List of football associations by date of foundation
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This is a list of national and regional football associations by date of foundation.
Europe (UEFA)
Notes
- ^1 Originally affiliated to the Belfast based Irish Football Association. In 1921 the LFA became founding members of the Dublin based Football Association of Ireland.
- ^2 Not a UEFA member.
- ^3 Founded as the Football Association of Yugoslavia.
- ^4 Founded as the Sarajevo football subassociation of former Yugoslavia in 1920 but re-founded as the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992.
North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North American Zone (NAFU)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Mexican Football Federation | Mexico City | National |  Mexico |
| 1912 | Canadian Soccer Association | Ottawa | National |  Canada |
| 1913 | United States Soccer Federation | Chicago | National |  United States |
Central American Zone (UNCAF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | National Football Federation of Guatemala | Guatemala City | National |  Guatemala |
| 1921 | Costa Rican Football Federation | San José | National |  Costa Rica |
| 1931 | Nicaraguan Football Federation | Managua | National |  Nicaragua |
| 1935 | Salvadoran Football Association | San Salvador | National |  El Salvador |
| 1937 | Panamanian Football Federation | Panama City | National |  Panama |
| 1951 | National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras | Tegucigalpa | National |  Honduras |
| 1980 | Football Federation of Belize | Belmopan | National |  Belize |
Caribbean Zone (CFU)
South America (CONMEBOL)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Argentine Football Association | Buenos Aires | National |  Argentina |
| 1895 | Chilean Football Federation | Santiago de Chile | National |  Chile |
| 1900 | Uruguayan Football Association | Montevideo | National |  Uruguay |
| 1906 | Paraguayan Football Association | Asunción | National |  Paraguay |
| 1914 | Brazilian Football Confederation | Rio de Janeiro | National |  Brazil |
| 1922 | Peruvian Football Federation | Lima | National |  Peru |
| 1924 | Colombian Football Federation | Barranquilla | National |  Colombia |
| 1925 | Bolivian Football Federation | Cochabamba | National |  Bolivia |
| 1925 | Ecuadorian Football Federation | Quito | National |  Ecuador |
| 1926 | Venezuelan Football Federation | Caracas | National |  Venezuela |
Africa (CAF)
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Egyptian Football Association | Cairo | National |  Egypt |
| 1955 | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | Rabat | National |  Morocco |
| 1956 | Tunisian Football Federation | Tunis | National |  Tunisia |
| 1962 | Algerian Football Federation | Algiers | National |  Algeria |
| 1962 | Libyan Football Federation | Tripoli | National |  Libya |
West Africa Football Union (WAFU)
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Federation of Uganda Football Associations | Kampala | National |  Uganda |
| 1926 | Zanzibar Football Association | Zanzibar City | National |  Zanzibar |
| 1930 | Tanzania Football Federation | Dar es Salaam | National |  Tanzania |
| 1936 | Sudan Football Association | Khartoum | National |  Sudan |
| 1943 | Ethiopian Football Federation | Addis Ababa | National |  Ethiopia |
| 1948 | Football Federation of Burundi | Bujumbura | National |  Burundi |
| 1950 | Somali Football Federation | Mogadishu | National |  Somalia |
| 1960 | Kenya Football Federation | Nairobi | National |  Kenya |
| 1972 | Rwandese Association Football Federation | Kigali | National |  Rwanda |
| 1979 | Djiboutian Football Federation | Djibouti City | National |  Djibouti |
| 1992 | Eritrean National Football Federation | Asmara | National |  Eritrea |
| 2011 | South Sudan Football Association | Juba | National |  South Sudan |
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Congolese Association Football Federation | Kinshasa | National |  DR Congo |
| 1959 | Cameroonian Football Federation | Yaoundé | National |  Cameroon |
| 1960 | Equatoguinean Football Federation | Malabo | National |  Equatorial Guinea |
| 1961 | Central African Football Federation | Bangui | National |  Central African Republic |
| 1962 | Chadian Football Federation | N'Djamena | National |  Chad |
| 1962 | Congolese Football Federation | Brazzaville | National |  Congo |
| 1962 | Gabonese Football Federation | Libreville | National |  Gabon |
| 1975 | São Toméan Football Federation | São Tomé | National |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Football Association of Zambia | Lusaka | National |  Zambia |
| 1932 | Lesotho Football Association | Maseru | National |  Lesotho |
| 1952 | Mauritius Football Association | Plaines Wilhems District | National |  Mauritius |
| 1961 | Malagasy Football Federation | Antananarivo | National |  Madagascar |
| 1965 | Zimbabwe Football Association | Harare | National |  Zimbabwe |
| 1966 | Football Association of Malawi | Chiwembe | National |  Malawi |
| 1968 | Eswatini Football Association | Mbabane | National |  Eswatini |
| 1970 | Botswana Football Association | Gaborone | National |  Botswana |
