Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
CONCACAF

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.

Competitions

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

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."^[4]

External links

ABFA - Official Site
Antigua and Barbuda at the FIFA website.
Antigua and Barbuda at CONCACAF site

References

^ CONCACAF was founded in 1961.
^ "Abrahams likely to head CONCACAF". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 13 February 1973.
"The Caribbean CONCACAF members are Jamaica, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic."
^ http://www.antiguaobserver.com/abfa-improving-coaching-skills/
^ "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

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Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
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Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association

Football in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier Division

Domestic cups

Men	FA Cup

Awards

Lists

v t e 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 Guiana^{1 2} Grenada Guadeloupe² Guyana¹ Haiti Jamaica Martinique² Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin² 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.

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
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