This is a list of football governing bodies.
[edit] International
- FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association - 208 members - founded in 1904 represents nations from the world, and is the greatest governing body of football associations. The main tournament is FIFA World Cup.
- FIFI Federation of International Football Independents - represents nations, dependencies and unrecognized states not affiliated to FIFA. The main tournament is FIFI Wild Cup.
- NF-Board New Federation Board - 13 members + 14 provisional - founded in 2003 represents nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations not affiliated to FIFA. The main tournament is VIVA World Cup.
- IFU International Football Union - 2 members - founded in 2009 as international football confederation for nations and territories not admitted to FIFA.
[edit] Continental
Affiliated to FIFA
- UEFA Union of European Football Associations - 53 members - founded in 1954 represents european nations in football. The main tournament is UEFA European Championship.
- CAF Confédération Africaine de Football - 53 members + 2 associate - founded in 1957 represents african nations in football. The main tournament is African Cup of Nations.
- AFC Asian Football Confederation - 46 members - founded in 1954 represents asian nations in football. The main tournament is Asian Cup.
- CONMEBOL Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol - 10 members - founded in 1916 represents south american nations in football. The main tournament is Copa America.
- CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football - 40 members - founded in 1961 represents north american, central american and caribbean nations in football. The main tournament is CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- OFC Oceania Football Confederation - 11 members + 6 associate - founded in 1966 represents oceanian nations in football. The main tournament is OFC Nations Cup.
Affiliated to NF-Board
- CSANF Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones - 1 member - founded in 2007 represents teams not affiliated fo FIFA in South America.
- NAANF North America and Arctic New Federations: founded in 2008 and affiliated to NF-Board, represents non-FIFA teams in North America, Central America, Caribbean and in the Arctic region.
[edit] Inter Continental
Affiliated to FIFA
- PFC Panamerican Football Confederation - founded in 1946 represents teams from all the Americas. The main tournament is Panamerican Championship.
- UAFA Union Arab de Football Association - 22 members - founded in 1974 represents arab nations from Africa and Asia. The main tournament is Arab Nations Cup.
- GFU Gulf Football Union - 8 members - represents arab nations from Africa and Asia. The main tournament is Gulf Cup.
[edit] Regional
Affiliated to AFC
- WAFF West Asian Football Federation - 6 members - represents nations at the western extremity of the continent. The WAFF has six members, but the AFC groups those non members into a single geographical region. The main turnment is West Asian Football Federation Championship.
- EAFF East Asian Football Federation - 9 members + 1 provisional - founded in 2002 represents nations generally agreed to constitute the "far east". The main tournament is East Asian Cup.
- CESAFA Central and South Asian Football Federation - 13 members - represents nations in central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. And is sub-divided in two federations: SAFF and CAFF.
- AFF ASEAN Football Federation - 12 members - founded in 1984 represents nations from Southeast Asia. The main tournament is AFF Football Championship.
- SAFF South Asian Football Federation - 8 members - represents nations from South Asia, is affiliated to CESAFA. The main tournament is SAFF Championship.
- CAFF Central Asian Football Federation - 5 members - represents nations from Central Asia, is affiliated to CESAFA.
Affiliated to CAF
- CECAFA Council of East and Central African Football Associations - 10 members + 1 associate - represents nations generally regarded as forming the regions of East Africa and some nations of Central Africa. The main tournament is CECAFA Cup.
- COSAFA Council of Southern African Football Associations - 14 members + 1 associate - represents nations generally regarded as forming Southern Africa, as well as island states off the coast of Southern Africa. The main tournament is COSAFA Cup.
- WAFU Union of West African Football Associations - 8 members - one of two bodies that represent nations in West Africa. The main tournament is CSSA Nations Cup.
- UNAF Union of North African Federations - 5 members - represents nations regarded as forming North Africa.
- UNIFFAC Union des Fédérations du Football de l'Afrique Centrale - 8 members - represents some of the nations that form Central Africa. The main tournament is CEMAC Cup.
- UFOA Union du Football de l'Ouest Afrique - 7 members - one of two bodies that represent nations in West Africa. The main tournament is CEDEAO Cup.
Affiliated to CONCACAF
- CFU Caribbean Football Union - 30 members - represents all nations in the Caribbean. The main tournament is Caribbean Cup.
- LIFA Leeward Islands Football Association - 11 members - represents nations of the Leeward archipelago and is affiliated to CFU. The main tournament is Leeward Islands Tournament.
- WIFA Windward Islands Football Association - 4 members - represents nations of the Windward archipelago and is affiliated to CFU. The main tournament is Windward Islands Tournament.
- NAFU North American Football Union - 3 members - represents the three sovereign nations of North America. The main tournament was North American Nations Cup.
- UNCAF Union Centroamericana de Fútbol - 7 members - represents the seven nations of Central America. The main tournament is UNCAF Nations Cup.
[edit] Defunct
- NAFC North American Football Confederation - 4 members - dissolved in 1961 represented North America region and was directly affiliated to FIFA. The main tournament was NAFC Championship.
- CCCF Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol - 37 members - dissolved in 1961 represented Central America and Caribbean region and was directly affiliated to FIFA. The main tournament was CCCF Championship.
- CENF Confederation of European New Federations - founded in 2007 and dissolved in 2008 represented teams not affiliated to FIFA in Europe.
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