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International body for association football teams not affiliated with FIFA

The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA, originally styled ConIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.

Women’s competition

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Current title holders

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All members of CONIFA are encouraged to invest in women’s football in their communities, and to create female national selections to play and compete against other CONIFA members.

CONIFA’s first ever official women’s football match took place on 10 November 2018 in Northern Cyprus, with Sápmi ladies beating their Northern Cyprus hosts 4–0 in the Women’s Friendship Cup.[3] CONIFA announced their first Women’s World Football Cup on 31 January 2021, to be hosted by Székely Land between 23 and 30 June 2021 and involve 6 teams.[4]

The first futsal Tournament was the 2021 CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup which was held in Italy and consisted of disabled futsal teams near the Mediterranean Sea.[5]

CONIFA expressly uses the term “members” rather than “countries” or “states”. A football association may be eligible to apply for membership of CONIFA if it, or the entity (ethnic or linguistic minority, indigenous group, cultural organization, territory) it represents, is not a member of FIFA and satisfies one or more of the following criteria:

As of September 2025:[6]

^^ The Federação Alternativa de Desporto de Estado de São Paulo (or São Paulo F.A.D.) is an independent regional football association dedicated to celebrating the culture and the people of the state of São Paulo.[13] The state also has an official football association, the Federação Paulista de Futebol, which is affiliated with the Brazilian Football Confederation, which in turn is a member of FIFA.

Members sanctioned by CONIFA

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President of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Per-Anders Blind Sweden 7 June 2013 Incumbent
Vice-Presidents of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Malcolm Blackburn Isle of Man 2014 2016
2 Kristof Wenczel Hungary 2015 Incumbent
3 Dimitri Pagave Abkhazia 2016 Incumbent

General Secretaries

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General Secretaries of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Sascha Düerkop Germany 7 June 2013 30 April 2020
2 Jason Heaton England England 30 April 2020 2 August 2021
3 Piotr Podlewski Poland Poland 2 August 2021 7 August 2022
4 Jeroen Zandberg Netherlands Netherlands 7 August 2022 Incumbent
African Presidents of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Masoud Attai Zanzibar 7 June 2013 2017
2 Justin Walley England 2017 2020
3 Christian Lubasi Luzongo Kalalaluka Zambia 2020 2022
4 Ngala Maimo Wajiri Cameroon 2022 Incumbent
Asian Presidents of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Tariq Abdulrahman Iraq 7 June 2013 2017
2 Jens Jockel Germany 2017 2020
3 Motoko Jitsukawa Japan 2020 2022
4 Ruby-Ann Kagaoan Philippines 2022 Incumbent
European President of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Alberto Rischio Italy 7 June 2013 Incumbent

Latin American Presidents

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Latin American Presidents of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Jens Jockel Germany 2013 2017
2 Zam Gutierrez Mexico 2017 2019
3 Diego Bartolotta Mexico 2019 Incumbent

Northern America and the Caribbean Presidents

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Oceanian Presidents

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Oceanian Presidents of CONIFA
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Charles Reklai Mitchell Palau 2014 2017
2 Ben Schultz Australia 2017 Incumbent

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