| 1975 | Mozambican Football Federation | Maputo | National |  Mozambique |
| 1979 | Angolan Football Federation | Luanda | National |  Angola |
| 1979 | Comoros Football Federation | Mitsamiouli | National |  Comoros |
| 1979 | Seychelles Football Federation | Mahé | National |  Seychelles |
| 1991 | South African Football Association | Johannesburg | National |  South Africa |
| 1992 | Namibia Football Association | Windhoek | National |  Namibia |
Asia (AFC)
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Football Association of Singapore | Kallang | National |  Singapore |
| 1907 | Philippine Football Federation | Pasig | National |  Philippines |
| 1916 | Football Association of Thailand | Bangkok | National |  Thailand |
| 1930 | Football Association of Indonesia | Jakarta | National |  Indonesia |
| 1933 | Football Federation of Cambodia | Phnom Penh | National |  Cambodia |
| 1933 | Football Association of Malaysia | Kelana Jaya | National |  Malaysia |
| 1947 | Myanmar Football Federation | Yangon | National |  Myanmar |
| 1951 | Lao Football Federation | Vientiane | National |  Laos |
| 1961 | Football Australia | Sydney | National |  Australia |
| 1962 | Vietnam Football Federation | Hanoi | National |  Vietnam |
| 2002 | East Timor Football Federation | Dili | National |  East Timor |
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Hong Kong Football Association | Ho Man Tin | National |  Hong Kong |
| 1921[2] | Japan Football Association | Tokyo | National |  Japan |
| 1924 | Chinese Football Association | Peking | National |  China |
| 1928 | Korea Football Association | Seoul | National |  South Korea |
| 1936 | Chinese Taipei Football Association | New Taipei City | National |  Chinese Taipei |
| 1939 | Macau Football Association | Macau | National |  Macau |
| 1945 | DPR Korea Football Association | Pyongyang | National |  North Korea |
| 1959 | Mongolian Football Federation | Ulaanbaatar | National |  Mongolia |
| 1975 | Guam Football Association | Barrigada | National |  Guam |
| 2005 | Northern Mariana Islands Football Association | Saipan | National |  Northern Mariana Islands |
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Afghanistan Football Federation | Kabul | National |  Afghanistan |
| 1936 | Tajikistan National Football Federation | Dushanbe | National |  Tajikistan |
| 1946 | Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran | Tehran | National |  Iran |
| 1946 | Uzbekistan Football Federation | Tashkent | National |  Uzbekistan |
| 1992 | Football Association of Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | National |  Turkmenistan |
| 1992 | Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic | Bishkek | National |  Kyrgyzstan |
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | All India Football Federation | New Delhi | National |  India |
| 1939 | Football Sri Lanka | Colombo | National |  Sri Lanka |
| 1947 | Pakistan Football Federation | Lahore | National |  Pakistan |
| 1951 | All Nepal Football Association | Lalitpur | National |  Nepal |
| 1972 | Bangladesh Football Federation | Dhaka | National |  Bangladesh |
| 1982 | Football Association of Maldives | Malé | National |  Maldives |
| 1983 | Bhutan Football Federation | Thimphu | National |  Bhutan |
West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Palestinian Football Association | Jerusalem | National |  Palestine |
| 1933 | Federation Libanaise de Football | Beirut | National |  Lebanon |
| 1936 | Syrian Football Association | Damascus | National |  Syria |
| 1948 | Iraq Football Association | Baghdad | National |  Iraq |
| 1949 | Jordan Football Association | Amman | National |  Jordan |
| 1952 | Kuwait Football Association | Kuwait City | National |  Kuwait |
| 1956 | Saudi Arabia Football Federation | Riyadh | National |  Saudi Arabia |
| 1957 | Bahrain Football Association | Manama | National |  Bahrain |
| 1960 | Qatar Football Association | Doha | National |  Qatar |
| 1962 | Yemen Football Association | Sana'a | National |  Yemen |
| 1971 | United Arab Emirates Football Association | Abu Dhabi | National |  United Arab Emirates |
| 1978 | Oman Football Association | Muscat | National |  Oman |
Oceania (OFC)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | New Zealand Football | Auckland | National |  New Zealand |
| 1928 | New Caledonian Football Federation | Noumea | National |  New Caledonia |
| 1934 | Vanuatu Football Federation | Port Vila | National |  Vanuatu |
| 1938 | Fiji Football Association | Suva | National |  Fiji |
| 1938 | Tahitian Football Federation | Pirae | National |  Tahiti |
| 1962 | Papua New Guinea Football Association | Port Moresby | National |  Papua New Guinea |
| 1965 | Tonga Football Association | Nuku'alofa | National |  Tonga |
| 1968 | Football Federation Samoa | Apia | National |  Samoa |
| 1971 | Cook Islands Football Association | Avarua | National |  Cook Islands |
| 1978 | Solomon Islands Football Federation | Honiara | National |  Solomon Islands |
| 1980 | Kiribati Islands Football Association | South Tarawa | National |  Kiribati |
| 1984 | Football Federation American Samoa | Pago Pago | National |  American Samoa |