N.F.-Board

New Football Federations-Board[1]
Formation 12 December 2003
Type Federation of associations
Website www.nf-board.org

The N.F.-Board (Nouvelle Fédération-Board) was a federation of football associations established on 12 December 2003 and defunct since January 2013[2] It 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]

They organized the VIVA World Cup which took place for the first time in November 2006, in Occitania. The N.F.-Board organized its 5th and last VIVA World Cup in June 2012, which was hosted by Kurdistan. A record nine teams featured with the hosts defeating Northern Cyprus 2-1 in the final.

Since 2013 Non-FIFA football is managed by 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]

Europe
Team
 Gozo
 Monaco
 Northern Cyprus
 Occitania
 Padania
 Provence
 Raetia
 Sápmi
 Two Sicilies
 Chechnya[5]
 Greenland [6]
Romani People[7]
 Sardinia [8]
 Sealand [9]
Seborga [9]
Cilento[10]
Asia
Team
 Arameans Suryoye
 Iraqi Kurdistan
 Tamil Eelam
 South Moluccas[5]
 Tibet[11]
West Papua[5]
Africa
Team
 Darfur
 Western Sahara
 Zanzibar
 Ambazonia [5]
 Chagos Islands[12]
Others
Team
Esperanto[13]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "N.F.-Board Constitution". N.F.-Board. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "That Other Football Association: From the NF Board to the CONIFA (Translation)". Staantribune (in Dutch). 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Peter Stützer (15 December 2005). ""Winner yes, Winner no" (Translation)". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2005.
  4. ↑ "Account Suspended". www.nf-board.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "UNPO: South Moluccas Clinches 1st UNPO Football Cup Tournament". unpo.org. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "GBU storsnydt af Kurdistan". Sermitsiaq.AG. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Resultas associacion occitana de fotbòl". www.occitania-fotbol.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Nazionale di calcio Regno Due Sicile - Official Blog - NF-Board". nazionalecalcioduesicilie.blogspot.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  9. 1 2 Seborga.TV (1 November 2014). "Football / Calcio : Seborga - Sealand (10/08/2014)". Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Cilento". CONIFA. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ James Baines (7 March 2014). "I Went to an International Football Match Between Two Non-Countries". vice.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Esperanto Futbalo (6 September 2015). "Resumen Selección de Esperanto vs Sahara Occidental (NF Board) Francia 2015". Retrieved 19 March 2018 – via YouTube.
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