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Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
File:CONCACAF-logo.svg
File:CONCACAF.svg
Abbreviation CONCACAF
Formation 1961
Type Sports organization
Headquarters File:Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
Membership 40 member associations
Secretary General File:Flag of Colombia.svg Enrique Sanz
President File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Jeffrey Webb
Website www.concacaf.com

The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Spanish: Confederación de Fútbol de Norte, Centroamérica y el Caribe;[1] French: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes[2]), commonly known as CONCACAF (pron.: /ˈkɒn.kəkæf/ KON-kə-kaf); is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Three South American entities, the independent nations of Guyana and Suriname and the French department of French Guiana, are also members.[3]

CONCACAF was founded in its current form on 18 September 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico by the fusion of the NAFC and the CCCF, and it became one of the six continental confederations affiliated with FIFA. Its primary administrative functions are to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct World Cup qualifying tournaments. Men's football in the region has been dominated by Mexico, and in recent years United States has improved rapidly. Both have won all but one of the editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The United States has been very successful in the women's game, being the only CONCACAF member to win any of the three major worldwide competitions in women's football—the World Cup (twice), the Olympics (four times), and the Algarve Cup (eight times).

Leadership[]

The first leader of CONCACAF was Costa Rican Ramón Coll Jaumet; he had overseen the merger between the NAFC and the CCCF. He was succeeded in the role by Mexican Joaquín Soria Terrazas in 1969 who served as president for 21 years.

His successor Jack Warner also presided over CONCACAF for 21 years. Warner was one of the most controversial figures in world football. Warner was suspended as president on 30 May 2011 due to his temporary suspension from football related activity by FIFA following corruption allegations.[4] A power struggle developed at CONCACAF following the allegations against Warner. The allegations against Warner were reported to the FIFA ethics committee by Chuck Blazer, the secretary general of CONCACAF. The acting president of CONCACAF, Lisle Austin, sent Blazer a letter saying he was "terminated as general secretary with immediate effect".[5] Austin described Blazer's actions as "inexcusable and a gross misconduct of duty and judgement" and said the American was no longer fit to hold the post.[6] The executive committee of CONCACAF later issued a statement saying that Austin did not have the authority to fire Blazer, and the decision was unauthorized.[5] On 20 June 2011, Jack Warner resigned from the presidency of CONCACAF, all posts with FIFA, and removed himself from all participation in football, in the wake of the corruption investigation resulting from the 10 May 2011 meeting of the Caribbean Football Union.[7] The vice-president of CONCACAF, Alfredo Hawit, acted as president until May 2012. [8]

In May 2012, Cayman Islands banker Jeffrey Webb was installed as President of CONCACAF.

Corporate Structure[]

CONCACAF is located in North America
Nassau, Bahamas
New York, United States
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Locations of CONCACAF offices

CONCACAF is a not-for-profit company registered in Nassau, Bahamas.[9]

The headquarters of the CONCACAF (referred to as the office of the president) are currently located in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - the home city of former CONCACAF president Jack Warner. However, it is expected the headquarters will be relocated to George Town, Cayman Islands where the newly installed president Jeffrey Webb resides.

The administration office of CONCACAF (referred to as the primary office) is located in Manhattan, New York - the home town of Chuck Blazer, the former general secretary. Honduran Alfredo Hawit, acting president between 2011 and 2012 stated that CONCACAF will relocate to Miami in late 2012 as it is more accessible to the Central American and Caribbean nations.[10]

Hawit's successor, Jeffrey Webb has also indicated that CONCACAF plans to move out of its offices in Trump Tower.[11]

In July 2012, Webb appointed Miami-based Enrique Sanz as the CONCACAF General Secretary paving the way for CONCACAF to relocate as the CONCACAF constitution requires the headquarters to be sited in the same city as the General Secretary.[12]

Member nations[]

