List of association football competitions


This is a list of the association football competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally. Confirmed future competitions are also included.
The competitions are grouped by organising authority: FIFA, the six confederations, and the federations

[|Worldwide] and intercontinental competitions

This section lists the worldwide and intercontinental competitions ruled by the FIFA, by two or more confederations or by two or more federations member of different confederations.

National Teams

Worldwide

Intercontinental

Invitational tournaments

Defunct

Arab

Muslim

Indian Ocean Island

National youth teams

Clubs

Worldwide

Intercontinental

Pre-season friendly / invitational tournaments

Defunct

Arab

Japanese-South American

Defunct

Saudi-Egyptian

Youth teams

AFC (Asian competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the AFC, or by federations member the AFC.
[|Australia] | [|Bahrain] | [|Bangladesh] | [|Bhutan] | [|Brunei] | [|Cambodia] | [|China PR] | [|Guam] | [|Hong Kong] | [|India] | [|Indonesia] | [|Iran] | [|Iraq] | [|Japan] | [|Jordan] | [|Kuwait] | [|Kyrgyzstan] | [|Laos] | [|Lebanon] | [|Macau] | [|Malaysia] | [|Maldives] | [|Mongolia] | [|Myanmar] | [|Nepal] | [|Northern Mariana Islands] | [|North Korea] | [|Oman] | [|Pakistan] | [|Palestine] | Philippines | Qatar | [|Saudi Arabia] | [|Singapore] | [|South Korea] | Sri Lanka | Syria | Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | [|Tajikistan] | [|Thailand] | Timor-Leste | Turkmenistan | [|United Arab Emirates] | [|Uzbekistan] | [|Vietnam] | [|Yemen]

National teams

AFC competitions

Sub-federation competitions

Clubs

AFC competitions

Sub-federation competitions

UAE-Qatar

The Super Cup Series is a set of annual football competitions contested by top professional club teams from the UAE and Qatar.
  • Challenge Shield : another high‑profile match within the series format
  • Super Cup: between high‑placing cup or league finishers from each association.
  • Super Shield: pits top league or cup teams from the UAE and Qatar in a marquee contest
  • Challenge Cup: represents another separate fixture in the series, often featuring club sides that qualify via different domestic achievements.

China PR


Guam

Leagues

Hong Kong

Leagues

India

Inter-state national competition
Indian State Leagues
Regional Leagues
Women's Competitions
Leagues
Indian State Leagues
Regional Leagues

Iraq

Leagues

Jordan

Leagues

Kuwait

Leagues

Kyrgyzstan

Leagues

Laos

Leagues

Lebanon

Leagues

Macau

Leagues

Malaysia

Leagues

Maldives

Leagues

Mongolia

Leagues

Nepal

Leagues

Northern Mariana Islands

Leagues

North Korea

Leagues

Oman

Leagues

Palestine

Leagues

Sri Lanka

Leagues

Syria

Leagues

Tajikistan

Leagues

Timor-Leste

Leagues

Turkmenistan

Leagues

United Arab Emirates

Leagues
Professional Leagues

Uzbekistan

Leagues

Vietnam

Leagues

Yemen

Leagues

CAF (African competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the Confederation of African Football, or by federation members of the CAF.
[|Angola] | [|Benin] | [|Botswana] | Burkina Faso | [|Burundi] | Cameroon | Cape Verde | [|Central African Republic] | [|Chad] | Comoros | [|Congo] | DR Congo | Djibouti | [|Egypt] | [|Equatorial Guinea] | Eritrea | [|Eswatini] | Ethiopia | [|Gabon] | [|Gambia] | Ghana | [|Guinea] | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | [|Malawi] | Mali | Mauritania | Mauritius | [|Morocco] | [|Mozambique] | Namibia | [|Niger] | [|Nigeria] | Reunion | Rwanda | São Tomé and Príncipe | [|Senegal] | [|Seychelles] | [|Sierra Leone] | [|Somalia] | [|South Africa] | South [|Sudan] | Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Tunisia | [|Uganda] | Zambia | Zanzibar | [|Zimbabwe]

