Confederation of Independent Football Associations

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

Confederation of Independent Football Associations
Formation15th August 2013 (15th August 2013)
TypeFederation of associations
HeadquartersLuleå, Norrbotten, Sweden
Membership
62 Members
Official languages
English is the official language for minutes, correspondence and announcements. French, German, Spanish and Italian are additional languages [1]
President
Per-Anders Blind
Websitewww.conifa.org

History
Map of ConIFA Tournaments
World Cup: European Cup:

Tournaments

World Football Cup
Main article: CONIFA World Football Cup

European Football Cup
Main article: CONIFA European Football Cup

Future Tournaments
  • 2021 CONIFA Women's World Football Cup
  • 2021 CONIFA Africa Football Cup
  • 2021 CONIFA America Football Cup
  • 2021 CONIFA Asian Football Cup
  • 2021 CONIFA Oceania Football Cup

National leagues sanctioned by CONIFA

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:

List of members

As of August 2020[4]

Europe (32)
Team
 Abkhazia
 Artsakh
 Chameria
 Cornwall
 Crimea
 County of Nice
 Délvidék
 Donetsk
Elba Island
 Ellan Vannin
 Felvidék
 Franconia
 Greenland
 Kárpátalja
 Lazistan
 Luhansk
 Monaco
 Northern Cyprus
 Occitania
 Padania
Parishes of Jersey
 Raetia
 Romani people
 Sápmi
 Sardinia
 Skåneland
 South Ossetia
 Székely Land
 Transnistria
 Two Sicilies
 Western Armenia
 Yorkshire
Asia (12)
Team
 Arameans Suryoye
 East Turkestan
Karen
 Kurdistan Region
Lezgians
 Panjab
 Rohingya
Ryūkyū
 Tamil Eelam
 Tibet
 United Koreans in Japan
West Papua
Africa (8)
Team
 Barawa
 Barotseland
 Chagos Islands
 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.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Per-Anders Blind Sweden7 June 2013Incumbent

General Secretaries
General Secretaries of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Sascha Düerkop Germany7 June 201330 April 2020
2Jason Heaton England30 April 2020Incumbent

Africa President
Africa President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Masoud Attai Zanzibar7 June 20132017
2Justin Walley England2017Incumbent

Asian President
Asian President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Safeen Kanabe Iraq7 June 20132017
2Jens Jockel Germany20172020
3Motoko Jitsukawa Japan2020Incumbent

European President
European President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Alberto Rischio Italy7 June 2013Incumbent

Latin America President
Latin America President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Jens Jockel Germany20132017
2Zam Gutierrez Mexico20172019
3Rogelio Funes Mori Mexico2019Incumbent

North American and Caribbean President
North American and Caribbean President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Mark Dieler Germany20132017
2Noah Wheelock Canada20172020
3Aaron Johnsen United States2020Incumbent

Oceanian President
Oceanian President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Charles Reklai Mitchell Palau20142017
2Ben Schultz Australia2017Incumbent

Directors of Women’s Football
Directors of Women’s Football
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
-Cassie Childers United States6 September 20172019
1Kelly Lindsey United StatesFebruary 201928 February 2020
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See also

References
  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.
  4. "Members". CONIFA. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  5. "Sapmi Take Historic Win in First Women's Match". CONIFA. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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