M = Men's National Team
W = Women's National Team

National association National team Formation year FIFA affiliation year CONCACAF affiliation year IOC member
North American Zone (NAFU)
File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (M, W) 1912 1913 1963 Yes
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (M, W) 1927 1929 1961 Yes
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (M, W) 1913 1914 1961 Yes
Central American Zone (UNCAF)
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize (M, W) 1980 1986 1986 Yes
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (M, W) 1921 1927 1962 Yes
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (M, W) 1935 1938 1962 Yes
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (M, W) 1919 1946 1961 Yes
File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras (M, W) 1951 1951 1961 Yes
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (M, W) 1931 1950 1968 Yes
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (M, W) 1937 1938 1961 Yes
Caribbean Zone (CFU)
File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla (M, W) 1990 1996 1994 No
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda (M, W) 1928 1972 1972 Yes
File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (M, W) 1932 1988 1988 Yes
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (M, W) 1967 1968 1981 Yes
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados (M, W) 1910 1968 1968 Yes
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda1 (M, W) 1928 1962 1962 Yes
File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands (M, W) 1974 1996 1996 Yes
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands (M, W) 1966 1992 1992 Yes
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (M, W) 1924 1929 1961 Yes
File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao (M, W) 2010 2010 2010 No
File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica (M, W) 1970 1994 1994 Yes
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (M, W) 1953 1958 1964 Yes
File:Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana2,3 (M, W) 1962 1964 No
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada (M, W) 1924 1978 1969 Yes
File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe3 (M, W) 1961 1964 No
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana2 (M, W) 1902 1970 1961 Yes
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti (M, W) 1904 1934 1961 Yes
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (M, W) 1910 1962 1965 Yes
File:Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique3 (M, W) 1953 1964 No
File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat (M, W) 1994 1996 1994 No
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (M, W) 1940 1960 1961 Yes
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis (M, W) 1932 1992 1990 Yes
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia (M, W) 1979 1988 1965 Yes
File:Flag of France.svg Saint Martin3 (M, W) 1999 2000 No
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (M, W) 1979 1988 1988 Yes
File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten3 (M, W) 1986 1998 No
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname2 (M, W) 1920 1929 1965 Yes
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (M, W) 1908 1964 1962 Yes
File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands (M, W) 1996 1998 1996 No
File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands (M, W) 1992 1998 1997 Yes

1:Inside the North American zone, but CFU member.
2:South American country, but CONCACAF member.
3:Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

Teams not affiliated to the IOC are not eligible to participate in the Summer Olympics football tournament, as a result they do not participate in the CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament or the CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament.

Competitions[]

National teams[]

Confederation[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup – Official CONCACAF tournament.
  • CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup – Official women's tournament.
  • CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
  • CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
  • CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  • CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship
  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship
  • CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship

Regional unions[]

  • Central American Cup – Central America, top 5 qualify for the Gold Cup.
  • Caribbean Cup – Caribbean, top 4 qualify for the Gold Cup.

Beach Soccer[]

  • CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

Defunct[]

  • NAFC Championship (1947,1949).
  • CCCF Championship (1941–1961).
  • CONCACAF Championship (1963–1989).
  • CFU Championship (1978–1985).
  • North American Nations Cup (1990,1991).

Clubs[]

Confederation[]

Regional unions[]

  • CFU Club Championship – Caribbean, top 3 qualify for the Champions League.

Defunct[]

  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  • CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
  • CONCACAF Giants Cup
  • SuperLiga – North America regional championship
  • Copa Interclubes UNCAF – Central America regional championship

CONMEBOL tournaments with CONCACAF competitors[]

National teams[]

  • Copa America

Clubs[]

  • Copa Libertadores
  • Copa Sudamericana – (2005–2008).
  • Copa Merconorte – (2000–2001). (Defunct)

World Cup Participation and Results[]

Legend
  • 1st – Champion
  • 2nd – Runner-up
  •  3rd  – Third Place[13]
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
  • GS – Group Stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978 and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
  • 1S – First Knockout Stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination tournament)
  •    — Did not qualify
  •     — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •     — Hosts

World Cup Qualifiers[]

Only ten CONCACAF members have ever reached the FIFA World Cup since its inception in 1930, five of them accomplishing the feat only once. No team from the region has ever reached the final at the World Cup, but the United States has reached the semifinal in a FIFA World Cup in the first edition in 1930, where they were awarded third place, and they also reached the quarterfinal round in 2002. Mexico and Cuba have also reached the quarterfinal round. Cuba advanced to the quarterfinals in their only appearance, the 1938 FIFA World Cup. Mexico did so both times they hosted the World Cup, 1970 and 1986.

