FIFA | Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) | Overview

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), is the international governing body for men’s (M) and women’s (W) association football, futsal and beach soccer on the continent of North America (including Central America) and the Caribbean. CONCACAF was officially established in 1961 in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico; its current head office is in Miami, Florida, USA.

CONCACAF organizes and regulates club-level competitions and national team competitions in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Among the national team competitions organized by CONCACAF are the CONCACAF Gold Cup, CONCACAF W Gold Cup, CONCACAF Nations League, CONCACAF W Nations League and the CONCACAF W Championship.

CONCACAF has 41 national member football associations and is organized into three regional confederations as follows:

  • North America: North American Football Union (NAFU)
  • Central America: Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF)
  • Caribbean: Caribbean Football Union (CFU)

The official languages of CONCACAF are English, SpanishFrench and Dutch.


CONCACAF Members

The following are the 41 national member football association in the Confederation on North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), along with their regional confederationsnational federationsnational teams and top-tier leagues:

FlagCountryFIFA Country CodeRegional ConfederationNational FederationTop-Tier League
Anguilla (GB)AIACFUAnguilla Football Association (AFA)AFA League
Antigua and BarbudaAIGCFUAntigua and Barbuda Football Association (ABFA)ABFA Premier League
Aruba (NL)ARUCFUAruba Football FederationAruban Division di Honor
Bahamas, TheBAHCFUBahamas Football AssociationBFA Senior League
BarbadosBRBCFUBarbados Football AssociationBarbados Premier League
BelizeBLZUNCAFFootball Federation of Belize (FFB)Premier League of Belize
BermudaBERCFUBermuda Football AssociationBermudian Premier Division
Bonaire1 (NL)BESCFUFederashon Futbòl Boneiranu (FFB)Divishon Honor – Bonaire (Liga FFB)
British Virgin Islands (GB)VGBCFUBritish Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA)BVIFA National Football League
CanadaCANNAFUCanada SoccerCanadian Premier League (CPL)
Cayman Islands (GB)CAYCFUCayman Islands Football Association (CIFA)CIFA Premier League
Costa RicaCRCUNCAFFederación Costarricense de Fútbol (FCRF)Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD)
CubaCUBCFUAsociación de Fútbol de Cuba (AFC)Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
Curaçao (NL)CUWCFUFederashon Futbòl Kòrsou (FFK)Curaçao Promé Divishon
DominicaDMACFUDominica Football AssociationDominica Premier League
Dominican RepublicDOMCFUFederación Dominicana de Fútbol (FDF)Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
El SalvadorSLVUNCAFFederación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT)Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador (La Liga Mayor)
French Guiana2GUFCFULigue de Football de la GuyaneFrench Guiana Régional 1
GrenadaGRNCFUGrenada Football Association (GFA)GFA Premier League
Guadeloupe3 (FR)GLPCFULigue Guadeloupéenne de Football (LGF)Guadeloupe Division d’Honneur
GuatemalaGUAUNCAFFederación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (Fedefut Guate)Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
GuyanaGUYCFUGuyana Football Federation (GFF)GFF Elite League
HaitiHAICFUFédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF)Ligue Haïtienne
HondurasHONUNCAFFederación de Fútbol de Honduras (FFH)Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras
JamaicaJAMCFUJamaica Football Federation (JFF)Jamaica Premier League (JPL)
Martinique4 (FR)MTQCFULigue de football de la MartiniqueMartinique Championnat National
MexicoMEXNAFUFederación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación (FMF)Liga MX
Montserrat (GB)MSRCFUMontserrat Football Association (MFA)Montserrat Championship
NicaraguaNCAUNCAFFederación Nicaragüense de Fútbol (FENIFUT)Liga Primera de Nicaragua
PanamaPANUNCAFFederación Panameña de Fútbol (FEPAFUT)Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF)
Puerto Rico (US)PURCFUFederación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF)Liga Puerto Rico Pro (LPR PRO)
Saint Barthelemy5BLComité Territorial de Football de Saint-BarthélemyLigue de Saint-Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and NevisSKNCFUSt. Kitts and Nevis Football AssociationSKNFA Premier League
N1 League
Saint LuciaLCACFUSaint Lucia Football AssociationSaint Lucia SemiPro Football League (SPFL)
Saint Martin6 (FR)MAFCFULigue de football de Saint-MartinLigue de Saint-Martin
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCCFUSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF)SVGFF Premier Division
Sint Maarten7 (NL)SXMCFUSint Maarten Football Federation (SXMFF)Sint Maarten Premier League
SurinameSURCFUSurinaamse Voetbal Bond (SVB)SVB Eerste Divisie
Trinidad and TobagoTRICFUTrinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA)TT Premier Football League
Turks and Caicos Islands (GB)TCACFUTurks and Caicos Islands Football AssociationMFL League
WFL League
United States of AmericaUSANAFUUnited States Soccer Federation (US Soccer)Major League Soccer (MLS)
National Women’s Soccer Leaguer (NWSL)
US Virgin Islands (US)VIRCFUU.S. Virgin Islands Soccer FederationUSVISF Premier League

