| Colors used to indicate competition types | | (Blue) Senior men competitions | | (Cyan) Youth men competitions | | (Red) Senior women competitions | | (Fuchsia) Youth women competitions | | (Green) Futsal competitions | | (Yellow) Beach Soccer competitions | (Darker colors) Competitions between (sub-)national teams
(Medium colors) Leagues or championships between clubs
(Lighter colors) Cups or tournaments between clubs | This is a list of the association football competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally. Confirmed future competitions, such as the 4 Associations' Tournament, are also included. The competitions are grouped by organising authority: the FIFA (international association), the six confederations (continental associations) and the federations (national associations). [edit] FIFA (Intercontinental competitions) This section lists the worldwide and intercontinental competitions ruled by the FIFA, by two or more confederations or by two or more federations member of different confederations. National teams National youth teams Clubs [edit] Afro-European National teams Clubs [edit] Afro-Asian [edit] Asian-European [edit] AFC (Asian competitions) This section lists the competitions ruled by the Asian Football Confederation, or by federations member the Asian Football Confederation. National teams  Federations member the Asian Football Confederation Clubs Cup Leagues Cups - Leagues
- Cups
- Youth competitions
Leagues Cups Leagues Cups Defunct Leagues Cups Leagues Cups Leagues Cups Leagues Cups - Current annual events:
- Intermittent:
- Defunct:
Leagues Cups Leagues Leagues Leagues Leagues Cups Youth competitions Defunct Leagues Cups Defunct Leagues Cups Leagues Cups [edit] CAF (African competitions) This section lists the competitions ruled by the Confederation of African Football, or by federations member the Confederation of African Football. | Algeria | Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Congo | Congo DR | Côte d'Ivoire | Djibouti | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | Senegal | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan | Swaziland | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe |  | National teams Clubs [edit] CONCACAF (North American, Central American and Caribbean competitions) This section lists the competitions ruled by the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), or by federations member the CONCACAF. | Anguilla | Antigua and Barbuda | Aruba | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | Canada | Cayman Islands | Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | French Guiana | Grenada | Guadeloupe | Guatemala | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Jamaica | Martinique | Mexico | Montserrat | Netherlands Antilles | Nicaragua | Panama | Puerto Rico | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint-Martin | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Sint Maarten | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | U.S.A. |  | National teams Clubs - Leagues
- Tournaments
Leagues Leagues Cups Leagues Cups Copa Libertadores Qualifying Leagues See also: American Soccer Pyramid Cups [edit] CONMEBOL (South American competitions) This section lists the competitions ruled by the CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol), or by federations member the CONMEBOL. National teams Clubs All the Argentine leagues comprise two tournaments per year: Torneo apertura (second half of the year) and Torneo clausura (first half of next year).
Each tournament has one winner, which may be determined with playoffs organised at the end of the tournament. Leagues Leagues Cups Leagues Cups Leagues Leagues Leagues Leagues Leagues Leagues [edit] OFC (Oceanian competitions) This section lists the competitions ruled by the Oceania Football Confederation, or by federations member the Oceania Football Confederation. | American Samoa | Cook Islands | Fiji | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | Tonga | Vanuatu |  | National teams Clubs
