North American Football Union

Regional association football governing body under CONCACAF

North American Football Union (NAFU)

Members of NAFU (orange), alongside the other members of CONCACAF (caramel)

Abbreviation| NAFU

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

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## Member associations

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

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Canada | CAN
Mexico | MEX
United States | USA

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."

## Competitions

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Main article: List of association football competitions

See also: 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

### North American Nations Cup

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The North American Football Union organized 2 North American Nations Cups on 1990 and 1991 to contest on Northern America and Mexico before the CONCACAF Gold Cup was introduced

* 1990 North American Nations Cup[3]
* 1991 North American Nations Cup[4]
* 1992 North American Nations Cup (Cancelled)

The 1992 edition was cancelled because Mexico and United States decided to enter the Amistad Cup instead.[5]

### Clubs

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The Leagues Cup is a club tournament between teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX that was established in 2019.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

## Major tournament records

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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

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### FIFA World Cup

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Main article: FIFA World Cup

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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

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Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup

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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

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Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup

Team  | 1992
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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

## See also

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* Central American Football Union
* Caribbean Football Union
* North American Football Confederation
* Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation

## References

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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. ^ 1990 North American Championship[permanent dead link]
4. ^ 1991 North American Championship[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "CCCF and Concacaf Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
6. ^ Marshall, Tom (29 May 2019). "MLS and Liga MX announce Leagues Cup". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
7. ^ "SuperLiga Regulations" (PDF). mlsnet.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
8. ^ "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

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

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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
* 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

Defunct|

* Netherlands Antilles

* 1 South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU.
* 2 Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.

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