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N.F.-Board[a]
Formation12 December 2003; 21 years ago (12 December 2003)
TypeSports governing body
HeadquartersSaint-Christophe-et-le-Laris, France
Membership43 member associations[b][c]
Official language
French, and additionally English and Spanish[d]
President
Switzerland David Aranda
Websitehttp://NFBWebsite.WixSite.com/NFBoard (2017)

The N.F.-Board[a] (NFB) is a federation for football associations established on 12 December 2003.[7] The NFB is made up of teams that represent nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations not affiliated to FIFA.

One of the founders was Luc Misson, a lawyer who represented Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman in a case that led to the Bosman ruling.[8]

History

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Foundation

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The N.F.-Board was founded on 12 December 2003, consisting of 5 members: Northern Cyprus, Sápmi, Monaco, Western Sahara, and the Chagos Islands,[9]

When the NFB was founded, a deadline was set for applications: 15 January 2004. However, at some point, it was postponed to May, and the candidate member list ballooned to 76 members.[10] This list included the Falkland Islands, Greenland, Tibet, Guadelope, Jersey, Vatican City, Corsica, Brittany, and Catalonia.[11][12]

Many more members came to apply soon after the founding. The first known four to apply were Greenland, Tibet, and possibly Jersey,[10][13] and Guernsey.[13]

At first, the N.F.-Board had planned to host their first event, the VIVA World Cup, in 2005. However, that too, was postponed to 2006 for unknown reasons.[13]

Early controversies

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ELF Cup

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In 2006, the first VIVA World Cup was initially planned in Northern Cyprus after validation of a reconnaissance visit by the management of the N.F.-Board, political changes took place in the meantime in this territory, with repercussions on the Federation of Northern Cyprus football.[14] Northern Cyprus no longer admits to receiving certain football associations, the Emergency Committee of the N.F.-Board takes the decision to cancel the edition planned there and to transfer the competition to Hyères in France.[15] In response, the Northern Cyprus Football Federation announced the organization of the ELF Cup and promised to pay the travel expenses of the participants, the competition will be won by the Northern Cyprus selection.[16]

Departure of Monaco

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In 2010, the Monaco Football Association left the N.F.-Board. The captain of the selection at the time, Yohan Garino, explains: “For political reasons, we are not authorized by our government to play against certain teams. We also had some problems with the NF-Board which used photos of the Monaco Football Association and Prince Albert as advertising for their many matches without authorization. We were particularly disappointed by this last point which is very detrimental to us".[17]

Breakup of the N.F.-Board

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During the Kurdistan 2012 VIVA World Cup, a large sum of money intended for the event disappeared. The Belgian tax authorities subsequently investigated. Disputes arose among the founders. At the 2013 Annual General Meeting in Munich, Christian Michelis, one of the founders of the N.F.-Board, resigned as president, but as there were still many financial irregularities in his presidency that needed investigation, the NFB did not accept. Michelis denied this, and the association subsequently suspended him.[18] Thus, the organizational structure collapsed, and the association existed only on paper.[18][19]

Swedish referee Per-Anders Blind, who also officiated at VIVA World Cup matches and attended the Annual General Meeting in Munich, was subsequently approached by various member associations to make a new football confederation. Blind, in response, founded the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CIFA; now CONIFA) in July 2013; and as the N.F.-Board can't seem to organise a tournament properly at the moment, they've been the new ruler of the Non-FIFA scene ever since.[20][21][18][19]

According to the NFB's own statements, it was reorganised in the summer of 2014, soon after the split had happened,[22] and in 2024, they made the claim that Michelis had reached out to Per-Anders Blind to approve of the creation of CONIFA, shortly after his resignation.[23]

Cease and Desist

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On 17 November 2013, a cease and desist was filed against the N.F.-Board for defamation against CONIFA (by Jean Luc-Kit and the N.F.-Board's official website), on the grounds of:[24]

  • The homepage of the N.F.Board calling the renaming of its Facebook group "fraudulent confiscation".
  • A letter to the members published on the homepage: "Worst even, some like Per Anders Blind are actually using some documents and the name of the NFB in order to redirect members to their profit."
  • In a mail from 14 November 2013, Jean Luc-Kit said:

    ConIFA [...] lies to you and still uses on its web site the names of persons and FA againts their will. For example, the letter of support from the FA of Kurdistan which you will find enclosed with this letter. Recently, the FA Isle of Man protested. We have doubts on the legality of names used by Padania, Lapland and Quebec. The president of the legal FA Tamileelam has already protested.

