List of FIFA country codes
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FIFA assigns a three-letter code (dubbed FIFA Trigramme) to each of its member and non-member countries. These are the official codes used by FIFA and its continental confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) as name abbreviations of countries and dependent areas, in official competitions.
FIFA members
There are currently 208 FIFA members, each one with its unique country code (Montenegro does not yet have one):
Non-FIFA members
The following codes refer to countries or dependent areas that are currently not affiliated with FIFA, even though some of them are members of their regional confederations.
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- 1 CAF associate members (Réunion, Zanzibar)
- 2 CONCACAF members (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, Sint Maarten)
- 3 OFC associate members (Niue, Northern Mariana Islands)
- 4 County members of The Football Association
Obsolete country codes
The following codes are obsolete because a country has ceased to exist, changed its name, changed its code, or has become part of another country.
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- 1 Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China, but the geographical region (spans across the Tibet Autonomous Region and nearby provinces) is claimed by the
Government of Tibet in Exile. The flag shown above was used by the Tibetan government before 1950 and has since been used by the government-in-exile. It is banned in mainland China.
FIFA and IOC differences
Although most FIFA codes are the same as the International Olympic Committee country codes used for the Olympic Games, there are still some discrepancies:
There are also some countries that are affiliated to FIFA and not to the International Olympic Committee, and vice-versa:
- FIFA affiliates and non IOC members (11):
- *Anguilla
- *England
- *Faroe Islands
- *Macao, China
- *Montserrat
- *New Caledonia
- *Northern Ireland
- *Scotland
- *Tahiti
- *Turks and Caicos Islands
- *Wales
- IOC members and non FIFA affiliates (7):
- *Great Britain
- *Kiribati
- *Marshall Islands
- *Micronesia
- *Monaco
- *Nauru
- *Palau
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have separate football associations.
See also
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- Asia: AFC – Asian Cup
- Africa: CAF – African Cup of Nations
- North America: CONCACAF – Gold Cup
- South America: CONMEBOL – Copa América
- Oceania: OFC – Nations Cup
- Europe: UEFA – European Championship
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