Cook Islands Football Association

The Cook Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cook Islands.

Cook Islands Football Association

OFC
Short name	CIFA
Founded	1971
Headquarters	Avarua
FIFA affiliation	1994
OFC affiliation	1994
President	Tiraa Arere
Website	https://www.cookislandsfootball.com/

History

The Association was founded in 1971.^[1]

In 1994, the CIFA became a member of FIFA.^[1]

The Associations headquarters and Academy were opened in 2004.^[1]

Presidents

• Lee Harmon: 1997–2021
• Tiraa Arere: 2022–present

Name	Position	Source
Tiraa Arere	President	[2]
Moeroa Tamangaro	Vice President	[2]
n/a	General Secretary
Teina Savage	Treasurer	[2]
n/a	Technical Director
Alan Taylor	Team Coach (Men's)	[2]
Gary Phillips	Team Coach (Women's)
George Ellis	Media/Communications Manager	[2]
n/a	Futsal Coordinator
Maarametua Kaukura	Referee Coordinator	[2]

Technical directors

• Kevin McGreskin

Trivia

• The CIFA, as of 2004, produced two officials to officiate in FIFA final competitions: Michael Mouauri and Teariki Goodwin.^[3]
• With a population of 15,000, the CIFA is one of FIFA's smallest member associations in terms of population, but covers an area the approximate size of Western Europe.^[4]

See also

• Football in Cook Islands

References

1. "About Cook Islands Football Association". CIFA. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
2. "FIFA". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
3. "Ref to officiate at Olympics". CIFA. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
4. "Oceania Football Confederation (Cook Islands)". OFC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

External links

• Cook Islands at the FIFA website.
• Cook Islands at OFC site
• Cook Islands FA official website