Caribbean Football Union

Caribbean Football Union

The Caribbean Football Union, often referred to by the acronym CFU, is the nominal governing body for Caribbean football. It represents 25 FIFA member nations, as well as 5 territories that are not affiliated to FIFA. Its member associations compete in the CONCACAF region. CFU also runs the CFU Club Championship, a competition to deterime the Caribbean club representative for the CONCACAF Champions League.

Member Countries

*fb|Anguilla (United Kingdom)
*fb|Antigua and Barbuda
*fb|Aruba (Netherlands)
*fb|Bahamas
*fb|Barbados
*fb|Bermuda1 (United Kingdom)
*fb|British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom)
*fb|Cayman Islands (United Kingdom)
*fb|Cuba
*fb|Dominica
*fb|Dominican Republic
*fb|French Guiana2 (France)
*fb|Grenada
*fb|Guadeloupe|local (France)
*fb|Guyana2
*fb|Haiti
*fb|Jamaica
*fb|Martinique (France)
*fb|Montserrat (United Kingdom)
*fb|Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
*fb|Puerto Rico (United States)
*fb|Saint Kitts and Nevis
*fb|Saint Lucia
*fb|Saint-Martin|local (France)
*fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
*fb|Sint Maarten (Netherlands)
*fb|Suriname2
*fb|Trinidad and Tobago
*fb|Turks and Caicos Islands (United Kingdom)
*fb|United States Virgin Islands (United States)1: North American country
2: South American country

Potential Future Members

*fb|Bonaire3 (Netherlands)
*fb|Curacao3 (Netherlands)
*fb|Saba3 4 (Netherlands)
*fb|Sint Eustatius3 4 (Netherlands)3: with dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, should be eligible to compete as a separate entity within CFU, as Sint Maarten already does
4: already competes as a separate entity, though is not a member of CONCACAF or CFU

Competitions

National teams

*Caribbean Cup - International cup for the Caribbean, top 4 qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Club teams

*CFU Club Championship Club championship for Caribbean, winner qualifies for CONCACAF Champions' Cup.

References

External links

[http://www.caribbeanfootballunion.org/ Official site]

See also

* CONCACAF
* UNCAF
* NAFC
* CCCF


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