Confederation of Independent Football Associations
Formation15 August 2013 (15 August 2013)
TypeFederation of associations
HeadquartersLuleå, Norrbotten, Sweden
Membership
41 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
Websiteconifa.org

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

Competitions

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 Cyprus hosts 4–0 in the Women's Friendship Cup.[2] CONIFA announced their first Women's World Football Cup on 31 January 2021, to be hosted by Székely Land between 23 and 30 June 2021 and involve 6 teams.[3]

Current title holders

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition[5]
World Championship
World Football Cup 2018 (final)  Kárpátalja
1st
 Northern Cyprus 2024 June
Women's World Football Cup 2022 (final)  Sápmi
1st
 Tibet 2024 June
Continental Championship
European Football Cup 2019 (final)  South Ossetia
1st
 Western Armenia 2023 (final)
Africa Football Cup 2022  Biafra
1st
 Matabeleland TBD
South America Football Cup 2022 Maule Sur
1st
Mapuche TBD
North America Football Cup
2023
Asia Football Cup 2023  Tamil Eelam
1st
Hmong FF TBD
Futsal Championship
CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup 2021 (final)  County of Nice
Unknown
 Sardinia TBD

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 January 2024[6]

Europe (17)
Team
 Abkhazia
 Artsakh
Canton Ticino
 Chameria
 Cornwall
Elba Island
 Ellan Vannin
 Kárpátalja
 Northern Cyprus
 Padania
 Raetia
 Sápmi
 Sardinia
 South Ossetia
 Székely Land
 Two Sicilies
 Western Armenia
Asia (8)
Team
 East Turkestan
Hmong FF
Kashmir
 Kurdistan Region
Pakistan All-Stars[7]
 Panjab
 Tamil Eelam
 Tibet
Africa (4)
Team
 Biafra[8]
 Kabylie
Katanga
Yoruba Yoruba national football team
North America (4)
Team
ANBM
 Cascadia
Kiskeya
Kuskatan[9]
South America (6)
Team
Armenian Argentine Community football team[10]
Aymara[11]
Guna People
Mapuche
Maule Sur
São Paulo FAD
Oceania (2)
Team
Hawaiʻi
West Papua football association West Papua

Important personalities

Presidency

Presidents of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Per-Anders Blind Sweden7 June 2013Incumbent

Vice-Presidents of ConIFA

Vice-Presidents of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Malcolm Blackburn Isle of Man20142016
2Kristof Wenczel Hungary2015Incumbent
3Dimitri Pagave Abkhazia2016Incumbent

General Secretaries

General Secretaries of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Sascha Düerkop Germany7 June 201330 April 2020
2Jason HeatonEngland England30 April 20202 August 2021
3Piotr PodlewskiPoland Poland2 August 20217 August 2022
4Jeroen ZandbergNetherlands Netherlands7 August 2022Incumbent

Africa President

Africa President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Masoud Attai Zanzibar7 June 20132017
2Justin Walley England20172020
3Christian Lubasi Luzongo Kalalaluka Zambia20202022
4Ngala Maimo Wajiri Cameroon2022Incumbent

Asian President

Asian President of ConIFA
No.NameCountry of originTook officeLeft office
1Tariq Abdulrahman  Iraq7 June 20132017
2Jens Jockel Germany20172020
3Motoko Jitsukawa Japan20202022
4Ruby-Ann Kagaoan Philippines2022Incumbent

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
3Diego Bartolotta 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
2Håkan Kuorak Sweden28 February 2020 ???
3Norma Aguilera Mexico ???Incumbent

See also

References

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  2. "Sapmi Take Historic Win in First Women's Match". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. "CONIFA Announces First-Ever Women's World Football Cup". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  4. "CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompié Mexicano, its First-Ever Professional League". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. "Calendar". www.conifa.org. Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA). Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. "Members". www.conifa.org. Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA). Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. "Pakistan Football Association joins CONIFA". Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  8. "Biafra De Facto Customary Government to participate in maiden CONIFA African Tournament". standardobservers.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. "Kuskatan joins CONIFA, reminds us of Latin American potential". kickingtheglobe.substack.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  10. "Profile". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  11. "CONIFA – The Guerrilla Alternative". hamptonthink.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
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