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North American Football Union

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North American Football Union (NAFU)
AbbreviationNAFU
TypeSports governing body
Membership
3 member associations

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]

Association Code
Canada Canada CAN
Mexico Mexico MEX
United States 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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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

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

FIFA World Cup

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Team Uruguay
1930
Italy
1934
France
1938
Brazil
1950
Switzerland
1954
Sweden
1958
Chile
1962
England
1966
Mexico
1970
West Germany
1974
Argentina
1978
Spain
1982
Mexico
1986
Italy
1990
United States
1994
France
1998
South Korea
Japan
2002
Germany
2006
South Africa
2010
Brazil
2014
Russia
2018
Qatar
2022
Canada
Mexico
United States
2026
Years Inclusive
WC qual.
 Canada GS GS q 3 16
 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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Team China
1991
Sweden
1995
United States
1999
United States
2003
China
2007
Germany
2011
Canada
2015
France
2019
Australia
New Zealand
2023
Years Inclusive
WC Qual.
 Canada GS GS 4th GS GS QF R16 GS 8 9
 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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Team 1992
Saudi Arabia
1995
Saudi Arabia
1997
Saudi Arabia
1999
Mexico
2001
South Korea
Japan
2003
France
2005
Germany
2009
South Africa
2013
Brazil
2017
Russia
Years
 Canada × GS 1
 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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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.
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