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N.F.-Board[b][1]
Formation12 December 2003; 21 years ago (12 December 2003)
TypeSports governing body
HeadquartersSaint-Christophe-et-le-Laris, France
Membership35 member associations[c]
Official language
French, and additionally English and Spanish[d]
President
Switzerland David Aranda
Websitehttp://NFBWebsite.WixSite.com/NFBoard

The N.F.-Board[b] (NFB) is a federation for football associations established on 12 December 2003.[7] At the beginning, the NFB was made up of teams that represent nations, dependencies, unrecognized states, minorities, stateless peoples, regions and micronations not affiliated to FIFA.

One of the founders was Luc Misson, a lawyer who represented Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman in a case that led to the Bosman ruling.[8]

Controversies

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In 2006, the first VIVA World Cup was initially planned in Northern Cyprus after validation of a reconnaissance visit by the management of the N.F.-Board, political changes took place in the meantime in this territory, with repercussions on the Federation of Northern Cyprus football.[9] Northern Cyprus no longer admits to receiving certain football associations, the Emergency Committee of the N.F.-Board takes the decision to cancel the edition planned there and to transfer the competition to Hyères in France.[10] In response, the Northern Cyprus Football Federation announced the organization of the ELF Cup and promised to pay the travel expenses of the participants, the competition will be won by the Northern Cyprus selection.[11]

In 2010, the Monaco Football Association left the N.F.-Board. The captain of the selection at the time, Yohan Garino, explains: “For political reasons, we are not authorized by our government to play against certain teams. We also had some problems with the NF-Board which used photos of the Monaco Football Association and Prince Albert as advertising for their many matches without authorization. We were particularly disappointed by this last point which is very detrimental to us".[12]

During the Kurdistan 2012 VIVA World Cup, a large sum of money intended for the event disappeared. The Belgian tax authorities subsequently investigated. Disputes arose among the founders. At the 2013 Annual General Meeting in Munich, Christian Michelis, one of the founders of the N.F.-Board, resigned as president, but as there were still many financial irregularities in his presidency that needed investigation, the NFB did not accept. Michelis denied this, and the association subsequently suspended him.[13] Thus, the organizational structure collapsed, and the association existed only on paper.[13][14]

Swedish referee Per-Anders Blind, who also officiated at VIVA World Cup matches and attended the Annual General Meeting in Munich, was subsequently approached by various member associations to make a new football confederation. Blind, in response, founded the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CIFA; now CONIFA) in July 2013.[15][16][13][14]

According to the NFB's own statements, it was reorganised in the summer of 2014,[17] and in 2024, they made the claim that Michelis had reached out to Per-Anders Blind to approve of the creation of CONIFA, shortly after his resignation.[18]

Plans for the 2014 VIVA World Cup fell through, first with Östersund in Sápmi, of whom had applied in 2010, however left for CONIFA; then with the Isle of Man who did so at an unknown time, however the NFB claimed to continue the application again for a "pseudo European Championship" in 2015; and finally with Tatarstan in 2013–2014, as Andrei Rudakov, the person they were discussing with to make the tournament, had been summoned for embezzlement.[19]

Revival

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On 6 May 2017, the N.F.-Board announced it's return, making the claim that they would be taking over leadership of the Non-FIFA scene once again.[20] 2 weeks later, on 21 May, they announced the 2017 Euro Viva Cup,[e] a 2018 Women's Viva World Cup, and announced the possibility of setting up a branch of the N.F.-Board called NFB-EUROPE, all in Vichy.[21] One day later, they switched up the countries' positions in the federation, suspending most Associates and graduating the provisional associations to Associate, or suspending them, or even removing them entirely.[22][clarification needed] On 6 December, however, the Vichy authorities had communicated that negotiations with the N.F.-Board had been interrupted for some time, and that no tournament would be held.[23]

On 20 June 2023, the N.F.-Board moved their headquarters from Liège to Saint-Christophe-et-le-Laris.[24]

Post-2017 VIVA World Cup announcements

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On 1 February 2024, the N.F.-Board announced the 2025 Mixed Viva World Cup, which would have "both a mix of genres and a mix of rules of the game", and is said to be restricted to non-FIFA UN countries, subdivisions of countries, and transnational/indigenous people. The cup is scheduled to run from June 20–29.[25][26]

On 18 January 2025, they, once again, announced 2 new VIVA World Cups for 2026 and 2028, saying the 2026 VIVA World Cup will be restricted to non-FIFA UN countries, and the 2028 one, to non-FIFA islands and archipelagos, however refused to disclose more detail past that point.[27][28]

VIVA World Cup

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Main article: Viva World Cup

N.F.-Board organized five and planned six VIVA World Cups, including the inaugural games in November 2006. As of 2012, the reigning champion is Kurdistan, and the runner up is Northern Cyprus national football team. The events that were placed are as follows (striken-out events are cancelled):

They also hosted woman editions in 2008 and 2010 in the same locations as the men's tournament.

Since 2013, Non-FIFA international football has been managed by the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA).

