The World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA) is an international governing body for
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
teams that are
not affiliated with FIFA, similar to but smaller than the older
Confederation of Independent Football Associations
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.
Competitions
Women's football
All members of CONIFA are encouraged to in ...
. WUFA was founded in 2020 to oversee international competition among the non-FIFA affiliated associations in the world, the alliance of football associations does not have a centralised management structure.
History
WUFA initially announced 9 founding members, and were joined by the
Yorkshire International Football Association on 8 July. Of the 18 members of WUFA, 11 are also members of
CONIFA
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.
Competitions
Women's football
All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...
,
Darfur left CONIFA prior to establishing WUFA, and
Surrey were not a member of any federation prior to joining WUFA. On 13 July 2020, WUFA announced a partnership with
CSANF – Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones, establishing an alliance. 3 members, the Armenian Argentine Community, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Mapuche Nation later joined as members of the World Unity Football Alliance as well as the CSANF.
On 12 September 2020, WUFA announced their first tournament, the
World Series
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...
, scheduled for 2021. On 6 April 2021, International Surrey Football announced it would host the first stage of the WUFA World Series, all 4 games were played behind closed doors due in part to local COVID restrictions imposed in the United Kingdom at the time. On 7 July 2021, WUFA announced the Kashmir Football Association as its newest member. Kashmir was not previously a member of any non-FIFA organisation prior to joining WUFA. On 29 June 2021, WUFA announced plans to organise the
WUFA Women's World Unity Cup, its first major international tournament. On 15 March 2022, the World Unity Football Alliance announced the election of its first General Secretary, President and founder of members International Surrey Football.
Members
Member Federation
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Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones de Fútbol (COSANFF)
Tournaments
Men's World Unity Cup
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WUFA Men's World Unity Cup
Women's World Unity Cup
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WUFA Women's World Unity Cup
World Series
* 2021 WUFA World Series
Organisation
General Secretary
See also
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Non-FIFA international football
Non-FIFA international football is the segment of international football that is not overseen by FIFA. FIFA is the international governing body of association football, overseeing football globally and with running international representative mat ...
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New Football Federations-Board
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CONIFA
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.
Competitions
Women's football
All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...
– Several WUFA members also hold membership of the CONIFA.
References
External links
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{{International football
Association football governing bodies
Sports organizations established in 2020