List of football associations by date of foundation
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This is a list of national and regional football associations by date of foundation.
Europe (UEFA)
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Notes
[edit]- ^1 Originally affiliated to the Belfast based Irish Football Association. In 1921 the LFA became founding members of the Dublin based Football Association of Ireland.
- ^2 Not a UEFA member.
- ^3 Founded as the Football Association of Yugoslavia.
- ^4 Founded as the Sarajevo football subassociation of former Yugoslavia in 1920 but re-founded as the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.
North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
[edit]North American Zone (NAFU)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Mexican Football Federation | Mexico City | National |  Mexico
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| 1912 | Canadian Soccer Association | Ottawa | National |  Canada
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| 1913 | United States Soccer Federation | Chicago | National |  United States
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Central American Zone (UNCAF)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | National Football Federation of Guatemala | Guatemala City | National |  Guatemala
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| 1921 | Costa Rican Football Federation | San José | National |  Costa Rica
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| 1931 | Nicaraguan Football Federation | Managua | National |  Nicaragua
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| 1935 | Salvadoran Football Association | San Salvador | National |  El Salvador
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| 1937 | Panamanian Football Federation | Panama City | National |  Panama
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| 1951 | National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras | Tegucigalpa | National |  Honduras
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| 1980 | Football Federation of Belize | Belmopan | National |  Belize
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Caribbean Zone (CFU)
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South America (CONMEBOL)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Argentine Football Association | Buenos Aires | National |  Argentina
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| 1895 | Chilean Football Federation | Santiago de Chile | National |  Chile
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| 1900 | Uruguayan Football Association | Montevideo | National |  Uruguay
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| 1906 | Paraguayan Football Association | Asunción | National |  Paraguay
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| 1914 | Brazilian Football Confederation | Rio de Janeiro | National |  Brazil
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| 1922 | Peruvian Football Federation | Lima | National |  Peru
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| 1924 | Colombian Football Federation | Barranquilla | National |  Colombia
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| 1925 | Bolivian Football Federation | Cochabamba | National |  Bolivia
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| 1925 | Ecuadorian Football Federation | Quito | National |  Ecuador
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| 1926 | Venezuelan Football Federation | Caracas | National |  Venezuela
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Africa (CAF)
[edit]Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Egyptian Football Association | Cairo | National |  Egypt
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| 1955 | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | Rabat | National |  Morocco
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| 1956 | Tunisian Football Federation | Tunis | National |  Tunisia
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| 1962 | Algerian Football Federation | Algiers | National |  Algeria
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| 1962 | Libyan Football Federation | Tripoli | National |  Libya
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West Africa Football Union (WAFU)
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Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Federation of Uganda Football Associations | Kampala | National |  Uganda
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| 1926 | Zanzibar Football Association | Zanzibar City | National |  Zanzibar
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| 1930 | Tanzania Football Federation | Dar es Salaam | National |  Tanzania
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| 1936 | Sudan Football Association | Khartoum | National |  Sudan
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| 1943 | Ethiopian Football Federation | Addis Ababa | National |  Ethiopia
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| 1948 | Football Federation of Burundi | Bujumbura | National |  Burundi
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| 1950 | Somali Football Federation | Mogadishu | National |  Somalia
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| 1960 | Kenya Football Federation | Nairobi | National |  Kenya
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| 1972 | Rwandese Association Football Federation | Kigali | National |  Rwanda
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| 1979 | Djiboutian Football Federation | Djibouti City | National |  Djibouti
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| 1992 | Eritrean National Football Federation | Asmara | National |  Eritrea
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| 2011 | South Sudan Football Association | Juba | National |  South Sudan
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Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Congolese Association Football Federation | Kinshasa | National |  DR Congo
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| 1959 | Cameroonian Football Federation | Yaoundé | National |  Cameroon
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| 1960 | Equatoguinean Football Federation | Malabo | National |  Equatorial Guinea
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| 1961 | Central African Football Federation | Bangui | National |  Central African Republic
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| 1962 | Chadian Football Federation | N'Djamena | National |  Chad
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| 1962 | Congolese Football Federation | Brazzaville | National |  Congo
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| 1962 | Gabonese Football Federation | Libreville | National |  Gabon
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| 1975 | São Toméan Football Federation | São Tomé | National |  São Tomé and Príncipe
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Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Football Association of Zambia | Lusaka | National |  Zambia
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| 1932 | Lesotho Football Association | Maseru | National |  Lesotho
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| 1952 | Mauritius Football Association | Plaines Wilhems District | National |  Mauritius
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| 1961 | Malagasy Football Federation | Antananarivo | National |  Madagascar
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| 1965 | Zimbabwe Football Association | Harare | National |  Zimbabwe
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| 1966 | Football Association of Malawi | Chiwembe | National |  Malawi
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| 1968 | Eswatini Football Association | Mbabane | National |  Eswatini
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| 1970 | Botswana Football Association | Gaborone | National |  Botswana
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| 1975 | Mozambican Football Federation | Maputo | National |  Mozambique
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| 1979 | Angolan Football Federation | Luanda | National |  Angola
