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North American Football Union

The North American Football Union (NAFU; ; ) is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football organizations in the North American Zone. The NAFU has no organizational structure. The statutes say "CONCACAF shall recognize ... The North American Football Union (NAFU)" (emphasis added). The NAFU provides one of CONCACAF's representatives to the FIFA Executive Committee.

History

Member associations

The North American Football Union has three member associations:

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

North American Nations Cup

The North American Football Union organized 2 North American Nations Cups in 1990 and 1991 to contest on the North American zone before the CONCACAF Gold Cup was introduced.

The 1992 edition was cancelled because Mexico and United States decided to enter the Amistad Cup instead.

Clubs

The Leagues Cup is a club tournament between teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX that was established in 2019. 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. 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.

Major tournament records

Legend
  • – Champion
  • – Runner-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986)
  • 2R – Second group stage (1982)
  • GS – Group stage (1930 and since 1950)
  • 1R – First round (1934 and 1938)
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • — Did not qualify
  • — Did not enter/withdrew
  • — Banned
  •  — Hosts

FIFA World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup

See also

References

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