CONCACAF

•  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]
•  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]

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.
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  •  Sint Eustatius

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, 2019)

Clubs:

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup
• CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup
• CONCACAF Giants Cup
• CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship
• CONCACAF Caribbean Club Shield
• CONCACAF League
• SuperLiga – North America regional championship
• Copa Interclubes UNCAF – Central America regional championship
• Interamerican Cup – intercontinental with CONMEBOL region

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.[26]

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).

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.

The CONCACAF Champions League, originally known as the CONCACAF Champions' Cup, 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 League qualifies for the FIFA Club World Cup. The knockout tournament spans February through April.[27]

Since 2018, 16 teams compete in each Champions League; at least 9 from North America, at least 1 from the Caribbean and the remaining 6 from varying CONCACAF countries. The North American teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX qualify through their national leagues or other national tournaments, while the Caribbean team qualifies through the Caribbean Club Championship; the remaining six teams qualify through the CONCACAF League.

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.

The following CONMEBOL tournaments have had CONCACAF competitors:

• Copa América

• Copa Libertadores – (1998–2017)
• Copa Sudamericana – (2005–2008)
• Copa Merconorte – (2000–2001) (defunct)

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

List of CONCACAF club competition winners

Club	Country	CCL	CWC	CL	CI	Total
Club América	Mexico	7	1	0	2	10
Cruz Azul	Mexico	6	0	0	0	6
Monterrey	Mexico	5	1	0	0	6
Pachuca[lower-alpha 2]	Mexico	5	0	0	0	5
Saprissa	Costa Rica	3	0	1	0	4
UNAM	Mexico	3	0	0	1	4
Alajuelense	Costa Rica	2	0	1	0	3
Olimpia	Honduras	2	0	1	0	3
Atlante	Mexico	2	0	0	0	2
Defence Force	Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	0	2
Guadalajara	Mexico	2	0	0	0	2
Toluca	Mexico	2	0	0	0	2
Transvaal	Suriname	2	0	0	0	2
Necaxa	Mexico	1	1	0	0	2
Comunicaciones	Guatemala	1	0	1	0	2
DC United	USA	1	0	0	1	2
Águila	El Salvador	1	0	0	0	1
Alianza	El Salvador	1	0	0	0	1
Atlético Español	Mexico	1	0	0	0	1
Cartaginés	Costa Rica	1	0	0	0	1
FAS	El Salvador	1	0	0	0	1
LA Galaxy	USA	1	0	0	0	1
Municipal	Guatemala	1	0	0	0	1
Puebla	Mexico	1	0	0	0	1
Racing	Haiti	1	0	0	0	1
Seattle Sounders	USA	1	0	0	0	1
Tigres UANL	Mexico	1	0	0	0	1
UdeG	Mexico	1	0	0	0	1
Violette	Haiti	1	0	0	0	1
Atlético Marte	El Salvador	0	1	0	0	1
Tecos	Mexico	0	1	0	0	1
Herediano	Costa Rica	0	0	1	0	1

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 44 titles. Mexican clubs hold a record number of wins in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup/CONCACAF Champions League (37), 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

List of CONCACAF club competition winners by country

Country	CL	CWC	L	CI	Total
Mexico	37	4	0	3	44
Costa Rica	6	0	3	0	9
El Salvador	3	1	0	0	4
USA	3	0	0	1	4
Guatemala	2	0	1	0	3
Honduras	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

Key

• North America

Key

List of North American club competition winners by country

Team	Country	SL	LC	Total
Morelia	Mexico	1	0	1
New England Revolution	USA	1	0	1
Pachuca	Mexico	1	0	1
Tigres UANL	Mexico	1	0	1
Cruz Azul	Mexico	0	1	1
León	Mexico	0	1	1

• Central America

Key

List of Central American club competition winners

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

List of Caribbean club competition winners

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

• North America

Key

List of North American club competition winners by country

Country	SL	LC	Total
Mexico	3	2	5
USA	1	0	1

• Central America

Key

List of Central American club competition winners by country

Country	UIC
Costa Rica	9
Guatemala	8
Honduras	6
El Salvador	2

• Caribbeans

Key

List of Caribbean club competition winners

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

The Ranking Index is calculated by CONCACAF.[31]

Rank Team Pts +/- 1  Mexico 1,963 2  United States 1,886 3  Costa Rica 1,816 4  Canada 1,781 5  Panama 1,668 6  Jamaica 1,479 7  Haiti 1,461 8  Honduras 1,404 1 9  El Salvador 1,375 1 10  Guatemala 1,372 2 11  Martinique 1,243 1 12  Trinidad and Tobago 1,226 1 13  Curaçao 1,211 2 14  Cuba 1,127 15  French Guiana 1,118 16  Suriname 1,089 17  Guadeloupe 1,031 1 18  Nicaragua 1,026 1 19  Guyana 965 20  Antigua and Barbuda 961 21  Bermuda 914

Rank Team Pts +/- 22  Saint Kitts and Nevis 899 23  Dominican Republic 886 24  Grenada 822 25  Montserrat 780 26  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 780 2 27  Puerto Rico 762 1 28  Bonaire 762 1 29  Belize 748 30  Saint Lucia 742 31  Barbados 616 32  Dominica 590 33  Aruba 539 34  Bahamas 535 35  Cayman Islands 448 36  Saint Martin 390 37  Turks and Caicos Islands 380 38  Sint Maarten 320 39  U.S. Virgin Islands 249 40  Anguilla 244 41  British Virgin Islands 179

Last updated 1 October 2022

The Ranking Index is calculated by CONCACAF.

