CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Three South American entities, the independent nations of Guyana and Suriname, and some French départements such as French Guiana, are also members.

A full list of member nations can be seen [[List_of_national_football_teams#CONCACAF_.28North_and_Central_America_and_Caribbean.29| here]].

CONCACAF was founded in its current form in 1961 and is one of the six continental confederations allied to FIFA. Its primary administrative functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct World Cup qualifying tournaments.

CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers

• 1930 - ,
• 1934 -
• 1938 -
• 1950 - ,
• 1954 -
• 1958 -
• 1962 -
• 1966 -
• 1970 - ,
• 1974 -
• 1978 -
• 1982 - ,
• 1986 - ,
• 1990 - ,
• 1994 - ,
• 1998 - , ,
• 2002 - , ,
• 2006 - , , ,

TOTAL (out of a possible 18)

• 13
• 8
• 3
• 2
• 1
• 1
• 1
• 1
• 1
• 1

Competitions

International

• CONCACAF Gold Cup - Premier international cup of North America
• CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup - Premier international women's cup of North America
• UNCAF Nations Cup - International cup for Central America; Winner qualifies for Gold Cup
• Caribbean Cup - International cup for the Carribbean; Winner qualifies for Gold Cup

Club

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup - Premier club cup of North America
• UNCAF Club Tournament - Club championship for Central America; Top 3 teams qualify for Champions' Cup
• CONCACAF Champions League (tentative/future) - May replace Champions' Cup
• CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (defunct) - Was for teams that won their nations domestic cup competitions; Held from 1991-1998 ; replaced by CONCACAF Giants Cup
• CONCACAF Giants Cup (defunct) - Was for teams with highest attendance; Held in 2001 only

External links

• Official site
• Open Directory Project - CONCACAF directory category

CONCACAF | 1961 establishments

Confederació del Nord, Centreamèrica i el Carib de Futbol Associació | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | Confédération nord- et centre-américaine de football association | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | Ziemeļamerikas, Centrālamerikas un Karību reģiona futbola asociāciju konfederācija | CONCACAF | 北中米カリブ海サッカー連盟 | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF | CONCACAF