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This article is about men's association football. For women's association football, see Geography of women's association football.
The following article gives a list of association football confederations, sub-confederations and associations around the world. The sport's international governing body is FIFA, but those associations not affiliated with FIFA are also included in this article.
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Most European, African, and Asian countries have two principal competitions: a more prestigious league which is typically a double round-robin tournament restricted to the elite clubs, and a cup which is a single-elimination tournament open to both the elite and lesser clubs.
In the Americas, leagues are often organised as either multi-stage tournaments or separate Apertura and Clausura stages.
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By continent
Affiliated with FIFA
There are currently 211 national associations which are members of FIFA. An additional 11 associations are full or associate members of a continental confederation, but not members of FIFA.
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| Continent | Governing body | Abbr. | No. | FIFA members | Main international competition(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club competition(s) | National competition(s) | |||||
| Africa | Confederation of African Football | CAF | 56 | 54 | Champions League | Africa Cup of Nations |
| Confederation Cup | Nations Championship | |||||
| Super Cup | — | |||||
| Asia | Asian Football Confederation | AFC | 47 | 46 | Champions League Elite | Asian Cup |
| Champions League Two | — | |||||
| Challenge League | — | |||||
| Europe | Union of European Football Associations | UEFA | 55 | 55 | Champions League | European Championship |
| Europa League | Nations League | |||||
| Conference League | — | |||||
| Super Cup | — | |||||
| North, Central America and the Caribbean |
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football | CONCACAF | 41 | 35 | Champions Cup | Gold Cup |
| Nations League | ||||||
| Oceania | Oceania Football Confederation | OFC | 13 | 11 | Champions League | Nations Cup |
| South America | Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol | CONMEBOL | 10 | 10 | Copa Libertadores | Copa América |
| Copa Sudamericana | ||||||
| Recopa Sudamericana | ||||||
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Other governing bodies
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| Governing body | Full name | Member associations | Main international competition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ConIFA | Confederation of Independent Football Associations | 54 | CONIFA World Football Cup |
| IGA | International Island Games Association | 24 | Island Games |
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By subregion
Main article: List of association football subregional confederations
Africa
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| Subregion | Governing body | Abbr. | No. | Main international competition(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club competition(s) | National competition(s) | ||||
| Eastern Africa | Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations | CECAFA | 12 | CECAFA Club Cup | CECAFA Cup |
| Central Africa | Central African Football Federations' Union | UNIFFAC | 8 | — | CEMAC Cup |
| Northern Africa | Union of North African Football | UNAF | 5 | UNAF Nessma Cup | — |
| Southern Africa | Council of Southern Africa Football Associations | COSAFA | 14 | — | COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup |
| Western Africa | West African Football Union | WAFU-UFOA | 16 | West African Club Championship | WAFU Nations Cup |
| Arab States | Union of Arab Football Associations | UAFA | 10 | Arab Club Champions Cup | FIFA Arab Cup |
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Asia
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| Subregion | Governing body | Abbr. | No. | Main international competition(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club competition(s) | National competition(s) | ||||
| Central Asia | Central Asian Football Association | CAFA | 6 | — | CAFA Championship |
| Eastern Asia | East Asian Football Federation | EAFF | 10 | — | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| South-eastern Asia | ASEAN Football Federation | AFF | 12 | ASEAN Club Championship Mekong Club Championship for Mekong clubs AFF Futsal Club Championship for futsal. |
ASEAN Football Championship |
| Southern Asia | South Asian Football Federation | SAFF | 7 | Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, SAFF Club Cup | SAFF Championship |
| Western Asia | West Asian Football Federation | WAFF | 12 | — | WAFF Championship |
| Arab States | Union of Arab Football Associations | UAFA | 12 | Arab Club Champions Cup | FIFA Arab Cup |
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North, Central America and the Caribbean
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| Subregion | Governing body | Abbr. | No. | International club competition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | Caribbean Football Union | CFU | 31 | CONCACAF Caribbean Cup |
| CONCACAF Caribbean Shield | ||||
| Central America | Central American Football Union | UNCAF | 7 | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Northern America | North American Football Union | NAFU | 3 | Leagues Cup |
| Campeones Cup |
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By country
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The football associations listed in this section are members of FIFA-affiliated confederations. They are listed by their official names registered with FIFA.
