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 . 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.
20-553: 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 ." 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
40-830: A sub-group within CONCACAF. A previous effort to establish a Caribbean regional governing body was the British Caribbean Football Association (BCFA) in January 1957, with the Trinidad & Tobago FA's President Ken Galt as the BCFA's president, and the TTFA's Secretary Eric James as General Secretary, and in 1959, a representative BCFA team toured the UK. In May 2013, under the direction of Damien E. Hughes,
60-774: Is never a liability in this sport". There have been three presidents (and three acting presidents) of the CFU since its foundation: There have been seven general secretaries of the CFU since its foundation: As of 23 July 2016 : CFU Championship Caribbean football tournament Football tournament CFU Championship Organizing body CFU Founded 1978 Abolished 1988 Region Caribbean Number of teams 4 (All Editions) Most successful team(s) [REDACTED] Martinique [REDACTED] Trinidad and Tobago (2 titles each) The CFU Championship (sometimes referred to as
80-449: Is not a competitive championship. A Caribbean national team has played several exhibition fixtures. In 1987 a Caribbean XI entertained Brazilian São Paulo FC and a year later a 'Caribbean Selection' played against the national team of Trinidad and Tobago. Since the formation of the CFU, games have typically taken place in Port of Spain . In August 1993, CFU President Jack Warner ruled out
100-607: Is the representative organization for football associations in the Caribbean . It represents 25 FIFA member nations, as well as 6 territories that are not affiliated with FIFA . The Union was established in January 1978 and its member associations compete in the CONCACAF region. The CFU runs multiple competitions, including the CFU Club Shield , CONCACAF Caribbean Cup , and youth challenge series. The formation of
120-858: The CFU Nations Cup ) was a football tournament for teams in the area of Caribbean between the years 1978–1988. It was the precursor of the Caribbean Cup . Tournament results [ edit ] CFU Championship Year Host Final Group Rank Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place 1978 Details [REDACTED] Trinidad & Tobago [REDACTED] Suriname [REDACTED] Trinidad and Tobago [REDACTED] Haiti [REDACTED] Antigua and Barbuda 1979 Details [REDACTED] Suriname [REDACTED] Haiti [REDACTED] Saint Vincent and
140-506: The CFU relocated their offices from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad to Kingston, Jamaica . In August 2015, Hughes was replaced by Antiguan Neil Cochrane. Cochrane announced that several jobs would be moved from Jamaica to Antigua and a smaller headquarters would be rented. The union was embroiled in a scandal in May 2011 after several representatives of Caribbean Football Associations had been given brown paper envelopes containing US$ 40,000. The incident
160-769: The Caribbean Football Union is credited to former Trinidad and Tobago national footballer Patrick Raymond. In 1976, he approached Phil Woosnam , the Commissioner of the North American Soccer League (NASL), about ownership of a Caribbean franchise within the NASL, and instead, Woosnam proposed the formation of a Caribbean Professional League. Acting on Woosnam's advice, and with assistance from former England player-turned businessman Jimmy Hill and his company World Sports Academy, plus
180-2338: The Century Women's football v t e CONCACAF competitions National team tournaments CONCACAF era Current Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League W Championship U-20 U-17 U-15 Women's Olympic qualifying W Gold Cup W Nations League Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship Multi-sport events Pan-American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games Defunct CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Cup Olympic qualifying NAFU North American Nations Cup CFU CFU Championship Caribbean Cup UNCAF Copa Centroamericana Pre-CONCACAF Defunct NAFC NAFC Championship CCCF CCCF Championship CCCF Youth Championship Panamerican Championship Club tournaments Current Champions Cup W Champions Cup Futsal Club Championship Regional Central American Cup Caribbean Cup Caribbean Shield UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship Defunct CONCACAF League Caribbean Club Championship Copa Interamericana Copa Interclubes UNCAF Cup Winners Cup Giants Cup North American SuperLiga v t e Caribbean Football Union Associations Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Grenada Guadeloupe Guyana Haiti Jamaica Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin Saint Vincent and
200-4414: The Grenadines [REDACTED] Suriname [REDACTED] Trinidad and Tobago 1981 Details [REDACTED] Puerto Rico [REDACTED] Trinidad and Tobago [REDACTED] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [REDACTED] Guadeloupe [REDACTED] Puerto Rico 1983 Details [REDACTED] French Guiana [REDACTED] Martinique [REDACTED] Trinidad and Tobago [REDACTED] French Guiana [REDACTED] Antigua and Barbuda 1985 Details [REDACTED] Barbados [REDACTED] Martinique [REDACTED] Barbados [REDACTED] Guadeloupe [REDACTED] Suriname 1988 Details [REDACTED] Martinique [REDACTED] Trinidad and Tobago [REDACTED] Antigua and Barbuda [REDACTED] Martinique [REDACTED] Guadeloupe Winners [ edit ] Wins Nation Year(s) 2 times [REDACTED] Martinique 1983, 1985 2 times [REDACTED] Trinidad and Tobago 1981, 1988 1 time [REDACTED] Suriname 1978 1 time [REDACTED] Haiti 1979 References [ edit ] [1] v t e International association football FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline World ( FIFA ) FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games [REDACTED] Asia ( AFC ) AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Asian Games Regional ASEAN CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games Far Eastern Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games Africa ( CAF ) CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 CAF African Nations Championship African Games Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNIFFAC WAFU Central African Games Indian Ocean Island Games North America ( CONCACAF ) CONCACAF Gold Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 CONCACAF Championship CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Cup NAFC Championship CCCF Championship Central America and Caribbean Games Regional North American Nations Cup Copa Centroamericana CFU Championship Caribbean Cup LIFA Cup WIFA Cup Central America Games South America ( CONMEBOL ) CONMEBOL Copa América U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 South American Games Regional Bolivarian Games Oceania ( OFC ) OFC Nations Cup U-23 U-19 U-17 Regional Melanesia Cup Polynesia Cup Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games Europe ( UEFA ) UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Central European Cup Balkan Cup Baltic Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship Inter-Continental CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions CPF Panamerican Championship CAF-AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations AFC–OFC Challenge Cup FIFA Arab Cup Palestine Cup Kuneitra Cup Overseas Cup Afro-Asian Games Arab Games Francophone Games GANEFO Goodwill Games Islamic Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Cup Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Non-FIFA CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup FIFI Wild Cup UIAFA Great European Tournament Island Games Micronesian Games Universiade World Unity Football Alliance See also Geography Codes Player / Club of
220-1444: The Grenadines Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands Competitions for national and regional teams Caribbean Cup CFU U-20 Tournament CFU U-15 Championship CFU Olympic Qualifiers CFU Women's Caribbean Cup CFU Women's U-20 CFU Women's U-17 Qualifiers CFU Women's Olympic Qualifiers CFU Championship (defunct) Club competitions CFU Club Championship Caribbean Professional Football League (defunct) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CFU_Championship&oldid=1251391942 " Categories : Recurring sporting events established in 1978 Recurring events disestablished in 1988 Defunct international association football competitions in North America Caribbean Cup 1978 establishments in North America 1988 disestablishments in North America Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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260-470: The actions of over 30 CFU representatives and resulted in the resignation of the CFU president, the suspension of the organization's vice-presidents and staff, and the resignation of several national football association staff. The CFU Championship was a tournament for national teams in the region active between 1978 and 1988. It was sometimes referred to as the CFU Nations Cup. The Caribbean Cup
280-614: The possibility of merging the Caribbean nations into one national football team, similar to the West Indies cricket team . He said: "There seems to be some myth outside there that a Caribbean team is the answer to football in the region. I have never heard anything so ludicrous," said Warner, "If to reach a [FIFA] World Cup have to be considered by size, why haven't China ever made it. The simple fact is, we must take whatever seems to be our liabilities and make them our assets. Being small
300-614: The recommendation of former FIFA President Sir Stanley Rous , that a Caribbean regional governing body as a sub-group within CONCACAF be the first order of business, Raymond introduced the initiative in August 1977 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that eventually led to the formation of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). The CFU was inaugurated on January 28, 1978, in Port-au-Prince , Haiti, as the Caribbean region's governing football body and
320-585: The winner of the rebranded Caribbean Club Championship qualified for the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. The CONCACAF Caribbean Cup is the latest announced regional competition. Previously the CFU had organised a pan-Caribbean league, the Caribbean Professional Football League ; it was active between 1992 and 1994. No outright winner or champion emerges from this competition as it
340-632: 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. Caribbean Football Union The Caribbean Football Union ( CFU )
360-687: Was introduced The 1992 edition was cancelled because Mexico and United States decided to enter the Amistad Cup instead. 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
380-399: Was reported to the CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer . The next day, footage from a private meeting between CFU officials was leaked to the public. This footage showed President Jack Warner informing the delegates who had received envelopes that the funds within were for their personal use, stating,"If you're pious, you should go to church." An investigation initiated by FIFA examined
400-507: Was the international cup for the Caribbean between 1989 and 2017; the top 4 teams in the tournament used to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup . The Caribbean Club Championship was the championship for Caribbean club teams. The winner qualified for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup from 1997 and until 2008, and from 2008–09 until 2016–17, the top 3 clubs qualified for a preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League . Since 2017,
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