The following table shows the CONCACAF representatives at each edition of the World Cup, sorted by number of appearances:

Team File:Flag of Uruguay.svg
1930
File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
1934
File:Flag of France.svg
1938
File:Flag of Brazil.svg
1950
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg
1954
File:Flag of Sweden.svg
1958
File:Flag of Chile.svg
1962
File:Flag of England.svg
1966
File:Flag of Mexico.svg
1970
File:Flag of Germany.svg
1974
File:Flag of Argentina.svg
1978
File:Flag of Spain.svg
1982
File:Flag of Mexico.svg
1986
File:Flag of Italy.svg
1990
File:Flag of the United States.svg
1994
File:Flag of France.svg
1998
File:Flag of South Korea.svgFile:Flag of Japan.svg
2002
File:Flag of Germany.svg
2006
File:Flag of South Africa.svg
2010
File:Flag of Brazil.svg
2014
Total inclusive
WC Qual.
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico GS GS GS GS GS GS QF GS QF R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 14 17
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3rd 1S GS GS R16 GS QF GS R16 9 18
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica R16 GS GS 3 14
File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras GS GS 2 12
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador GS GS 2 11
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba QF 1 11
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti GS 1 12
File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada GS 1 12
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica GS 1 10
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago GS 1 12
Total 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 35

Women's World Cup Qualifiers[]

The following table shows the CONCACAF representatives at each edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, sorted by number of appearances.

Team File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
1991
File:Flag of Sweden.svg
1995
File:Flag of the United States.svg
1999
File:Flag of the United States.svg
2003
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
2007
File:Flag of Germany.svg
2011
Total inclusive
WC Qual.
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 6 6
File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada GS GS 4th GS QF 5 6
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico GS GS 2 6
Total 1 2 3 2 2 3 13

FIFA Confederations Cup[]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew from the Gold Cup or withdrew from the Confederations Cup / Banned
  •    — Hosts
Team 1992
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
1995
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
1997
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
1999
File:Flag of Mexico.svg
2001
File:Flag of South Korea.svg
File:Flag of Japan.svg
2003
File:Flag of France.svg
2005
File:Flag of Germany.svg
2009
File:Flag of South Africa.svg
2013
File:Flag of Brazil.svg
2017
File:Flag of Russia.svg
2021
File:Flag of Qatar.svg
Total
File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada × GS 1
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3rd GS 1st GS 4th q 6
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 3rd 3rd GS 2nd 4
Total 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1

Rankings[]

  • Last updates:
    • Men's national teams: 23 November 2012
    • Women's national teams: 17 August 2012
    • Clubs: 1 May 2012
Top men's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
Top women's national teams
Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
Top clubs
Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS based
on matches played over the last year.
C F Nation Pts Ch C F Nation Pts C I Club Pts
1 14 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 984 File:Increase2.svg 5 1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2221 1 44 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey 169.5
2 27 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 776 File:Increase2.svg 5 7 File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 2006 1 44 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna 169.5
3 46 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 609 File:Decrease2.svg -3 24 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1768 3 84 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Monarcas Morelia 127.5
4 50 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 586 File:Increase2.svg 2 40 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 1568 3 84 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul 127.5
5 56 File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 572 File:Increase2.svg 10 48 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 1500 5 108 File:Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders 116.5
6 57 File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 516 File:Increase2.svg 3 58 File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti 1397 6 131 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg Isidro Metapán 107.0
7 60 File:Flag of Canada.svg Canada 526 File:Increase2.svg 1 77 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 1310 7 133 File:Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM 106.0
8 64 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 509 File:Increase2.svg 8 88 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 1226 8 156 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Sport Herediano 97.5
9 76 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 467 File:Increase2.svg 5 91 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 1201 9 163 File:Flag of Mexico.svg UANL 94.5
10 79 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 446 File:Decrease2.svg 2 97 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 1181 10 180 File:Flag of Canada.svg Toronto FC 90.5
11 92 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic 406 File:Increase2.svg 10 100 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 1159 11 191 File:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles Galaxy 88.5
12 94 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 402 File:Decrease2.svg 16 102 File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras 1157 12 202 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Alajuelense 86.0
13 106 File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 327 File:Increase2.svg 16 109 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 1094 13 223 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Comunicaciones 82.5
14 116 File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 306 File:Increase2.svg 14 117 File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 950 14 231 File:Flag of the United States.svg FC Dallas 81.5
15 121 File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 281 File:Decrease2.svg 16 122 File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 906 15 232 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara 76.5
15 125 File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 265 File:Increase2.svg 5 126 File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 757 16 300 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Municipal 72.0
17 126 File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 263 File:Increase2.svg 16 17 335 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca CF 67.5
18 130 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 248 File:Decrease2.svg 1 18 335 File:Flag of Honduras.svg Real España 67.0
19 135 File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 235 File:Decrease2.svg 15 19 347 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Real Estelí 66.0
20 136 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 233 File:Increase2.svg 2 20 371 File:Flag of Panama.svg Tauro FC 64.0
21 141 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 198 File:Increase2.svg 5 21 384 File:Flag of Honduras.svg Olimpia 63.0
22 144 File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize 179 File:Steady2.svg
23 146 File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 175 File:Increase2.svg
24 149 File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 166 File:Decrease2.svg
25 153 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 158 File:Increase2.svg
26 154 File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 154 File:Increase2.svg
27 155 File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 151 File:Increase2.svg
28 161 File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao 134 File:Decrease2.svg
29 183 File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 66 File:Decrease2.svg
29 183 File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat 66 File:Decrease2.svg
31 189 File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 51 File:Decrease2.svg
32 190 File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 50 File:Decrease2.svg
33 197 File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands 34 File:Decrease2.svg
34 205 File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla 4 File:Decrease2.svg
35 207 File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands 0 File:Decrease2.svg

