The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF, is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, for geopolitical reasons, three nations from the Guianas subregion of South America—Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. The CONCACAF's primary functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct the World Cup and Women's World Cup qualifying tournaments.
In Canada, soccer is the most popular sport in terms of participation rate; according to FIFA's Big Count, almost 2.7 million people played in Canada in 2006. Professional soccer in Canada is played in the Canadian Premier League and Major League Soccer. Canada also has many semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues. Canada's men's and women's national soccer teams are ranked 33rd and 6th respectively in the FIFA World Rankings as of February 10, 2022.
The Mexican Football Federation is the governing body of association football in Mexico. It administers the Mexico national team, the Liga MX and all affiliated amateur sectors, and controls promoting, organizing, directing, expanding, and supervising competitive football in Mexico.
The U.S. Virgin Islands national soccer team, nicknamed The Dashing Eagle, is the national soccer team of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is controlled by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation.
The Sint Maarten national football team is the football team of Sint Maarten, the Dutch half of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, and is controlled by the Sint Maarten Soccer Association. Sint Maarten is not a member of FIFA, and therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup. However, the association applied for FIFA membership in 2016 but was rejected. In April 2022, the Sint Maarten Soccer Association appealed to the CAS against FIFA’s ruling.
The U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation is the governing body of soccer in the United States Virgin Islands. The U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation, or the USVISF controls the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation Premier League. The annual Premier League is preceded by the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation President’s Cup, an annual knockout tournament, and completed with the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation‘s “Big 4” Competition, an annual end of league competition that pits the top 2 teams from each region in the Premier League against each other to determine the top team in the territory.
The Bahamas women's national football team is the national women's football team of the Bahamas and is overseen by the Bahamas Football Association. the team played its first game in 2000. the team registered one victory from nine matches they played. they are yet to qualify for a CONCACAF W Championship or any other major tournament.
Anguilla women's national football team is the national team of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, and is controlled by the Anguilla Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. As of November 2015, it remains unranked on the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
The Bonaire national football team is the national football team of the Caribbean island of Bonaire, a public body of the Netherlands. It is under the control of the Bonaire Football Federation. It became a member of the CFU and an associate member of CONCACAF on 19 April 2013. after which it became a full CONCACAF member on 10 June 2014 The team can participate in the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Caribbean Cup because of their membership in the confederation and sub-confederation. However, Bonaire is not a member of FIFA and therefore can not compete in the FIFA World Cup or other FIFA events.
The qualifying phase of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League was a one-off tournament that took place from 6 September 2018 to 24 March 2019. The qualifying determined the seeding for the group phase of the inaugural tournament, as well as determining the remaining ten teams that qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League C was the third and lowest division of the 2019–20 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF.
Jett Blaschka is a footballer who played for Manchester 62 of the Gibraltar Football League, and plays for the United States Virgin Islands national team.
The qualifying competition for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship determined five of the eight teams of the final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Ramesses Moore-McGuinness is a U.S. Virgin Islands soccer player who currently plays for Pittsburgh City United FC of the UPSL, and the US Virgin Islands national team.
The 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C was the lowest division of the 2022–23 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. It was held from 2 June 2022 to 28 March 2023.
Jimson St. Louis is a United States Virgin Islands international soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Dalton State Roadrunners and the United States Virgin Islands national team.
Axel Bartsch is a United States Virgin Islands soccer who plays as a midfielder for the United States Virgin Islands national team.
Shomari Francis is a U.S. Virgin Island soccer player who plays as a forward for the UVI Bucaneers and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
LRVI FC is a United States Virgin Islands football club based in Saint Thomas. The club competes in the U.S. Virgin Islands Premier League, the top tier of USVI football. Founder Joseph Limeburner is the current club President LRVI FC is the only club in the United States Virgin Islands officially licensed by CONCACAF.