Footnotes:

  1. Bonaire is not a member of FIFA. ↩︎
  2. French Guiana is not a member of FIFA ↩︎
  3. Guadeloupe is not a member of FIFA ↩︎
  4. Martinique is not a member of FIFA, instead is affiliated with the French Football Association. ↩︎
  5. Saint Barthelemy is not a member of FIFA, instead is a member of CONCACAF. ↩︎
  6. Saint Martin is not a member of FIFA, instead is affiliated with the French Football Association. ↩︎
  7. Sint Maarten is an associate member of FIFA. ↩︎

Geography | The Countries and Territories of North America

North America is a continent located in the almost entirely northern half of the Western Hemisphere. The continent is made up of three regions: Northern America, Central America and the Caribbean. The following are the countries and territories of North America:

Northern America

FlagCountryISO 2-Letter Country CodeCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
Bermuda (GB)BMHamiltonEnglishBermudan
CanadaCAOttawaEnglish, FrenchCanadian
Greenland (DK)GLNuuk (Godthåb)Greenlandic (Kalaalisut), DanishGreenlandic
MexicoMXCiudad de MexicoSpanishMexican
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (FR)PMSaint-PierreFrenchSaint-Pierrais, Miquelonnais
United States of AmericaUSWashington D.C.EnglishAmerican

Central America

FlagCountryISO 2-Letter
Country Code
CapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
BelizeBZBelmopanEnglishBelizean
Costa RicaCRSan JoseSpanishCosta Rican
El SalvadorSVSan SalvadorSpanishSalvadoran
GuatemalaGTGuatemala CitySpanishGuatemalan
HondurasHNTegucigalpaSpanishHonduran
NicaraguaNIManaguaSpanishNicaraguan
PanamaPAPanama CitySpanishPanamanian

Caribbean

FlagCountryISO 2-Letter Country CodeCapitalOfficial Language(s)Demonym
Anguilla (GB)AIThe ValleyEnglishAnguillian
Antigua and BarbudaAGSt. John’sEnglishAntiguan, Barbudan
Aruba (NL)AWOranjestadDutch, PapiamentoAruban
Bahamas, TheBSNassauEnglishBahamian
BarbadosBBBridgetownEnglishBarbadian
Bonaire (NL)BQKralendijkDutch, PapiamentuBonairean
British Virgin Islands (GB)VGRoad TownEnglishVirgin Islander
Cayman Islands (GB)KYGeorge TownEnglishCaymanian
Clipperton Island (FR)   
CubaCUHavanaSpanishCuban
Curaçao (NL)CWWillemstadDutchCuraçaoan
DominicaDMRoseauEnglishDominican
(stress on “ni”)
Dominican RepublicDOSanto DomingoSpanishDominican
(stress on “mi”)
GrenadaGDSt. George’sEnglishGrenadian
Guadeloupe (FR)GPBasse-TerreFrenchGuadeloupean
HaitiHTPort-au-PrinceFrench, CreoleHaitian
JamaicaJMKingstonEnglish, Jamaican PatoisJamaican
Martinique (FR)MQFort-de-FranceFrenchMartinic(qu)an,
Martiniquais (m), Martiniquaise (f)
Montserrat (GB)MSPlymouth; BradesEnglishMontserratian
Navassa Island (US)   
Puerto Rico (US)PRSan JuanSpanish, EnglishPuerto Rican
Saba (NL)The BottomDutchSaban
Saint BarthelemyBLGustaviaFrenchBarthélemois(es)
Saint Kitts and NevisKNBasseterreEnglishKittitian, Nevisian
Saint LuciaLCCastriesEnglishSaint Lucian
Saint Martin (FR)MFMarigotFrenchSt. Martiner
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCKingstownEnglishVincentian
Sint Eustatius (NL)OranjestadDutchStatian
Sint Maarten (NL)SXPhilipsburgDutchSt. Maartener
Trinidad and TobagoTTPort of SpainEnglishTrinidadian, Tobagonian
Turks and Caicos Islands (GB)TCCockburn TownEnglishTurks and Caicos Islander
US Virgin Islands (US)VICharlotte AmalieEnglishVirgin Islander