# Confederation of Independent Football Associations

The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.

## Competitions
### Men's competitions

* CONIFA Men's World Football Cup
* CONIFA African Football Cup
* CONIFA Asian Football Cup
* CONIFA European Football Cup
* CONIFA No Limits European Championship
* CONIFA North American Football Cup
* CONIFA Oceanian Football Cup
* CONIFA South American Football Cup

#### National league sanctioned by CONIFA

* Liga de Balompié Mexicano

### Women's competition

* CONIFA Women's World Football Cup
* CONIFA Women's Asian Football Cup

### 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) | Kárpátalja | 1st | Northern Cyprus | TBC 2026 |
| CONIFA Women's World Football Cup | 2024 (final) | Sápmi | 2nd | Tamil Eelam | TBD |
| Continental Championships ||||||
| CONIFA African Football Cup | 2022 | Biafra | 1st | Matabeleland | TBD |
| CONIFA Asian Football Cup | 2023 | Tamil Eelam | 1st | Hmong FF | July 2025 |
| CONIFA European Football Cup | 2019 (final) | South Ossetia | 1st | Western Armenia | TBD |
| CONIFA North American Football Cup | | | | | TBD |
| CONIFA Oceanian Football Cup | | | | | 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 | Unknown | 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.

## 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 March 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
* Kárpátalja
* Northern Cyprus
* Occitania
* Padania
* Raetia
* Sápmi
* Sardinia
* South Ossetia
* Székely 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
* São 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
* Ryūkyū
* United Koreans in Japan
* Europe (12)
* County of Nice
* Donetsk People's Republic
* Felvidék
* 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)

## Leadership
### President

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 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

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 | Håkan 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 | ??? | Incumbent |