CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,[1][lower-alpha 1] abbreviated as CONCACAF (/ˈkɒŋkəkæf/ KONG-kə-kaf; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf),[2] 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, three nations from the Guianas subregion of South America—Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana (an overseas region of France).[3] 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.
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| Abbreviation | CONCACAF |
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| Predecessor | |
| Formation | 18 September 1961 |
| Founded at | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 25.773°N 80.138°W |
Region | North America (the Caribbean, Central America, and Northern America) South America (The Guianas) |
Membership | 41 member associations |
Official language | |
| Victor Montagliani | |
Vice Presidents |
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General Secretary | Philippe Moggio |
Parent organization | FIFA |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | www |
| FIFA confederations |
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| AFC, CAF, CONCACAF |
| CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA |
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, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao, Aruba), Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname and the United States were founding members.[4]
The CONCACAF is the third-most successful FIFA confederation in the men's game. Mexico dominated CONCACAF men's competition early on and has won the most Gold Cups since the beginning of the tournament in its current format. The Mexico national football team is the only men's CONCACAF team to win an official FIFA tournament by winning the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico and the U.S. have won all but one of the editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In recent years Costa Rica and Panama have become powers in the region; in 2014, Costa Rica became the 4th CONCACAF country after the United States, Cuba, and Mexico to make the World Cup quarterfinals, while Panama became the eleventh country from the confederation to participate in the World Cup in 2018.
The United States has been the most successful team in the world in the women's game, being the only CONCACAF member to win all three major worldwide competitions in women's football—the World Cup (4), the Olympics (4), and the Algarve Cup (10). Canada is the only other member to win at least two of the major competitions, winning the 2016 Algarve Cup and the 2020 Olympics.
Governance
The CONCACAF is led by a general secretary, executive committee, congress, and several standing committees. The executive committee is composed of eight members — one president, three vice-presidents, three members, and one female member.[5] Each of the three geographic zones in CONCACAF is represented by one vice-president and one member. The executive committee carries out the various statutes, regulations, and resolutions.
Leadership
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The first leader of CONCACAF was Costa Rican Ramón Coll Jaumet; he had overseen the merger between the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) and the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF). In 1969, he was succeeded in the role by Mexican Joaquín Soria Terrazas, who served as president for 21 years.
His successor Jack Warner was the CONCACAF president from 1990 to 2011, also for 21 years. Warner was suspended as president on 30 May 2011 due to his temporary suspension from football-related activity by FIFA following corruption allegations.[6] Chuck Blazer was the general secretary during the same period.[7]
On 20 June 2011, Jack Warner resigned from the presidency of CONCACAF, and removed himself from all participation in football, in the wake of the corruption investigation resulting from 10 May 2011 meeting of the Caribbean Football Union.[8] The vice-president of CONCACAF, Alfredo Hawit, acted as president until May 2012.[9]
In May 2012, Cayman Islands banker Jeffrey Webb was installed as president of CONCACAF. On 27 May 2015, Webb was arrested in Zurich, Switzerland on corruption charges in the U.S.
Victor Montagliani, leader of the Canadian Soccer Association, was elected as president of CONCACAF in May 2016.[10]
CONCACAF Council
| Name[11] | Nation | Position |
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| Victor Montagliani | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
President |
| Philippe Moggio |  France |
General secretary |
| Randolph Harris |  Barbados |
Vice President (Caribbean) |
| Nick Bontis | Canada |
Vice President (North America) |
| Jorge Salomon |  Honduras |
Vice President (Central America) |
| Sonia Fulford |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Member (Female) |
| Cindy Parlow Cone |  United States of America |
Member (North America) |
| Sergio Chuc |  Belize |
Member (Central America) |
Corporate structure
CONCACAF is a non-profit company registered in Nassau, Bahamas.
The headquarters of the CONCACAF are located in Miami, United States. Previously it had been the Admiral Financial Center, George Town, Cayman Islands—the home city of former CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb and prior to that, they were based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago under the presidency of Jack Warner. The administration office of CONCACAF was previously located in Trump Tower, New York, when Chuck Blazer was the general secretary.
