CONCACAF
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 CONCACAF member associations are in purple |
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| Formation | 1961 |
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| Type | Sports organisation |
| Headquarters | New York, United States of America |
| Membership | 40 member associations |
| President | Jack A Warner |
| Website | http://www.concacaf.com/ |
CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Three South American entities, the independent nations of Guyana and Suriname, and the French department of French Guiana, are also members.
CONCACAF was founded in its current form in 1961, with the fusion of CCCF and NAFC, and is one of the six continental confederations affiliated with FIFA. Its primary administrative functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct World Cup qualifying tournaments.
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[edit] Member nations
[edit] National teams
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1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member.
2: South American country, but CONCACAF member.
3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.
[edit] Competitions
[edit] National teams
[edit] Confederation
- CONCACAF Gold Cup - Senior CONCACAF tournament.
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup - Senior women's tournament.
- CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
- CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
- CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
[edit] Regional
- UNCAF Nations Cup - Central America, top 5 qualify for the Gold Cup.
- Caribbean Cup - Caribbean, top 4 qualify for the Gold Cup.
[edit] Beach Soccer
[edit] Defunct
- NAFC Championship / North American Nations Cup (1947,1949) / (1990,1991).
- CCCF Championship (1941-1961).
- CONCACAF Championship (1963-1989).
- CFU Championship (1978-1985).
[edit] Clubs
[edit] Confederation
[edit] Regional
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF - Central America.
- CFU Club Championship - Caribbean, top 3 qualify for the Champions League.
- SuperLiga - North America.
[edit] Defunct
[edit] World Cup Qualifiers
The following table shows the CONCACAF representatives at each edition of the FIFA World Cup, sorted by number of appearances.
| Team |  1930 |
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 1938 |
 1950 |
 1954 |
 1958 |
 1962 |
 1966 |
 1970 |
 1974 |
 1978 |
 1982 |
1986 |
 1990 |
 1994 |
1998 |
  2002 |
2006 |
 2010 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | ||||||
| United States |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||||||||||
 Costa Rica |
• | • | • | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 El Salvador |
• | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Canada |
• | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cuba |
• | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Haiti |
• | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Honduras |
• | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Jamaica |
• | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
• | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | TBD | 32 |
[edit] Rankings
[edit] Top national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA based on matches played over the last four years.
| CONCACAF | FIFA | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | United States |
853 |
| 2 | 26 | Mexico |
811 |
| 3 | 40 | Honduras |
689 |
| 4 | 53 | Costa Rica |
578 |
| 5 | 65 | Jamaica |
487 |
| 6 | 77 | Trinidad and Tobago |
459 |
| 7 | 79 | Cuba |
439 |
| 8 | 88 |  Panama |
413 |
| 9 | 90 | Canada |
410 |
| 10 | 102 | Haiti |
357 |
Last updated December 17, 2008
[edit] Top clubs
Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS based on matches played over the last year.
| CONCACAF | IFFHS | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | Atlas |
158.0 |
| 2 | 47 | Guadalajara |
153.0 |
| 3 | 61 | América |
142.5 |
| 4 | 84 | Cruz Azul |
129.5 |
| 5 | 117 | Deportivo Saprissa |
110.0 |
| 6 | 119 | Santos Laguna |
109.0 |
| 7 | 131 | San Luis |
103.5 |
| 8 | 135 | U.N.A.M. |
102.5 |
| 9 | 139 | Atlante |
100.0 |
| 10 | 165 | Marathón |
92.0 |
| 11 | 179 |  Municipal |
88.0 |
| 12 | 201 | Pachuca |
83.0 |
| 13 | 205 | Tauro |
82.0 |
| 14 | 217 | Olimpia |
80.0 |
| 15 | 262 | Houston Dynamo |
73.5 |
| 16 | 272 | Firpo |
72.0 |
| Toluca |
72.0 | ||
| 18 | 341 |  Real Estelí |
63.0 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- CONCACAF Statutes
- Open Directory Project - CONCACAF directory category
