List of Football Associations by date of foundation
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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 Only given full UEFA membership in 2013.
- ^3 Founded originally as the Football Association of Yugoslavia.
- ^4 Founded originally 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 | ? | 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 | ? | National |  Costa Rica |
| 1931 | Nicaraguan Football Federation | ? | National |  Nicaragua |
| 1935 | Salvadoran Football Association | ? | National |  El Salvador |
| 1937 | Panamanian Football Federation | ? | National |  Panama |
| 1951 | National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras | ? | National |  Honduras |
| 1980 | Football Federation of Belize | ? | 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 | ? | 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 | ? | National |  Colombia |
| 1925 | Bolivian Football Federation | ? | National |  Bolivia |
| 1925 | Ecuadorian Football Federation | ? | National |  Ecuador |
| 1926 | Venezuelan Football Federation | ? | National |  Venezuela |
Africa (CAF)
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Egyptian Football Association | ? | National |  Egypt |
| 1955 | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ? | National |  Morocco |
| 1956 | Fédération Tunisienne de Football | ? | National |  Tunisia |
| 1962 | Algerian Football Federation | ? | National |  Algeria |
| 1962 | Libyan Football Federation | ? | National |  Libya |
West Africa Football Union (WAFU)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Liberia Football Association | Monrovia | National |  Liberia |
| 1945 | Nigeria Football Federation | Abuja | National |  Nigeria |
| 1952 | Gambia Football Association | ? | National |  Gambia |
| 1957 | Ghana Football Association | Accra | National |  Ghana |
| 1960 | Fédération Burkinabé de Foot-Ball | ? | National |  Burkina Faso |
| 1960 | Fédération Guinéenne de Football | ? | National |  Guinea |
| 1960 | Fédération Ivoirienne de Football | ? | National |  Ivory Coast |
| 1960 | Mali Football Federation | ? | National |  Mali |
| 1960 | Fédération Sénégalaise de Football | ? | National |  Senegal |
| 1960 | Fédération Togolaise de Football | ? | National |  Togo |
| 1961 | Fédération de Foot-Ball de la Républic Islamique de Mauritanie | ? | National |  Mauritania |
| 1962 | Fédération Béninoise de Football | ? | National |  Benin |
| 1967 | Fédération Nigerienne de Football | ? | National |  Niger |
| 1967 | Sierra Leone Football Association | ? | National |  Sierra Leone |
| 1974 | Federação de Futebol da Guiné-Bissau | ? | National |  Guinea-Bissau |
| 1982 | Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol | ? | National |  Cape Verde |
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Federation of Uganda Football Associations | ? | National |  Uganda |
| 1926 | Zanzibar Football Association | ? | National |  Zanzibar |
| 1930 | Tanzania Football Federation | ? | National |  Tanzania |
| 1936 | Sudan Football Association | ? | National |  Sudan |
| 1943 | Ethiopian Football Federation | ? | National |  Ethiopia |
| 1948 | Fédération de Football du Burundi | ? | National |  Burundi |
| 1950 | Somali Football Federation | ? | National |  Somalia |
| 1960 | Kenya Football Federation | ? | National |  Kenya |
| 1972 | Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association | ? | National |  Rwanda |
| 1979 | Fédération Djiboutienne de Football | ? | National |  Djibouti |
| 1992 | Eritrean National Football Federation | ? | 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 | Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association | ? | National |  DR Congo |
| 1959 | Fédération Camerounaise de Football | ? | National |  Cameroon |
| 1960 | Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol | Malabo | National |  Equatorial Guinea |
| 1961 | Fédération Centrafricaine de Football | Bangui | National |  Central African Republic |
| 1962 | Fédération Tchadienne de Football | N'Djamena | National |  Chad |
| 1962 | Fédération Congolaise de Football | ? | National |  Congo |
| 1962 | Fédération Gabonaise de Football | ? | National |  Gabon |
| 1975 | Federação Santomense de Futebol | ? | National |  Sao Tome and Principe |
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Football Association of Zambia | ? | National |  Zambia |
| 1932 | Lesotho Football Association | ? | National |  Lesotho |
| 1952 | Mauritius Football Association | ? | National |  Mauritius |
| 1961 | Fédération Malagasy de Football | ? | National |  Madagascar |
| 1965 | Zimbabwe Football Association | ? | National |  Zimbabwe |
| 1966 | Football Association of Malawi | ? | National |  Malawi |
| 1968 | National Football Association of Swaziland | ? | National |  Swaziland |
| 1970 | Botswana Football Association | ? | National |  Botswana |
| 1976 | Federação Moçambicana de Futebol | ? | National |  Mozambique |
| 1979 | Federação Angolana de Futebol | ? | National |  Angola |
