|
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 Preliminary Round
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, for geopolitical reasons, 3 nations from the Guianas subregion of South America-Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (an overseas region of France). The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments. The CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico, with the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF, which made it one of the then five, now six, continental confederations affiliated with FIFA. Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American Football Confederation
The North American Football Confederation (), abbreviated as NAFC, was the governing body of association football in North America from 1946 to 1961, and a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF. Founded in 1946 under the president Carlos Alonso who was elected on 19 December 1946 in Havana. NAFC merged with Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol, CCCF to found the current CONCACAF in 1961. Member associations * * (transferred to the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol, CCCF in 1955) * * NAFC Championship The NAFC Championship was an association football competition organized by NAFC as its top regional tournament for men's senior national teams from North America. ;Notes: ''Italic'' — Hosts See also *Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol, CCCF *CCCF Championship *Campeonato Centroamericano *CONCACAF *North American Football Union, NAFU *Central American Football Union, UNCAF *Caribbean Football Union, CFU References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |