America President

North American and Caribbean President

Oceanian President

Directors of Women’s Football

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:CONIFA Association football governing bodies Sports organizations established in 2013