CONCACAF: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), also known as The Football Confederation, is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Three South American entities, the independent nations of Guyana and Suriname and the French département of French Guiana, are also members. CONCACAF was founded in its current form in 1961, and is one of the six continental confederations allied to FIFA.

Its primary administrative function is to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and also to conduct World Cup qualifiying tournaments.

Member Nations

• Anguilla
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Aruba
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bermuda
• British Virgin Islands
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• El Salvador
• French Guyana
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Martinique
• Mexico
• Montserrat
• Netherlands Antilles
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Puerto Rico
• Saint Lucia
• Saint-Martin
• Sint Maarten
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Vincent and The Grenadines
• Suriname
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• US Virgin Islands
• USA

• CONCACAF Gold Cup
• CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup