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The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.
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| Formation | 15 August 2013 |
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| Type | Sports governing body |
| Headquarters | Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden |
| Membership | 41 member associations |
Official languages | English is the official language for minutes, correspondence, and announcements. French, German, Italian, and Spanish are additional languages |
President |  Per-Anders Blind |
| Website | CONIFA.org |
Competitions
This section needs to be updated. (April 2025) |
Men's World Football Cup
Women's World Football Cup Asian Football Cup
European Football CupMen's competitions
- CONIFA Men's World Football Cup
- CONIFA African Football Cup
- CONIFA Asian Football Cup
- CONIFA European Football Cup
- CONIFA South American Football Cup
National league sanctioned by CONIFA
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Liga de Balompié Mexicano- Kurdistan Football Association
Women's competition
Futsal competition
- CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup
Current title holders
| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition |
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| World Championships | |||||
| CONIFA Men's World Football Cup | 2018 (final) |  Kárpátalja | 1st |  Northern Cyprus | TBD |
| 2024 (final) |  Sápmi | 2nd |  | TBD | |
| Continental Championships | |||||
| CONIFA African Football Cup |  Biafra | 1st |  Matabeleland | TBD | |
| CONIFA Asian Football Cup | Tamil Eelam | 1st |  Hmong FF | July | |
| July | |||||
| CONIFA European Football Cup | 2019 (final) |  South Ossetia | 1st |  Western Armenia | TBD |
 Monaco | 1st |  Padania | TBD | ||
| CONIFA South American Football Cup | 2022 |  Maule Sur | 1st |  Mapuche | TBD |
| Futsal Championship | |||||
| CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup | 2021 (final) |  County of Nice | 1st |  Sardinia | TBD |
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. 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.
Futsal Tournament
The first futsal Tournament was the 2021 CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup which was held in Italy and consisted of disabled futsal teams near the Mediterranean Sea.
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 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:
- The football association is a member of one of the six continental confederations of FIFA, which are: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA.
- The entity represented by the football association is a member of the International Olympic Committee.
- The entity represented by the football association is a member of one of the member federations of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF).
- The entity represented by the football association is in possession of an ISO 3166-1 country code.
- The entity represented by the football association is a de facto independent territory. A territory is considered de facto independent if it meets all of the following criteria: (a) a well-defined territory; (b) a permanent population; (c) an autonomous government, and (d) diplomatic recognition by at least one of the member states of the United Nations.
- The entity represented by the football association is included on the United Nations list of non-self-governing territories.
- The entity represented by the football association is included in the directory of countries and territories of the Travelers' Century Club.
- The entity represented by the football association is a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) and/or the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).
- The entity represented by the football association is a minority included in the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples, maintained and published by Minority Rights Group International.
- The entity represented by the football association is a linguistic minority, the language of which is included on the list of ISO 639-2 codes.
List of members
Current members
As of April 2025:
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Leadership
President
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Per-Anders Blind |  Sweden | 7 June 2013 | Incumbent |
Vice-Presidents
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Malcolm Blackburn |  Isle of Man | 2014 | 2016 |
| 2 | Kristof Wenczel |  Hungary | 2015 | Incumbent |
| 3 | Dimitri Pagave |  Abkhazia | 2016 | Incumbent |
General Secretaries
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Sascha Düerkop |  Germany | 7 June 2013 | 30 April 2020 |
| 2 | Jason Heaton |  England | 30 April 2020 | 2 August 2021 |
| 3 | Piotr Podlewski |  Poland | 2 August 2021 | 7 August 2022 |
| 4 | Jeroen Zandberg |  Netherlands | 7 August 2022 | Incumbent |
African Presidents
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Masoud Attai |  Zanzibar | 7 June 2013 | 2017 |
| 2 | Justin Walley | England | 2017 | 2020 |
| 3 | Christian Lubasi Luzongo Kalalaluka |  Zambia | 2020 | 2022 |
| 4 | Ngala Maimo Wajiri |  Cameroon | 2022 | Incumbent |
Asian Presidents
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Tariq Abdulrahman |  Iraq | 7 June 2013 | 2017 |
| 2 | Jens Jockel | Germany | 2017 | 2020 |
| 3 | Motoko Jitsukawa |  Japan | 2020 | 2022 |
| 4 | Ruby-Ann Kagaoan |  Philippines | 2022 | Incumbent |
European President
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Alberto Rischio |  Italy | 7 June 2013 | Incumbent |
Latin American Presidents
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Jens Jockel | Germany | 2013 | 2017 |
| 2 | Zam Gutierrez |  Mexico | 2017 | 2019 |
| 3 | Diego Bartolotta | Mexico | 2019 | Incumbent |
Northern America and the Caribbean Presidents
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Mark Dieler | Germany | 2013 | 2017 |
| 2 | Noah Wheelock |  Canada | 2017 | 2020 |
| 3 | Aaron Johnsen |  United States | 2020 | Incumbent |
Oceanian Presidents
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Charles Reklai Mitchell |  Palau | 2014 | 2017 |
| 2 | Ben Schultz |  Australia | 2017 | Incumbent |
Directors of Women’s Football
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| – | Cassie Childers | United States | 6 September 2017 | 2019 |
| 1 | Kelly Lindsey | United States | February 2019 | 28 February 2020 |
| 2 | Håkan Kuorak | Sweden | 28 February 2020 | ??? |
| 3 | Norma Aguilera | Mexico | ??? | Incumbent |
Director of Youth Football
| No. | Name | Country of origin | Took office | Left office |
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| – | Olufemi Emmanuel Olugbodi |  Nigeria | ??? | Incumbent |
See also
- New Football Federations-Board
- Non-FIFA international football
- World Unity Football Alliance – several CONIFA members also hold membership of WUFA
References
- "CONIFA Constitution" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompié Mexicano, its First-Ever Professional League". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Suspension of Kurdistan FA". CONIFA. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- "Calendar". www.conifa.org. Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA). Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- https://www.conifa.org/en/event/conifa-asia-cup-2023/
- "Sápmi Take Historic Win in First Women's Match". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2018-11-18. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- "CONIFA Announces First-Ever Women's World Football Cup". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "CONIFA makes history with No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup". CONIFA. 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2025-04-10.