In February 2017, a satellite office was opened in Kingston, Jamaica.[12] In July 2017, a second satellite office was opened in Guatemala City, which is shared with UNCAF,[13] and most recently another satellite office for the FIFA Caribbean Development Office[14][15] was opened in Bridgetown, Barbados' suburb of Welches.[16][17]
Members
CONCACAF has 41 member associations:[18]
| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | FIFA affiliation | CONCACAF affiliation | IOC member | FIFA Ranking[19] |
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| North American Zone (NAFU) (3) | |||||||
| CAN | Canada |
(M, W) | 1912 | 1913 | 1961 | Yes | 45 |
| MEX |  Mexico |
(M, W) | 1922 | 1929 | 1961 | Yes | 14 |
| USA | United States |
(M, W) | 1913 | 1914 | 1961 | Yes | 11 |
| Central American Zone (UNCAF) (7) | |||||||
| BLZ | Belize |
(M, W) | 1980 | 1986 | 1986 | Yes | 177 |
| CRC |  Costa Rica |
(M, W) | 1921 | 1927 | 1961 | Yes | 42 |
| SLV |  El Salvador |
(M, W) | 1935 | 1938 | 1961 | Yes | 76 |
| GUA |  Guatemala |
(M, W) | 1919 | 1946 | 1961 | Yes | 116 |
| HON | Honduras |
(M, W) | 1935 | 1946 | 1961 | Yes | 81 |
| NCA |  Nicaragua |
(M, W) | 1931 | 1950 | 1961 | Yes | 142 |
| PAN |  Panama |
(M, W) | 1937 | 1938 | 1961 | Yes | 57 |
| Caribbean Zone (CFU) (31) | |||||||
| AIA |  Anguilla |
(M, W) | 1990 | 1996 | 1996 | No | 210 |
| ATG |  Antigua and Barbuda |
(M, W) | 1928 | 1972 | between 1961 and 1973 | Yes | 132 |
| ARU |  Aruba |
(M, W) | 1932 | 1988 | 1986 | Yes | 203 |
| BAH |  Bahamas |
(M, W) | 1967 | 1968 | between 1961 and 1973 | Yes | 200 |
| BRB | Barbados |
(M, W) | 1910 | 1968 | 1967 | Yes | 166 |
| BER |  Bermuda |
(M, W) | 1928 | 1962 | 1967 | Yes | 173 |
| BOE |  Bonaire[m 1] |
(M, W) | 1960 | — | 2014 | No | — |
| VGB |  British Virgin Islands |
(M, W) | 1974 | 1996 | 1996 | Yes | 209 |
| CAY |  Cayman Islands |
(M, W) | 1966 | 1992 | 1990 | Yes | 197 |
| CUB |  Cuba |
(M, W) | 1924 | 1929 | 1961 | Yes | 166 |
| CUW |  Curaçao |
(M, W) | 1921 | 1932 | 1961 | No | 88 |
| DMA |  Dominica |
(M, W) | 1970 | 1994 | 1994 | Yes | 185 |
| DOM |  Dominican Republic |
(M, W) | 1953 | 1958 | 1964 | Yes | 151 |
| GUF |  French Guiana[m 1] |
(M, W) | 1962 | — | 2013 | No | — |
| GRN |  Grenada |
(M, W) | 1924 | 1978 | 1978 | Yes | 174 |
| GLP | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Guadeloupe[m 1] |
(M, W) | 1958 | — | 2013 | No | — |
| GUY |  Guyana |
(M, W) | 1902 | 1970 | between 1969 and 1971 | Yes | 169 |
| HAI |  Haiti |
(M, W) | 1904 | 1934 | 1961 | Yes | 87 |
| JAM |  Jamaica |
(M, W) | 1910 | 1962 | 1963 | Yes | 63 |
| MTQ |  Martinique[m 1] |
(M, W) | 1953 | — | 2013 | No | — |
| MSR |  Montserrat |
(M, W) | 1994 | 1996 | 1996 | No | 179 |
| PUR |  Puerto Rico |
(M, W) | 1940 | 1960 | 1964 | Yes | 163 |
| SKN |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
(M, W) | 1932 | 1992 | 1992 | Yes | 136 |
| LCA |  Saint Lucia |
(M, W) | 1979 | 1988 | 1986 | Yes | 171 |
| SMN | Saint Martin[m 1] |
(M, W) | 1999 | — | 2013 | No | — |
| VIN |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
(M, W) | 1979 | 1988 | 1986 | Yes | 178 |
| SMA |  Sint Maarten[m 1] |
(M, W) | 1986 | — | 2013 | No | — |
| SUR |  Suriname |
(M, W) | 1920 | 1929 | 1961 | Yes | 144 |
| TRI |  Trinidad and Tobago |
(M, W) | 1908 | 1964 | 1964 | Yes | 101 |
| TCA | Turks and Caicos Islands |
(M, W) | 1996 | 1998 | 1996 | No | 205 |
| VIR |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
(M, W) | 1992 | 1998 | 1987 | Yes | 208 |
M = Men's National Team. W = Women's National Team
- Full CONCACAF member, but not a FIFA member.
Bonaire were promoted from an association member to a full member at the XXIX Ordinary CONCACAF Congress in São Paulo on 10 June 2014.
Teams not affiliated to the IOC are not eligible to participate in the Summer Olympics football tournament, as a result, they do not participate in the CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament or the CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Aspiring future members
Greenland, who could join UEFA due to political links with Denmark or CONCACAF due to geographical proximity, 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.[20][21].svg.png.webp)
Saint Barthélemy, announced in 2019 that the Comité Territorial de Football de Saint-Barthélemy began the process of joining the Caribbean Football Union and CONCACAF for the first time.[22]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, announced in September 2019 that The Football Association of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is expected to build a suitable venue with the goal of becoming a member of CONCACAF in 2023.[23][24]
Other non-members
Quebec, announced in May 2014 that they were working to become a member of CONCACAF and play against other national teams. The team is not a member of FIFA, but were a member of Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA). In May 2014, the team withdrew from the ConIFA World Championship after associating with the Québec Soccer Federation. The team and association decided to take part in only "federated" soccer in hopes of one day being recognized as a CONCACAF member.[25][26] There has not been any further conversation and players from this Canadian province qualify for, as well as the province being formally represented by, the Canadian national soccer team.