Titles by national team[]

North America[]

Mexico, the United States, and Canada have not participated in regional union tournaments since 1991

Canada[]

Men[]

Regional Honors

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winners (2): 1985, 2000
  • North American Nations Cup
Winners (1): 1990

International Honors

  • Summer Olympics*
Gold Medal (1): 1904
Women[]

Regional Honors

  • CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Winners (2): 1998, 2010
  • Pan Am Games Gold Medals
Winners (1): 2011

International Honors

  • Summer Olympics*
Bronze Medel (1): 2012

Mexico[]

Men[]

International Honors

  • Football at the Summer Olympics: 1
2012
  • King Fahd Cup / FIFA Confederations Cup: 1
1999
Third Place (1): 1995

Regional Honors

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winners (9): 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011
  • North American Nations Cup
Winners (1): 1991
Runners-Up (1): 1990
  • Pan Am Games Gold Medals
Winners (4): 1967, 1975, 1999, 2011
U-20 Men[]

International Honors

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-ups
1977
Third Place (1): 2011
U-17 Men[]

International Honors

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2
2005, 2011

United States[]

Men[]
  • Summer Olympics*
Silver Medal (1): 1904
Bronze Medal (1): 1904
Third Place (1): 1930
  • King Fahd Cup / FIFA Confederations Cup
Runners-Up (1): 2009
Third Place (2): 1992, 1999
  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winners (4): 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007
  • North American Nations Cup
Runners-Up (1): 1991
  • Pan American Games
Gold Medal (1): 1991
Women[]
International Honors
  • FIFA Women's World Cup: 2
1991, 1999
  • 'Olympic Games: 4
1996, 2004, 2008, 2012
  • Algarve Cup: 8
2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
Regional Honors
  • CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
Winners (6): 1991, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2006
  • Pan American Games
Gold Medal (1): 1999
U-20 Women[]
International Honors
  • FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 3
2002, 2008, 2012

Central America[]

Costa Rica[]

Regional

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winners (3): 1963, 1969, 1989
  • UNCAF Nations Cup
Winners (6): 1991 Champions, 1997 Champions, 1999 Champions, 2003 Champions, 2005 Champions, 2007 Champions
  • World Cup qualification First place (2): 1990,2002:
Main article: 1989 CONCACAF Championship
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round
  • CCCF Championship
Winners (7): 1941, 1946, 1948, 1953, 1955, 1960, 1961

Honduras[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup  :Winners (1): 1981
  • UNCAF Nations Cup  :Winners (3): 1993 Champions, 1995 Champions, 2011 Champions,

Guatemala[]

Regional

  • UNCAF Nations Cup
Winners (1): 2001 Champions

Panama[]