- "Members". www.conifa.org. Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA). Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- "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.
- "Pakistan Football Association joins CONIFA". Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- "Kuskatan joins CONIFA, reminds us of Latin American potential". kickingtheglobe.substack.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- "Profile". Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- "CONIFA – The Guerrilla Alternative". hamptonthink.org. Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
External links
- Official website
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The Confederation of Independent Football Associations CONIFA is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA Confederation of Independent Football AssociationsFormation15 August 2013 11 years ago 15 August 2013 TypeSports governing bodyHeadquartersLulea Norrbotten SwedenMembership41 member associationsOfficial languagesEnglish is the official language for minutes correspondence and announcements French German Italian and Spanish are additional languagesPresidentPer Anders BlindWebsiteCONIFA orgCompetitionsThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information April 2025 Sapmi 2014Szekely Land 2015Abkhazia 2016Northern Cyprus 2017Barawa 2018North Macedonia 2020 cancelled Nice 2021 cancelled Szekely Land 2021 cancelled Iraq 2024 cancelled class notpageimage Map of CONIFA tournaments Men s World Football Cup Women s World Football Cup Asian Football Cup European Football Cup Men s competitions CONIFA Men s World Football Cup CONIFA African Football Cup CONIFA Asian Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South American Football Cup National league sanctioned by CONIFA Liga de Balompie Mexicano Kurdistan Football Association Women s competition Futsal competition CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup Current title holders Competition Year Champions Title Runners up Next edition World Championships CONIFA Men s World Football Cup 2018 final Karpatalja 1st Northern Cyprus TBD 2024 final Sapmi 2nd TBD Continental Championships CONIFA African Football Cup Biafra 1st Matabeleland TBD CONIFA Asian Football Cup Tamil Eelam 1st Hmong FF July July CONIFA European Football Cup 2019 final South Ossetia 1st Western Armenia TBD Monaco 1st Padania TBD CONIFA South American Football Cup 2022 Maule Sur 1st Mapuche TBD Futsal Championship CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup 2021 final County of Nice 1st Sardinia TBD 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 Sapmi ladies beating their Northern Cyprus hosts 4 0 in the Women s Friendship Cup CONIFA announced their first Women s World Football Cup on 31 January 2021 to be hosted by Szekely Land between 23 and 30 June 2021 and involve 6 teams Futsal Tournament The first futsal Tournament was the 2021 CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup which was held in Italy and consisted of disabled futsal teams near the Mediterranean Sea MembersTypes 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 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 The football association is a member of one of the six continental confederations of FIFA which are AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA The entity represented by the football association is a member of the International Olympic Committee The entity represented by the football association is a member of one of the member federations of Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations ARISF The entity represented by the football association is in possession of an ISO 3166 1 country code The entity represented by the football association is a de facto independent territory A territory is considered de facto independent if it meets all of the following criteria a a well defined territory b a permanent population c an autonomous government and d diplomatic recognition by at least one of the member states of the United Nations The entity represented by the football association is included on the United Nations list of non self governing territories The entity represented by the football association is included in the directory of countries and territories of the Travelers Century Club The entity represented by the football association is a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization UNPO and or the Federal Union of European Nationalities FUEN The entity represented by the football association is a minority included in the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples maintained and published by Minority Rights Group International The entity represented by the football association is a linguistic minority the language of which is included on the list of ISO 639 2 codes List of members Current members As of April 2025 Africa 4 Biafra Kabylie Katanga Yoruba Asia 8 East Turkestan Hmong FF Kashmir