Some territories in the North, Central American and Caribbean region have national teams with no affiliation. All play infrequently and/or are in the early stages of being founded.
Although one of the three special municipalities of the Netherlands in the region is a member of CONCACAF ( Bonaire), the other two are not.
Membership relation
Elections at the CONCACAF Congress are mandated with a one-member, one-vote rule. The North American Football Union is the smallest association union in the region with only three members, but its nations have strong commercial and marketing support from sponsors and they are the most populous nations in the region.
The Caribbean Football Union has the ability to outvote NAFU and UNCAF with less than half of its membership. Consequently, there is a fractious relationship between members of CFU, UNCAF and NAFU. This provoked former Acting-President Alfredo Hawit to lobby for the CONCACAF Presidency to be rotated between the three unions in CONCACAF in 2011.
Trinidad's Jack Warner presided over CONCACAF for 21 years, and there was little that non-Caribbean nations could do to elect an alternative. Under Warner, the CFU members voted together as a unit with Warner acting as a party whip. It happened with such regularity that sports political commentators referred to the CFU votes as the "Caribbean bloc" vote. Warner rejected the idea in 1993 of merging several smaller nations' national teams into a Pan-Caribbean team. His reasoning was that the nations were more powerful politically when separate than when together. He commented that "being small is never a liability in this sport".[27]
Competitions
CONCACAF active competitions
CONCACAF defunct competitions
National teams:
- CFU Championship (1978–1985)
- NAFC Championship (1947, 1949)
- CCCF Championship (1941–1961)
- CONCACAF Championship (1963–1989)
- North American Nations Cup (1990, 1991)
- CONCACAF Cup (2015)
Clubs:
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup
- CONCACAF Giants Cup
- CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
- CONCACAF League
- SuperLiga – North America regional championship
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF – Central America regional championship
- Interamerican Cup – intercontinental with CONMEBOL region
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup, held since 1991, is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF. The Gold Cup is CONCACAF's flagship competition, and generates a significant part of CONCACAF's revenue.[28]
The Gold Cup determines the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, and is held every two years. Starting with the 2019 edition, 16 teams compete for the Gold Cup (up from 12).
CONCACAF Nations League
All men's national teams of member associations take part in the CONCACAF Nations League, a competition created in 2017. National teams are placed into tiers and play matches against teams in the same tier. At the end of each season, teams can be promoted to the tier above or relegated to the tier below depending upon their results.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, originally known as the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and later the CONCACAF Champions League, is an annual continental club association football competition organized by CONCACAF since 1962 for the top football clubs in the region. It is the most prestigious international club competition in North American football. The winner of the Champions Cup qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup. The knockout tournament spans February through April.[29]
From 2024, 27 teams compete in each Champions Cup; 18 from North America, 6 from Central America and 3 from the Caribbean. North American teams qualify via either their domestic leagues and cups or the Leagues Cup competition between American and Mexican clubs, while Central American and Caribbean clubs qualify via the CONCACAF Central American Cup and CONCACAF Caribbean Cup respectively
The title has been won by 28 clubs, 13 of which have won the title more than once. Mexican clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, with 36 titles. The second most successful league has been Costa Rica's Primera División with six titles in total. The most successful club is Club América from Mexico, with seven titles; fellow Mexico side Cruz Azul is just behind with six.
Current title holders
Titles by nation
| Nation | Men | Women | Futsal | Beach | Total | ||||||||
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| Gold | League | U20 | U17 | U15 | Champ | Gold | U20 | U17 | U15 | Men's | Men's | ||
| United States | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
| Mexico | 12 | – | 13 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 42 |
| Canada | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 10 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 10 |
| Honduras | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| El Salvador | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| Guatemala | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| Cuba | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Haiti | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Panama | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
CONMEBOL tournaments
The following CONMEBOL tournaments have had CONCACAF competitors:
National teams
Clubs
- Copa Libertadores – (1998–2017)
- Copa Sudamericana – (2005–2008)
- Copa Merconorte – (2000–2001) (defunct)
CONCACAF club competition winners
By club
Club América is the most titled club in the continent with a record of 7 CONCACAF Champions League titles, a continental record of 2 Copa Interamericana titles and a record of 1 CONCACAF Giants Cup title, 10 titles overall.
- Key
| CCL | CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League |
| CWC | CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup / CONCACAF Giants Cup |
| CL | CONCACAF League |
| CI | Copa Interamericana |
By country
The following table lists all the countries whose clubs have won at least one CONCACAF competition. Mexican clubs are the most successful, with a total of 45 titles. Mexican clubs hold a record number of wins in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup/CONCACAF Champions League (38), the CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup/CONCACAF Giants Cup (4) and Copa Interamericana (3). In second place Costa Rican clubs have 9 titles and they have the most victories in the CONCACAF League (3). In third place overall, Selvadoradian and American clubs have secured 4 titles each.
