All members of CONIFA are encouraged to invest in women's football in their communities, and to create female national selections to play and compete against other CONIFA members.
CONIFA's first ever official women's football match took place on 10 November 2018 in Northern Cyprus, with Sápmi ladies beating their Northern Cyprus hosts 4–0 in the Women's Friendship Cup.[2] CONIFA announced their first Women's World Football Cup on 31 January 2021, to be hosted by Székely Land between 23 and 30 June 2021 and involve 6 teams.[3]
CONIFA expressly uses the term "members" rather than "countries" or "states". A football association may be eligible to apply for membership of CONIFA if it, or the entity (ethnic and/or linguistic minority, indigenous group, cultural organization, territory) it represents, is not a member of FIFA and satisfies one or more of the following criteria:
The football association is a member of one of the six continental confederations of FIFA, which are: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA.
The entity represented by the football association is in possession of an ISO 3166-1 country code.
The entity represented by the football association is a de facto independent territory. A territory is considered de facto independent if it meets all of the following criteria: (a) a well-defined territory; (b) a permanent population; (c) an autonomous government, and (d) diplomatic recognition by at least one of the member states of the United Nations.
The entity represented by the football association is a minority included in the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, maintained and published by Minority Rights Group International.
The entity represented by the football association is a linguistic minority, the language of which is included on the List of ISO 639-2 codes.
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The Confederation of Independent Football Associations CONIFA is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA Confederation of Independent Football AssociationsFormation15 August 2013 10 years ago 15 August 2013 TypeFederation of associationsHeadquartersLulea Norrbotten SwedenMembership45 MembersOfficial languagesEnglish is the official language for minutes correspondence and announcements French German Spanish and Italian are additional languages 1 PresidentPer Anders BlindWebsiteconifa org Contents 1 Competitions 1 1 Women s football 1 2 Men s 1 3 Women s 1 4 Futsal 1 4 1 National leagues sanctioned by CONIFA 1 5 Current title holders 2 Members 2 1 Types of members 2 2 List of members 2 2 1 Current 2 2 2 Former 3 Leadership 3 1 Presidency 3 2 Vice Presidents of ConIFA 3 3 General Secretaries 3 4 Africa President 3 5 Asian President 3 6 European President 3 7 Latin America President 3 8 North American and Caribbean President 3 9 Oceanian President 3 10 Directors of Women s Football 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCompetitions editSee also List of association football competitions Women s football edit All members of CONIFA are encouraged to invest in women s football in their communities and to create female national selections to play and compete against other CONIFA members CONIFA s first ever official women s football match took place on 10 November 2018 in Northern Cyprus with Sapmi ladies beating their Northern Cyprus hosts 4 0 in the Women s Friendship Cup 2 CONIFA announced their first Women s World Football Cup on 31 January 2021 to be hosted by Szekely Land between 23 and 30 June 2021 and involve 6 teams 3 Men s edit CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA No Limits European Championship CONIFA Asian Football CupWomen s edit CONIFA Women s World Football Cup Futsal edit CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup National leagues sanctioned by CONIFA edit nbsp Liga de Balompie Mexicano 4 nbsp nbsp Sapmi 2014 nbsp Szekely Land 2015 nbsp Abkhazia 2016 nbsp Northern Cyprus 2017 nbsp Barawa 2018 nbsp North Macedonia 2020 Cancelled nbsp Nice 2021 Cancelled nbsp Szekely Land 2021 Cancelled nbsp Kurdistan Region Iraq 2024class notpageimage Map of ConIFA TournamentsWorld Cup nbsp European Cup nbsp Women s World Cup nbsp Current title holders edit See also Portal Current events