North American Football Union

North American Football Union (NAFU)

Members of NAFU (orange), alongside the other members of CONCACAF (caramel)
Abbreviation	NAFU

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 provides one of CONCACAF's representatives to the FIFA Executive Committee.

Member associations

The North American Football Union has three member associations: ^[2]

Association	Code
Canada	CAN
Mexico	MEX
United States	USA

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."

Competitions

Main article: List of association football competitions

See also: 2026 in association football, 2026 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

North American Nations Cup

The North American Football Union organized 2 North American Nations Cups in 1990 and 1991 to contest on the North American zone before the CONCACAF Gold Cup was introduced.

• 1990 North American Nations Cup ^[3]
• 1991 North American Nations Cup ^[4]
• 1992 North American Nations Cup (cancelled)

The 1992 edition was cancelled because Mexico and United States decided to enter the Amistad Cup instead. ^[5]

Clubs

The Leagues Cup is a club tournament between teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX that was established in 2019. ^[6] It is the North American Zone's regional qualification tournament for the CONCACAF Champions League.

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. ^[7] 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. ^[8]

Major tournament records

Legend

1st – Champion 2nd – Runner-up 3rd – Third place 4th – Fourth place QF – Quarter-finals R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986) 2R – Second group stage (1982) GS – Group stage (1930 and since 1950) 1R – First round (1934 and 1938)

q – Qualified for upcoming tournament  • — Did not qualify   — Did not enter/withdrew  × — Banned    — Hosts

FIFA World Cup

Main article: FIFA World Cup

Team	1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	2026	Years	Inclusive WC qual.
Canada						•			•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	q	3	16
Mexico	GS	•		GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	QF	•	GS	•	QF	×	R16	R16	R16	R16	R16	R16	R16	GS	q	18	21
United States	3rd	1R		GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	GS	QF	GS	R16	R16	•	R16	q	12	22
Total	2	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	33	–

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup

Team	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015	2019	2023	Years	Inclusive WC Qual.
Canada	•	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	QF	R16	GS	8	9
Mexico	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	3	9
United States	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	R16	9	9
Total	1	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	16

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup

Team	1992	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2009	2013	2017	Years
Canada	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mexico	•	3rd	GS	1st	GS	•	4th	•	GS	4th	7
United States	3rd	•	•	3rd	•	GS	•	2nd	•	•	4
Total	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	12

See also

• Central American Football Union
• Caribbean Football Union
• North American Football Confederation
• Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation

References

1. "CONCACAF Statutes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
2. "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.
3. 1990 North American Championship ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. 1991 North American Championship ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "CCCF and Concacaf Championships". RSSSF . Retrieved 8 April 2012.
6. Marshall, Tom (29 May 2019). "MLS and Liga MX announce Leagues Cup". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
7. "SuperLiga Regulations" (PDF). mlsnet.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.
8. "Major League Soccer and Liga MX Fuel Rivalry with New Partnership". mlssoccer.com (Press release). Major League Soccer. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

External links

• NAFU – North American Football Union at Football Mywapblog (archived 18 August 2016)