Regional

  • UNCAF Nations Cup
Winners (1): 2009 Champions

Caribbean[]

Haiti[]

Regional

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winners (1): 1973 Champions

Financial Irregularities[]

At the 2012 CONCACAF Congress which took place during May in Budapest, legal counsel John P. Collins told the members of CONCACAF of several financial irregularities. Collins revealed that Jack Warner, the former CONCACAF President had registered the $22million Dr. João Havelange Centre of Excellence development in Port-of-Spain under the name of two companies that Warner owned.[14]

In addition Warner had secured a mortgage against the asset in 2007 which the CONCACAF members were also unaware of, the mortgage was co-signed by Lisle Austin, a former vice-president of CONCACAF. [14] The loan defaulted.

Collins also revealed that CONCACAF, despite most of its income coming from the United States had not paid any tax to the Internal Revenue Service since at least 2007 and had never filed a return in the United States.[15] Although CONCACAF is a registered non-profit-organisation in the Bahamas and head quartered in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, they have an administration office in New York and BDO and CONCACAF invited the IRS to investigate potential liabilities. It is thought that CONCACAF may have to pay up to $2million plus penalties.

Chuck Blazer stated that a full financial audit into CONCACAF by New-York based consultancy BDO was delayed due to the actions of Jack Warner and his personal accountant and the accounts could not be 'signed off' as a consequence.[15]

In addition, Blazer is to sue CONCACAF for unpaid commission of sponsorship and marketing deals which he had made in 2010 during his time as General Secretary.[14] Blazer received a 10% commission on any deal that he made on behalf of CONCACAF.[16]

The Bermuda FA asked members of CONCACAF to lobby FIFA to remove Blazer from his position on the FIFA Executive board. Blazer suggested that it was less to do with financial irregularities and more for his role in the removal of Jack Warner in the Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal: "I spent 21 years building the confederation and its competitions and its revenues and I'm the one responsible for its good levels of income. I'm perfectly satisfied that I did an excellent job. I think this is a reflection of those who were angry at me having caused the action against Warner. This is also a reaction by people who have their own agenda. I now have to consider what my options are but to say the least I am very disappointed."[16]

Membership relation[]

There is a fractious relationship between members of CFU, UNCAF and NAFU . The elections at the CONCACAF Congress are mandated with a one-member, one-vote rule. The North American Football Union are the smallest association union in the region but its nations have strong commercial and marketing support from sponsors and they are the most populous nations in the region.

The Caribbean Football Union have the ability to outvote NAFU and UNCAF with less than half of their membership. This provoked former Acting-President Alfredo Hawit to lobby for the CONCACAF Presidency to be rotated between the three unions in CONCACAF in 2011. For 21 years, Warner had presided over CONCACAF and there was little that non-Caribbean nations could do to elect an alternative.

Under Trinidadian Jack Warner, the CFU members would vote together as a unit and Warner would act as a party whip. It happened with such regularity that sports political commentators would refer to the CFU votes as the 'Caribbean bloc' vote.

In 1993 Warner had rejected the idea of merging several smaller nations' national teams into a Pan-Caribbean team. His reasoning was that the nations were more powerful politically when separate than when together. He commented that "being small is never a liability in this sport".[17]

Hall of fame[]

Source: [18]

See also[]

Regional Unions[]

  • NAFU
  • UNCAF
  • CFU

Former Confederations[]

  • NAFC
  • CCCF

Related articles[]

  • IFFHS Central and North America's best clubs of the 20th century
  • List of CONCACAF competitions

References[]

  1. Spanish pronunciation: [komfeðeɾaˈθjon de ˈfuðβol de ˈnorte ˈθentɾoaˈmeɾika j el kaˈɾiβe], locally: [komfeðeɾaˈsjon de ˈfutβol de ˈnorte ˈsentɾoaˈmeɾika j el kaˈɾiβe].
  2. French pronunciation: ​[kɔ̃fedeʁasjɔ̃ də futbɔl dameʁik dy nɔʁ dameʁik sɑ̃tʁal e dɛ kaʁaib].
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  8. "Concacaf Suspends Its Acting President on Eve of Gold Cup". The New York Times. 4 June 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/sports/soccer/concacaf-suspends-its-acting-president-lisle-austin.html.
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