- Key
| CL | CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League |
| CWC | CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup / CONCACAF Giants Cup |
| L | CONCACAF League |
| CI | Copa Interamericana |
| Country | CL | CWC | L | CI | Total |
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| Mexico |
38 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
| Costa Rica |
6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| El Salvador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Honduras |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Guatemala |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Haiti |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Suriname |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
By region
- Key
| CL | CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League |
| CWC | CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup / CONCACAF Giants Cup |
| L | CONCACAF League |
| CI | Copa Interamericana |
| Federation (Region) | CL | CWC | L | CI | Total |
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| NAFU (North America) | 41 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 49 |
| UNCAF (Central America) | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| CFU (Caribbean) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
By club
- North America
- Key
| SL | SuperLiga |
| LC | Leagues Cup |
| Team | Country | SL | LC | Total |
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| Morelia | Mexico |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| New England Revolution | United States |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pachuca | Mexico |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| UANL | Mexico |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cruz Azul | Mexico |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| León | Mexico |
0 | 1 | 1 |
- Central America
- Key
| UIC | UNCAF Interclub Cup |
| Clubt | Country | UIC |
|---|---|---|
| Saprissa | Costa Rica |
5 |
| Municitpal | Guatemala |
4 |
| Alajuelense | Costa Rica |
3 |
| Aurora | Guatemala |
2 |
| Comunicaciones | Guatemala |
2 |
| Olimpia | Honduras |
2 |
| Real España | Honduras |
2 |
| Alianza | El Salvador |
1 |
| Broncos | Honduras |
1 |
| Motagua | Honduras |
1 |
| Platense | El Salvador |
1 |
| Puntarenas | Costa Rica |
1 |
- Caribbeans
- Key
| CCC | Caribbean Club Championship |
| CCS | Caribbean Club Shield |
| Club | Country | CCC | CCS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Harbour View | Jamaica |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Public | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Portmore United | Jamaica |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico Islanders | Puerto Rico |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| W Connection | Trinidad and Tobago |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Atlético Pantoja | Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Caledonia AIA | Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cavaly | Haiti |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cibao | Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| San Juan Jabloteh | Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Petrotrin | Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Violette | Haiti |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bayamón | Puerto Rico |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Club Franciscain | Martinique |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Robinhood | Suriname |
0 | 1 | 1 |
By country
- North America
- Key
| SL | SuperLiga |
| LC | Leagues Cup |
| Country | SL | LC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 5 |
| USA |
1 | 0 | 1 |
- Central America
- Key
| UIC | UNCAF Interclub Cup |
| Country | UIC |
|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
9 |
| Guatemala |
8 |
| Honduras |
6 |
| El Salvador |
2 |
- Caribbeans
- Key
| CCC | Caribbean Club Championship |
| CCS | Caribbean Club Shield |
| Country | CCC | CCS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinidad and Tobago |
9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jamaica |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| Puerto Rico |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dominican Republic |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Haiti |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Martinique |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Suriname |
0 | 1 | 1 |
FIFA World Rankings
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Team of the year
Other rankings
Men's CONCACAF Ranking Index
The Ranking Index is calculated by CONCACAF.[34]
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Women's CONCACAF Ranking Index
The Ranking Index is calculated by CONCACAF.
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CONCACAF club rankings
On 16 May 2023, CONCACAF launched a club ranking index which will be used to seed teams in future club competitions.[35] A league ranking index was also launched the same day.
Beach soccer national teams
Rankings are calculated by CONCACAF. Top ten, last updated 15 May 2023.
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Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten, last updated 8 May 2023.
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Corruption
At the CONCACAF Congress in May 2012 in Budapest, Hungary, legal counsel John P. Collins informed the members of CONCACAF of several financial irregularities. Collins revealed that Jack Warner, the former CONCACAF President, had registered the $22 million 'Dr. João Havelange Centre of Excellence' development in Port-of-Spain under the name of two companies that Warner owned.[36] In addition, Warner had secured a mortgage against the asset in 2007 which the CONCACAF members were also unaware of; the mortgage was co-signed by Lisle Austin, a former vice-president of CONCACAF.[36] The loan defaulted.
Collins also revealed that CONCACAF, despite most of its income coming from the United States, had not paid any tax to the Internal Revenue Service since at least 2007 and had never filed a return in the United States.[37] Although CONCACAF is a registered non-profit organization in the Bahamas and headquartered in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, they have an administration office in New York, and BDO and CONCACAF invited the IRS to investigate potential liabilities. It is thought that CONCACAF may have to pay up to $2 million plus penalties.
