List of Football Associations by date of foundation


This is a list of national and regional football associations by date of foundation.

[Europe] ([UEFA])

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1863The Football AssociationLondonNational England
1867Sheffield Football AssociationSheffieldRegional England
1871 South Derbyshire Football AssociationDerbyshireRegional England
1873Scottish Football AssociationGlasgowNational Scotland
1876Football Association of WalesWrexhamNational Wales
1880Irish Football AssociationBelfastNational Northern Ireland
1883Glasgow Football AssociationGlasgowRegional Scotland
1889Danish Football AssociationBrøndbyNational Denmark
1889Royal Dutch Football AssociationZeistNational Netherlands
1890Isle of Man Football AssociationDouglasRegional Isle of Man
1892Leinster Football AssociationDublinRegional Republic of Ireland
1895Gibraltar Football AssociationGibraltarNational Gibraltar
1895Royal Belgian Football AssociationBrusselsNational Belgium
1895Swiss Football AssociationBernNational Switzerland
1898Italian Football FederationRomeNational Italy
1900German Football AssociationFrankfurtNational Germany
1900Malta Football AssociationTa' QaliNational Malta
1900Catalan Football FederationBarcelonaRegional Spain
1901Czech Football AssociationPragueNational Czech Republic
1901Hungarian Football FederationBudapestNational Hungary
1902Football Association of NorwayOsloNational Norway
1904Austrian Football AssociationViennaNational Austria
1904Swedish Football AssociationSolnaNational Sweden
1907Football Association of FinlandHelsinkiNational Finland
1908Luxembourg Football FederationMondercangeNational Luxembourg
1909Romanian Football FederationBucharestNational Romania
1909Royal Spanish Football FederationMadridNational Spain
1912Croatian Football FederationZagrebNational Croatia
1912Russian Football UnionMoscowNational Russia
1914Portuguese Football FederationLisbonNational Portugal
1919French Football FederationParisNational France
1919Football Association of SerbiaBelgradeNational Serbia
1919Polish Football AssociationWarsawNational Poland
1920Football Association of SloveniaLjubljanaNational Slovenia
1921Estonian Football AssociationTallinnNational Estonia
1921Football Association of IrelandDublinNational Republic of Ireland
1921Latvian Football FederationRigaNational Latvia
1922Lithuanian Football FederationVilniusNational Lithuania
1923Bulgarian Football UnionSofiaNational Bulgaria
1923Turkish Football FederationİstanbulNational Turkey
1926Hellenic Football FederationAthensNational Greece
1928Israel Football AssociationRamat GanNational Israel
1930Albanian Football AssociationTiranaNational Albania
1931Football Association of MontenegroPodgoricaNational Montenegro
1931San Marino Football FederationSan MarinoNational San Marino
1934Liechtenstein Football AssociationVaduzNational Liechtenstein
1934Cyprus Football AssociationNicosiaNational Cyprus
1936Georgian Football FederationTbilisiNational Georgia
1938Slovak Football AssociationBratislavaNational Slovakia
1946Football Federation of KosovoPristinaNational Kosovo
1947Football Association of IcelandReykjavíkNational Iceland
1949Football Federation of MacedoniaSkopjeNational Macedonia
1979Faroe Islands Football AssociationTórshavnNational Faroe Islands
1988Basque Football FederationBilbaoRegional Spain
1989Football Federation of BelarusMinskNational Belarus
1990Football Association of MoldovaChişinăuNational Moldova
1991Football Federation of UkraineKievNational Ukraine
1992Football Federation of ArmeniaYerevanNational Armenia
1992Association of Football Federations of AzerbaijanBakuNational Azerbaijan
1992Football Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoNational Bosnia and Herzegovina
1992Football Federation of KazakhstanAlmatyNational Kazakhstan
1994Andorran Football FederationEscaldes-EngordanyNational Andorra

[North America], [Central America] and the [Caribbean] ([CONCACAF])

North American Zone">North American Football Union">North American Zone (NAFU)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1907Mexican Football FederationMexico CityNational Mexico
1912Canadian Soccer AssociationOttawaNational Canada
1913United States Soccer FederationChicagoNational United States

Central American Zone">Central American Football Union">Central American Zone (UNCAF)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1919National Football Federation of GuatemalaGuatemala CityNational Guatemala
1921Costa Rican Football FederationSan JoséNational Costa Rica
1931Nicaraguan Football FederationManaguaNational Nicaragua
1935Salvadoran Football AssociationSan SalvadorNational El Salvador
1937Panamanian Football FederationPanama CityNational Panama
1951National Autonomous Federation of Football of HondurasTegucigalpaNational Honduras
1980Football Federation of BelizeBelmopanNational Belize

