North American Football Confederation

International sports organization

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North American Football Confederation

Successor| CONCACAF
Formation| 1946; 79 years ago (1946)
Dissolved| 1961; 64 years ago (1961)
Type| Sports governing body
Membership| 4 member associations
Affiliations| FIFA

The North American Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Norteamericana de Fútbol), abbreviated as NAFC, was the governing body of association football in North America from 1946 to 1961, and a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF. Founded in 1946 under the president Carlos Alonso who was elected on 19 December 1946 in Havana.[1] NAFC merged with CCCF to found the current CONCACAF in 1961.

## Member associations

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*  Canada
*  Cuba (transferred to the CCCF in 1955)
*  Mexico
*  United States

## NAFC Championship

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The NAFC Championship was an association football competition organized by NAFC as its top regional tournament for men's senior national teams from North America.

Results  Year  | Hosts  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Third place

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1947 |  Cuba |  Mexico |  Cuba |  United States
1949 |  Mexico |  Mexico |  United States |  Cuba
Performances  Team  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Third place  | Total

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Mexico | 2
(1947, 1949)  | –  | –  | 2
Cuba | –  | 1
(1947)  | 1
(1949)  | 2
United States | –  | 1
(1949)  | 1
(1947)  | 2

Notes

Italic — Hosts

## See also

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* CCCF
* CCCF Championship
* Campeonato Centroamericano
* CONCACAF
* NAFU
* UNCAF
* CFU

## References

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1. ^ "International Grid Loop Lays Plans". Miami News. 20 December 1946. p. 33.

## External links

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* NAFC, CCCF and CONCACAF Championships

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CONCACAF competitions

National team tournaments

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* Gold Cup
* U-20
* U-17
* U-15
* Nations League
* W Championship
* U-20
* U-17
* U-15
* Women's Olympic qualifying
* W Gold Cup
* W Nations League
* Futsal Championship
* Beach Soccer Championship
* W Futsal Championship
* Multi-sport events
* Pan-American Games
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Central American Games

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Defunct|

CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Cup
Olympic qualifying
NAFU
North American Nations Cup
CFU
CFU Championship
Caribbean Cup
UNCAF
Copa Centroamericana

Pre-CONCACAF|

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NAFC
NAFC Championship
CCCF
CCCF Championship
CCCF Youth Championship
Panamerican Championship

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Club tournaments

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* Champions Cup
* W Champions Cup
* Futsal Club Championship
* Regional
* Central American Cup
* Caribbean Cup
* Caribbean Shield
* Leagues Cup
* UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship

Defunct|

* CONCACAF League
* Caribbean Club Championship
* Copa Interamericana
* Copa Interclubes UNCAF
* Cup Winners Cup
* Giants Cup
* North American SuperLiga

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