The N.F.-Board (french: Nouvelle Fédération-Board) was a federation of
football associations established on 12 December 2003. It was made up of teams that represent nations,
dependencies, unrecognized states,
minorities,
stateless peoples, regions and
micronations not affiliated to
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 ...
.
One of the founders was Luc Misson, a lawyer who represented Belgian footballer
Jean-Marc Bosman in a case that led to the
Bosman ruling
''Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman'' (1995) C-415/93 (known as the Bosman ruling) is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of associatio ...
.
VIVA World Cup
N.F.-Board organized five
VIVA World Cups, including the inaugural games in November 2006. The events were as follows:
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2006 Viva World Cup in
Occitania
Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasse ...
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2008 Viva World Cup in
Sápmi
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2009 Viva World Cup in
Padania
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2010 Viva World Cup
The 2010 VIVA World Cup was the fourth VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for Association football, football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in Gozo. A record six men's teams competed in the tournament, including the two-time d ...
in
Gozo
Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and in antiquity known as Gaulos ( xpu, 𐤂𐤅𐤋, ; grc, Γαῦλος, Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After ...
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2012 Viva World Cup
The 2012 VIVA World Cup was the fifth and final VIVA World Cup, an international tournament for football open to non-FIFA-affiliated teams, played in the Iraqi Kurdistan. It marked a new record in the competition's history, with nine teams compet ...
in
Kurdistan
Kurdistan ( ku, کوردستان ,Kurdistan ; lit. "land of the Kurds") or Greater Kurdistan is a roughly defined geo-cultural territory in Western Asia wherein the Kurds form a prominent majority population and the Kurdish culture, languag ...
Since 2013,
Non-FIFA international football is managed by 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 i ...
(CONIFA).
Former members of the NF-Board
The teams in bold competed in at least one
Viva World Cup.
See also
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Non-FIFA international football
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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 i ...
Footnotes
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Association football governing bodies