FA Sápmi is a

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association which is the organizer of the Sápmi football team representing the indigenous Sámi people. It is a member of the

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 inv ...

(ConIFA), but not a member of either

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or UEFA. President of the FA Sápmi is

Håkan Kuorak Håkan is a common Swedish given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the Old Norse ''Hákon''. The meaning of the name is disputed but a possible meaning is "high son" from ...

from Jokkmokk, Sweden. FA Sápmi was established in March 2014 as the successor of the 2003 founded ''Sámi Football Association'' (SSL, sme, Sámi Spábbáčiekčanlihttu), which had not been active in few years and had some financial trouble. FA Sápmi is the host of

2014 ConIFA World Football Cup The 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup was the first edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA and a successor of V ...

.2014 ConIFA World Football Cup Official Homepage
Retrieved 23 May 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:FA Sapmi Association football governing bodies in Europe Sámi organisations Football in Finland Football in Norway Football in Sweden Sports organizations established in 2014 2014 establishments in Finland