Rank Team Pts +/- 1  United States 8,344 2  Canada 5,114 3  Jamaica 3,349 4  Mexico 3,166 5  Trinidad and Tobago 2,809 6  Costa Rica 2,699 7  Haiti 1,874 8  Panama 1,421 9  Cuba 1,305 10  Antigua and Barbuda 1,071 11  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,060 12  Puerto Rico 1,050 13  Bermuda 1,040 14  Dominican Republic 881 15  Guyana 771 16  Guatemala 769 17  Saint Lucia 707 18  Martinique 667 19  U.S. Virgin Islands 512 20  Suriname 449 21  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 444

Rank Team Pts +/- 22  El Salvador 412 23  Barbados 396 24  Dominica 351 25  Nicaragua 329 26  Aruba 302 27  Honduras 249 28  Cayman Islands 184 29  Grenada 167 30  Turks and Caicos Islands 130 31  Anguilla 103 32  Belize 74 33  Curaçao 63 34  Guadeloupe 55 35  Bahamas 14 36  Bonaire 0 37  British Virgin Islands 0 38  French Guiana 0 39  Montserrat 0 40  Sint Maarten 0 41  Saint Martin 0

As of 13 June 2021

Rankings are calculated by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Top ten, last updated 13 March 2018

CCF	BSWW	Country	Points
1	13	Mexico	981
2	18	El Salvador	740
3	22	Panama	637
4	29	United States	484
5	35	Bahamas	365
6	43	Costa Rica	287
7	53	Guadeloupe	194
8	56	Trinidad and Tobago	186
9	70	Jamaica	110
10	73	Antigua and Barbuda	81

Several CONCACAF officials have been indicted.[37][38]

Name	Nationality	FIFA position	CONCACAF position	Regional or national position	Status	Ref.
Chuck Blazer	United States		Former general secretary		Guilty plea	[37][38]
Alfredo Hawit	Honduras	Vice-president	President		Arrested	[39]
Eduardo Li	Costa Rica	member-elect of executive committee	member of executive committee	President of the Costa Rican Football Federation	Arrested	[37][38]
Costas Takkas	Cayman Islands		Attaché to the president	Former general secretary of the Cayman Islands Football Association	Arrested	[37][38]
Daryan Warner	Trinidad and Tobago   Grenada			Son of Jack Warner	Guilty plea	[37][38]
Daryll Warner	Trinidad and Tobago   United States	former development officer		Son of Jack Warner	Guilty plea	[37][38]
Jack Warner	Trinidad and Tobago	Former vice president	former president	former Minister of National Security	Bailed	[40]
Jeffrey Webb	Cayman Islands	Vice President	President	President of the Cayman Islands Football Association	Bailed	[37][38]

The CONCACAF Team of the Century was announced as part of the festivities associated with the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.[42]

1. GK — Antonio Carbajal (Mexico)
2. DF — Marcelo Balboa (USA)
3. DF — Gilberto Yearwood (Honduras)
4. DF — Bruce Wilson (Canada)
5. DF — Gustavo Peña (Mexico)
6. MF — Ramón Ramírez (Mexico)
7. MF — Mágico González (El Salvador)
8. MF — Tab Ramos (USA)
9. FW — Julio César Dely Valdés (Panama)
10. FW — Hugo Sánchez (Mexico)
11. FW — Hernán Medford (Costa Rica)

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 semifinals in the inaugural edition, for which they were awarded third place. CONCACAF members have reached the quarterfinals 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)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (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	Q	Q	17	20
United States	3rd	R1		R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	R1	QF	R1	R2	R2	•	Q	Q	11	21
Costa Rica						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R1	R1	•	QF	R1	Q		6	17
Honduras							•	•	•	•		R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•		3	15
Canada						•			•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	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	–

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.[46] The tournament was won by Brazil. The victorious team led by Carlos Alberto, and featuring players such as Pelé, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivelino, and Tostão, is often cited as the greatest-ever World Cup team.[47][48][49] They achieved a perfect record of wins in all six games in the finals.[50] 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.[51][52][53] The 1970 Finals attracted a new record television audience for the FIFA World Cup[54] and, for the first time, in color.[55][56]

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.[46] 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.[57] 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.[57] 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.[58][59]

Canada, Mexico, and the United States have won the bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, competing against a Moroccan bid.[60]