Tuvalu National Football Association
| Tuvalu National Football Association (TNFA) | |
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| founding | 1979 |
| OFC accession | associated since 2006 |
| president | Paulson Panapa |
| Secretary General | Akiao Vave III |
| National teams |
Men's national team , national futsal team , women's national team |
| Clubs (approx.) | 8th |
| Homepage | tnfa.tv |
The Tuvalu National Football Association (TNFA) is the football association of the Pacific state of Tuvalu . He has been an associate member of the FIFA Continental Association Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) since 2006 and is based in Funafuti .
The Tuvalu Sports Ground in Vaiaku in Funafuti is the Tuvalus national stadium .
Since September 2009, full membership of FIFA has been prepared with Dutch support .
National team
Tuvalu has a national soccer team for men and women and a national futsal team for men .
Leagues
The national men's soccer league in Tuvalu consists of three divisions; the women play in a league.
- A division - eight teams
- B division - five teams
- C Division - five teams
- Women's A Division (founded in 2009) - five teams
Competitions
In addition to the leagues, the TNFA organizes three cup competitions :
- Christmas Cup - men and women
- Independence Cup - men and women
- NBT Cup - men and women
In addition, the association's member teams take part in the Tuvalu Games (men and women).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Important moments in history. Tuvalu National Football Association, accessed September 23, 2014 .
Web links
- Official website of the TNFA (English)
Current OFC associations:
American Samoa |
Cook Islands |
Fiji |
Kiribati † |
New Caledonia |
New Zealand |
Niue † |
Papua New Guinea |
Solomon Islands |
Samoa |
Tahiti |
Tonga |
Tuvalu † |
Vanuatu
Former OFC Associations:
Australia
Other associations in Oceania:
Palau |
Nauru |
Micronesia |
Wallis and Futuna
There is no national football association in the Marshall Islands .
† Associate OFC member, but not FIFA member.