Non-FIFA international football

Teams representing eight small sovereign states (Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Monaco, Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands and the Vatican City) have played international football but are not affiliated to FIFA. Kiribati and Tuvalu are Associate Members of Oceania Football Confederation but not its parent organisation.

The United Kingdom is represented in FIFA through its four constituent countries – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. During the 1940s and '50s, a United Kingdom national football team was assembled on a few occasions to play friendly matches which were not considered full internationals by FIFA.

A second category encompasses regions of larger nations which have a history of autonomy. They may have already achieved a degree of self-governance (for example the autonomous communities of Spain including Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque Country which usually play just one game a year, traditionally at Christmas), or be seeking it (like for example the historic French region of Brittany). However, it is necessary to distinguish the Basque team from the others, as it has come to represent not just the Basque autonomous community of Spain, but the greater Basque region, also incorporating Navarre and the French Basque Country. The Republic of Srpska as a state entity with a high degree autonomy, has ever since it was established in 1992 had its own football federation and national teams Republika Srpska national football team who play friendly matches. The Dayton Peace Treaty recognizes it as constiutive part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in 2002 both FIFA and UEFA accepted FA Republic of Srpska as one of two cofounders of FA BIH.

Alternatively, some unrecognised states may have national teams. Some established members of FIFA still fall into this category, such as Chinese Taipei. Current non-FIFA heavyweights Northern Cyprus are the best example of this category of non-FIFA football team.

Several teams which represent the regional associations of established footballing nations. These oversee local football in their respective regions and are part of a network of associations that contribute to the national association as a whole. A good example of this would be Jersey, who hold county status within The Football Association. These regional associations often enter representative teams into international non-FIFA matches.

Another group of teams are representative sides of ethnic groups that are without a home state, or are drawn from an ethnic diaspora. The Sami people of Lapland live in a distinct area of northern Fennoscandia, yet fall under the control of four states. Nevertheless, they have organised a football association and a representative team. Similarly, the Romani people—having been strewn across Europe for centuries—have a fledgeling footballing organisation to represent them in international competition. Other stateless nations, such as the Palestinians have been welcomed into FIFA and the AFC despite having no recognised state. The Esperanto football team represents the worldwide community of Esperanto speakers.

• IFU - International Football Union: a now-defunct and short lived football association established in 2009 and dissolved in 2010. It was located in Guimarães (Portugal) and was made up of teams that represent nations that were not recognized as sovereign states and which are therefore not eligible to become members of FIFA. Members of this organization were Greenland and Zanzibar.
• N.F.-Board - New Federations Board: a now-defunct football association established in 2003. It was made up of teams that represent nations that were not recognized as sovereign states and which are therefore not eligible to become members of FIFA, football's world governing body. The NF-Board organised the VIVA World Cup and the UNPO Cup. The N.F. Board has been inactive since 2013 and is considered defunct.

The FIFI Wild Cup was organised by the German football club St. Pauli in the summer of 2006. It took place while the FIFA World Cup was being played in Germany, and aimed to raise awareness of stateless nations. Five nations took part, along with a team representing the St Pauli district of Hamburg. Northern Cyprus beat Zanzibar on penalties to win the trophy.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Germany	2006	Northern Cyprus

The UNPO Cup was organised by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization and NF-Board, and took place in The Hague in June 2005. The tournament, which coincided with UNPO's 7th General Assembly, and featured four teams. The South Moluccas won the cup, beating Chechnya in the final.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Netherlands	2005	South Moluccas

The first VIVA World Cup, organised by the N.F.-Board,[3] took place in Occitania in November 2006. Six nations initially accepted invitations, but eventually, only 3 took part, the hosts, Monaco and Saami, the eventual winners. The second edition took place in Lapland in 2008 and Padania emerged as winners, as the third in 2009 where Padania won the tournament at home.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Occitania	2006	Sápmi
Sápmi	2008	Padania
Padania	2009	Padania
Gozo	2010	Padania
Iraqi Kurdistan	2012	Kurdistan Region