  • In another email from the next day (15 November 2013), Kit calls ConIFA "a group of pirates", also stating:

    These pirates use wrong names on their "OrganisationChart" and wrong FAs, or they create some new illegal FA for their next supposed tournament.Hijacking our initial tournament in Östersund, they used our name to approach sponsors. They used our initial facebook Group pirating the name, they use the photos of the VIVA World Cup™ under copyright without our authorization on their propaganda.

He goes on to list:

  • Kurdistan is wrong
  • Isle of Man is a pirate team
  • Sápmi is probably a pirate team (we await the official information)
  • Quebec? Ask the Quebec Soccer Association...
  • Tamil Eelam is a pirate team - we received an official protestation from their legal president, and this group uses illegaly the official logo created during the last VIVA WC 2012 by him)

Despite legal threats being made, it appears no actual action has been taken based on the aforementioned cease and desist.[23]

Revival

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2014 Viva World Cup

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Plans for the 2014 VIVA World Cup fell through, first with Östersund in Sápmi, of whom had applied in 2010, however left for CONIFA; then with the Isle of Man who did so at an unknown time, however the NFB claimed to continue the application again for a "pseudo European Championship" in 2015; and finally with Tatarstan in 2013–2014, as Andrei Rudakov, the person they were discussing with to make the tournament, had been summoned for embezzlement, and a lack of time to organise a new tournament as the VIVA World Cup for that year.[25]

The Viva Cups of 2017

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On 6 May 2017, the N.F.-Board announced its return, making the claim that they would be taking over leadership of the Non-FIFA scene once again.[26] 2 weeks later, on 21 May, they announced the 2017 Euro Viva Cup,[e] a 2018 Women's Viva World Cup, and announced the possibility of setting up a branch of the N.F.-Board called NFB-EUROPE, all done in Vichy.[27] One day later, they updated the countries' positions on the NFB's website, suspending most Associates and graduating the provisional associations to Associate, or suspending them, or even removing them entirely.[28][clarification needed] On 6 December, however, the Vichy authorities had communicated that negotiations with the N.F.-Board had been interrupted for some time, and that no tournament would be held.[29]

Moving headquarters

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On 20 June 2023, the N.F.-Board moved their headquarters from Liège to Saint-Christophe-et-le-Laris.[30]

Post-2023 Viva World Cup announcements

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2025 Mixed Viva World Cup
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On 1 February 2024, the N.F.-Board announced the 2025 Mixed Viva World Cup, which would have "both a mix of genres and a mix of rules of the game", and is said to be restricted to non-FIFA UN countries, subdivisions of countries, and transnational/indigenous people. The cup is scheduled to run from June 20–29.[31][32]

2026 and 2028 Viva World Cups
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On 18 January 2025, they, once again, announced 2 new VIVA World Cups for 2026 and 2028, saying the 2026 VIVA World Cup would also be restricted to non-FIFA UN countries, 2028, to the non-FIFA islands and archipelagos. But, they refused to disclose more detail about the two new VIVA World Cups beyond that.[33][34]

Continental confederations

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South American Board of New Federations – CSANF

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The South American Board of New Federations, or the Council of South American New Federations[35] (Spanish: Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones; CSANF)‌ [es; pt] was once a sister organisation of the N.F.-Board, for South American federations. When it was still under the N.F.-Board, they only included one team in N.F.-Board (Easter Island) and 7 affiliated members that were not affiliated with the NF-Board; when they still had the NF-Board's flag on their logo, and they were proudly exclaiming that they were affiliated with the NFB. (as it was last recorded).[36]

On 23 July 2021, CSANF changed the language of their name to Portuguese (Conselho Sul-Americano de Novas Federações de Futebol; COSANFF), and changed their logo along with it,[37] and as of 2022, while yes it's currently unconfirmed, they may not be affiliated with the NF-Board anymore.[38][39]

