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List of association football competitions

This is a list of the association football competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally. Confirmed future competitions are also included.

The competitions are grouped by organising authority: FIFA (international association), the six confederations (continental associations), and the federations (national associations)

For more information about each year, season, and other, see: Association football by year, Seasons in association football and Association football

Intercontinental competitions

This section lists the worldwide and intercontinental competitions ruled by the FIFA, by two or more confederations or by two or more federations member of different confederations.

Continental Confederations

National teams

Worldwide

-Defunct-

Intercontinental

-Defunct-

Invitational tournaments

Invitational tournaments are competitions that feature a cup, sometimes holding the name of the host country. The host country invites other nations to participate in the tournament.

-Defunct-

Arab

-Defunct-

Muslim

National youth teams

-Defunct-

Clubs

Worldwide

Intercontinental

-Defunct-

Pre-season friendly / invitational tournaments

-Defunct-

Arab

-Defunct-

Japanese-South American

Saudi-Egyptian

Youth teams

AFC (Asian competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the AFC (Asian Football Confederation), or by federations member the AFC.

National teams

AFC competitions

Federations member the Asian Football Confederation
-Defunct-

Sub-federation competitions

-Defunct-

Clubs

AFC competitions

-Defunct-

Sub-federation competitions

Afghanistan

Australia

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

China PR

Guam

Leagues
Cups

Hong Kong

Leagues
Cups

India

Inter-state national competition
Regional Leagues
Women's Competitions
Leagues
Inter-state national competition
Regional Leagues

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Leagues
Cups
Defunct

Japan

Jordan

Leagues
Cups

Kuwait

Leagues
Cups

Kyrgyzstan

Leagues
Cups

Laos

Leagues
Cups

Lebanon

Leagues
Cups

Macau

Leagues
Cups

Malaysia

Leagues
Cups

Maldives

Leagues
Cups

Mongolia

Leagues
Cups

Myanmar

Nepal

Leagues
Cups

Northern Mariana Islands

Leagues

North Korea

Leagues
Cups

Oman

Leagues
Cups

Palestine

Leagues
Cups

Pakistan

Leagues
Cups

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Leagues
Cups

Syria

Leagues
Cups

Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)

Tajikistan

Leagues
Cups

Thailand

Timor-Leste

Leagues
Cups

Turkmenistan

Leagues
Cups

United Arab Emirates

Leagues
Cups

Uzbekistan

Leagues
Cups

Vietnam

Leagues
Cups

Yemen

Leagues
Cups

CAF (African competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), or by federation members of the CAF.

National teams

-Defunct-

Sub-federation competitions

-Defunct-

Clubs

-Defunct-

Sub-federation competitions

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Leagues
Cups

Botswana

Leagues
Cups

Burkina Faso

Leagues
Cups

Burundi

Leagues
Cups

Cameroon

Leagues
Cups

Cape Verde

Leagues
Cups

Central African Republic

Leagues
Cups

Chad

Leagues
Cups

Comoros

Leagues
Cups

Congo

Leagues
Cups

DR Congo

Leagues
Cups

Djibouti

Leagues
Cups

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Leagues
Cups

Eritrea

Leagues
Cups

Eswatini

Leagues
Cups

Ethiopia

Leagues
Cups

Gabon

Leagues
Cups

The Gambia

Leagues
Cups

Ghana

Leagues
Cups

Guinea

Leagues
Cups

Guinea-Bissau

Leagues
Cups

Ivory Coast

Leagues
Cups

Kenya

Leagues
Cups

Lesotho

Leagues
Cups

Liberia

Leagues
Cups

Libya

Leagues
Cups

Madagascar

Leagues
Cups

Malawi

Leagues
Cups

Mali

Leagues
Cups

Mauritania

Leagues
Cups

Mauritius

Leagues
Cups

Morocco

Mozambique

Leagues
Cups

Namibia

Leagues
Cups

Niger

Leagues
Cups

Nigeria

Leagues
Cups

Réunion

Leagues
Cups

Rwanda

Leagues
Cups

São Tomé and Príncipe

Leagues
Cups

Senegal

Leagues
Cups

Seychelles

Leagues
Cups

Sierra Leone

Leagues
Cups

Somalia

Leagues
Cups

South Africa

Leagues
Cups

South Sudan

Leagues
Cups

Sudan

Leagues
Cups

Tanzania

Leagues
Cups

Togo

Leagues
Cups

Tunisia

Uganda

Leagues
Cups

Zambia

Leagues
Cups

Zanzibar

Leagues
Cups

Zimbabwe

Leagues
Cups

CONCACAF (North American, Central American, and Caribbean competitions)

This section lists competitions overseen either by CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football) or its member federations.