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Sápmi	2014	County of Nice
Abkhazia	2016	Abkhazia
Barawa	2018	Kárpátalja
North Macedonia	2020	N/A †
	2022

† 2020 CONIFA World Football Cup cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

The ELF Cup, organised by the KTFF, took place in November 2006, in Northern Cyprus. Eight teams accepted invitations to take part, and the hosts emerged as winners.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Northern Cyprus	2006	Northern Cyprus

The Island Games, which are held every two years, features a competitive football tournament, won on the first two occasions by now-established UEFA and FIFA member, the Faroe Islands, and again in 2007 by now UEFA members, Gibraltar. Many of the competing nations are affiliated to larger national FAs - the Jersey Football Association, for example, is governed by the FA.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Faroe Islands	1989	Faroe Islands
Åland	1991	Faroe Islands
Isle of Wight	1993	Jersey
Gibraltar	1995	Isle of Wight
Jersey	1997	Jersey
Gotland	1999	Ynys Môn
Isle of Man	2001	Guernsey
Guernsey	2003	Guernsey
Shetland	2005	Shetland
Rhodes	2007	Gibraltar
Åland	2009	Jersey
Isle of Wight	2011	Isle of Wight
Bermuda	2013	Bermuda
Jersey	2015	Guernsey
Gotland	2017	Isle of Man
Gibraltar	2019	N/A †
Guernsey	2021	N/A ‡
Guernsey	2023
Orkney	2025
Ynys Môn	2027
Isle of Man	2029

† Ynys Mon hosted an unofficial 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament as Gibraltar did not have enough pitches.[4] Ynys Mon won the men's tournament and Isle of Man won the women's.
‡ 2021 Island Games postponed until 2023 due to COVID-19 with all previously announced host moved back 2 years.[5]

The ConIFA European Football Cup was played in Douglas, the Isle of Man. The host place of the tournament was moved to London, England, and then to Székely Land, Romania. The tournament took place from the 13th till the 21st of June, 2015. It was the first ever European Championship between representative teams outside FIFA. The 12 representative teams: Ellan Vannin, County of Nice, Abkhazia, Nagorno Karabakh, South Ossetia, Occitania, Romani People, Franconia, Sapmi, Northern Cyprus, Szekely Land and Padania.[6] Subsequently, 3 teams (Franconia, Monaco, Nagorno-Karabakh) cancelled their participation for the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup in Hungary, which forced the originally planned schedule to be revised. The presence of a total of nine teams led to three groups of three being formed. In May 2015, Occitania also announced their withdrawal from the competition, which led to another revision of the match schedule into two groups of four, which ConIFA based upon their ranking points system. In June 2015, another three teams, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Northern Cyprus, were all forced to withdraw, as a result of visa difficulties, while the Felvidek team was added to the line up - leaving two groups of three and six participants in total.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Székely Land	2015	Padania
Northern Cyprus	2017	Padania
Artsakh	2019	South Ossetia
County of Nice	2021

The Europeada is a football tournament for indigenous and national minorities in Europe, and is organized by the Federal Union of European Nationalities. The first edition was played in 2008 in Surselva, Switzerland.[7]

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Switzerland	2008	South Tyrol
Germany	2012	South Tyrol
Italy	2016	South Tyrol
Slovenia	2021

The Copa CSANF is a football tournament for football federations not admitted to FIFA in South America. Is organized by the CSANF - Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones. The first edition was played in 2011 in Chile.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Juan Fernández Islands	2011	Juan Fernández Islands
Argentina	2014	Armenian Argentine

The CSANF 10th Anniversary Cup is a third tournament to celebrate the 10 years of the creation of the CSANF - Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones.

