North American Football Confederation

North American Football Confederation

Abbreviation	NAFC
Successor	CONCACAF
Formation	1946 (1946)
Founded at	Havana, Cuba
Dissolved	1961 (1961)
Type	Association football governing body
Region served	North America Cuba (1946–1955)
Members	4 associations
Official language	English Spanish French
Affiliations	FIFA

The North American Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Norteamericana de Fútbol, French: Confédération nord-américaine de football), abbreviated as NAFC, was the regional governing body of association football in North America from 1946 to 1961, and a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF. Founded in 1946 in Havana, under the first elected president Carlos Alonso. NAFC and CCCF merged to form CONCACAF in 1961.

Member associations

• Canada
• Cuba (transferred to CCCF in 1955)
• Mexico
• United States

NAFC Championship

The NAFC Championship was an official association football competition organized by NAFC as the premier regional tournament for men's senior national teams from North America and Cuba.

Two editons of the competition were held, with Mexico winning both.

Results

Year	Hosts	Champions	Results	Runners-up	Third place
1947	Cuba	Mexico	Round-robin	Cuba	United States
1949	Mexico	Mexico		United States	Cuba

Performances

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Total
Mexico	2 (1947, 1949)	—	—	2
Cuba	—	1 (1947)	1 (1949)	2
United States	—	1 (1949)	1 (1947)	2

Notes

• Italic — Hosts

See also

• CCCF
• CONCACAF
• NAFU
• UNCAF
• CFU

External links

• NAFC, CCCF and CONCACAF Championships