A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football . Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club , group, state or nation, an all-star team or even selected as a hypothetical team (such as a dream team or team of the century ) and never play an actual match.
7-530: The CONCACAF League was an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF as its second-tier continental competition. It was announced on 8 May 2017. The competition used a knockout cup format with each round having two legs. The top six teams proceeded to the CONCACAF Champions League . From 2019 to 2022 the tournament featured 22 teams, an increase from 16 in the 2017 and 2018 editions. The competition ended after
14-522: Is a type of sports club which is an organized or incorporated body. Typically these will have a committee, secretary, president, or chairperson, registrar and members. Football clubs typically have a set of rules, including rules under which they play and are themselves typically members of a league or association which are affiliated with a governing body within their sport. Clubs may field multiple teams from their registered players (which may participate in several different divisions or leagues). A club
21-694: Is responsible for ensuring the continued existence of its teams in their respective competitions. The oldest football clubs date back to the early 19th century. While records exist for most incorporated clubs, they do not exist for all football clubs. Standalone clubs are usually run like businesses and appear on official registers . However many football clubs were formed as part of larger organisations (schools, athletic clubs, societies) and therefore public records of their formation and operation may not be kept unless they compete with other teams. Football clubs may also be dormant for periods and be re-formed (for example going into recess for reasons such as war or lack of
28-415: Is that it gives teams access to additional volunteer or paid support staff, facilities and equipment. There are several varieties of football, including association football , gridiron football , Australian rules football , Gaelic football , rugby league and rugby union . The number of players selected for each team, within these varieties and their associated codes, can vary substantially. Sometimes,
35-742: The Caribbean (from 2 or 3 associations), and 1 from North America (from 1 association). 18 from the Central American Zone : 3 from the Caribbean Zone : 1 from the North American Zone : Football team The difference between a football team and a football club is incorporation , a football club is an entity which is formed and governed by a committee and has members which may consist of supporters in addition to players. The benefit of club formation
42-775: The 2022 edition due to the expansion of the CONCACAF Champions League, (renamed to Champions Cup) starting with the 2024 edition. Two regional competitions – the Central American Cup and the Caribbean Cup – were created as qualifying competitions to the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Since the 2019 edition, a total of 22 teams participated in the CONCACAF League: 18 from Central America (from 7 associations), 3 from
49-441: The word "team" may be limited to those who play on the field in a match and does not always include other players who may take part as replacements or emergency players. "Football squad" may be used to be inclusive of these support and reserve players. The words team and club are sometimes used interchangeably by supporters, typically referring to the team within the club playing in the highest division or competition. A football club
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