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| 1979 | Comoros Football Federation | Mitsamiouli | National |  Comoros
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| 1979 | Seychelles Football Federation | Mahé | National |  Seychelles
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| 1991 | South African Football Association | Johannesburg | National |  South Africa
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| 1992 | Namibia Football Association | Windhoek | National |  Namibia
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Asia (AFC)
[edit]ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Football Association of Singapore | Kallang | National |  Singapore
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| 1907 | Philippine Football Federation | Pasig | National |  Philippines
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| 1916 | Football Association of Thailand | Bangkok | National |  Thailand
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| 1930 | Football Association of Indonesia | Jakarta | National |  Indonesia
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| 1933 | Football Federation of Cambodia | Phnom Penh | National |  Cambodia
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| 1933 | Football Association of Malaysia | Kelana Jaya | National |  Malaysia
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| 1947 | Myanmar Football Federation | Yangon | National |  Myanmar
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| 1951 | Lao Football Federation | Vientiane | National |  Laos
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| 1961 | Football Australia | Sydney | National |  Australia
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| 1962 | Vietnam Football Federation | Hanoi | National |  Vietnam
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| 2002 | East Timor Football Federation | Dili | National |  East Timor
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East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Hong Kong Football Association | Ho Man Tin | National |  Hong Kong
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| 1921[2] | Japan Football Association | Tokyo | National |  Japan
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| 1924 | Chinese Football Association | Peking | National |  China
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| 1928 | Korea Football Association | Seoul | National |  South Korea
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| 1936 | Chinese Taipei Football Association | New Taipei City | National |  Chinese Taipei
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| 1939 | Macau Football Association | Macau | National |  Macau
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| 1945 | DPR Korea Football Association | Pyongyang | National |  North Korea
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| 1959 | Mongolian Football Federation | Ulaanbaatar | National |  Mongolia
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| 1975 | Guam Football Association | Barrigada | National |  Guam
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| 2005 | Northern Mariana Islands Football Association | Saipan | National |  Northern Mariana Islands
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Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Afghanistan Football Federation | Kabul | National |  Afghanistan
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| 1946 | Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran | Tehran | National |  Iran
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| 1946 | Uzbekistan Football Federation | Tashkent | National |  Uzbekistan
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| 1936 | Tajikistan National Football Federation | Dushanbe | National |  Tajikistan
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| 1992 | Football Association of Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | National |  Turkmenistan
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| 1992 | Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic | Bishkek | National |  Kyrgyzstan
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South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Bangladesh Football Federation | Dhaka | National |  Bangladesh
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| 1983 | Bhutan Football Federation | Thimphu | National |  Bhutan
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| 1937 | All India Football Federation | New Delhi | National |  India
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| 1982 | Football Association of Maldives | Malé | National |  Maldives
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| 1951 | All Nepal Football Association | Lalitpur | National |  Nepal
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| 1947 | Pakistan Football Federation | Lahore | National |  Pakistan
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| 1939 | Football Sri Lanka | Colombo | National |  Sri Lanka
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West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Palestinian Football Association | Jerusalem | National |  Palestine
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| 1933 | Federation Libanaise de Football | Beirut | National |  Lebanon
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| 1936 | Syrian Football Association | Damascus | National |  Syria
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| 1948 | Iraq Football Association | Baghdad | National |  Iraq
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| 1949 | Jordan Football Association | Amman | National |  Jordan
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| 1952 | Kuwait Football Association | Kuwait City | National |  Kuwait
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| 1956 | Saudi Arabia Football Federation | Riyadh | National |  Saudi Arabia
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| 1957 | Bahrain Football Association | Manama | National |  Bahrain
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| 1960 | Qatar Football Association | Doha | National |  Qatar
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| 1962 | Yemen Football Association | Sana'a | National |  Yemen
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| 1971 | United Arab Emirates Football Association | Abu Dhabi | National |  United Arab Emirates
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| 1978 | Oman Football Association | Muscat | National |  Oman
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Oceania (OFC)
[edit]| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | New Zealand Football | Auckland | National |  New Zealand
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| 1928 | New Caledonian Football Federation | Noumea | National |  New Caledonia
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| 1934 | Vanuatu Football Federation | Port Vila | National |  Vanuatu
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| 1938 | Fiji Football Association | Suva | National |  Fiji
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| 1938 | Tahitian Football Federation | Pirae | National |  Tahiti
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| 1962 | Papua New Guinea Football Association | Port Moresby | National |  Papua New Guinea
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| 1965 | Tonga Football Association | Nuku'alofa | National |  Tonga
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| 1968 | Football Federation Samoa | Apia | National |  Samoa
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| 1971 | Cook Islands Football Association | Avarua | National |  Cook Islands
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| 1978 | Solomon Islands Football Federation | Honiara | National |  Solomon Islands
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| 1980 | Kiribati Islands Football Association | South Tarawa | National |  Kiribati
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| 1984 | Football Federation American Samoa | Pago Pago | National |  American Samoa
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Home". glasgowfa.co.uk.
- ^ "Organisation | JFA | Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 27 May 2023.