Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
CONCACAF

Founded	1928
FIFA affiliation	1970
CONCACAF affiliation	in 1973 or before^[1]
President	Everton Gonsalves

The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association is the governing body of football in Antigua and Barbuda.^[2] They control the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.

Competitions

The ABFA oversees the administration of Antigua and Barbuda's football leagues; the Premier Division, First Division, Second Division and the Female Division as well as the Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup.

National Stadium

The ABFA's official national stadium is the Antigua Recreation Ground which have recently been approved to host World Cup 2010 qualifying matches. An attempt to have the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium approved for matches was rebuffed due to "ongoing works."^[3]

External links

ABFA - Official Site
Antigua and Barbuda at the FIFA website.
Antigua and Barbuda at CONCACAF site

Other logo

References

↑ "Abrahams likely to head CONCACAF". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 13 February 1973.
"The Caribbean CONCACAF members are Jamaica, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic."
↑ http://www.antiguaobserver.com/abfa-improving-coaching-skills/
↑ "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Retrieved 2008-07-06.

Football in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Premier Division

Domestic cups

Men	FA Cup

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

National association football governing bodies of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

North America	Canada Mexico United States

Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama

Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire⁴ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

¹ North American member but affiliated to CFU. ² South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. ³ Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA. ⁴ Associate CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

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