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Project, CONIFA

This is a Project. It was designed by Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA). It is dated 2013-ongoing. It is a part of the department.


Teams by region: Africa: Barawa, Barotseland, Biafra, Chagos Islands, Kabylia, Matabeleland, Somaliland, Western Sahara, Yoruba, Zanzibar; Asia: Arameans Suryoye, East Turkistan, Karen, Kurdistan, Lezghian, Panjab, Rohingya, Ryūkyū, Tamil Eelam, Tibet, United Koreans in Japan, Western Papua; Europe: Abkhazia, Artsakh, Chameria, Cornwall, County of Nice, Délvidék, Elba Island, Ellan Vannin, Felvidék, Franconia, Greenland, Jersey, Lazistan, Monaco, Northern Cyprus, Occitania, Padania, Raetia, Romani People, Sápmi, Sardinia, Sicily, Skåneland, South Ossetia, Székely Land, Two Sicilies, Western Armenia, Yorkshire; North America: Asociación Nationale de Balompié Mexicano, Cascadia, Kuskatan, Québec; Oceania: Australian First Nations Mariya, Hawai’i, Kiribati, Tuvalu; South America: Mapuche, Rapa Nui (dynamic list continues to evolve and includes current and former teams by the league’s regions)

CONIFA is the second-largest football or soccer organization in the world. With more than 60 teams and some 675 million people represented, CONIFA is composed of minority groups, stateless peoples, and organizations that are not affiliated with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (known globally as FIFA). Dedicated to inclusion and welfare through sport, CONIFA is politically neutral, but its games and tournaments provide opportunities for teams to elevate their cause on an international stage. With an aim to build bridges all over the world through friendship, culture, and sport, each player essentially acts as an ambassador for their people.

It is credited CONIFA Team Badges: Courtesy of CONIFA Teams.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Designing Peace.

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