| 1979 | Fédération Comorienne de Football | ? | National |  Comoros |
| 1979 | Seychelles Football Federation | ? | National |  Seychelles |
| 1991 | South African Football Association | ? | National |  South Africa |
| 1992 | Namibia Football Association | ? | National |  Namibia |
Asia (AFC)
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Football Association of Singapore | ? | National |  Singapore |
| 1907 | Philippine Football Federation | ? | National |  Philippines |
| 1912 | Football Association of Indonesia | ? | National |  Indonesia |
| 1916 | Football Association of Thailand | ? | National |  Thailand |
| 1933 | Football Federation of Cambodia | ? | National |  Cambodia |
| 1933 | Football Association of Malaysia | ? | National |  Malaysia |
| 1947 | Myanmar Football Federation | ? | National |  Myanmar |
| 1951 | Lao Football Federation | ? | National |  Laos |
| 1961 | Football Federation Australia | ? | National |  Australia |
| 1962 | Vietnam Football Federation | ? | National |  Vietnam |
| 2002 | Federação de Futebol de Timor-Leste | ? | National |  Timor-Leste |
East Asian Football Federation (EAFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Hong Kong Football Association | ? | National |  Hong Kong |
| 1921 | Japan Football Association | ? | National |  Japan |
| 1924 | Chinese Football Association | Peking | National |  China |
| 1928 | Korea Football Association | ? | National |  South Korea |
| 1936 | Chinese Taipei Football Association | ? | National |  Chinese Taipei |
| 1939 | Associação de Futebol de Macau | ? | National |  Macau |
| 1945 | DPR Korea Football Association | ? | National |  North Korea |
| 1959 | Mongolian Football Federation | ? | National |  Mongolia |
| 1975 | Guam Football Association | ? | National |  Guam |
| 2005 | Northern Mariana Islands Football Association | ? | National |  Northern Mariana Islands |
Central Asian Football Association (CAFA)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Afghanistan Football Federation | ? | National |  Afghanistan |
| 1946 | Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran | ? | National |  Iran |
| 1946 | Uzbekistan Football Federation | National |  Uzbekistan |
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| 1936 | Tajikistan National Football Federation | ? | National |  Tajikistan |
| 1992 | Football Association of Turkmenistan | ? | National |  Turkmenistan |
| 1992 | Football Federation of Kyrgyz Republic | ? | National |  Kyrgyzstan |
South Asian Football Federation (SAFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | All India Football Federation | ? | National |  India |
| 1939 | Football Federation of Sri Lanka | ? | National |  Sri Lanka |
| 1946 | Uzbekistan Football Federation | National | Uzbekistan |
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| 1947 | Pakistan Football Federation | Lahore | National |  Pakistan |
| 1951 | All Nepal Football Association | ? | National |  Nepal |
| 1972 | Bangladesh Football Federation | Dhaka | National |  Bangladesh |
| 1982 | Football Association of Maldives | ? | National |  Maldives |
| 1983 | Bhutan Football Federation | ? | National |  Bhutan |
West Asian Football Federation (WAFF)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran | ? | National | Iran |
| 1928 | Palestinian Football Association | ? | National |  Palestine |
| 1933 | Federation Libanaise de Football | ? | National |  Lebanon |
| 1936 | Syrian Football Association | ? | National |  Syria |
| 1948 | Iraq Football Association | ? | National |  Iraq |
| 1949 | Jordan Football Association | ? | National |  Jordan |
| 1952 | Kuwait Football Association | ? | National |  Kuwait |
| 1956 | Saudi Arabia Football Federation | ? | National |  Saudi Arabia |
| 1957 | Bahrain Football Association | ? | National |  Bahrain |
| 1960 | Qatar Football Association | Doha | National |  Qatar |
| 1962 | Yemen Football Association | ? | National |  Yemen |
| 1971 | United Arab Emirates Football Association | ? | National |  United Arab Emirates |
| 1978 | Oman Football Association | ? | National |  Oman |
Oceania (OFC)
| Date | Name | Location | National or Regional | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | New Zealand Football | ? | National |  New Zealand |
| 1928 | New Caledonian Football Federation | ? | National |  New Caledonia |
| 1934 | Vanuatu Football Federation | ? | National |  Vanuatu |
| 1938 | Fiji Football Association | ? | National |  Fiji |
| 1938 | Tahitian Football Federation | ? | National |  Tahiti |
| 1962 | Papua New Guinea Football Association | ? | National |  Papua New Guinea |
| 1965 | Tonga Football Association | ? | National |  Tonga |
| 1968 | Football Federation Samoa | ? | National |  Samoa |
| 1971 | Cook Islands Football Association | ? | National |  Cook Islands |
| 1978 | Solomon Islands Football Federation | ? | National |  Solomon Islands |
| 1980 | Kiribati Islands Football Association | ? | National |  Kiribati |
| 1984 | Football Federation American Samoa | ? | National |  American Samoa |
