NAFC
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The North American Football Confederation was founded in 1946 and a forerunner to the CONCACAF
as the governing body of football
in North America
until 1961, when it merged with the CCCF/Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol
to form CONCACAF
.
The NAFC name was revived briefly in the early 1990s to determine a North American champion. The revival was abandoned with the creation of the Gold Cup
.
NAFC Championship
Four tournaments were held under the NAFC banner. The winners were:
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
as the governing body of football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
until 1961, when it merged with the CCCF/Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol
CCCF Championship
The CCCF Championship was a football tournament made just for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1941–1961. It was founded in 1938 and the precursor of the CONCACAF, that was formed when CCCF merged with the NAFC in 1961...
to form CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
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The NAFC name was revived briefly in the early 1990s to determine a North American champion. The revival was abandoned with the creation of the Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
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NAFC ChampionshipNAFC ChampionshipThe NAFC Championship was a football tournament for teams in the area of North America between the years of 1947 and 1949...
Four tournaments were held under the NAFC banner. The winners were:
- 19471947 NAFC ChampionshipThe North American Football Confederation Championship was the football championship for the North American Football Confederation....
- Mexico - 19491949 NAFC ChampionshipMexico: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada, José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis "Pirata" de la Fuente, Carlos Septién...
- Mexico - 19901990 NAFC ChampionshipThe North American Nations Cup was the football championship for the CONCACAF's North American Zone....
- Canada - 19911991 NAFC Championship-Champion:-Scorers:Two Goals Bruce Murray Dante Washington Luis Roberto AlvesOne Goal Missael Espinoza Luis Antonio Valdéz Pedro Duana-References:* *...
- Mexico
See also
- CCCF
- CONCACAFCONCACAFThe Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
- NAFU
- UNCAF
- CFUCaribbean Football UnionThe 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...