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Argentina	2017	Armenian Argentine

The Campeonato Nacional de Futbol Pueblos Originarios (Copa ANPO) is a football tournament for the indigenous peoples of South America, and is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Pueblos Originarios. The inaugural tournament was played in 2012 in Chile. Campeonato de futbol Pueblos Originarios Asociacion Andina de Futbol Liga Andina Arica Facebook page on Facebook played among six teams. Three teams come from the Mapuche people – the largest indigenous population in Chile. There is a Mapuche team, a Pewenche team (which is the term used for Mapuche populations living in the mountainous regions of Chile), and a Warriache team (composed of Mapuche individuals from the city). In addition, there is one Aymara team, one Lican Antay (or Atacameño) team, and one Rapa Nui team.[8]

The N.F.-Board's South American governing body CONMEBOLNFIFA have announced a preliminary date for the second Indigenous Peoples' Championship. Set for Santiago in Chile from August 5–10, 2013, the sides hoped to compete are Easter Island, Mapuche, Aymara, LikanAntay, Diaguita, Kolla, Quechua and a combined Yaghan-Kawesqar team.[9]

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Chile	2012	Easter Island
Chile	2013	Huilliche[10]
Chile	2015	Mapuche[11]

• The Coupe de l'Outre-Mer is organised by the FFF, took place in October 2008, in Paris, France. Teams representing the eleven French Overseas Territories are allowed to participate. The first edition was won by Réunion. After 3 editions the Coupe de l’Outre-Mer, for French overseas territories, has been cancelled by the French Football Federation.[12][13]
• KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup was held in 2005 under the auspices of the NF-Board, this tournament celebrated 50 years of the football association of Northern Cyprus, the KTFF, and featured representative sides from the host nation, the Sápmi, and Kosovo. Northern Cyprus triumphed in a round-robin tournament.
• Inter Island Cup played between Cocos Islands and Christmas Island in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2004 and 2005.
• Micronesia Games played by Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Palau, Yap and Pohnpei in 1998.
• Adam Shield played between the Faroe Islands and Shetland, from 1935 to 1967.
• Micronesian Cup played between Micronesia and Northern Marianas Islands in 1999.
• Pasefika Cup played by teams composed of ethnic groups in the Pacific Ocean, is played since 2008.
• Marianas Cup played between Guam and Northern Marianas Islands from 2007.
• Clericus Cup played between sixteen Roman colleges and seminaries of the Catholic Church since 2007.
• Virgin Islands Championship played between islands of Virgin archipelago from 1997 to 2003.
• Inter Islands Competition played between Saba and Sint Eustatius in 2004 and 2006.
• Windward Islands Tournament played between St.Lucia, Grenada, Dominica and St.Vincent in 2001.
• Leeward Islands Tournament played between Caribbean islands from 1949 to 2002.
• Muratti Vase played between Guernsey, Alderney and Jersey since 1905.
• GFA Tournament played in Gibraltar, with the host, Isle of Man and Isle of Wight in 2004.
• Tournoi des Iles played in Brittany, with the host, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in 2003.
• Greenland Cups played between Greenland, Faroe Islands and Iceland from 1980 to 1984.
• North Atlantic Cup played between Orkney, Faroe Islands and Shetland from 1968 to 1973.
• Milne Cup annual tournament between Orkney and Shetland, played since 1919.
• Martinez Shield played between Trinidad Island, Barbados and Demerara (British Guyana), from 1923 to 1933.
• Somaliland Regional Games played between Regions of Somaliland since 2011.
• Tournoi Frantz Fanon between Martinique, Guadeloupe and Haiti, played in 2002.
• Tournoi du Cinquantenaire played between French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, in 2003.
• The Four Nations played by England, Scotland and Wales with "B" teams and Gibraltar in 2008.
• Tournoi de Guadeloupe played between Guadeloupe and St.Lucia in 2006.
• Jeux Inter-Iles played between Wallis Island and Futuna Island in 2001.
• Chinese Championship played between Chinese regions, from 1973 to 1989.
• Chinese National Games played between Chinese regions, from 1959 to 1965.
• Santosh Trophy played between Indian States, since 1973.
• DONER Trophy played between the Indian States, in 2003 and 2004.
• The Southwest Cup is an open soccer tournament to Native American tribal teams in the Southwest United States. This tournament is biennial and started in 1957.
• South-West Counties Championship played between Cornwall, Guernsey and Jersey, and several other English counties from 1998 to 2007.
• Alex Oni Cup played between Igbo Nation, Edo Nation and Yoruba Nation, from 1950 to 1957.
• Brazilian State Championship played by Brazilian states from 1922 to 1987.
• Brazilian Native Peoples Games are held under the auspices of FUNAI.[14]
• International Small Nations Tournament played by Jersey, Gibraltar and Madeira (U-20 team) in Jersey in 2008.
• 2010 Corsica Football Cup - played 4 teams: 2 non-FIFA and 2 FIFA.
• The Eco-Sys Action Cup (EAFC) - playing for the planet.[15]
• The International tournament of peoples and cultures in Marseille (France) from 23 to 28 June 2013. International Soccer Tournament is part of Marseille European City of Culture 2013. 6-12 Men's senior teams will vie for honours while sharing a cultural experience with their opponents.[16]
• Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament The first Tynwald Hill International Football Tournament[17] to be held at Mullen e Cloie, St Johns, Isle of Man from the 4 to 7 July 2013. Competing Teams - Sealand, Alderney, Tamil Eelam, Raetia, Occitania and St Johns United.
• 1st Copa America for Pueblos Originarios will be held in Colombia in 2014.[18]
• All Hazara tournament played between Hazara nation in Pakistan.
• The Cup of the SADR (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) - a new edition of the Saharawi Soccer Cup with players who live in forced exile in Spain and in France participate.
• Southern Frontier Cup a 4-team invitational tournament hosted by International Surrey Football, in Surrey, United Kingdom.

