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North American Football Confederation#NAFC Championship

{{Short description|International sports organization}}

{{One source|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = North American Football Confederation

| image = NAFC on World Map.png

| size = 350px

| formation = {{Start date and age|1946}}

| successor = CONCACAF

| dissolved = {{Start date and age|1961}}

| type = Sports governing body

| membership = 4 member associations

| headquarters =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| affiliations = FIFA

| general =

}}

The North American Football Confederation ({{langx|es|Confederación Norteamericana de Fútbol}}), abbreviated as NAFC, was the governing body of football in North America from 1946 to 1961, and a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF. Founded in 1946 under the president Carlos Alonso who was elected on 19 December 1946 in Havana.{{cite news|title=International Grid Loop Lays Plans|newspaper=Miami News|date=20 December 1946|page=33}} NAFC merged with CCCF to found the current CONCACAF in 1961.

Member associations

  • {{fb|CAN|1921}}
  • {{fb|CUB|1902}} (transferred to the CCCF in 1955)
  • {{fb|MEX|1934}}
  • {{fb|USA|1912}}

NAFC Championship

The NAFC Championship was an association football competition organized by NAFC as its top regional tournament for men's senior national teams from North America.

Only two editions of the tournament were held, in 1947 and 1949.

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|+Results

Year

!Hosts

!style="background:gold"|Champions

!style="background:silver"|Runners-up

!style="background:#c96"|Third place

1947{{flagicon|CUB|1902}} Cuba{{fb|MEX|1934}}{{fb|CUB|1902}}{{fb|USA|1912}}
1949{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} Mexico{{fb|MEX|1934}}{{fb|USA|1912}}{{fb|CUB|1902}}

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|+Performances

Team

!Titles

!Runners-up

!Third place

!Total

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|style="background:gold"|2
(1947, 1949)

|–

|–

|2

align=left|{{fb|CUB|1902}}

|–

|style="background:silver"|1
(1947)

|style="background:#c96"|1
(1949)

|2

align=left|{{fb|USA|1912}}

|–

|style="background:silver"|1
(1949)

|style="background:#c96"|1
(1947)

|2

;Notes:

Italic — Hosts

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cccf-concacaf.html NAFC, CCCF and CONCACAF Championships]

{{North American football tournaments}}

Category:Defunct association football governing bodies

Category:Sports organizations established in 1946

Category:1946 establishments in North America

Category:Organizations disestablished in 1961

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