They play the Copa COSANFF (formerly, the Copa CSANF), and, as of June 2025, they now have 11 members.[40]

Confederation of European New Federations – CENF

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On 30 December 2007, the CENF (Confederation of European New Federations) was created to be the European confederation of the N.F.-Board.[41][42]

It dissolved on 9 March 2009,[43] as the N.F.-Board thought that they didn't need a European confederation at the time.[44]

Its tournament, which it planned to host in 2008; the CENF Cup, was also never hosted.[citation needed]

North American and Arctic Council of New Federations – NAANF

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In 2009, the N.F.-Board began affiliation talks with the newly formed NAANF (North American and Arctic Council of New Federations), which represents teams from North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Arctic region that are not affiliated with FIFA.[35]

VIVA World Cup

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Main article: Viva World Cup

N.F.-Board organized five and planned six VIVA World Cups, including the inaugural games in November 2006.

The first VIVA World Cup was originally planned to be in 2005. However, due to unknown reasons, it was postponed to 2006.

As of 2012, the reigning champion is Kurdistan, and the runner up is Northern Cyprus national football team.

The events that were placed are as follows (striken-out events are cancelled, italicized ones are planned):

Women's editions

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Main article: Viva World Cup – Women's tournament

The N.F.-Board also hosted women's editions of the VIVA World Cup.

