FIFA STATUTES

IV. Confederations
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22 Confederations
1.
Member associations that belong to the same continent have formed the
following confederations, which are recognised by FIFA:
a) Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol – CONMEBOL
b) Asian Football Confederation – AFC
c) Union des associations européennes de football – UEFA
d) Confédération Africaine de Football – CAF
e) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association
Football – CONCACAF
f) Oceania Football Confederation – OFC
Recognition of each confederation by FIFA entails full mutual respect of each
other’s authority within their respective institutional areas of competence as
set forth in these Statutes.
2.
FIFA may, in exceptional circumstances, authorise a confederation to grant
membership to an association that belongs geographically to another
continent and is not affiliated to the confederation on that continent. The
opinion of the confederation concerned geographically shall be obtained.
3.
Each confederation shall have the following rights and obligations:
a) to comply with and enforce compliance with the Statutes, regulations and
decisions of FIFA;
b) to work closely with FIFA in every domain so as to achieve the objectives
stipulated in art. 2 and to organise international competitions;
c) to organise its own interclub competitions, in compliance with the
international match calendar;