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">Jordan Super Cup">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
Regional Leagues
Women's Competitions
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

[|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

Wales


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

[|Christmas Island]

Leagues

Crimea

Leagues

Donetsk People's Republic

Leagues

[|Falkland Islands]

Leagues

Federated States of Micronesia

Gozo

Leagues

Cups

[|Greenland]

Leagues

Cups

[|Guernsey]

Leagues

Cups

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

Marshall Islands

Leagues

[|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

[|Somaliland]

Leagues

Cups

[|South Ossetia]

Leagues

[|Tokelau]

Leagues

''See Soccer in Tokelau.''

Tuvalu

Leagues

Cups

[|Vatican City]

Leagues

Cups

Wallis and Futuna

Leagues

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

Cups

[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

[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