List of members

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Members of the N.F.-Board

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Europe (20)
Selection Association Region Code
Associated (9)
Cilento[46] ??? Cilento, Italy CIL
GagauziaGăgăuzia[citation needed] Găgăuzia Football Federation Gagauzia, Moldova GGZ
 Gozo Gozo Football Association Gozo, Malta GOZ
Labaj[47] Football Federation of Terra Brigasca Labaj (Italian: Federazione Calcistica Tera Brigasca Labaj) Terra Brigasca
(France, Italy) 		LBJ
 Padania Padania Football Association (Italian: Lega Federale Calcio Padania) Padania, Italy PAD
 Provence Provençal Football Federation (French: Fédération Provençal de Football) Provence, France PRO
 Saugeais Saugette Football Federation (French: Fédération Saugette de Football) Republic of Saugeais SGE
 Sealand[48] Sealand National Football Association Principality of Sealand SEA
 Seborga[49] Seborga Football Federation (Italian: Federazione Calcistica del Principato di Seborga) Principality of Seborga SBG
Rijeka[50] Football Federation of the Free State of Rijeka Free State of Rijeka RIJ
 Two Sicilies Kingdom of the Two Sicilies FA (Italian: Regno delle Due Sicilie FA) Two Sicilies, Italy RDS
 Wallonia*[51] Walloon Football Federation (French: Fédération Wallonne de Football) Wallonia, Belgium WLN
Withdrawn (6)
 Franconia[52][f] ??? Franconia, Germany FKE
 Monaco Monégasque Football Federation (French: Fédération Monégasque de Football) Principality of Monaco MCO
 Northern Cyprus Cyprus Turkish Football Association (Turkish: Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus TNC
 Occitania Occitan Football Association (Occitan: Association Occitana de Fotbòl) Occitania
(Spain, France, Italy) 		OCC
 Raetia FA Raetia Raetia (Rhaetian people) RAE
 Sápmi[g] Sámi Football Association (Northern Sami: Sámi Spábbáčiekčanlihttu) Sámi people
(Norway, Sweden, Finland) 		SAP
 Skåneland Skåneland Football Federation (Swedish: Skånelands Fotbollsförbund) Skåneland, Sweden SKA
 Székely Land[h] Székely Land Football Association (Hungarian: Székelyföld Labdarugó Egyesület) Székely Land, Romania SZE
Historical (3)
/ Chechnya[53] Chechnya Football Federation Chechnya, Russia CNY
Îles d'Or*[54] Football Association of Îles d'Or (French: Football Association des Îles d'Or) Îles d'Hyères, France IOR
None NFB-EUROPE Europe 55B
 Sardinia[55] Sardinia Football Association (Italian: Lega Federale Calcio Sardegna) Sardinia, Italy SAR
Americas (3)
Selection Association Region Code
Associated (2)
Easter Island[citation needed] Football Association of Easter Island (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol de Isla de Pascua) Easter Island RPN
West Indies[56] West Indies Football Associaton West Indies WIN
Withdrawn (2)[i]
 Cascadia[57][j] Cascadia Association Football Federation Cascadia (region)
(USA, Canada) 		CCD
 Greenland[59] Football Association of Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Arsaattartuta Kattuffiat) Greenland GRL
Asia (5)
Selection Association Region Code
Associated (3)
South Moluccas[53] Maluku Football Association Republic of South Maluku MLQ
 Tamil Eelam Tamil Eelam Football Association (Tamil: ???) Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka LKT
West Papua[53] Football Association West Papua Western New Guinea, Indonesia WPA
Withdrawn (2)[i]
 Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Football Association (Kurdish: یەکێتی تۆپی پێی کوردستان,) Kurdistan Region, Iraq KUR
 Tibet[60] Tibetan National Football Association (Tibetan: ???) Tibetan people (in exile) TIB
Africa (7)
Selection Association Region Code
Associated (3)
Casamance[citation needed] Casamance Football Association (French: Association Casamançaise de Football) Casamance, Cameroon CSM
Maasai*[61] Maasai Football Federation Maasai people
(Kenya, Tanzania) 		MAS
Peule*[62] Fula Football Federation (French: Fédération Peule de Football) Fula people
(West and Central Africa) 		PEU
 Southern Cameroons[53] Southern Cameroons Football Association Ambazonia
(Southern Cameroons) 		CNM
Withdrawn (4)[i]
 Chagos Islands[63] Chagos Football Association Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean IOT
 Darfur Darfur Football Association (Arabic: ???) Darfur, Sudan DAR
 Somaliland[64] Somaliland Football Association (Somali: Xidhiidhka Kubadda Cagta Somaliland, Arabic: صوماليلاند اتحاد كرة القدم) Somaliland SMD
 Western Sahara Sahrawi Football Federation (Arabic: الاتحاد الصحراوي لكرة القدم; Spanish: Federación Saharaui de Fútbol) Western Sahara ESH
 Zanzibar Zanzibar Football Federation Zanzibar, Tanzania ZAN
Historical (1)
None NFB-AFRICA Africa 22A
Worldwide (includes diaspora teams) (5)
Selection Association Region Code
Associated (3)
Apatrids*[65] Football Association of Apatrids Stateless people XXA
Esperanto[66] World Esperanto Football Association (Esperanto: Tutmonda Esperanto Futbala Asociacio) Esperantujo ESO
Romani People[67] Roma Football Federation (French: Fédération Rom de Football) Romani people
(Europe, Asia, The Americas) 		RMS
Withdrawn (2)[i]
Cossack*[68][52] Cossack Football Federation (French: Cosaque Fédération Football; Russian: Казаки Федерация футбола)[k] Cossack people
(Europe, Asia) 		CSK
 Arameans Suryoye Football Association Arameans Suryoye Syriacs (Arameans)
(The Middle East, Syro-Aramean diaspora) 		SRY

Source of member list: https://nfbwebsite.wixsite.com/nfboard/fa
The members in bold competed in at least one Viva World Cup.[69]
The members in italic competed in one of the N.F.-Board's tournaments for women.[70][71]
* means a member has an association, but currently, does not have a team.

Non-members listed as members

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The N.F.-Board claims to have 3 members that never actually applied to the federation:

Yap, seems to be the only one of the three, which actually got mad about being listed as a member, despite them never applying.[18]

Joke members

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There are also two joke members in the N.F.-Board: Southern Lower Saxony, and possibly Himalaya.

