TheWorld Unity Football Alliance (WUFA) was an international governing body forassociation football teams that arenot affiliated withFIFA, similar to but smaller than the olderConfederation of Independent Football Associations. WUFA was founded in 2020 to oversee international competition among the non-FIFA affiliated associations in the world, the alliance of football associations does not have a centralised management structure.[1][2] As of May 2025, WUFA is inactive.
WUFA initially announced 9 founding members, and were joined by theYorkshire International Football Association on 8 July.[3] Of the 19 members of WUFA, 7 are also members ofCONIFA,Darfur left CONIFA prior to establishing WUFA, andSurrey were not a member of any federation prior to joining WUFA.[4][5] On 13 July 2020, WUFA announced a partnership with COSANFF – Consejo Sudamericano de Nuevas Federaciones de Fútbol, establishing an alliance.[6] 3 members, the Armenian Argentine Community, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Mapuche Nation later joined as members of the World Unity Football Alliance as well as the COSANFF.
On 12 September 2020, WUFA announced their first tournament, theWorld Series, scheduled for 2021.[7] On 6 April 2021, International Surrey Football announced it would host the first stage of the WUFA World Series, all 4 games were played behind closed doors due in part to local COVID restrictions imposed in the United Kingdom at the time.[8] On 7 July 2021, WUFA announced the Kashmir Football Association as its newest member. Kashmir was not previously a member of any non-FIFA organisation prior to joining WUFA.[9][10] On 29 June 2021, WUFA announced plans to organise theWUFA Women's World Unity Cup, its first major international tournament.[11] However there is no proof that this was ever held. On 15 March 2022, the World Unity Football Alliance announced the election of its first General Secretary, President and founder of members International Surrey Football.[12]
The website was deleted in 2023 due to unknown reason.[13]
Parishes of Jersey
Surrey[14]
Yorkshire
All Black FC Hong Kong
Karen[15]
Kashmir
Tamil Eelam
Barawa
Chagos Islands
Darfur
Matabeleland
Western Sahara
California[16]
Kuskatan
Armenian Argentine Community
Mapuches[citation needed]
Easter Island
São Paulo
West Papua
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