National teams

-Defunct-

Sub-federation competitions

-Defunct-

Clubs

-Defunct-

Sub-federation competitions

-Defunct-

Anguilla

Leagues
Cups

Antigua and Barbuda

Leagues
Cups

Aruba

Leagues
Cups

Bahamas

Leagues
Cups

Barbados

Leagues
Cups

Belize

Leagues

Bermuda

Leagues
Cups

Bonaire

Leagues
Cups

British Virgin Islands

Leagues
Cups

Canada

Leagues
Cups

Cayman Islands

Leagues
Cups

Costa Rica

Leagues
Cups

Cuba

Leagues

Curaçao

Leagues

Dominica

Leagues
Cups

Dominican Republic

Leagues
Cups

El Salvador

Leagues
Cups

French Guiana

Leagues
Cups

Guatemala

Leagues
Cups

Grenada

Leagues
Cups

Guadeloupe

Leagues
Cups

Guyana

Leagues
Cups

Haiti

Leagues
Cups

Honduras

Leagues
Cups

Jamaica

Leagues
Cups

Martinique

Leagues
Cups

Mexico

Montserrat

Leagues

Nicaragua

Leagues
Cups

Panama

Leagues
Cups

Puerto Rico

Leagues
Cups

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Leagues
Cups

Saint Lucia

Leagues
Cups

Saint-Martin

Leagues
Cups

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Leagues

Sint Maarten

Leagues

Suriname

Leagues
Cups

Turks and Caicos Islands

Leagues
Cups

Trinidad and Tobago

Leagues
Cups

U.S Virgin Islands

Leagues

United States

Outdoor

Indoor

CONMEBOL (South American competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol), or by federations member the CONMEBOL.

National teams

-Defunct-

Clubs

-Defunct-

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

North

Northeast

Midwest

Southeast

South

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

OFC (Oceanian competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the OFC (Oceania Football Confederation), or by federations member the OFC.

National teams

-Defunct-

League

Clubs

-Defunct-

American Samoa

Cook Islands

Leagues
Cups

Fiji

Leagues
Cups

Kiribati

Leagues

New Caledonia

Leagues
Cups

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Leagues
Cups

Samoa

Leagues
Cups

Solomon Islands

Leagues
Cups

Tahiti

Leagues
Cups

Tonga

Leagues
Cups

Tuvalu

Leagues
Cups

Vanuatu

Leagues
Cups

UEFA (European competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), or by federations member the UEFA.

National teams

Clubs

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

England

Estonia

Leagues
Cups

Faroe Islands

Leagues
Cups

Finland

France

Georgia

Leagues
Cups

Germany

Gibraltar

Leagues
Cups

Greece

Hungary

Leagues
Cups

Iceland

Leagues
Cups

Israel

Leagues
Cups

Italy

Kazakhstan

Leagues
Cups
Women competitions

Kosovo

Latvia

Leagues
Cups

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Leagues
Cups

Malta

Leagues

For Gozo competitions, see non FIFA competitions section

Cups

Moldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Northern Ireland

North Macedonia

Leagues
Cups

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Republic of Ireland

Leagues
Cups

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Leagues
Cups

Scotland

Serbia

Slovakia

Leagues
Cups

Slovenia

Leagues
Cups

Spain

Sweden

Leagues
Cups

Switzerland

Leagues
Cups

Türkiye

Ukraine

Wales

Non-FIFA competitions

This section lists the competitions ruled by associations outside FIFA or its confederations. This includes nations, territories, regions and dependencies. This does not include competitions in continental confederations who may not be a part of FIFA.

Worldwide

Abkhazia

Leagues

Cups

Republic of Artsakh

Leagues

Cups

Ascension Island

Leagues

Cups

Canada

Leagues

Cups

Christmas Island

Leagues

Crimea

Leagues

Donetsk People's Republic

Leagues

Falkland islands

Leagues

Federated States of Micronesia

Gozo

Leagues

Cups

Greenland

Leagues

Cups

Guernsey

Leagues

Cups

Iraqi Kurdistan

Leagues

Cups

Isle of Man

Leagues

Cups

Isles of Scilly

Leagues

Cups

Jersey

Leagues

Cups

Luhansk People's Republic

Leagues

Luhansk Football League

Marshall Islands

Leagues

Mayotte

Leagues

Cups

Mexico

Competitions

Monaco

Competitions

Nauru

Leagues

Niue

Leagues

Northern Cyprus

Leagues

Cups

Palau

Leagues

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Also known as Western Sahara

Cups

Saint Barthélemy

Leagues

Cups

Saint Helena

Leagues

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Leagues

Somaliland

Leagues

Cups

South Ossetia

Leagues

Tokelau

Leagues

See Soccer in Tokelau.

Tuvalu

Leagues

Cups

Vatican City

Leagues

Cups

Wallis and Futuna

Leagues

Cups

Competitions in former nations

This section lists competitions in former nations, unions, empires, protectorates and territories, all of which are defunct.

Austria-Hungary

Leagues

Cups

Commonwealth of Independent States

Czechoslovakia

Leagues

Cups

German Democratic Republic

Also known as East Germany

Leagues

Cups

Mandatory Palestine

Leagues

Cups

Netherlands Antilles

Leagues

North Vietnam

Leagues

Ottoman Empire

The İstanbul Lig and İstanbul Profesyonel Futbol Ligi ran after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire but continued under the Constantinople Football League and has since been defunct.

Leagues

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

Leagues

Cups

Saar Protectorate

Serbia and Montenegro

Leagues

Cups

South Vietnam

Leagues

Cups

Soviet Union

Also known as the USSR. See also: Soviet Union football league system

Leagues

Cups

Yemen Arab Republic

Also known as North Yemen

Leagues

Cups

Yugoslavia

Leagues

Cups

See also

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