Confederation of Independent Football Associations

Confederation of Independent Football Associations
	File:CONIFA logo.png
Formation	15th August 2013; 10 years ago
Type	Federation of associations
Headquarters	Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden
Membership	54 Members
Official languages	English is the official language for minutes, correspondence and announcements. French, German, Spanish and Italian are additional languages
President	Per-Anders Blind
Website	www.conifa.org/en/

The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.

History

Map of ConIFA Tournaments
World Cup:

European Cup:

Tournaments

World Football Cup

European Football Cup

Future Tournaments

National leagues sanctioned by CONIFA

Liga de Balompié Mexicano^[3]

Members

Types of members

CONIFA expressly uses the term "members" rather than "countries" or "states". A football association may be eligible to apply for membership of CONIFA if it, or the entity (ethnic and/or linguistic minority, indigenous group, cultural organization, territory) it represents, is not a member of FIFA and satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

The Football Association is a member of one of the six continental confederations of FIFA, which are: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA
The entity represented by the Football Association is a member of the International Olympic Committee
The entity represented by the Football Association is a member of one of the member federations of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
The entity represented by the Football Association is in possession of an ISO 3166-1 country code.
The entity represented by the Football Association is a de facto independent territory. A territory is considered de facto independent if it meets all of the following criteria: (a) a well-defined territory; (b) a permanent population; (c) an autonomous government, and (d) diplomatic recognition by at least one of the Member States of the United Nations
The entity represented by the Football Association is included on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories
The entity represented by the Football Association is included in the directory of countries and territories of the Travelers' Century Club.
The entity represented by the Football Association is a member of the UNPO and/or the FUEN
The entity represented by the Football Association is a minority included in the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, maintained and published by Minority Rights Group International
The entity represented by the Football Association is a linguistic minority, the language of which is included on the List of ISO 639-2 codes

List of members

As of May 2024^[4]

Europe (31)
Team
Abkhazia
Artsakh
Chameria
Cornwall
Crimea
County of Nice
Délvidék
Donetsk
Elba Island
Ellan Vannin
Felvidék
Franconia
Greenland
Jersey
Kárpátalja
Lazistan
Luhansk
Monaco
Northern Cyprus
Occitania
Padania
Raetia
Romani people
Sápmi
Sardinia
Skåneland
South Ossetia
Székely Land
Transnistria
Western Armenia
Yorkshire

Asia (12)
Team
Arameans Suryoye
East Turkestan
Karen
Kurdistan Region
Lezgians
Panjab
Rohingya
Ryukyu Islands
Tamil Eelam
Tibet
United Koreans in Japan
West Papua

Africa (9)
Team
Barawa
Barotseland
Chagos Islands
Darfur
Kabylia
Matabeleland
Somaliland
Western Sahara
Zanzibar

North America (3)
Team
Cascadia
Quebec
Kuskatan

South America (2)
Team
Mapuche
Rapa Nui

Oceania (4)
Team
Hawaii
Kiribati
Mariya
Tuvalu

Women's football

All members of CONIFA are encouraged to invest in women's football in their communities, and to create female national selections to play and compete against other CONIFA members.

CONIFA's first ever official women's football match took place on 10 November 2018 in Northern Cyprus, with Sápmi ladies beating their Northern Cypriot hosts 4-0 in the Women's Friendship Cup ^[5]

Men football in SA:1970 women football in SA :2010

Important personalities

Presidency

Presidents of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Per-Anders Blind	Sweden	7 June 2013	Incumbent

General Secretaries

General Secretaries of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Sascha Düerkop	Germany	7 June 2013	30 April 2020
2	Jason Heaton	England	30 April 2020	Incumbent

Africa President

Africa President of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Masoud Attai	Zanzibar	7 June 2013	2017
2	Justin Walley	England	2017	Incumbent

Asian President

Asian President of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Safeen Kanabe	Iraq	7 June 2013	2017
2	Jens Jockel	Germany	2017	2020
3	Motoko Jitsukawa	Japan	2020	Incumbent

European President

European President of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Alberto Rischio	Italy	7 June 2013	Incumbent

Latin America President

Latin America President of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Jens Jockel	Germany	2013	2017
2	Zam Gutierrez	Mexico	2017	2019
3	Rogelio Funes Mori	Mexico	2019	Incumbent

North American and Caribbean President

North American and Caribbean President of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Mark Dieler	Germany	2013	2017
2	Noah Wheelock	Canada	2017	2020
3	Aaron Johnsen	United States	2020	Incumbent

Oceanian President

Oceanian President of ConIFA
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
1	Charles Reklai Mitchell	Palau	2014	2017
2	Ben Schultz	Australia	2017	Incumbent

Directors of Women’s Football

Directors of Women’s Football
No.	Name	Country of origin	Took office	Left office
-	Cassie Childers	United States	6 September 2017	2019
1	Kelly Lindsey	United States	February 2019	28 February 2020

References

^ "CONIFA Constitution" (PDF). Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ "Please find our latest update regarding several @CONIFAOfficial matters.pic.twitter.com/5nZXu4FC1p". April 29, 2020.
^ "CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompié Mexicano, its First-Ever Professional League". CONIFA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "Members". CONIFA. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
^ "Sapmi Take Historic Win in First Women's Match". CONIFA. Retrieved 2018-11-25.

External links

Official website

[1] "CONIFA Constitution" (PDF). Retrieved 1 November 2019.

[2] "Please find our latest update regarding several @CONIFAOfficial matters.pic.twitter.com/5nZXu4FC1p". April 29, 2020.

[3] "CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompié Mexicano, its First-Ever Professional League". CONIFA. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[member-4] "Members". CONIFA. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

[womens-5] "Sapmi Take Historic Win in First Women's Match". CONIFA. Retrieved 2018-11-25.

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v t e Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) members
Africa	Barawa Chagos Islands Darfur Kabylia Matabeleland Somaliland Western Sahara Zanzibar Yoruba
Americas	Cascadia Quebec Mapuche Rapa Nui
Asia	Arameans Suryoye East Turkestan Iraqi Kurdistan Panjab Rohingya Ryūkyū Tamil Eelam Tibet United Koreans of Japan West Papua
Europe	Abkhazia Artsakh Canton Ticino Chameria County of Nice Ellan Vannin Felvidék Franconia Kárpátalja Kernow Monaco Northern Cyprus women Occitania women Padania Parishes of Jersey Raetia Romani people Sápmi women Sardinia Sicily South Ossetia Székely Land Transnistria Two Sicilies Western Armenia Yorkshire
Oceania	Hawaiʻi Kiribati Mariya Tuvalu

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
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football