[edit] UEFA (European competitions) This section lists the competitions ruled by the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), or by federations member the UEFA. | | Competitions | Teams/Clubs | See also: Football in Europe – UEFA | | | UEFA European Football Championship | National teams | Each 4 years (doubly even years) | | | UEFA Regions' Cup | Sub-national teams | Each 2 years (odd years) | | | UEFA Super Cup | Super cup | Each year (August); Between UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League winners | | | UEFA Champions League | 1st-tier cup | Each year (September→May) | | | UEFA Women's Champions League | 1st-tier cup | Each year (September→May) | | | UEFA Europa League | 2nd-tier cup | Each year (September→May). Known as UEFA Cup 1971–2009. | | | UEFA Intertoto Cup (defunct) | 3rd-tier cup | Each year (June→July); 2008 was the last tournament. | | | 4 Associations' Tournament | Sub-continental cup | Each 2 years (odd years) starting in 2011, between the men's national teams of Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales | | | Baltic League | Sub-continental cup | Each year (March→November); Between 4 Estonian, 4 Latvian and 4 Lithuanian clubs | | | Livonia Cup | Sub-continental cup | Each year (January); Between the Estonian and Latvian champions | | | Royal League | Sub-continental cup | Each year (November→April); Between 4 Danish, 4 Norwegian and 4 Swedish clubs (the 2007–2008 tournament was not held) | | | Setanta Sports Cup | Sub-continental cup | Each year (February→October); Between 4 Irish and 4 Northern Irish clubs, plus (from 2009–10) the current cup holders | | | Trofeo Colombino | Sub-continental cup | Each year (August); Hosted by Recreativo de Huelva, 2 or 3 European clubs are invited for each tournament | | | UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship | U-21 teams | Each 2 years (odd years) | | | UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship | U-19 teams | Each year (July) | | | UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship | U-17 teams | Each year (May) | | | UEFA Women's Championship | National teams | Each 4 years (years following doubly even years) | | | UEFA Women's Champions League | Continental cup | Each year (August→May). Known as UEFA Women's Cup 2001–2009. | | | UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship | U-19 teams | Each year (July) | | | UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | U-17 teams | Each year (May or June) | | | Balkan Cup | Sub-continental cup | 1929–1936, 1946–1948; 1973–1980, irregular; Between the national teams from the Balkan region | | | Baltic Cup | Sub-continental cup | 1928–1940, 1948–1976, 1991–2005, nearly each year; Between the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian national teams | | | British Home Championship | Sub-continental cup | 1883–1984, nearly each year; Between the national teams from the United Kingdom | | | Central European International Cup | Sub-continental cup | 1927–1960, irregular; Between 5 or 6 Central European national teams | | | Nordic Football Championship | Sub-continental cup | 1924–1983, 2000–2001, each 4 years; Between the national teams from Scandinavia | | | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Continental cup | 1960–1999, each year | | | Balkans Cup | Sub-continental cup | 1960–1994, nearly each year; Between clubs from the Balkan region | | | Blaxnit Cup | Sub-continental cup | 1967–1974, each 2 years; Between 4 Irish and 4 Northern Irish clubs | | | Latin Cup | Sub-continental cup | 1949–1957, nearly each year; Between the French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish | | | Mitropa Cup | Sub-continental cup | 1927–1939, 1951–1992, nearly each year; Between central European clubs champions |  Competitions | League/Cup | See also: Football in Bulgaria – Bulgarian football league system | | Bulgarian A Professional Football Group | 1st-tier league | | | Bulgarian B Professional Football Group | 2nd-tier league | 2 groups: East and West | | Bulgarian V AFG | 3rd-tier league | 4 groups: North-West, North-East, South-West and South-East | | Bulgarian Regional Groups | 4th-tier league | 39 A groups & 10 B groups | | Bulgarian Army Championship | amateur league | Army teams | | Bulgarian Student Championship | amateur league | Student teams | | Bulgarian Cup | National cup | | | Bulgarian Supercup | Super cup | Between Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and Bulgarian Cup winners | | Bulgarian Amateur Football League cup | Amateur cup | Teams from V AFG and Regional Leagues | | Bulgarian Village Championship | Defunct amateur league | Village teams, 1951–1984, 2006, each year | | Bulgarian Railway-man's Championship | Defunct amateur league | Railway-man's teams | | Bulgarian State Championship | Defunct 1st-tier league cup | 1924–1938, 1940–1944, each year | | Bulgarian