Africa
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Asia
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Europe
All UEFA associations are affiliated with FIFA.
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North, Central America and the Caribbean
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Oceania
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South America
All CONMEBOL associations are affiliated with FIFA.
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Non-FIFA associations
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See also: List of non-national representative teams in men's football and List of top-division football clubs in non-FIFA countries
The football associations in this section represent fully and partially recognized sovereign states, dependent territories, and stateless nations that are not members of FIFA or a FIFA confederation.
Several of these non-FIFA associations are included in the World Football Elo Ratings, which ranks all national association football teams from FIFA-affiliated confederations, in addition to some unaffiliated teams. Several of these associations are also members of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations and/or the International Island Games Association.
Africa
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| Territory | Country | National association | Elo Ratings | ConIFA | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chagos Islands |
 United Kingdom |
Chagos Football Association |  | |  |
 Mayotte |
 France |
Ligue de Football de Mayotte | | | |
 Saint Helena |
United Kingdom |
Saint Helena Football Association | | | |
 Somaliland |
 Somalia |
Somaliland Football Association | | | |
 Western Sahara |
 Morocco (primarily) |
Sahrawi Football Federation | | | |
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Asia
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| Territory | Country | National association | Elo Ratings | ConIFA | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Christmas Island |
 Australia |
Christmas Island Soccer Association | | | |
 Cocos Islands |
Australia |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Soccer Association | | | |
 Kurdistan |
 Iraq |
Kurdistan Football Association | | | |
 Tibet |
 China |
Tibetan National Football Association | | | |
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Europe
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| Territory | Country | National association | Elo Ratings | ConIFA | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia |
 Georgia |
Football Federation of Abkhazia | | | |
 Åland Islands |
 Finland |
Åland Football Association | | | |
 Artsakh |
 Azerbaijan |
Artsakh Football Association | | | |
 Guernsey |
United Kingdom |
Guernsey Football Association | | | |
 Isle of Man |
United Kingdom |
Isle of Man Football Association | | | |
 Jersey |
United Kingdom |
Jersey Football Association | | | |
 Monaco |
Monégasque Football Federation | | | | |
 Northern Cyprus |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus Turkish Football Association | | | |
 South Ossetia |
Georgia |
Football Federation of the Republic of South Ossetia | | | |
 Transnistria |
 Moldova |
Football Federation of Pridnestrovie | | | |
 Vatican City |
Vatican City national football team | | | | |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia and 
Svalbard do not have a Football Association.
North, Central America and the Caribbean
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| Territory | Country | National association | Elo Ratings | ConIFA | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greenland |
 Denmark |
Football Association of Greenland | | | |
 Saba |
 Netherlands |
Federation of Saba | | | |
 Saint Barthélemy |
France |
Saint Barthélemy Football Association | | | |
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
France |
Football Federation of Saint Pierre and Miquelon | | | |
 Sint Eustatius |
Netherlands |
Statia Football Association | | | |
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Oceania
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| Territory | Country | National association | Elo Ratings | ConIFA | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bougainville |
 Papua New Guinea |
Football Federation of Bougainville | | | |
 Marshall Islands |
Marshall Islands Soccer Association | | | | |
 Micronesia |
Federated States of Micronesia Football Association | | | | |
 Nauru |
Nauru Soccer Federation | | | | |
 Niue |
 New Zealand |
Niue Island Soccer Association | | | |
 Norfolk Island |
Australia |
Norfolk Island Soccer Federation | | | |
 Palau |
Palau Football Association | | | | |
 Tokelau |
New Zealand |
Tokelau Amateur Soccer Association | | | |
 Wallis and Futuna |
France |
Wallis and Futuna Soccer Federation | | | |
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Pitcairn Islands does not have a Football Association.
South America
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| Territory | Country | National association | Elo Ratings | ConIFA | IGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falkland Islands |
United Kingdom |
Falkland Islands Football League | | | |
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Regional
Beneath the national level, governance of football may be divided up into regional or territorial associations. Other non-national associations represent stateless populations, diasporas or micronations. Details of these are listed at non-FIFA international football.
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See also
- Domestic association football season
- List of association football competitions
- List of FIFA country codes
- List of national football teams
- List of sports attendance figures — Attendances of many domestic and international competitions, compared with those of other sports around the world
- Lists of association football clubs
- Association football by country subdivision
References
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