Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

joined the

Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...

in 2003 following the formation of the Comoros Football Federation, the national football association, in 1979.

were accepted as full members of

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

in 2005.

Domestic league

At the highest level, the country's domestic competition consists of the

Comoros Premier League Comoros Premier League is the top division in Comoros, it was created in 1979. 2021–22 Comoros Premier League Regional Leagues Grande Comoros (Ngazidja) League *Alizé Fort *Aventure Club * Djabal Club * Élan Club *Étoile des Comores *FC M ...

and the

Comoros Cup The Comoros Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Comoros football. It was created in 1982. Winners See also * Comoros Premier League Comoros Premier League is the top division in Comoros, it was created in 1979. 2021–22 Comoros Premi ...

Coin Nord A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order t ...

is the country's most decorated club, having won the league title on six occasions.

League system

National football team

Following accession to FIFA's full member status, the

Comoros national football team The Comoros national football team represents the Comoros in international football and is controlled by the Comoros Football Federation. It was formed in 1979, joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 2003, and became a FIFA m ...

has competed for entry to the

African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

and World Cup since 2010; its qualifying campaigns for both competitions were unsuccessful. In the

2021 Africa Cup of Nations The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's foo ...

Comoros reached the second round of the competition for the first time.

Football stadiums

References

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