Panamerican Football Confederation

The Panamerican Football Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol) was a football federation formed in 1946 in an attempt to unite all of the countries from the Americas. The CPF was formed by North American Football Confederation (NAFC), Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF), and Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol, with the objective of organising joint competitions.

Panamerican Football Confederation
Confederación Panamericana de Fútbol
AbbreviationCPF
Predecessor
SuccessorCONCACAF
Formation1946
Dissolved1961
TypeSports organization
Region served
Americas
ProductsAssociation football

The CPF's only achievement was organizing the Panamerican Championship for the Americas. The championship was held only three times and won twice by Brazil and once by Argentina.

In September 1961, NAFC and CCCF merged to form CONCACAF, the modern continental governing body for North America.[1] As a result, the CPF was left behind.

Although the CPF was dissolved in the 1960s, both organisations, Conmebol and Concacaf, have invited their teams to participate in their main football competitions, such as Copa América and Gold Cup, starting in 1993 Copa América when Mexico participated in Copa América for the first time,[2] being runner-up of the competition.[3] Brazil has also participated in the Concacaf Gold Cup, being first invited in 1996.

See also

References
  1. History on Concacaf website
  2. ¿Cuándo fue la última Copa América que México jugó y cómo le fue? on Goal.com, 10 Jul 2021
  3. El día que México perdió la Copa América por dos bombazos de Gabriel Batistuta on Medio Tiempo, 4 Jul 2019
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