National teams

Defunct

Sub-federation competitions

Clubs

Defunct

Sub-federation competitions

Benin

Leagues

Botswana

Leagues

Burkina Faso

Leagues

Burundi

Leagues

Cameroon

Leagues

Cape Verde

Leagues

Central African Republic

Leagues

Chad

Leagues

Comoros

Leagues

Congo

Leagues

DR Congo

Leagues

Djibouti

Leagues

Equatorial Guinea

Leagues

Eritrea

Leagues

Eswatini

Leagues

Ethiopia

Leagues

Gabon

Leagues

The Gambia

Leagues

Ghana

Leagues

Guinea

Leagues

Guinea-Bissau

Leagues

Ivory Coast

Leagues

Kenya

Leagues

Lesotho

Leagues

Liberia

Leagues

Libya

Leagues

Madagascar

Leagues

Malawi

Leagues

Mali

Leagues

Mauritania

Leagues

Mauritius

Leagues

Mozambique

Leagues

Namibia

Leagues

Niger

Leagues

Nigeria

Leagues

Réunion

Leagues

Rwanda

Leagues

São Tomé and Príncipe

Leagues

Senegal

Leagues

Seychelles

Leagues

Sierra Leone

Leagues

Somalia

Leagues

South Africa

Leagues

South Sudan

Leagues

Sudan

Leagues

Tanzania

Leagues

Togo

Leagues

Uganda

Leagues

Zambia

Leagues

Zanzibar

Leagues

Zimbabwe

Leagues

CONCACAF (North American, Central American, and Caribbean competitions)

This section lists competitions overseen either by CONCACAF or its member federations.
[|Antigua and Barbuda] | [|Aruba] | Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Bermuda | Bonaire | British Virgin Islands | [|Canada] | Cayman Islands | [|Costa Rica] | Cuba | [|Curaçao] | Dominica | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | [|French Guiana] | Grenada | Guadeloupe | Guatemala | [|Guyana] | Haiti | Honduras | [|Jamaica] | [|Martinique] | [|Mexico] | Montserrat | Nicaragua | Panama | [|Puerto Rico] | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | [|Saint-Martin] | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Sint Maarten | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | [|United States]

National teams

Defunct

Sub-federation competitions

Clubs

Defunct

Sub-federation competitions

Anguilla

Leagues

Antigua and Barbuda

Leagues

Aruba

Leagues

Bahamas

Leagues

Barbados

Leagues

Belize

Leagues

Bermuda

Leagues

Bonaire

Leagues

British Virgin Islands

Leagues

Canada

Leagues
Cups

Cayman Islands

Leagues

Costa Rica

Leagues

Cuba

Leagues

Curaçao

Leagues

Dominica

Leagues

Dominican Republic

Leagues

El Salvador

Leagues

French Guiana

Leagues

Grenada

Leagues

Guadeloupe

Leagues

Guyana

Leagues

Haiti

Leagues

Honduras

Leagues

Jamaica

Leagues

Martinique

Leagues

Montserrat

Leagues

Nicaragua

Leagues

Panama

Leagues

Puerto Rico

Leagues

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Leagues

Saint Lucia

Leagues

Saint-Martin

Leagues

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Leagues

Sint Maarten

Leagues

Suriname

Leagues

Turks and Caicos Islands

Leagues

Trinidad and Tobago

Leagues

U.S Virgin Islands

Leagues

United States

Outdoor
'''Indoor'''

CONMEBOL (South American competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the CONMEBOL, or by federations member the CONMEBOL.
[|Argentina] | Bolivia | [|Brazil] | [|Chile] | Colombia | Ecuador | Paraguay | [|Peru] | Uruguay | Venezuela

National teams

Defunct

Clubs

Defunct

Brazil

North
Northeast
Midwest
Southeast
South

OFC (Oceanian competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the OFC, or by federations member the OFC.
American [|Samoa] | Cook Islands | Fiji | Kiribati | New Caledonia | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | [|Solomon Islands] | Tahiti | [|Tonga] | Tuvalu | Vanuatu

National teams

Defunct

Clubs

Defunct

Cook Islands

Leagues

Fiji

Leagues

Kiribati

Leagues

New Caledonia

Leagues

Papua New Guinea

Leagues

Samoa

Leagues

Solomon Islands

Leagues

Tahiti

Leagues

Tonga

Leagues

Tuvalu

Leagues

Vanuatu

Leagues

UEFA (European competitions)

This section lists the competitions ruled by the UEFA, or by federations member the UEFA.
Albania | Andorra | Armenia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | [|Cyprus] | Czech Republic | Denmark | England | Estonia | Faroe Islands | Finland | [|France] | Georgia | Germany | Gibraltar | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Israel | Italy | Kazakhstan | Kosovo | Latvia | [|Liechtenstein] | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Malta | Moldova | [|Montenegro] | [|Netherlands] | Northern Ireland | North Macedonia | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Republic of Ireland | Romania | Russia | [|San Marino] | Scotland | [|Serbia] | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Türkiye | Ukraine | Wales

