Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

The governing body of association football in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Football AssociationCONCACAF

Short name| abfa
Founded| 1928
Headquarters| Saint John's
FIFA affiliation| 1970
CONCACAF affiliation| between 1961 and 1973[1][2]
President| Everton Gonsalves
Website| http://antiguafootball.com/

The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association is the governing body of football in Antigua and Barbuda.[3] They control the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.

## Association staff

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Name  | Position  | Source

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Everton Gonsalves | President  | [4][5]
Michael Carr | Vice-president  | [4]
Gregory Kenderson | 2nd Vice-president  | [4]
Daryl Michael | 3rd Vice-president  | [4]
Gwendolyn Salmon | 4th Vice-president  | [4]
Rohan Hector | General secretary  | [4][5]
Daryl Michael | Treasurer  | [4]
n/a  | Technical director  |
Tom Curtis | Team coach (men's)  | [4]
Lisa Cole | Team coach (women's)  | [4]
Troy Gibson | Media/communications manager  | [4]
Sean Samuel | Futsal Coordinator  | [4]
Rolston James | Referee coordinator  | [4]

## Competitions

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The ABFA oversees the administration of Antigua and Barbuda's football leagues; the Premier Division, First Division, Second Division and the Female Division as well as the Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup.

## National Stadium

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The ABFA's official national stadium is the Antigua Recreation Ground which have recently been approved to host World Cup 2010 qualifying matches. An attempt to have the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium approved for matches was rebuffed due to "ongoing works."[6]

## References

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1. ^ CONCACAF was founded in 1961.
2. ^ "Abrahams likely to head CONCACAF". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 13 February 1973.
"The Caribbean CONCACAF members are Jamaica, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic."
3. ^ "ABFA improving coaching skills | Antigua Observer Newspaper". www.antiguaobserver.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l FIFA.com. "Member Association - Antigua and Barbuda". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
5. ^ a b "ANTIGUA and BARBUDA". Concacaf. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. ^ "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

## External links

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* Official website
* Antigua and Barbuda at the FIFA website.
* Antigua and Barbuda at CONCACAF site

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Summer Olympic Sports|

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Antigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee

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Football in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

National teams|

| Men|

* National team
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-20
* U-17

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Women|

* National team
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17

League system|

| Men|

* Premier Division

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Domestic cups|

| Men|

* FA Cup

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Awards|

* Footballer of the Year
* Top scorers

Lists|

* All-time Table
* Champions
* Clubs
* International footballers
* Foreign players
* Venues

* Men's clubs
* Women's clubs
* Men's players
* Women's players
* Expatriate players
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues
* Seasons
* Records

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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 Guiana1 2
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe2
* Guyana1
* Haiti
* Jamaica
* Martinique2
* Montserrat
* Netherlands Antilles
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Martin2
* Saint-Barthélemy
* 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.

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Games|

* African Games
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* Asian Games
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See also
Geography
Codes
Player/Club of the Century
Women's football

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