  • / Southern Lower Saxony was said to be a joke by the president of the organisation. No team was made for the association and they only went to one meeting to celebrate their creation.
  • Himalaya is unclear to be a joke, but most likely is one. No confirmation from the president like with Southern Lower Saxony, however all signs point to it being a joke; with the 2 things that mention it only talking about the yeti being in the association.[72][73]

Members of COSANFF

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As CSANF — 2012

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Selection Association Region
Chile Afro-Chileans ??? Afro-Chileans
Aymara ??? Aymara people
(Bolivia)
 Easter Island Football Association of Easter Island (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol de Rapa Nui) Easter Island
Fernando de Noronha Noronhense Veterans Association (Portuguese: Associação Noronhense de Veteranos) Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Juan Fernández Islands ??? Juan Fernández Islands, Chile
Paraguay Mbyá Guaraní ??? Mbyá Guaraní people
Mapuche None, governed by the National Institutes [es] and Ministries [es] of Sports of Chile Mapuche people

As COSANFF — 2025

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Selection Association Region
Armenian Argentine Community ??? Armenian Argentines
(Argentina)
Aymara ??? Aymara people
(Bolivia)
Chile Chiloé Rural Communal Union of Sports Clubs of the Commune of Castro, Chiloé (Spanish: Unión Comunal Rural de Clubes Deportivos de la Comuna de Castro, Chiloé) Castro, Chiloé
(Chile)
 Easter Island Football Association of Easter Island (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol de Rapa Nui) Easter Island
Esperanto World Esperanto Football Association (Esperanto: Tutmonda Esperanto Futbala Asociacio) Esperantujo
Fernando de Noronha Noronhense Veterans Association (Portuguese: Associação Noronhense de Veteranos) Fernando de Noronha
Fueguina Independent Fuegian Football League Civil Association Tierra del Fuego, Chile
Indigenous people of Panama National Association of Indigenous Football (Spanish: Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Indígena) Panama
Juan Fernández Islands ??? Juan Fernández Islands, Chile
Mapuche None, governed by the National Institutes [es] and Ministries [es] of Sports of Chile Mapuche people
Roraima State of Roraima Amateur Football Federation Roraima, Brazil

Leadership

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N.F.-Board

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Executive Committee

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Presidents
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Presidents of the N.F.-Board
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Christian Michelis France 12 December 2003 23 February 2013
2 Christophe Croze France 1 June 2013 1 May 2014
3 Florent Costa France 1 May 2014 8 August 2016
4 David Aranda  Switzerland 8 August 2016 Incumbent
Premier Vice-Presidents
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Presidents of the N.F.-Board
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
??? Christophe Croze France ??? ???
Vice-Presidents
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Vice-Presidents of the N.F.-Board
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Jean-Luc Kit Belgium 12 December 2003 1 June 2013
2 Nelson Stenvot Belgium 1 June 2013 Incumbent
General Secretaries
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General Secretaries of the N.F.-Board
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Luc Mission France 12 December 2003 1 June 2013
2 Jean Luc-Kit Belgium 1 June 2013 Incumbent
Treasurers
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Treasurers of the N.F.-Board
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Thierry Marcadè France 12 December 2003 30 September 2006
2 Jean-Pierre Iermoli France 30 September 2006 1 June 2013?
3 Yoland d'Orsanne France 1 June 2013 (1 May?) 2014
? Taïno Zélie France ??? Incumbent
Founders
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Founders of the N.F.-Board
No. Name Country of origin Resigned
1 Christian Michelis France No
2 Luc Mission Belgium No
3 Jean Luc-Kit France No
4 Thierry Marcadè France 30 September 2006

CSANF

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Presidents

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Presidents of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Gonzalo Esteban Parada Argentina 25 May 2007 ???

Vice-Presidents

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Vice-Presidents of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Jorge González Aburto Chile 25 May 2007 ???

General Secretaries

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General Secretaries of the N.F.-Board
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Daniel Cañete Stéfano Uruguay 25 May 2007 ???

Treasurers

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Treasurers of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Gonzalo Esteban Parada Argentina 25 May 2007 ???

Department of Art

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Treasurers of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Javier José Luis Parada Argentina 11 September 2009 ???

