North American Football Union

The North American Football Union (NAFU; French: Union Nord-Américaine de Football; Spanish: Unión Norteamericana de Fútbol) is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football organizations in the North American Zone.[1] The NAFU has no organizational structure. The statutes say "CONCACAF shall recognize ... The North American Football Union (NAFU)" (emphasis added). The NAFU provide one of CONCACAF's representatives to the FIFA Executive Committee.

North American Football Union
AbbreviationNAFU
TypeSports organization
Membership
3 member associations

History

Member associations

The North American Football Union has three member associations:[2]

Association Code
Canada Canada CAN
United States United States USA
Mexico Mexico MEX

The 2015 edition of the CONCACAF Statutes notes that "Notwithstanding their affiliation to (the) NAFU, (The) Bahamas and Bermuda will participate in the competitions of (the) CFU."

Future members

  •  Greenland, who could join UEFA due to political links with Denmark or CONCACAF due to geographical proximity,[3] announced in May 2022 that the association had officially begun the process of becoming a member of CONCACAF and were expected to attend the body’s next congress with observer status. It was anticipated that the association would submit its formal application by 2024 or 2025.[4]
  •  Jersey, were rumored by Greenland Manager Morten Rutjkær, to be interested in joining CONCACAF.[5] This follows a failed bid to join the European confederation UEFA in 2020.[6] Jersey would geographically be closest to the North American Football Union were they to join, although located over 2,200 miles from Canada.

Competitions

National teams

Until 2017, Canada, Mexico, and the United States automatically qualified to the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Now the CONCACAF Nations League serves as qualification to the Gold Cup.

Clubs

The Leagues Cup is a club tournament between teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX that was established in 2019.[11] It is the North American Zone's regional qualification tournament for the CONCACAF Champions League.

The North American SuperLiga was a club tournament between two North American zone leagues that ran from 2007 to 2010. It was an official tournament sanctioned by CONCACAF, but not organized by the federation.[12] When zone qualifiers were used for the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Bermudian clubs played against Mexican and/or American clubs.

The Campeones Cup is an annual super cup match established in 2018. It is held between the winners of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones of Liga MX.[13]

Major tournament records

Legend

FIFA World Cup

TeamUruguay
1930
Italy
1934
France
1938
Brazil
1950
Switzerland
1954
Sweden
1958
Chile
1962
England
1966
Mexico
1970
West Germany
1974
Argentina
1978
Spain
1982
Mexico
1986
Italy
1990
United States
1994
France
1998
South Korea
Japan
2002
Germany
2006
South Africa
2010
Brazil
2014
Russia
2018
Qatar
2022
Canada
Mexico
United States
2026
Years Inclusive
WC qual.
 CanadaGSGSq 316
 MexicoGSGSGSGSGSGSQFGSQF×R16R16R16R16R16R16R16GSq 1821
 United States3rd1RGSGSR16GSQFGSR16R16R16q 1222
Total21021111101021222222133 33

FIFA Women's World Cup

TeamChina
1991
Sweden
1995
United States
1999
United States
2003
China
2007
Germany
2011
Canada
2015
France
2019
Australia
New Zealand
2023
Years Inclusive
WC Qual.
 CanadaGSGS4thGSGSQFR16GS 8 9
 MexicoGSGSGS 3 9
 United States1st3rd1st3rd3rd2nd1st1st R16 9 9
Total12323332 2 16

FIFA Confederations Cup

Team 1992
Saudi Arabia
1995
Saudi Arabia
1997
Saudi Arabia
1999
Mexico
2001
South Korea
Japan
2003
France
2005
Germany
2009
South Africa
2013
Brazil
2017
Russia
Years
 Canada × GS 1
 Mexico 3rd GS 1st GS 4th GS 4th 7
 United States 3rd 3rd GS 2nd 4
Total111221111112

See also

References

  1. "CONCACAF Statutes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. "Member Associations". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. Homewood, Brian. "Danish FA supports Greenland's bid to join UEFA, FIFA". U.K. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. Hansen, Nukappiaaluk. "KAK arbejder på medlemskab af international fodboldforbund" (in Danish). sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. The Greenland national team joining CONCACAF? | Interview with Manager Morten Rutjkær, archived from the original on 21 June 2023, retrieved 2023-06-21
  6. "Jersey's bid for UEFA membership rejected". Jersey Evening Post. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  7. Saint Pierre and Miquelon to build a ground with an artificial pitch and join CONCACAF ConIFA. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. Bontron, Nicolas. "Stéphane Šuflaj a toujours l'envie de transmettre" (in French). lamarseillaise.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. 1990 North American Championship
  10. 1991 North American Championship
  11. Marshall, Tom (29 May 2019). "MLS and Liga MX announce Leagues Cup". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. "SuperLiga Regulations" (PDF). mlsnet.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
  13. "Major League Soccer and Liga MX Fuel Rivalry with New Partnership". mlssoccer.com (Press release). Major League Soccer. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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