Chuck Blazer stated that a full financial audit into CONCACAF by New-York based consultancy BDO was delayed due to the actions of Jack Warner and his personal accountant, and the accounts could not be "signed off" as a consequence.[37]
In addition, Blazer is to sue CONCACAF for unpaid commission of sponsorship and marketing deals which he had made in 2010 during his time as general secretary.[36] Blazer received a 10% commission on any deal that he made on behalf of CONCACAF.[38]
The Bermuda FA asked members of CONCACAF to lobby FIFA to remove Blazer from his position on the FIFA Executive Committee. Blazer suggested that it was less to do with financial irregularities and more for his role in the removal of Jack Warner in the Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal: "I spent 21 years building the confederation and its competitions and its revenues and I'm the one responsible for its good levels of income . . . I think this is a reflection of those who were angry at me having caused the action against Warner. This is also a reaction by people who have their own agenda."[38]
Jack Warner presided over CONCACAF for 21 years. Warner was one of the most controversial figures in world football. Warner was suspended as president on 30 May 2011 due to his temporary suspension from football-related activity by FIFA following corruption allegations.[6] A power struggle developed at CONCACAF following the allegations against Warner. The allegations against Warner were reported to the FIFA Ethics Committee by Chuck Blazer, the secretary general of CONCACAF. The acting president of CONCACAF, Lisle Austin, sent Blazer a letter saying he was "terminated as general secretary with immediate effect".[39] Austin described Blazer's actions as "inexcusable and a gross misconduct of duty and judgement" and said the American was no longer fit to hold the post.[40] The executive committee of CONCACAF later issued a statement saying that Austin did not have the authority to fire Blazer, and the decision was unauthorized.[39] On 20 June 2011, Jack Warner resigned from the presidency of CONCACAF, all posts with FIFA, and removed himself from all participation in football, in the wake of the corruption investigation resulting from 10 May 2011 meeting of the Caribbean Football Union.[8] The vice-president of CONCACAF, Alfredo Hawit, acted as president until May 2012.[9]
Indicted CONCACAF individuals
Several CONCACAF officials have been indicted.[41][42]
| Name | Nationality | FIFA position | CONCACAF position | Regional or national position | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Blazer | United States |
Former general secretary | Guilty plea | [41][42] | ||
| Alfredo Hawit | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Honduras |
Vice-president | President | Arrested | [43] | |
| Eduardo Li | Costa Rica |
member-elect of executive committee | member of executive committee | President of the Costa Rican Football Federation |
Arrested | [41][42] |
| Costas Takkas | Cayman Islands |
Attaché to the president | Former general secretary of the Cayman Islands Football Association |
Arrested | [41][42] | |
| Daryan Warner | Trinidad and Tobago Grenada |
Son of Jack Warner | Guilty plea | [41][42] | ||
| Daryll Warner | Trinidad and Tobago United States |
former development officer | Son of Jack Warner | Guilty plea | [41][42] | |
| Jack Warner | Trinidad and Tobago |
Former vice president | former president | former Minister of National Security | Bailed | [44] |
| Jeffrey Webb | Cayman Islands |
Vice President | President | President of the Cayman Islands Football Association |
Bailed | [41][42] |
Hall of fame
- Hubert Tromp
- Gerard Bean
- Matthew Hogan
João Havelange- Jim Fleming
- Rudy Gittens
- Hiram Sosa López
- Isaac Sasso
- Julio Moya
- Ramón Coll Jaumet
- Andres Avelino Constansia[hof 1]
- Patrick John
Mavis Derflinger- Clive Toye
- Guillermo Cañedo
- Oscar Thamar
- Carlos Carrera
- Jacques Rugard
- Federico Fortín
- Rafael L. Callejas Romero[hof 1]
- Anthony James
- George Abrahams
- Ricardo Gardener
- Lincoln "Happy" Sutherland[hof 2]
- Aaron Padilla Gutiérrez[hof 1]
- Arturo Yamasaki
- Javier Arriaga
- Jesús Martínez[hof 2]
- Joaquín Soria Terrazas
- Joseph Ursulet[hof 2]
- Júlio Rocha
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Mordy Maduro- Ariel Alvarado[hof 2]
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Sepp Blatter- André Kamperveen
- Gene Edwards
- Kurt Lamm
- Werner Fricker
Source:[45]
- Inducted in 2015
- Inducted in 2013
Team of the Century
The CONCACAF Team of the Century was announced as part of the festivities associated with the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.[46]
- GK — Antonio Carbajal (Mexico)
- DF — Marcelo Balboa (USA)
- DF — Gilberto Yearwood (Honduras)
- DF — Bruce Wilson (Canada)
- DF — Gustavo Peña (Mexico)
- MF — Ramón Ramírez (Mexico)
- MF — Mágico González (El Salvador)
- MF — Tab Ramos (USA)
- FW — Julio César Dely Valdés (Panama)
- FW — Hugo Sánchez (Mexico)
- FW — Hernán Medford (Costa Rica)
President's award
- 2013
- Carlos Ruiz for speaking out against match-fixing in Guatemala[47]
- Ian Gaynair for reporting an offer of a bribe
- 2015
- United States for winning the 2012 Summer Olympics Women's football tournament[48]
- Mexico for winning the 2012 Summer Olympics Men's football tournament
Major tournament records
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place[lower-alpha 3]
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
- R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
- R1 – Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
- • — Did not qualify
- — Did not enter / withdrew / banned
- — Hosts
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
FIFA World Cup
Only eleven CONCACAF members have ever reached the FIFA World Cup since its inception in 1930, six of them accomplishing the feat only once. No team from the region has ever reached the final at the World Cup, but the United States reached the semi-finals in the inaugural edition, for which they were awarded third place. CONCACAF members have reached the quarter-finals five times: Cuba in 1938, Mexico as hosts in 1970 and 1986, the United States in 2002, and most recently, Costa Rica in 2014. Jamaica is the smallest country to ever win a World Cup match, by virtue of their 2–1 victory over Japan in 1998.