Clubs

Bosnia and Herzegovina


Estonia

Leagues

Faroe Islands

Leagues

Georgia

Leagues

Gibraltar

Leagues

Hungary

Leagues

Iceland

Leagues

Israel

Leagues
  • Men
  • *Ligat Ha`Al: the top division operates at the national level and has 14 member clubs
  • *Liga Leumit: the 2nd division operates at the national level and has 16 member clubs
  • *Liga Alef: the 3rd division is split into 2 regional leagues and has 32 member clubs
  • *Liga Bet: the 4th division is split into 4 regional leagues and has 64 member clubs
  • *Liga Gimel: the 5th division is split into 6 regional leagues and has 94 member clubs
  • Women
  • *Ligat Nashim Rishona: the top division operates at the national level and has 8 member clubs
  • *Ligat Nashim Shniya: the 2nd division operates at the national level and has 5 member clubs
  • Youth
  • *Noar Premier League: the top division operates at the national level and has 16 member clubs
  • *Noar Leumit League: the 2nd division is split into 2 regional leagues.
  • *Noar Arzit: the 3rd division is split into 2 regional leagues.
    Cups
  • Men
  • *Israel State Cup: National cup
  • *Israel Super Cup: Super cup
  • *Toto Cup: one for each of the top 2 divisions.
  • Women
  • *Israeli Women's Cup
  • Youth
  • *Israel Noar State Cup

Kazakhstan

Leagues

Latvia

Leagues

Liechtenstein

  • Liechtenstein Cup—This is the only competition exclusively featuring clubs from Liechtenstein. All seven clubs in the country play their league football in the [|Swiss league system].

Malta

Leagues
''For [|Gozo] competitions, see non FIFA competitions section''
Cups

North Macedonia

Leagues

Republic of Ireland

Leagues

San Marino

Leagues

Slovakia

Leagues

Slovenia

Leagues

Sweden

Leagues

Switzerland

Leagues

Non-FIFA competitions

This section lists the competitions ruled by associations outside FIFA or its confederations. This includes nations, territories, regions and dependencies. This does not include competitions in continental confederations who may not be a part of FIFA.
Worldwide | Abkhazia | [|Ascension Island] | [|Christmas Island] | Crimea | Donetsk People's Republic | Falkland Islands | Federated States of Micronesia | Gozo | Greenland | [|Guernsey] | [|Isle of Man] | Iraqi Kurdistan | [|Jersey] | Marshall Islands | Mayotte | Mexico | Monaco | Nauru | Niue | Northern Cyprus | Palau | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Saint Barthélemy | Saint Helena | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Somaliland | [|South Ossetia] | Tokelau | Vatican City | Wallis and Futuna

Worldwide

Abkhazia

Leagues

Cups

Ascension Island

Leagues

  • Ascension Island Football League: 1st-tier

Cups

  • Ascension Island League Cup
  • Ascension Island District Cup
  • J. Lawrence Knock-out Cup
  • Flipper Cup

Christmas Island

Leagues

Crimea

Leagues

Donetsk People's Republic

Leagues

  • Master-Torg DPR Premier League: 1st-tier

Falkland Islands

Leagues

Federated States of Micronesia

Gozo

Leagues

Cups

Greenland

Leagues

Cups

Guernsey

Leagues

Cups

  • Guernsey FA Cup
  • Frederick Martinez Cup
  • Stranger Charity Cup
  • Mauger Cup
  • Rouget Cup
  • Rawlinson Cup
  • Le Vallee Cup
  • *Upton Park Trophy – Held between champions of Guernsey and champions of Jersey
  • Guernsey Women's Knock-out Cup
  • Guernsey Women's Secondary Cup

Iraqi Kurdistan

Leagues

Cups

Isle of Man

Leagues

Cups

Isles of Scilly

Leagues

Cups

Jersey

Leagues

Cups

  • Le Riche Cup: Domestic cup
  • Wheway Trophy: JFC league cup
  • Jersey Charity Cup: Community/charity trophy
  • Alex Scott Cup
  • Brian Beckett Cup
  • Colin Welsh cup
  • Cory Cup
  • David Melton Memorial Trophy
  • Eric Amy Cup
  • G4S Cup
  • Jason Lee Memorial Trophy
  • Lady Bingham Cup
  • Presidents Trophy
  • Riche Broken Memorial Cup
  • Touzel Cup
  • Tradesmen Trophy
  • Tregear Cup
  • Trinity Shield
  • Willis Cup
  • Zenith Cup
  • *Upton Park Trophy – Held between champions of Guernsey and champions of Jersey