Caribbean Zone">Caribbean Football Union">Caribbean Zone (CFU)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1902Guyana Football Federation?National Guyana
1904Haitian Football Federation?National Haiti
1908Trinidad and Tobago Football FederationPort of SpainNational Trinidad and Tobago
1910Barbados Football Association?National Barbados
1910Jamaica Football FederationKingstonNational Jamaica
1920Surinamese Football Association?National Suriname
1924Football Association of Cuba?National Cuba
1924Grenada Football Association?National Grenada
1928Antigua and Barbuda Football Association?National Antigua and Barbuda
1928Bermuda Football Association?National Bermuda
1932Aruba Football FederationNoordNational Aruba
1932Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association?National Saint Kitts and Nevis
1940Puerto Rican Football Federation?National Puerto Rico
1953Dominican Football Federation?National Dominican Republic
1953Ligue de football de la Martinique?National Martinique
1961Guadeloupean League of Football?National Guadeloupe
1962Ligue de Football de Guyane?National French Guiana
1966Cayman Islands Football Association?National Cayman Islands
1967Bahamas Football AssociationNassauNational Bahamas
1970Dominica Football Association?National Dominica
1973Montserrat Football Association?National Montserrat
1974British Virgin Islands Football Association?National British Virgin Islands
1979Saint Lucia Football AssociationCastriesNational Saint Lucia
1979Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football FederationKingstownNational Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1986Sint Maarten Soccer Association?National Sint Maarten
1989U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Federation?National U.S. Virgin Islands
1990Anguilla Football Association?National Anguilla
1996Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association?National Turks and Caicos Islands
2010Curaçao Football Federation?National Curaçao

[South America] ([CONMEBOL])

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1893Argentine Football AssociationBuenos AiresNational Argentina
1895Chilean Football FederationSantiago de ChileNational Chile
1900Uruguayan Football Association?National Uruguay
1906Paraguayan Football AssociationAsunciónNational Paraguay
1914Brazilian Football ConfederationRio de JaneiroNational Brazil
1922Peruvian Football FederationLimaNational Peru
1924Colombian Football Federation?National Colombia
1925Bolivian Football Federation?National Bolivia
1925Ecuadorian Football Federation?National Ecuador
1926Venezuelan Football Federation?National Venezuela

[Africa] (CAF">Confederation of African Football">CAF)

[Union of North African Football Federations] (UNAF)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1921Egyptian Football Association?National Egypt
1955Royal Moroccan Football Federation?National Morocco
1956Tunisian Football Federation?National Tunisia
1962Algerian Football Federation?National Algeria
1962Libyan Football Federation?National Libya

[West Africa Football Union] (WAFU)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1936Liberia Football AssociationMonroviaNational Liberia
1945Nigeria Football FederationAbujaNational Nigeria
1952Gambia Football Association?National Gambia
1957Ghana Football AssociationAccraNational Ghana
1960Burkinabé Football Federation?National Burkina Faso
1960Guinean Football Federation?National Guinea
1960Ivorian Football Federation?National Ivory Coast
1960Malian Football Federation?National Mali
1960Senegalese Football Federation?National Senegal
1960Togolese Football Federation?National Togo
1961Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania?National Mauritania
1962Benin Football Federation?National Benin
1967Nigerien Football Federation?National Niger
1967Sierra Leone Football Association?National Sierra Leone
1974Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau?National Guinea-Bissau
1982Cape Verdean Football Federation?National Cape Verde

[Council for East and [Central Africa Football Associations]] (CECAFA)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1924Federation of Uganda Football Associations?National Uganda
1926Zanzibar Football Association?National Zanzibar
1930Tanzania Football Federation?National Tanzania
1936Sudan Football Association?National Sudan
1943Ethiopian Football Federation?National Ethiopia
1948Football Federation of Burundi?National Burundi
1950Somali Football Federation?National Somalia
1960Kenya Football Federation?National Kenya
1972Rwandese Association Football FederationKigaliNational Rwanda
1979Djiboutian Football Federation?National Djibouti
1992Eritrean National Football Federation?National Eritrea
2011South Sudan Football AssociationJubaNational South Sudan

