North American Nations Cup

The NAFC Championship was an official confederation competition for senior national teams of association football in the area of North America.

NAFC Championship / North American Nations Cup

Organizing body	NAFC (1947, 1949) NAFU (1990, 1991)
Founded	1947
Abolished	1991
Region	North America
Number of teams	3
Qualifier for	1950 World Cup Panamerican Championship (Only 1949 Edition)
Related competitions	CCCF Championship CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
Most successful team(s)	Mexico (3 titles) NAFC Championship (2), North American Nations Cup (1)

In 1947 and 1949, the NAFC Championship was organized by the North American Football Confederation. Cuba, Mexico, and the United States participated in both editions of the tournament. NAFC merged with the CCCF to form CONCACAF in 1961 and the NAFC Championship was replaced by the CONCACAF Championship in 1963.

After a 41-year absence, another North American tournament was organized by the North American Football Union. The North American Nations Cup was contested in 1990 and 1991 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States before the introduction of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, another edition was planned to be held in 1992 but was cancelled because Mexico and United States decided to participated in the 1992 Amistad Cup.

Although both were North American competitions, according to FIFA statutes, the North American Nations Cup was a NAFU regional competition and the NAFC Championship was a confederation competition organized by an official predecessor confederation of the current CONCACAF.

Results

Results
NAFC Championship & North American Nations Cup

NAFC Championship (Confederation competition of the North American Football Confederation)
Year	Host country	Winner	Runner-up	Third place
1947	Cuba	Mexico	Cuba	United States
1949	Mexico	Mexico	United States	Cuba
North American Nations Cup (Regional competition of the North American Football Union)
1990	Canada	Canada	Mexico	United States
1991	United States	Mexico	United States	Canada

Summary

NAFC Championship

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Total
Mexico	2 (1947, 1949)			2
Cuba		1 (1947)	1 (1949)	2
United States		1 (1949)	1 (1947 [1])	2

North American Nations Cup

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Total
Mexico	1 (1991)	1 (1990)		2
Canada	1 (1990)		1 (1991)	2
United States		1 (1991)	1 (1990)	2

References

1. Represented Ponta Delgada S.C.

• Karel Stokkermans: CCCF and Concacaf Championships, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 2 September 2009.
• http://www.world-results.net
• http://us.geocities.com/clasglenning/GOLDCUP.html^{[dead link]}