Luhansk People's Republic

Leagues

Luhansk Football League

Marshall Islands

Leagues

  • Marshallese Soccer League

Mayotte

Leagues

Cups

Mexico

Competitions

Monaco

Competitions

Nauru

Leagues

Niue

Leagues

Northern Cyprus

Leagues

Cups

Palau

Leagues

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

''Also known as Western Sahara''

Cups

Saint Barthélemy

Leagues

Cups

Saint Helena

Leagues

  • St. Helena Island Football League: 1st-tier
  • *Division 2
  • *''Division 3''

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Leagues

Singapore

Leagues

Cosmopolitan Football League: 1st tier

Somaliland

Leagues

Cups

South Ossetia

Leagues

  • South Ossetian Football League
  • South Ossetia Youth League

Tokelau

Leagues

''See Soccer in Tokelau.''

Tuvalu

Leagues

Cups

Vatican City

Leagues

Cups

Wallis and Futuna

Leagues

  • Wallis Première Division
  • Wallis Deuxième Division
  • Futuna Première Division
  • Futuna Deuxième Division

Cups

Competitions in former nations

This section lists competitions in former nations, unions, empires, protectorates and territories, all of which are defunct.
Austria-Hungary | Commonwealth of Independent States | Czechoslovakia | German Democratic Republic | Mandatory Palestine | Netherlands Antilles | North Vietnam | [|Ottoman Empire] | People's Democratic Republic of Yemen | Republic of Artsakh | [|Saar Protectorate] | Serbia and Montenegro | [|South Vietnam] | Soviet Union | Yemen Arab Republic | Yugoslavia

[Austria-Hungary]

Leagues

Cups

[Commonwealth of Independent States]

[Czechoslovakia]

Leagues

Cups

German Democratic Republic">East Germany">German Democratic Republic

''Also known as East Germany''

Leagues

  • DDR-Oberliga
  • DDR-Liga Staffel A
  • DDR-Liga Staffel B
  • II. DDR-Liga
  • Bezirksliga: 15 Regional leagues
  • * Bezirksliga Schwerin
  • * Bezirksliga Rostock
  • * Bezirksliga Neubrandenburg
  • * Bezirksliga Magdeburg
  • * Bezirksliga Potsdam
  • * Bezirksliga Berlin
  • * Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Oder
  • * Bezirksliga Cottbus
  • * Bezirksliga Halle
  • * Bezirksliga Gera
  • * Bezirksliga Erfurt
  • * Bezirksliga Dresden
  • * Bezirksliga Leipzig
  • * Bezirksliga Karl-Marx-Stadt / Chemnitz
  • * Bezirksliga Suhl

Cups

[Mandatory Palestine]

Leagues

  • Mandatory Palestine League: 1923–1947
  • Palestine Premier League (1945–1947)
  • Mis'chakei HaBechora
  • Haifa League
  • Jerusalem Services and Police League
  • Jerusalem League: 1940
  • Liga Bet (Division 2)
  • *Samaria Division
  • *Sharon Division
  • Liga Gimel (Division 3)
  • Palestine Youth League

Cups

  • Palestine Cup (1922–1947)
  • Hebrew Cup: 1922–1925
  • People's Cup (1928)
  • Tel Aviv District Cup
  • Palestine Mond Cup
  • Jerusalem Cup
  • Nashashibi Cup
  • Jaffa Mayor Cup
  • Mr. Guth Cup
  • Melchett Cup
  • Palestine Autumn Cup
  • Palestine National Shield
  • Nesher Cup: Cup for winners of the Samaria and Sharon Divisions
  • Haifa Cup: Following the cancellation of the Haifa league
  • Palestine North Cup
  • Jezreel Valley Cup
  • Jordan Valley Cup
  • The Wartime Cup

[Netherlands Antilles]

Leagues

[North Vietnam]

Leagues

[Ottoman Empire]

''The İstanbul Lig and İstanbul Profesyonel Futbol Ligi ran after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire but continued under the Constantinople Football League and has since been defunct.''

Leagues

People's Democratic Republic of Yemen">South Yemen">People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

Leagues

Cups

[Republic of Artsakh]

Leagues

Cups

[Saar Protectorate]

[Serbia and Montenegro]

Leagues

Cups

[South Vietnam]

Leagues

Cups

  • South Vietnam League Cup

[Soviet Union]

''Also known as the USSR. See also: Soviet Union football league system''

Leagues

Cups

[Yemen Arab Republic]

''Also known as North Yemen''

Leagues

Cups

[Yugoslavia]

Leagues

Cups