Members of the NF-Board

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The teams in bold competed in at least one Viva World Cup.[29]


Europe (18)
Football selection Region Code Status[5]
 Cascadia[30][f] Cascadia (region)
(USA, Canada) 		CCD Withdrawn[g]
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria[32] Chechnya, Russia CNY Historical
Cilento[33] Cilento, Italy CIL Associated
 Gozo Gozo, Malta GOZ Associated
 Monaco Principality of Monaco MCO Withdrawn[g]
 Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus TNC Withdrawn[g]
 Occitania Occitania
(Spain, France, Italy) 		OCC Withdrawn[g]
 Padania Padania, Italy PAD Associated
 Provence Provence, France PRO Associated
 Raetia Raetia, (Rhaetian people) RAE Withdrawn[g]
 Sápmi Sámi people
(Norway, Sweden, Finland) 		SAP Withdrawn[g]
 Sardinia[34] Sardinia, Italy SAR Historical
 Saugeais Republic of Saugeais SGE Associated
 Sealand[35] Principality of Sealand SEA Associated
 Seborga[36] Principality of Seborga SBG Associated
 Skåneland Skåneland, Sweden SKA Withdrawn[g]
Terra Brigasca[37] Occitania, Italy LBJ Associated
 Two Sicilies Two Sicilies, Italy RDS Associated
Rijeka[38] Free State of Rijeka RDS Associated
Americas (2)
Football selection Region Code Status[5]
 Greenland[39] Greenland GRL Withdrawn[g]
 West Indies[40] West Indies WIN Associated
Asia (5)
Football selection Region Code Status
 Kurdistan Region Kurdistan Region, Iraq KUR Withdrawn[g]
South Moluccas[32] Republic of South Maluku MLQ Associated
 Tamil Eelam Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka LKT Associated
 Tibet[41] Tibetan people (in exile) TIB Withdrawn[g]
West Papua[32] Western New Guinea, Indonesia WPA Associated
Africa (6)
Football selection Region Code Status[5]
Ambazonia[32] Ambazonia
(Southern Cameroons) 		CNM Associated
Casamance Casamance, Senegal CSM Associated
 Chagos Islands[42] Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean IOT Withdrawn[g]
 Darfur Darfur, Sudan DAR Withdrawn[g]
 Western Sahara Western Sahara ESH Withdrawn[g]
 Zanzibar Zanzibar, Tanzania ZAN Withdrawn[g]
Worldwide (includes diaspora teams) (3)
Football selection Region Code Status[5]
 Arameans Suryoye Syriacs (Arameans)
(The Middle East, Syro-Aramean diaspora) 		SRY Withdrawn[g]
Esperanto[43] Esperantujo ESO Associated
Romani People[44] Romani people
(Europe, Asia, The Americas) 		RMS Associated

Leadership

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Signature avec la NF-Board". Seborga TV. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Abkhazia asks for recognition from FIFA". Abkhaz World. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
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  7. ^ "That Other Football Association: From the N.F.-Board to the CONIFA (Translation)". Staantribune (in Dutch). 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. ^ Peter Stützer (15 December 2005). ""Winner yes, Winner no" (Translation)". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2005.
  9. ^ From 19 to 25 November 2006 the first FIFA Cup Monde Viva, in northern Cyprus (La Hora (Ecuador))
  10. ^ The football field divides the NF-Board into two camps (Sveriges Radio)
  11. ^ ELF Cup 2006 (RSSSF)
  12. ^ Monaco leaves the board of directors of the NF-Board (Microsoft Word)
  13. ^ a b c Steve Menary (13 March 2015). "Non-FIFA football in quarrel". Play the Game. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b Joris Kaper (19 May 2016). "Die andere voetbalbond: van de NF-Board naar de ConIFA" (in Dutch). Staantribune. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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  22. ^ Pre-22 April 2017 positions
    Post-22 April 2017 positions
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  30. ^ "Non-FIFA Cascadia National Team officially approved by NF-Board". Cascadia Underground. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  31. ^ "Cascadia Association Football Federation". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  32. ^ a b c d "UNPO: South Moluccas Clinches 1st UNPO Football Cup Tournament". unpo.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  33. ^ "Cilento". CONIFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  34. ^ "Nazionale di calcio Regno Due Sicile – Official Blog – NF-Board". nazionalecalcioduesicilie.blogspot.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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  37. ^ Federazione Calcistica TeraBrigasca Labaj on Facebook
  38. ^ FOOTBALL FEDERATION OF THE FREE STATE OF RIJEKA on Facebook Archived 21 May 2025 at archive.today
  39. ^ "GBU storsnydt af Kurdistan". Sermitsiaq.AG. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  40. ^ "The West Indies Football Federation". Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  41. ^ Intetetnational, Ye-Rinne Park, The Tibet Post. "The Tibet's Football Team Invited to Join 2012 VIVA World Cup". www.thetibetpost.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  42. ^ James Baines (7 March 2014). "I Went to an International Football Match Between Two Non-Countries". vice.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  43. ^ Esperanto Futbalo (6 September 2015). "Resumen Selección de Esperanto vs Sahara Occidental (NF Board) Francia 2015". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via YouTube.
  44. ^ "Resultas associacion occitana de fotbòl". www.occitania-fotbol.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

Notes

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  1. ^ Unofficial expansion of name.[4]
  2. ^ a b Full name in English: New Football Federations-Board[1]
    Full name in French: Nouvelle Fédération-Board[2][3][a]
  3. ^ The N.F.-Board proclaims that they have 53 member associations, of which:
    • 27 are Associate members
    • 20 are "Suspended" or have Withdrawn from the association (they never specified exactly what they meant by "Suspended")
    • 6 are "Historical" members.[5]
  4. ^ NFB Constitution: Chapter 1, Article 9 says that "French is the official language for minutes, correspondence and announcements. English and Spanish are the other official languages of NFB", however, they use English as a second language, and Spanish almost never.[6]
  5. ^ Also called the EUROVIVA-Cup 2017
  6. ^ This had no team until 2018.[31]
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Officially, the N.F.-Board gave the "Suspended" status to the countries which left the NFB to join CONIFA. In practice they withdrew from the organisation.[18]
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