Kurdistan Region Pakistan All Stars Panjab Tamil Eelam Tibet Europe 18 Abkhazia Artsakh Canton Ticino Chameria Cornwall Ellan Vannin Gozo Karpatalja Northern Cyprus Occitania Padania Raetia Sapmi Sardinia South Ossetia Szekely Land Two Sicilies Western Armenia North America 5 ANBM Cascadia Kiskeya Indigenous Sport Council of Alberta Kuskatan Oceania 2 Hawaiʻi West Papua South America 6 Armenian Argentine Community Aymara Guna People Mapuche Maule Sur Sao Paulo FAD Former members Africa 9 Barawa Barotseland Basotho Chagos Islands Darfur Matabeleland Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Zanzibar Asia 6 Arameans Suryoye Karen Lezghian Rohingya Ryukyu United Koreans in Japan Europe 12 County of Nice Donetsk People s Republic Felvidek Franconia Luhansk People s Republic Monaco Occitania Provence Romani people Sicily Transnistria Yorkshire North America 1 Quebec Oceania 4 Kiribati Mariya Rapa Nui Tuvalu South America 0 LeadershipPresident President of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Per Anders Blind Sweden 7 June 2013 Incumbent Vice Presidents Vice Presidents of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Malcolm Blackburn Isle of Man 2014 2016 2 Kristof Wenczel Hungary 2015 Incumbent 3 Dimitri Pagave Abkhazia 2016 Incumbent General Secretaries General Secretaries of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Sascha Duerkop Germany 7 June 2013 30 April 2020 2 Jason Heaton England 30 April 2020 2 August 2021 3 Piotr Podlewski Poland 2 August 2021 7 August 2022 4 Jeroen Zandberg Netherlands 7 August 2022 Incumbent African Presidents African Presidents of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Masoud Attai Zanzibar 7 June 2013 2017 2 Justin Walley England 2017 2020 3 Christian Lubasi Luzongo Kalalaluka Zambia 2020 2022 4 Ngala Maimo Wajiri Cameroon 2022 Incumbent Asian Presidents Asian Presidents of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Tariq Abdulrahman Iraq 7 June 2013 2017 2 Jens Jockel Germany 2017 2020 3 Motoko Jitsukawa Japan 2020 2022 4 Ruby Ann Kagaoan Philippines 2022 Incumbent European President European President of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Alberto Rischio Italy 7 June 2013 Incumbent Latin American Presidents Latin American Presidents of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Jens Jockel Germany 2013 2017 2 Zam Gutierrez Mexico 2017 2019 3 Diego Bartolotta Mexico 2019 Incumbent Northern America and the Caribbean Presidents Northern America and the Caribbean Presidents of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Mark Dieler Germany 2013 2017 2 Noah Wheelock Canada 2017 2020 3 Aaron Johnsen United States 2020 Incumbent Oceanian Presidents Oceanian Presidents of CONIFA No Name Country of origin Took office Left office 1 Charles Reklai Mitchell Palau 2014 2017 2 Ben Schultz Australia 2017 Incumbent Directors of Women s Football Directors of Women s Football No Name Country of origin Took office Left office Cassie Childers United States 6 September 2017 2019 1 Kelly Lindsey United States February 2019 28 February 2020 2 Hakan Kuorak Sweden 28 February 2020 3 Norma Aguilera Mexico Incumbent Director of Youth Football Director of Youth Football No Name Country of origin Took office Left office Olufemi Emmanuel Olugbodi Nigeria IncumbentSee alsoNew Football Federations Board Non FIFA international football World Unity Football Alliance several CONIFA members also hold membership of WUFAReferences CONIFA Constitution PDF Archived PDF from the original on 19 August 2019 Retrieved 1 November 2019 CONIFA Sanctions Liga de Balompie Mexicano its First Ever Professional League CONIFA Archived from the original on 9 July 2020 Retrieved 7 July 2020 Suspension of Kurdistan FA CONIFA 2024 09 09 Retrieved 2025 04 08 Calendar www conifa org Confederation of Independent Football Associations CONIFA Archived from the original on 10 June 2022 Retrieved 18 June 2022 https www conifa org en event conifa asia cup 2023 Sapmi Take Historic Win in First Women s Match CONIFA Archived from the original on 2018 11 18 Retrieved 2018 11 25 CONIFA Announces First Ever Women s World Football Cup CONIFA Archived from the original on 2021 01 31 Retrieved 2021 02 04 CONIFA makes history with No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup CONIFA 2021 08 27 Retrieved 2025 04 10 Members www conifa org Confederation of Independent Football Associations CONIFA Archived from the original on 17 December 2021 Retrieved 8 March 2023 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 Pakistan Football Association joins CONIFA Retrieved 2023 07 01 Kuskatan joins CONIFA reminds us of Latin American potential kickingtheglobe substack com Archived from the original on 2022 12 23 Retrieved 2022 12 23 Profile Archived from the original on 2022 12 24 Retrieved 2022 12 24 CONIFA The Guerrilla Alternative hamptonthink org Archived from the original on 2023 06 30 Retrieved 2022 12 24 External linksOfficial website