The following table shows the CONCACAF representatives at each edition of the World Cup, sorted by number of appearances:
| FIFA World Cup record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1930 (13) |
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1938.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (15) |
1950.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (13) |
1954 (16) |
1958 (16) |
1962 (16) |
1966 (16) |
1970 (16) |
1974 (16) |
1978 (16) |
1982 (24) |
1986 (24) |
1990 (24) |
1994 (24) |
1998 (32) |
2002  (32) |
2006 (32) |
2010 (32) |
2014 (32) |
2018 (32) |
2022 (32) |
2026 (48) |
Years | inclusive WC Qual. |
| Mexico | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | • | R1 | • | QF | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R1 | Q | 17 | 20 | ||
| United States | 3rd | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | R1 | QF | R1 | R2 | R2 | • | R2 | Q | 11 | 21 | |
| Costa Rica | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | QF | R1 | R1 | 6 | 17 | ||||||
| Honduras | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | 3 | 15 | ||||||||
| Canada | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | Q | 2 | 15 | |||||||
| El Salvador | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
| Cuba | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
| Haiti | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Jamaica | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
| Panama | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Total (11 teams) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | TBD | 46 | – |
FIFA World Cup hosting
CONCACAF nations have hosted the FIFA World Cup three times.
The 1970 FIFA World Cup took place in Mexico, the first World Cup tournament to be staged in North America, and the first held outside Europe and South America. Mexico was chosen as the host nation in 1964 by FIFA's congress ahead of the only other submitted bid from Argentina.[49] The tournament was won by Brazil. The victorious team led by Carlos Alberto, and featuring players such as Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivellino, and Tostão, is often cited as the greatest-ever World Cup team.[50][51][52] They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals.[53] Despite the issues of altitude and high temperature, the finals produced attacking football which created an average goals per game record not since bettered by any subsequent World Cup Finals.[54][55][56] The 1970 Finals attracted a new record television audience for the FIFA World Cup[57] and, for the first time, in color.[58][59]
In 1986, Mexico became the first country to host the FIFA World Cup twice when it stepped in to stage the 1986 FIFA World Cup after the original host selection, Colombia, suffered financial problems.[49] Colombia was originally chosen as hosts by FIFA in June 1974. However, the Colombian authorities eventually declared in November 1982 that they could not afford to host the World Cup because of economic concerns. Mexico was selected on 20 May 1983 as the replacement hosts, beating the bids of Canada and the United States, and thereby became the first nation to host two World Cups. This second World Cup in Mexico came 16 years after the first one in 1970.
The United States won the right to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup, defeating bids from Brazil and Morocco.[60] The vote was held in Zurich on 4 July 1988, and only took one round with the United States bid receiving a little over half of the votes by the Exco members.[60] FIFA hoped that by staging the world's most prestigious football tournament there, it would lead to a growth of interest in the sport; one condition FIFA imposed was the creation of a professional football league, Major League Soccer, starting in 1996. The U.S. staged a hugely successful tournament, with average attendance of nearly 69,000 breaking a record that surpassed the 1966 FIFA World Cup average attendance of 51,000 thanks to the large seating capacities the American stadiums provided for the spectators in comparison to the smaller venues of Europe and Latin America. To this day, the total attendance for the final tournament of nearly 3.6 million remains the highest in World Cup history, despite the expansion of the competition to 32 teams at the 1998 World Cup.[61][62]
Canada, Mexico, and the United States have won the bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, competing against a Moroccan bid.[63]
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1991 (12) | 1995 (12) | 1999 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2007 (16) | 2011 (16) | 2015 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  (32) | Years | inclusive WC Qual. |
| United States | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | R2 | 9 | 9 |
| Canada | • | R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | R1 | 8 | 9 |
| Mexico | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | 3 | 9 |
| Jamaica | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | R1 | R2 | 2 | 9 |
| Costa Rica | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | 2 | 9 |
| Haiti | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | 1 | 8 |
| Panama | × | × | × | • | • | × | • | • | R1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total (7 teams) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 26 | – |
Olympic Games For Men
| Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1900 (3) | 1904 (3) | 1908 (6) | 1912 (11) | 1920.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (14) | 1924 (22) | 1928 (17) | 1936.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (16) | 1948 (18) | 1952 (25) | 1956 (11) | 1960 (16) | 1964.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (14) | 1968 (16) | 1972 (16) | 1976 (13) | 1980 (16) | 1984 (16) | 1988.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (16) | 1992 (16) | 1996 (16) | 2000 (16) | 2004 (16) | 2008 (16) | 2012 (16) | 2016 (16) | 2021 (16) | 2024 (16) | Years | |
| Canada | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Costa Rica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Cuba | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Dominican Republic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 | |
| El Salvador | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Guatemala | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 10 | – | – | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Honduras | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 16 | 7 | 4 | GS (14th) | – | 5 | |
| Mexico | – | – | – | – | – | – | =9 | – | =11 | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | – | =10 | – | 1 | 9 | 3rd | – | 12 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | =14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Split into 2 n. | 1 | ||||
