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AFF - ASEAN Football Federation - 12 members - founded in 1984, represents nations from Southeast Asia. The main tournament is the ASEAN Championship. Not affiliated to AFC. AGCFF - Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation - 8 members - founded in 2016, represents the participating nations of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
The Ottawa Fury began play in the NASL in 2014, replacing a PDL team of the same name. The team moved to the league now known as the USL Championship after the 2016 season before suspending operations following the 2019 season. As in the men's game, the women's soccer pyramid contains leagues that operate on both sides of the border.
The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) organises competitions between Arab League member nations. [3] All 22 national governing bodies that form UAFA are also members of both FIFA and either the AFC or CAF. National teams from UAFA member countries are noted in the list below.
Little League International has updated its 2019 rulebook to include a statement prohibiting "the use of team names, mascots, nicknames or logos that are racially insensitive, derogatory or discriminatory in nature." [12] This decision has been applauded by the National Congress of American Indians. [13]
Competing in CONCACAF Nations League A, Canada earned a 2–0 victory over the United States at BMO Field, Canada's first win against their American rivals since 1985. [96] However, Canada would fall to a 4–1 defeat against the United States in the away leg and failed to qualify for the Nations League Finals. [97]
Each season of the UEFA Nations League is played in a typical UEFA competition season format: the league phase (or "group stage") in the first half of the season from September to November, and the knockout phase in the second half of the season in March (League A quarter-finals and promotion/relegation play-offs), and June (semifinals and ...
The national team competes in the World Cup, Gold Cup, and the Nations League, as well as other competitions by invitation. The Soca Warriors' lone appearance at the FIFA World Cup came in 2006, after the team defeated Bahrain 2–1 on aggregate in the CONCACAF–AFC intercontinental play-off.
The team has won all three CONCACAF Nations League editions that have been played so far, including the inaugural 2021 final. [135] Its best finish at the Copa América was fourth place at the 1995 and 2016 editions, [ 136 ] [ 137 ] while it competed as the host nation in 2024 , failing to advance past the group stage.