National Football Division | Defunct 1st-tier league | 1938–1940, each year | | Bulgarian Republican Championship | Defunct 1st-tier league cup | 1944–1948, each year | | Bulgarian Premier League | Defunct 1st-tier league | 2000–2003, each year | | Bulgarian Second League | Defunct 2nd-tier league | 2000–2001, each year | | Bulgarian First League | Defunct 2nd-tier league | 2001–2003, each year | | Bulgarian Tsar's Cup | Defunct national cup | 1924–1944, each year | | Soviet Army Cup | Defunct national cup (until 1982) | 1946–1990, each year | | Bulgarian Football Union Cup | Defunct cup | 1990–1991, once | | Bulgarian Profesional Football League Cup | Defunct League cup | 1994–1997, each year | | Bulgarian Women Championship | 1st-tier women league | Women teams |  | Competitions | League/Cup | See also: Football in Germany – German football league system | | | Fußball-Bundesliga | 1st-tier league | Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice | | | 2. Fußball-Bundesliga | 2nd-tier league | Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice | | | 3. Liga | 3rd-tier league | Each year (July→May); Each team plays every other team twice | | | Regionalliga | 4th-tier league | Each year (August→June); Each team plays every other team twice; 3 groups : Nord, West and Süd | | | Oberliga | 5th-tier league | 12 groups: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Niedersachs West, Niedersachs Ost, Nordost-Nord, Nordost-Süd, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Südwest, Hessen, Baden-Württemberg and Bayern | | | DFB-Pokal | National cup | Each year (August→April) | | | DFB-Ligapokal | National cup | Nearly each year (June→August) | | | Fußball-Bundesliga | 1st-tier league | Each year (September→May); Each team plays every other team twice | | | Gauliga | National league | 1934–1945, each year;  Third Reich | | | DDR-Oberliga | National league | 1947–1991, nearly each year;  East Germany, before the reunification | | | FDGB-Pokal | National cup | 1949–1991, nearly each year; East Germany, before the reunification | | | DFB-Supercup | Super cup | 1987–1996, each year; between Fußball-Bundesliga and DFB Pokal winners | [edit] Greece See also: Italian football league system - Leagues
- Virsliga
- 1. liga
- 2. liga
- Rigas cempionats
- Kurzemes zona
- Latgales zona
- Vidzemes zona
- Livonijas liga
- Cups
- Liechtenstein Cup—This is the only competition exclusively featuring clubs from Liechtenstein. All seven clubs in the country play their league football in the Swiss league system.
- A Lyga
- 1 Lyga
- 2 Lyga South Zone
- 2 Lyga North Zone
- LFF Cup
- LFF Super Cup
See also: Northern Irish football league system - Ekstraklasa
- I liga
- II liga, gr. wschodnia (east)
- II liga, gr. zachodnia (west)
- III liga: dolnośląsko-lubuska, kujawsko-pomorsko-wielkopolska, lubelsko-podkarpacka, łódzko-mazowiecka, małopolsko-świętokrzyska, opolsko-śląska, podlasko-warmińsko-mazurska, pomorsko-zachodniopomorska
- Leagues
- Liga I
- Liga II
- Series I
- Series II
- Series III
- Liga III
- Series I
- Series II
- Series III
- Series IV
- Series V
- Series VI
- Liga IV (county championship)
- Cups
- Corgoň Liga
- 1. liga [2nd level]
- 2. liga [3rd level]
- Západ (West)
- Východ (East)
- 3. liga [4th level]
- Bratislava
- Západ (West)
- Stred (Centre)
- Východ (East)
- Leagues
- Liga de Fútbol Profesional
- Lower leagues:
- Cups
See also: Swedish football league system - Leagues
- Turkcell Super League: 18 clubs
- TFF First League: 18 clubs
- TFF Second League
- Group 1: 10 clubs
- Group 2: 10 clubs
- Group 3: 10 clubs
- Group 4: 10 clubs
- Group 5: 10 clubs
- TFF Third League
- Group 1: 16 clubs
- Group 2: 16 clubs
- Group 3: 16 clubs
- Group 4: 16 clubs
- Amateur League
- Seniors’ Amateur League
- First League: 2145 clubs
- Second League: 1743 clubs
- Third League: 1 club
- Women’s League: 9 clubs
- Juniors’ Amateur League
- First League: 27 clubs
- Second League: 100 clubs
- Juniors’ Super League is divided in 8 regional leagues.
- Adana: 16 clubs
- Ankara: 10 clubs
- Antalya: 10 clubs
- Bursa: 16 clubs
- İstanbul: 18 clubs
- İzmir: 12 clubs
- Diyarbakır: 7 clubs
- Trabzon: 13 clubs
- Samsun: 10 clubs
- Cups
- Turkey Cup
See also: Welsh football league system [edit] Non FIFA competitions This section lists the competitions ruled by associations outside the FIFA. this list is incomplete See Non-FIFA football [edit] Worldwide [edit] See also |
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