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
Main article: List of association football competitions
See also: 2023 in association football, 2023 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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
Main article: 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.
 Canada•••••GS••••••••GSq 316
 MexicoGS•GSGSGSGSGSQF•GS•QF×R16R16R16R16R16R16R16GSq 1821
 United States3rd1RGS•••••••••GSR16GSQFGSR16R16•R16q 1222
Total21021111101021222222133 33 –

FIFA Women's World Cup
Main article: 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.
 Canada•GSGS4thGSGSQFR16GS 8 9
 Mexico••GS••GSGS• • 3 9
 United States1st3rd1st3rd3rd2nd1st1st R16 9 9
Total12323332 2 16

FIFA Confederations Cup
Main article: 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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