| United States | – | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | – | – | – | 12 | =9 | =9 | =11 | =17 | =5 | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | – | 9 | – | – | – | Q | 15 |
| Total (9 teams) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | |
Olympic Games For Women
| Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1996 (8) | 2000 (8) | 2004 (10) | 2008 (12) | 2012 (12) | 2016 (12) | 2021 (12) | Years |
| Canada | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mexico | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| United States | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Total (3 teams) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Gold Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1991 (8) |
1993 (8) |
1996 (9) |
1998 (10) |
2000 (12) |
2002 (12) |
2003 (12) |
2005 (12) |
2007 (12) |
2009 (12) |
2011 (12) |
2013 (12) |
2015 (12) |
2017 (12) |
2019 (16) |
2021 (16) |
2023 (16) |
Years |
| North American Football Union Members | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada |
GS | GS | GS | 1st | 3rd | GS | GS | SF | QF | GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | SF | QF | 16 | |
| Mexico |
3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | QF | QF | 1st | QF | 2nd | 1st | 1st | SF | 1st | SF | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 17 |
| United States |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | SF | 17 |
| Caribbean Football Union Members | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bermuda |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba |
GS | GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | GS | 10 | |||||||
| Curaçao |
GS | QF | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| French Guiana |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grenada |
GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Guadeloupe |
SF | QF | GS | GS | GS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Guyana |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti |
GS | QF | GS | QF | GS | QF | SF | GS | GS | 9 | ||||||||
| Jamaica |
GS | 3rd | 4th | GS | QF | QF | GS | QF | 2nd | 2nd | SF | QF | SF | 13 | ||||
| Martinique |
GS | QF | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | |||||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
GS | GS | GS | SF | GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | GS | GS | 12 | |||||
| Central American Football Union Members | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belize |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica |
4th | 3rd | GS | QF | 2nd | SF | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | SF | QF | QF | QF | 16 | |
| El Salvador |
GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | QF | GS | QF | GS | 13 | ||||
| Guatemala |
GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | GS | Q | 12 | |||||
| Honduras |
2nd | GS | GS | GS | QF | GS | SF | QF | SF | SF | SF | GS | QF | GS | QF | GS | 16 | |
| Nicaragua |
GS | GS | GS | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Panama |
GS | 2nd | QF | QF | SF | 2nd | 3rd | QF | QF | GS | 2nd | 11 | ||||||
| Guest Nations | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Colombia |
2nd | QF | SF | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Ecuador |
GS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
SF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa |
QF | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea |
GS | 4th | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Qatar |
SF | QF | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Copa América
Mexico has finished runners up twice and 3rd place three times at the Copa América making El Tri the most successful non-CONMEBOL nation. The US national team have reached the semifinal stage in the South American tournament twice, followed by Honduras who have reached it once. Costa Rica has reached the quarter finals twice.
| Team | 1993 |
1995 |
 1997 |
 1999 |
2001 |
2004 |
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2011 |
2015 |
2016 |
2019 |
2021 |
2024 |
Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica |
– | – | GS | – | QF | QF | – | GS | – | GS | – | – | 5 | |
| Haiti |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | |
| Honduras |
– | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Jamaica |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GS | GS | – | – | 2 | |
| Mexico |
2nd | QF | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | QF | 3rd | GS | GS | QF | – | – | 10 | |
| Panama |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 1 | |
| United States |
GS | 4th | – | – | – | – | GS | – | – | 4th | – | – | 4 |
CONCACAF W Championship
| CONCACAF W Championship record | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1991 (8) |
1993 (4) |
1994 (5) |
1998 (8) |
2000 (8) |
2002 (8) |
2006 (6) |
2010 (8) |
2014 (8) |
2018 (8) |
2022 (8) |
Years |
| Canada |
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | — | 2nd | 2nd | 10 |
| Costa Rica |
GS | — | — | 3rd | GS | 4th | — | 4th | 2nd | GS | 4th | 8 |
| Cuba |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | GS | — | 1 |
| Guatemala |
— | — | — | 4th | GS | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | 4 |
| Guyana |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | GS | — | — | — | 1 |
| Haiti |
4th | — | — | GS | — | GS | — | GS | GS | — | GS | 6 |
| Jamaica |
GS | — | 5th | — | — | GS | 4th | — | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 7 |
| Martinique |
GS | — | — | GS | — | — | — | — | GS | — | — | 3 |
| Mexico |
GS | — | 3rd | 2nd | GS | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | GS | GS | 10 |
| Panama |
— | — | — | — | — | GS | GS | — | — | 4th | GS | 4 |
| Puerto Rico |
— | — | — | GS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3rd | 4th | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 11 |
| United States |
1st | 1st | 1st | — | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 |
| Non-CONCACAF Invitees | ||||||||||||
| Brazil |
— | — | — | — | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| China |
— | — | — | — | 3rd | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| New Zealand |
— | 2nd | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1977.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (16) |
1979 (16) |
1981 (16) |
1983 (16) |
1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (24) |
1999 (24) |
2001 (24) |
2003 (24) |
2005 (24) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
Years |
| Canada |
• | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 |
| Costa Rica |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | • | • | R1 | 4th | R2 | • | • | R2 | • | • | 9 |
| Cuba |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Dominican Republic |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | 1 |
