Continental football championships

the 6 continental confederations

There are six association football continental championships for national teams from each continental confederation, contested every 2 to 4 years. There are also 6 continental club championships contested yearly by club teams from within each continental confederation.

The governing bodies of the six continental confederations are all members of FIFA, the international association football governing body.

Men's national team championships

Continent	Confederation	Championship	Founded (Current format)	Teams	Most titles
Asia	AFC	Asian Cup	1956 (2019)	24	Japan (4)
Africa	CAF	Africa Cup of Nations	1957 (1996)	16	Egypt (7)
South America	CONMEBOL	Copa América	1916 (1975)	12	Uruguay (15)
North America	CONCACAF	CONCACAF Gold Cup	1963 (2000)	12	Mexico (10)
Oceania	OFC	Nations Cup	1973 (1996)	8	New Zealand (5)
Europe	UEFA	European Championship	1960 (2016)	24	Germany Spain (3 each)

Notes:

• The Copa América, as well as previously the Gold Cup, also include invited teams from outside the respective continental confederations.
• The number of teams includes only those teams participating in the championship group phase; it does not include teams competing in preliminary or qualifying rounds.

The champions of the respective national team championships qualify for the Confederations Cup in matching years (along with the host country and the current World Cup champion).

Year	CONMEBOL	CAF	AFC	OFC	CONCACAF	UEFA
1916	Uruguay
1917	Uruguay
1918
1919	Brazil
1920	Uruguay
1921	Argentina
1922	Brazil
1923	Uruguay
1924	Uruguay
1925	Argentina
1926	Uruguay
1927	Argentina
1928
1929	Argentina
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935	Uruguay
1936
1937	Argentina
1938
1939	Peru
1940
1941	Argentina
1942	Uruguay
1943
1944
1945	Argentina
1946	Argentina
1947	Argentina
1948
1949	Brazil
1950
1951
1952
1953	Paraguay
1954
1955	Argentina
1956	Uruguay		South Korea
1957	Argentina	Egypt
1958
1959	Argentina / Uruguay
1960			South Korea			Soviet Union
1961
1962		Ethiopia
1963	Bolivia	Ghana			Costa Rica
1964			Israel			Spain
1965		Ghana			Mexico
1966
1967	Uruguay				Guatemala
1968		Congo-Kinshasa	Iran			Italy
1969					Costa Rica
1970		Sudan
1971					Mexico
1972		Congo	Iran			West Germany
1973				New Zealand	Haiti
1974		Zaire
1975	Peru
1976		Morocco	Iran			Czechoslovakia
1977					Mexico
1978		Ghana
1979	Paraguay
1980		Nigeria	Kuwait	Australia		West Germany
1981					Honduras
1982		Ghana
1983	Uruguay
1984		Cameroon	Saudi Arabia			France
1985					Canada
1986		Egypt
1987	Uruguay
1988		Cameroon	Saudi Arabia			Netherlands
1989	Brazil				Costa Rica
1990		Algeria
1991	Argentina				United States
1992		Ivory Coast	Japan			Denmark
1993	Argentina				Mexico
1994		Nigeria
1995	Uruguay
1996		South Africa	Saudi Arabia	Australia	Mexico	Germany
1997	Brazil
1998		Egypt		New Zealand	Mexico
1999	Brazil
2000		Cameroon	Japan	Australia	Canada	France
2001	Colombia
2002		Cameroon		New Zealand	United States
2003					Mexico
2004	Brazil	Tunisia	Japan	Australia		Greece
2005					United States
2006		Egypt
2007	Brazil		Iraq		United States
2008		Egypt		New Zealand		Spain
2009					Mexico
2010		Egypt
2011	Uruguay		Japan		Mexico
2012		Zambia		Tahiti		Spain
2013		Nigeria			United States
2014
2015	Chile	Ivory Coast	Australia		Mexico
2016	Chile			New Zealand		Portugal
2017		Cameroon

Men's club championships

Continental Competitions

Continent	Confederation	First tier Championship	Teams	Most titles	Second tier competition	Super cup
Asia	AFC	AFC Champions League	32	Pohang Steelers (3)	AFC Cup
Africa	CAF	CAF Champions League	8	Al Ahly (8)	CAF Confederation Cup	CAF Super Cup
South America	CONMEBOL	Copa Libertadores de América	32	Independiente (7)	Copa Sudamericana	Recopa Sudamericana
North America	CONCACAF	CONCACAF Champions League	24	América (7)	CFU Club Championship
Oceania	OFC	OFC Champions League	12	Auckland City FC (8)
Europe	UEFA	UEFA Champions League	32	Real Madrid (11)	UEFA Europa League	UEFA Super Cup

The Champions of the respective club championships qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup the following December - along with the champion of the host country's domestic league (if the respective continental championship is won by a team from the host country, then the highest finishing team not from the host country takes the qualification spot from that continental championship).

Abolished competitions

Continent	Confederation	First tier Championship	Teams	Most titles
Europe	UEFA	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	32	FC Barcelona (4)
Europe	UEFA	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	12-64	FC Barcelona (3)

Women's national team championships

Continent	Confederation	Championship (National teams)
Asia	AFC	AFC Women's Asian Cup
Africa	CAF	African Women's Championship
South America	CONMEBOL	Sudamericano Femenino
North America	CONCACAF	Women's Gold Cup
Oceania	OFC	Women's Championship
Europe	UEFA	UEFA Women's Euro

Year	CONMEBOL	CAF	AFC	OFC	CONCACAF	UEFA
1975			New Zealand
1976
1977			Chinese Taipei
1978
1979			Chinese Taipei
1980
1981			Chinese Taipei
1982
1983			Thailand	New Zealand
1984						Sweden
1985
1986			China	Chinese Taipei
1987						Norway
1988
1989			China	Chinese Taipei		West Germany
1990
1991	Brazil	Nigeria	China	New Zealand	United States	Germany
1992
1993			China		United States	Norway
1994					United States
1995	Brazil	Nigeria	China	Australia		Germany
1996
1997			China			Germany
1998	Brazil	Nigeria		Australia	Canada
1999			China
2000		Nigeria			United States
2001			North Korea			Germany
2002		Nigeria			United States
2003	Brazil		North Korea	Australia
2004		Nigeria
2005						Germany
2006	Argentina	Nigeria	China		United States
2007				New Zealand
2008		Equatorial Guinea	North Korea
2009						Germany
2010	Brazil	Nigeria	Australia	New Zealand	Canada
2011
2012		Equatorial Guinea
2013						Germany
2014	Brazil	Nigeria	Japan	New Zealand	United States
2015

Women's club championships

Continent	Confederation	Club Championship	Teams*	Most titles	Second tier competitions	Super cup
Asia	AFC	None
Africa	CAF	None
South America	CONMEBOL	Copa Libertadores Femenina	12	São José (3)
North America	CONCACAF	None
Oceania	OFC	None
Europe	UEFA	UEFA Women's Champions League	32	Frankfurt (4)

Note: The number of teams includes only those teams that participate in the group stage; it does not include all teams participating in preliminary or qualifying rounds.