Sports 2024 in association football and 2024 in sports For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID 19 pandemic see Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on sports Competition Year Champions Title Runners up Next edition 5 World ChampionshipWorld Football Cup 2018 final nbsp Karpatalja 1st nbsp Northern Cyprus 2024 JuneWomen s World Football Cup 2022 final nbsp Sapmi 1st nbsp Tibet 2024 JuneContinental ChampionshipEuropean Football Cup 2019 final nbsp South Ossetia 1st nbsp Western Armenia 2025Africa Football Cup 2022 nbsp Biafra 1st nbsp Matabeleland TBDSouth America Football Cup 2022 nbsp Maule Sur 1st nbsp Mapuche TBDNorth America Football Cup 2023Asia Football Cup 2023 nbsp Tamil Eelam 1st nbsp Hmong FF TBDFutsal ChampionshipCONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup 2021 final nbsp County of Nice Unknown nbsp Sardinia TBDMembers editTypes of members edit CONIFA expressly uses the term members rather than countries or states A football association may be eligible to apply for membership of CONIFA if it or the entity ethnic and or linguistic minority indigenous group cultural organization territory it represents is not a member of FIFA and satisfies one or more of the following criteria The football association is a member of one of the six continental confederations of FIFA which are AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA The entity represented by the football association is a member of the International Olympic Committee The entity represented by the football association is a member of one of the member federations of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations ARISF The entity represented by the football association is in possession of an ISO 3166 1 country code The entity represented by the football association is a de facto independent territory A territory is considered de facto independent if it meets all of the following criteria a a well defined territory b a permanent population c an autonomous government and d diplomatic recognition by at least one of the member states of the United Nations The entity represented by the football association is included on the United Nations list of non self governing territories The entity represented by the football association is included in the directory of countries and territories of the Travelers Century Club The entity represented by the football association is a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization UNPO and or the Federal Union of European Nationalities FUEN The entity represented by the football association is a minority included in the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples maintained and published by Minority Rights Group International The entity represented by the football association is a linguistic minority the language of which is included on the List of ISO 639 2 codes List of members edit Current edit As of April 2024 6 Europe 17 Team nbsp Abkhazia nbsp Artsakh nbsp Canton Ticino nbsp Chameria nbsp Cornwall nbsp Elba Island nbsp Ellan Vannin nbsp Karpatalja nbsp Northern Cyprus nbsp Padania nbsp Raetia nbsp Sapmi nbsp Sardinia nbsp South Ossetia nbsp Szekely Land nbsp Two Sicilies nbsp Western Armenia Asia 8 Team nbsp East Turkestan nbsp Hmong FF nbsp Kashmir nbsp Kurdistan Region nbsp Pakistan All Stars 7 nbsp Panjab nbsp Tamil Eelam nbsp Tibet Africa 4 Team nbsp Biafra 8 nbsp Kabylie nbsp Katanga nbsp Yoruba North America 4 Team nbsp ANBM nbsp Cascadia nbsp Kiskeya nbsp Kuskatan 9 South America 6 Team nbsp Armenian Argentine Community 10 nbsp Aymara 11 nbsp Guna People nbsp Mapuche nbsp Maule Sur nbsp Sao Paulo FAD Oceania 2 Team nbsp Hawaiʻi nbsp West Papua Former edit Europe Team nbsp Crimea nbsp Donetsk PR nbsp Felvidek nbsp Franconia nbsp Luhansk PR nbsp Kernow nbsp Monaco nbsp County of Nice nbsp Occitania nbsp Provence nbsp Romani people nbsp Sicily nbsp Transnistria nbsp Yorkshire Asia Team nbsp Arameans Suryoye nbsp Karen nbsp Lezghian nbsp Rohingya nbsp Ryukyu nbsp Tibet nbsp United Koreans in Japan Africa Team nbsp Barawa nbsp Basotho nbsp Barotseland nbsp Chagos Islands nbsp Darfur nbsp Matabeleland nbsp Somaliland nbsp Western Sahara nbsp Zanzibar North America Team nbsp Quebec South America Team nbsp Rapa