| El Salvador |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Guatemala |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | R1 | 2 |
| Honduras |
R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 9 |
| Jamaica |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Mexico |
2nd | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | • | × | QF | QF | • | R2 | QF | • | R1 | • | QF | • | 3rd | R2 | R1 | QF | R1 | • | 16 |
| Panama |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | 6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
• | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||
| United States |
• | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | 4th | • | QF | • | R2 | R2 | R2 | QF | R2 | QF | R1 | • | R1 | QF | QF | QF | QF | 17 |
| Total (11 teams) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 |
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2002 (12) |
2004 (12) |
2006 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2010 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2014 (16) |
2016 (16) |
2018 (16) |
2022 (16) |
Years |
| Canada |
2nd | QF | GS | GS | • | GS | QF | GS | • | GS | 7 |
| Costa Rica |
• | • | • | • | GS | • | GS | • | • | GS | 3 |
| Haiti |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | GS | • | 1 |
| Mexico |
GS | • | GS | GS | QF | QF | GS | QF | GS | QF | 8 |
| United States |
1st | 3rd | 4th | 1st | QF | 1st | QF | 4th | GS | GS | 9 |
| Total (6 teams) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (16) |
1999 (16) |
2001 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2005 (16) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
Years |
| Canada |
• | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | R1 | Q | 8 |
| Costa Rica |
R1 | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | QF | QF | QF | R2 | R1 | • | • | QF | R1 | • | • | 10 |
| Cuba |
• | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Haiti |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | 2 |
| Honduras |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | QF | R1 | R2 | • | • | 5 |
| Jamaica |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Mexico |
R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | QF | • | QF | 1st | • | R2 | 1st | 2nd | 4th | R2 | 2nd | Q | 15 |
| Panama |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R1 | • | • | • | Q | 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| United States |
R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | QF | QF | R2 | R2 | R2 | • | R1 | QF | R1 | Q | 18 |
| Total (10 teams) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
- Note 1: Original hosts Peru were stripped of the right to host the 2019 event in February 2019.[64]
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2008 (16) |
2010 (16) |
2012 (16) |
2014 (16) |
2016 (16) |
2018 (16) |
2022 (16) |
Years | ||||||||||||
| Canada |
QF | R1 | QF | QF | GS | 4th | GS | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Costa Rica |
R1 | • | • | GS | • | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico |
• | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | 2nd | GS | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago |
• | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
| United States |
2nd | • | R1 | • | GS | GS | QF | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Total (5 teams) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||||
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1989 (16) | 1992.svg.png.webp){kind=small} (16) | 1996 (16) | 2000 (16) | 2004 (16) | 2008 (20) | 2012 (24) | 2016 (24) | 2021 (24) | Years |
| Canada | R1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 5 | ||||
| Cuba | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 5 | ||||
| Guatemala | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 5 | ||||
| Mexico | R1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Panama | R2 | R1 | R1 | 3 | ||||||
| United States | 3rd | 2nd | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | 6 | |||
| Total (7 teams) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1995 (8) |
1996 (8) |
1997 (8) |
1998 (10) |
1999 (12) |
2000 (12) |
2001 (12) |
2002 (8) |
2003 (8) |
2004 (12) |
2005 (12) |
2006 (16) |
2007 (16) |
2008 (16) |
2009 (16) |
2011 (16) |
2013 (16) |
2015 (16) |
2017 (16) |
2019 (16) |
2021 (16) |
2024 (16) |
2025 (16) |
Years |
| Bahamas |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 11th |
• | • | • | 1 | |
| Canada |
• | R1 7th |
• | • | QF 7th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | QF 7th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
| Costa Rica |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 15th |
• | • | R1 16th |
• | • | • | • | 2 | |
| El Salvador |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 14th |
R1 14th |
4th | QF 6th |
• | • | • | R1 | • | 4 | |
| Mexico |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | R1 11th |
• | QF 8th |
• | R1 15th |
R1 13th |
R1 15th |
• | Q | 7 | |
| Panama |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 14th |
• | • | • | 1 | |
| United States |
2nd | 4th | 3rd | R1 7th |
QF 6th |
QF 7th |
QF 5th |
• | R1 8th |
R1 10th |
R1 10th |
R1 13th |
R1 13th |
• | • | • | R1 10th |
• | • | R1 14th |
R1 | Q | 15 | |
| Total (7 teams) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
See also
CONCACAF
- CONCACAF Awards—In November 2013, CONCACAF announced that they would create annual awards for the best players, coaches, and referees.[65]
- List of CONCACAF competitions—current schedule for finals
- List of presidents of CONCACAF
Related links
- International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
- Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
- Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)
- Confederation of African Football (CAF)
- Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL)
- Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
- Timeline of association football
- List of association football sub-confederations
- Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol
- North American Football Confederation
- Soccer in Canada
- Soccer in the United States
- Football in Mexico
Notes
- Spanish: Confederación de Fútbol de Norte, Centroamérica y el Caribe, pronounced [koɱfeðeɾaˈsjon de ˈfuðβol de ˈnoɾte ˌsentɾoaˈmeɾikaj el kaˈɾiβe]; French: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, pronounced [kɔ̃fedeʁasjɔ̃ də futbɔl dameʁik dy nɔʁ dameʁik sɑ̃tʁal e dɛ kaʁa.ib]. Dutch uses the English name.
- Pachuca has won the CONMEBOL Sudamericana in 2006. However, it's not listed because it's not a CONCACAF tournament.
- There was no third place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
- The United States had two teams at the 1904 Games, taking the silver and bronze medals.
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