Some non-FIFA teams play in other tournaments generally played by FIFA members, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Indian Ocean Games, CECAFA Cup, South Pacific Games, Coupes des Caraibes, Shell Caribbean Cup, CFU Championship and many more.

Moreover, many teams, before obtaining FIFA membership, played friendlies and international tournaments - for example, the Faroe Islands.

Across a discreet number of minor tournaments, the only three main international football tournaments for women are the Women's VIVA World Cup, the Europeada and the Island Games.

A women's football tournament to the Island Games is played from 2001 edition:

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Isle of Man	2001	Faroe Islands
Guernsey	2003	Faroe Islands
Shetland	2005	Faroe Islands
Rhodes	2007	Åland Islands
Åland	2009	Åland Islands
Isle of Wight	2011	Åland Islands
Bermuda	2013	Bermuda
Jersey	2015	Jersey
Gotland	2017	Gotland
Gibraltar	2019	N/A †
Guernsey	2021	N/A ‡
Guernsey	2023
Orkney	2025
Ynys Môn	2027
Isle of Man	2029

† Ynys Mon hosted an unofficial 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament as Gibraltar did not have enough pitches.[19]
‡ 2021 Island Games postponed until 2023 due to COVID-19 with all previously announced host moved back 2 years.[20]

A women's football tournament to the VIVA World Cup is played from 2008 until 2010:

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Sápmi	2008	Sápmi
Gozo	2010	Padania

A women's football tournament to the Europeada is played from the 2016 edition:

Host Nation	Year	Winners
Italy	2016	South Tyrol
Slovenia	2021

A big number of friendlies are being played between youth selections with different restrictions (U-21, U-18, or U-16 for example) but still there are not any international or continental tournaments being held. Only a little number of minor tournaments are played for youth selections: one of them, and probably one of the most important, is Muratti Vase who is played for U-21, U-18, U-15.

Despite the fact many non-FIFA associations have their own league, there are no international or continental club tournaments.