Nui Oceania Team nbsp Kiribati nbsp Mariya nbsp TuvaluLeadership editPresidency edit Presidents of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Per Anders Blind nbsp Sweden 7 June 2013 IncumbentVice Presidents of ConIFA edit Vice Presidents of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Malcolm Blackburn nbsp Isle of Man 2014 20162 Kristof Wenczel nbsp Hungary 2015 Incumbent3 Dimitri Pagave nbsp Abkhazia 2016 IncumbentGeneral Secretaries edit General Secretaries of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Sascha Duerkop nbsp Germany 7 June 2013 30 April 20202 Jason Heaton nbsp England 30 April 2020 2 August 20213 Piotr Podlewski nbsp Poland 2 August 2021 7 August 20224 Jeroen Zandberg nbsp Netherlands 7 August 2022 IncumbentAfrica President edit Africa President of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Masoud Attai nbsp Zanzibar 7 June 2013 20172 Justin Walley nbsp England 2017 20203 Christian Lubasi Luzongo Kalalaluka nbsp Zambia 2020 20224 Ngala Maimo Wajiri nbsp Cameroon 2022 IncumbentAsian President edit Asian President of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Tariq Abdulrahman nbsp Iraq 7 June 2013 20172 Jens Jockel nbsp Germany 2017 20203 Motoko Jitsukawa nbsp Japan 2020 20224 Ruby Ann Kagaoan nbsp Philippines 2022 IncumbentEuropean President edit European President of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Alberto Rischio nbsp Italy 7 June 2013 IncumbentLatin America President edit Latin America President of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Jens Jockel nbsp Germany 2013 20172 Zam Gutierrez nbsp Mexico 2017 20193 Diego Bartolotta nbsp Mexico 2019 IncumbentNorth American and Caribbean President edit North American and Caribbean President of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Mark Dieler nbsp Germany 2013 20172 Noah Wheelock nbsp Canada 2017 20203 Aaron Johnsen nbsp United States 2020 IncumbentOceanian President edit Oceanian President of ConIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office1 Charles Reklai Mitchell nbsp Palau 2014 20172 Ben Schultz nbsp Australia 2017 IncumbentDirectors of Women s Football edit Directors of Women s Football No Name Country of origin Took office Left office Cassie Childers nbsp United States 6 September 2017 20191 Kelly Lindsey nbsp United States February 2019 28 February 20202 Hakan Kuorak nbsp Sweden 28 February 2020 3 Norma Aguilera nbsp Mexico IncumbentSee also editNon FIFA international football New Football Federations Board World Unity Football Alliance Several CONIFA members also hold membership of the WUFA CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football CupReferences edit CONIFA Constitution PDF Archived PDF from the original on 19 August 2019 Retrieved 1 November 2019 Sapmi Take Historic Win in First Women s Match CONIFA Archived from the original on 2018 11 18 Retrieved 2018 11 25 CONIFA Announces First Ever Women s World Football Cup CONIFA Archived from the original on 2021 01 31 Retrieved 2021 02 04 CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompie Mexicano its First Ever Professional League CONIFA Archived from the original on 9 July 2020 Retrieved 7 July 2020 Calendar www conifa org Confederation of Independent Football Associations CONIFA Archived from the original on 10 June 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 Members www conifa org Confederation of Independent Football Associations CONIFA Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 8 March 2023 Pakistan Football Association joins CONIFA Retrieved 2023 07 01 Biafra De Facto Customary Government to participate in maiden CONIFA African Tournament standardobservers com Archived from the original on 2022 12 24 Retrieved 2022 12 24 Kuskatan joins CONIFA reminds us of Latin American potential kickingtheglobe substack com Archived from the original on 2022 12 23 Retrieved 2022 12 23 Profile Archived from the original on 2022 12 24 Retrieved 2022 12 24 CONIFA The Guerrilla Alternative hamptonthink org Archived from the original on 2023 06 30 Retrieved 2022 12 24 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Confederation of Independent Football Associations amp oldid 1217674274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