Delegates of CSANF

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Delegates of Europe (and their Islands) / Associations
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European Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Raúl Sánchez Spain 25 May 2007 ???
Delegates of Central America
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Central American Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Oswaldo Ugarte Vera Mexico 25 May 2007 ???
Delegates of Argentina, Ecuador, and the External Island Territories
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A-E-EIT Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Gonzalo Esteban Parada Argentina 6 January 2009 ???
Delegates of Argentina and Paraguay[l]
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Argentine-Paraguayan Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Facundo Mango Vorrath Argentina 1 February 2008? ???
Delegates of Argentina
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Argentine Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Damián Barischpolski Argentina 11 September 2009? ???
2 Adrián Belloni Argentina 14 July 2011? 9 February 2012?
Delegates of Santa Fé, Argentina
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Santafesino Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Hernán Cargnello Argentina 7 March 2012? ???
Delegates of Peru
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Peruvian Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Enrique La Hoz Velarde Peru 6 April 2008? ???
2 Alexander Bustillos Barrera Peru 22 January 2009 ???
Delegates of Brazil
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Brazilian Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Prof. Roberto Bonnet Brazil 6 April 2008? 11 September 2009?
2 Thiago F. Monteiro Brazil 14 July 2011? ???
3 Sergio Bopp Brazil 11 November 2011? ???
3 Echesler Giovanni Molmelstet Brazil 11 November 2011? ???
Delegates of Chile and Bolivia[m]
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Chilean-Bolivian Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Gonzalo Flores Domarchi Chile 19 September 2008? ???
2 Jorge González Aburto Chile 6 January 2009? ???
Delegates of the Juan Fernández Islands
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Delegates of the Juan Fernández Islands of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Ruben Bertullo Chile 13 November 2011? ???
Delegates of Uruguay
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Uruguayan Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Daniel Cañete Brazil 6 January 2009? 14 July 2011?
2 'Alejandro Romaso Uruguay 14 July 2011? ???
Delegates of Venezuela
[edit]
Venezuelan Delegates of CSANF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Orlando Estevez Venezuela 13 November 2011? ???

CENF

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Presidents

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Presidents of the CENF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Paul David Carli Netherlands 11 November 2007 23 August 2008
2 Iain Jeffree France 32 August 2008 9 March 2009

Vice-President

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Vice-President of the CENF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Nathan Mackenzie Scotland 11 November 2007? 9 March 2009

General Secretary

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General Secretaries of the CENF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Gerrit De Feyter Flanders 11 November 2007? 23 August 2008
1 Marco Calapez Flanders 23 August 2008 9 March 2009

Treasurer

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Treasurer of the CENF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Diego Clemente Spain 11 November 2007? 9 March 2009

Media Relations Director

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Media Relations Director of the CENF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Daniele Fiore Italy 11 November 2007? 9 March 2009

Removed positions

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National Associations Director
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National Associations Director of the CENF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Steve Bracke Flanders 11 November 2007? 23 August 2008

New positions

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Contact Director
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Contact Director of the CENF
No. Name Country of origin Took office Left office
1 Mohammed Akkari Netherlands 23 August 2008 9 March 2009

See also

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N.F.-Board

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COSANFF

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CENF

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Full name in English: New (Football) Federations-Board[3]
    Erroneous[4] [3] French name: Nouvelle Fédération-Board [5][6]
  2. ^ 8 of the associations in this number don't have teams; the ones that do number 34.
  3. ^ The N.F.-Board proclaims that they have 53 member associations, of which:
    • 27 are Associate members
    • 20 are "Suspended" or have Withdrawn from the association (they never specified exactly what they meant by "Suspended")
    • 6 are "Historical" members.[1]
  4. ^ NFB Constitution: Chapter 1, Article 9 says that "French is the official language for minutes, correspondence and announcements. English and Spanish are the other official languages of NFB", however, they use English as a second language, and Spanish almost never.[2]
  5. ^ Also called the EUROVIVA-Cup 2017
  6. ^ Franconia applied in 2013, at the meeting of which it broke down. They never spoke again ever since that meeting, however it seems they may still be in it.
  7. ^ Also called Samiland or Lapland.
  8. ^ Applied for the N.F.-Board, but was never formally approved. Ttreated as a member by the NFB anyway
  9. ^ a b c d Officially, the N.F.-Board gave the "Suspended" status to the countries which left the NFB to join CONIFA. In practice they withdrew from the organisation.[23]
  10. ^ This had no team until 2018.[58]
  11. ^ when the federation refers to themselves, "КАЗАК" is used in place of "Cossack" or "Cosaque".
  12. ^ Before 22 January 2009, it was "the Northern Zone"
  13. ^ before 22 January 2009, it was just Chile
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