Central American Football Union
| Central American Football Union Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol |
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 Logo of UNCAF |
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| Type | Sports organisation |
| Membership | 7 member associations |
| President | Rafael Tinoco |
| Website | http://www.uncafut.com |
The Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (Central American Football Union), more commonly known by the acronym UNCAF, represents the national football teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its member associations are part of CONCACAF.
The UNCAF organize various competitions, the Central American Cup is played every two years, starting in 1991, and usually feature the 7 national teams. Costa Rica is the most successful team, winning the cup 6 times (1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007). Honduras has won the cup three times (1993,1995 and 2011). Guatemala won the tournament in 2001 and Panama in 2009. This tournament usually runs as a qualification round for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The UNCAF also ran the Copa Interclubes UNCAF, a competition for the champions and runners-up of the domestic leagues of the UNCAF members; C.D. Motagua (Honduras) was the last Champion (2007). Similarly to the Central American Cup, this competition qualified 3 teams to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
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[edit] Competitions
[edit] National teams
- Copa Centroamericana – International cup for Central America, top 5 qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
- UNCAF U-16 Tournaments
[edit] Club teams
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF – Was a club championship for Central America in which the top 3 teams qualified for CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official site (in Spanish)
