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.[1] 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.
History
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Member associations
The North American Football Union has three member associations:[2]
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."
Greenland, who could join UEFA due to political links with Denmark or CONCACAF due to geographical proximity,[3] announced in May 2022 that the association had officially begun the process of becoming a member of CONCACAF and were expected to attend the body’s next congress with observer status. It was anticipated that the association would submit its formal application by 2024 or 2025.[4]
Jersey, were rumored by Greenland Manager Morten Rutjkær, to be interested in joining CONCACAF.[5] This follows a failed bid to join the European confederation UEFA in 2020.[6] Jersey would geographically be closest to the North American Football Union were they to join, although located over 2,200 miles from Canada.
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.[12] 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.[13]
^"Member Associations". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
