North American Football Union

North American Football Union
	Members of NAFU (orange), alongside the other members of CONCACAF (caramel)
Abbreviation	NAFU
Type	Sports organization
Membership	3 member associations

The North American Football Union (NAFU; French: Union Nord-Américaine de Football; Spanish: Unión Norteamericana de Fútbol) is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football organizations in the North American Zone.^[1] The NAFU has no organizational structure. The statutes say "CONCACAF shall recognize ... The North American Football Union (NAFU)" (emphasis added). The NAFU provide one of CONCACAF's representatives to the FIFA Executive Committee.

History

Member associations

The North American Football Union has three member associations:^[2]

Association	Code
Canada	CAN
United States	USA
Mexico	MEX

The 2015 edition of the CONCACAF Statutes notes that "Notwithstanding their affiliation to (the) NAFU, (The) Bahamas and Bermuda will participate in the competitions of (the) CFU."

Future members

Bermuda is currently a member of CONCACAF and the Caribbean Football Union. Bermuda may join NAFU in the future.

Greenland, who could join UEFA due to political links with Denmark or CONCACAF due to geographical proximity,^[3] announced in May 2022 that the association had officially begun the process of becoming a member of CONCACAF and were expected to attend the body’s next congress with observer status. It was anticipated that the association would submit its formal application by 2024 or 2025.^[4]

Jersey, were rumored by Greenland Manager Morten Rutjkær, to be interested in joining CONCACAF.^[5] This follows a failed bid to join the European confederation UEFA in 2020.^[6] Jersey would geographically be closest to the North American Football Union were they to join, although located over 2,200 miles from Canada.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon, announced in September 2019 that The Football Association of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is expected to build a suitable venue with the goal of becoming a member of CONCACAF in 2023.^[7]^[8]

Competitions

National teams

Until 2017, Canada, Mexico, and the United States automatically qualified to the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Now the CONCACAF Nations League serves as qualification to the Gold Cup.

Clubs

The Leagues Cup is a club tournament between teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX that was established in 2019.^[11] It is the North American Zone's regional qualification tournament for the CONCACAF Champions League.

The North American SuperLiga was a club tournament between two North American zone leagues that ran from 2007 to 2010. It was an official tournament sanctioned by CONCACAF, but not organized by the federation.^[12] When zone qualifiers were used for the CONCACAF Champions Cup, Bermudian clubs played against Mexican and/or American clubs.

The Campeones Cup is an annual super cup match established in 2018. It is held between the winners of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winners of the Campeón de Campeones of Liga MX.^[13]

Major tournament records

Legend

1st – Champion
2nd – Runner-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals
R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986)
2R – Second group stage (1982)
GS – Group stage (1930 and since 1950)
1R – First round (1934 and 1938)

q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
• — Did not qualify
— Did not enter/withdrew
× — Banned
— Hosts

FIFA World Cup

Team	1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Years	Inclusive WC qual.
Canada						•			•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	q	3	16
Mexico	GS	•		GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	•	GS	•	QF	×	R16	R16	R16	R16	R16	R16	R16	GS	q	18	21
United States	3rd	1R		GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	GS	QF	GS	R16	R16	•	R16	q	12	22
Total	2	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	33	–

FIFA Women's World Cup

Team	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023	Years	Inclusive WC Qual.
Canada	•	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	QF	R16	GS	8	9
Mexico	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	3	9
United States	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	R16	9	9
Total	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	16

FIFA Confederations Cup

Team	1992	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2009	2013	2017	Years
Canada	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mexico	•	3rd	GS	1st	GS	•	4th	•	GS	4th	7
United States	3rd	•	•	3rd	•	GS	•	2nd	•	•	4
Total	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	12

References

^ "CONCACAF Statutes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
^ "Member Associations". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ Homewood, Brian. "Danish FA supports Greenland's bid to join UEFA, FIFA". U.K. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
^ Hansen, Nukappiaaluk. "KAK arbejder på medlemskab af international fodboldforbund" (in Danish). sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ The Greenland national team joining CONCACAF? | Interview with Manager Morten Rutjkær, archived from the original on 21 June 2023, retrieved 2023-06-21
^ "Jersey's bid for UEFA membership rejected". Jersey Evening Post. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
^ Saint Pierre and Miquelon to build a ground with an artificial pitch and join CONCACAF ConIFA. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ Bontron, Nicolas. "Stéphane Šuflaj a toujours l'envie de transmettre" (in French). lamarseillaise.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
^ 1990 North American Championship^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 1991 North American Championship^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Marshall, Tom (29 May 2019). "MLS and Liga MX announce Leagues Cup". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ "SuperLiga Regulations" (PDF). mlsnet.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
^ "Major League Soccer and Liga MX Fuel Rivalry with New Partnership". mlssoccer.com (Press release). Major League Soccer. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

External links

NAFU – North American Football Union at Football Mywapblog (archived 18 August 2016)

[1] "CONCACAF Statutes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[2] "Member Associations". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[3] Homewood, Brian. "Danish FA supports Greenland's bid to join UEFA, FIFA". U.K. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

[nternational_fodboldforbund-4] Hansen, Nukappiaaluk. "KAK arbejder på medlemskab af international fodboldforbund" (in Danish). sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[5] The Greenland national team joining CONCACAF? | Interview with Manager Morten Rutjkær, archived from the original on 21 June 2023, retrieved 2023-06-21

[6] "Jersey's bid for UEFA membership rejected". Jersey Evening Post. 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2020-03-01.

[7] Saint Pierre and Miquelon to build a ground with an artificial pitch and join CONCACAF ConIFA. Retrieved 9 November 2019.

[Stéphane_Šuflaj-8] Bontron, Nicolas. "Stéphane Šuflaj a toujours l'envie de transmettre" (in French). lamarseillaise.fr. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[9] 1990 North American Championship^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] 1991 North American Championship^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] Marshall, Tom (29 May 2019). "MLS and Liga MX announce Leagues Cup". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

[12] "SuperLiga Regulations" (PDF). mlsnet.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.

[13] "Major League Soccer and Liga MX Fuel Rivalry with New Partnership". mlssoccer.com (Press release). Major League Soccer. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

v t e National football associations of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America (NAFU)	Canada Mexico United States
Central America (UNCAF)	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean (CFU)	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Bonaire² British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{1 2} Grenada Guadeloupe² Guyana¹ Haiti Jamaica Martinique² Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin² Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten² Suriname¹ Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
¹ South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. ² Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.