[Central African Football Federations' Union] (UNIFFAC)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1919Congolese Association Football Federation?National DR Congo
1959Cameroonian Football Federation?National Cameroon
1960Equatoguinean Football FederationMalaboNational Equatorial Guinea
1961Central African Football FederationBanguiNational Central African Republic
1962Chadian Football FederationN'DjamenaNational Chad
1962Congolese Football Federation?National Congo
1962Gabonese Football Federation?National Gabon
1975São Toméan Football Federation?National Sao Tome and Principe

[Council of Southern Africa Football Associations] (COSAFA)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1929Football Association of Zambia?National Zambia
1932Lesotho Football Association?National Lesotho
1952Mauritius Football Association?National Mauritius
1961Malagasy Football Federation?National Madagascar
1965Zimbabwe Football Association?National Zimbabwe
1966Football Association of Malawi?National Malawi
1968Eswatini Football Association?National Swaziland
1970Botswana Football Association?National Botswana
1976Eswatini Football Association?National Mozambique
1979Angolan Football Federation?National Angola
1979Comoros Football Federation?National Comoros
1979Seychelles Football Federation?National Seychelles
1991South African Football Association?National South Africa
1992Namibia Football Association?National Namibia

[Asia] (AFC">Asian Football Confederation">AFC)

[ASEAN Football Federation] (AFF)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1897Football Association of Singapore?National Singapore
1907Philippine Football Federation?National Philippines
1916Football Association of Thailand?National Thailand
1930Football Association of Indonesia?National Indonesia
1933Football Federation of Cambodia?National Cambodia
1933Football Association of Malaysia?National Malaysia
1947Myanmar Football Federation?National Myanmar
1951Lao Football Federation?National Laos
1961Football Federation Australia?National Australia
1962Vietnam Football Federation?National Vietnam
2002East Timor Football Federation?National Timor-Leste

[East Asian Football Federation] (EAFF)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1914Hong Kong Football Association?National Hong Kong
1921Japan Football Association?National Japan
1924Chinese Football AssociationPekingNational China
1928Korea Football Association?National South Korea
1936Chinese Taipei Football Association?National Chinese Taipei
1939Macau Football Association?National Macau
1945DPR Korea Football Association?National North Korea
1959Mongolian Football Federation?National Mongolia
1975Guam Football Association?National Guam
2005Northern Mariana Islands Football Association?National Northern Mariana Islands

[Central Asian Football Association] (CAFA)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1922Afghanistan Football Federation?National Afghanistan
1946Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran?National Iran
1946Uzbekistan Football FederationNational Uzbekistan
1936Tajikistan National Football Federation?National Tajikistan
1992Football Association of Turkmenistan?National Turkmenistan
1992Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic?National Kyrgyzstan

[South Asian Football Federation] (SAFF)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1937All India Football Federation?National India
1939Football Federation of Sri Lanka?National Sri Lanka
1946Uzbekistan Football FederationNational Uzbekistan
1947Pakistan Football FederationLahoreNational Pakistan
1951All Nepal Football Association?National Nepal
1972Bangladesh Football FederationDhakaNational Bangladesh
1982Football Association of Maldives?National Maldives
1983Bhutan Football Federation?National Bhutan

[West Asian Football Federation] (WAFF)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1920Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran?National Iran
1928Palestinian Football Association?National Palestine
1933Federation Libanaise de Football?National Lebanon
1936Syrian Football Association?National Syria
1948Iraq Football Association?National Iraq
1949Jordan Football Association?National Jordan
1952Kuwait Football Association?National Kuwait
1956Saudi Arabia Football Federation?National Saudi Arabia
1957Bahrain Football Association?National Bahrain
1960Qatar Football AssociationDohaNational Qatar
1962Yemen Football Association?National Yemen
1971United Arab Emirates Football Association?National United Arab Emirates
1978Oman Football Association?National Oman

[Oceania] (OFC">Oceania Football Confederation">OFC)

DateNameLocationNational or RegionalCountry
1891New Zealand Football?National New Zealand
1928New Caledonian Football Federation?National New Caledonia
1934Vanuatu Football Federation?National Vanuatu
1938Fiji Football Association?National Fiji
1938Tahitian Football Federation?National Tahiti
1962Papua New Guinea Football Association?National Papua New Guinea
1965Tonga Football Association?National Tonga
1968Football Federation Samoa?National Samoa
1971Cook Islands Football Association?National Cook Islands
1978Solomon Islands Football Federation?National Solomon Islands
1980Kiribati Islands Football Association?National Kiribati
1984Football Federation American Samoa?National American Samoa