N.F.-Board Explained
N.F.-Board[1] |
Formation: | 12 December 2003 |
Type: | Federation for associations |
The N.F.-Board is a federation for football associations established on 12 December 2003.[2] At the beginning, 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.[3]
VIVA World Cup
N.F.-Board organized five VIVA World Cups, including the inaugural games in November 2006. The events were as follows:
Since 2013, Non-FIFA international football is managed by the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA).
Former members of the NF-Board
The teams in bold competed in at least one Viva World Cup.[4]
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| Gozo, Malta | | Principality of Monaco | | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | | Occitania (Spain, France, Italy) | | Padania, Italy | | Provence, France | | Raetia, (Rhaetian people) | | Sámi people (Norway, Sweden, Finland) | | Two Sicilies, Italy | Chechnya[5] | Chechnya, Russia | [6] | Sardinia, Italy | [7] | Principality of Sealand | Seborga | Principality of Seborga | Cilento[8] | Cilento, Italy | |
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[9] | Greenland | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: N.F.-Board Constitution. N.F.-Board. 22 September 2018.
- News: That Other Football Association: From the N.F.-Board to the CONIFA (Translation). nl. Staantribune. 19 May 2016. 20 September 2016. https://archive.today/20161027042746/http://staantribune.nl/die-andere-voetbalbond-van-de-nf-board-naar-de-conifa/. 27 October 2016. dead.
- News: "Winner yes, Winner no" (Translation). de. Die Welt. 15 December 2005. Peter Stützer. 15 December 2005.
- Web site: Account Suspended. www.nf-board.org. 19 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113080410/http://www.nf-board.org/#!fa/casm. 13 January 2016. dead.
- Web site: UNPO: South Moluccas Clinches 1st UNPO Football Cup Tournament. unpo.org. 19 March 2018.
- Web site: Nazionale di calcio Regno Due Sicile – Official Blog – NF-Board. nazionalecalcioduesicilie.blogspot.com. 19 March 2018.
- Web site: Football / Calcio : Seborga – Sealand (10/08/2014). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/qyDyZSqp0Dw . 2021-12-21 . live. Seborga.TV. 1 November 2014. 19 March 2018. YouTube.
- Web site: Cilento. CONIFA. 22 September 2018.
- Web site: GBU storsnydt af Kurdistan. Sermitsiaq.AG. 19 March 2018.
- Web site: The Tibet's Football Team Invited to Join 2012 VIVA World Cup. Ye-Rinne Park, The Tibet Post. Intetetnational. www.thetibetpost.com. 19 March 2018.
- Web site: I Went to an International Football Match Between Two Non-Countries. vice.com. 7 March 2014. James Baines. 19 March 2018.
- Web site: Resumen Selección de Esperanto vs Sahara Occidental (NF Board) Francia 2015. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XfFD57UNMS4 . 2021-12-21 . live. Esperanto Futbalo. 6 September 2015. 19 March 2018. YouTube.
- Web site: Resultas associacion occitana de fotbòl. www.occitania-fotbol.com. 19 March 2018.