Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol | |
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 The members of UNCAF (orange), with all members of CONCACAF (camel) | |
| Abbreviation | UNCAF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1990[1] |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Membership | 7 national associations |
| Rafael Tinoco | |
| Website | uncafut.com |
TheUnión Centroamericana de Fútbol (Central American Football Union), more commonly known by the acronymUNCAF, represents the nationalfootball teams ofCentral America:Belize,Costa Rica,El Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Nicaragua, andPanama. Its member associations are part ofCONCACAF.
| Code | Association |
|---|---|
| BLZ |  Belize |
| CRC |  Costa Rica |
| SLV |  El Salvador |
| GUA |  Guatemala |
| HON |  Honduras |
| NCA |  Nicaragua |
| PAN |  Panama |
The UNCAF organize various competitions. TheCopa Centroamericana was played every two years from 1991 until 2017, and usually featured the seven national teams.Costa Rica is the most successful team, winning the tournament eight times.Honduras won the tournament four times whileGuatemala andPanama won once each. This tournament usually ran as a qualification round for theCONCACAF Gold Cup.
The UNCAF also ran theCopa Interclubes UNCAF, a competition for the champions and runners-up of the domestic leagues of the UNCAF members;C.D. Motagua (Honduras) was the last champion (2007). Similarly to the Copa Centroamericana, this competition qualified three teams to the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. As it expanded into theCONCACAF Champions League in 2008, all of the Central American nations have at least one team and the Copa Interclubes UNCAF was disbanded.
UNCAF runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth andfutsal.
| National team | World Cup | Women's World Cup | Gold Cup | Women's Championship | W Gold Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Honduras | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Belize | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
