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