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This is a list of top-division association football clubs in CONCACAF countries. CONCACAF is the football confederation that oversees the sport in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, including the South American countries of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
All countries and most of the dependent territories in this region have their own football associations which are members of CONCACAF, with the exceptions being Greenland and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon which are not members of CONCACAF or any other football confederation. The French Overseas Departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique, as well as Saint-Martin and Sint Maarten (the French and Dutch parts of the island of Saint Martin), also have their own football associations which are members of CONCACAF (but are not members of FIFA).
Each of the CONCACAF member countries have their own football league systems. The clubs playing in each top-level league compete for the title as the country's club champions, and also for places in next season's CONCACAF club competition, the CONCACAF Champions League (either directly for teams in the North American and Central American Zones, or through the CFU Club Championship for teams in the Caribbean Zone). Due to promotion and relegation, the clubs playing in the top-level league are different every season for some countries; however, some league systems (such as those of the United States and Canada) do not have promotion and relegation. The North American SuperLiga (North America) was an official tournament approved by the CONCACAF between the US/Canadian and Mexican leagues.
The champions of the previous season in each country are listed in bold. If the season is divided into Apertura and Clausura without a single season title, both champions of the previous season are bolded.
Some clubs play in a national football league other than their own country's. Where this is the case the club is noted as such.
- For clubs playing at lower divisions, see the separate articles linked to in the relevant sections.
- For clubs belonging to any of the other five continental football confederations of the world, see List of association football clubs.
| Club name | Club finished the previous season as league champions. |
| Club name | Club won the most recent Apertura tournament.[a] |
| Club name | Club won the most recent Clausura tournament.[a] |
| Club name | Club won the most recent Apertura and Clausura tournaments.[a] |
| Club name | Club finished the previous season as league premiers.[b] |
Current championsEdit
The below map displays the locations of the most recent champions of the CONCACAF countries.
AnguillaEdit
- Football association: Anguilla Football Association
- Top-level league: AFA Football League
As of 2017–18 season:
Antigua and BarbudaEdit
- Football association: Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
- Top-level league: Cingular Wireless Premier Division[1]
As of 2018–19 season:
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Villa Lions | St. John's |
| Five Islands | Five Islands |
| Grenades F.C. | St. John's |
| Hoppers FC | St. John's |
| Liberta | St. John's |
| Old Road FC | Old Road |
| Parham FC | Parham |
| Sap FC | St. John's |
| Swetes | Swetes |
| Tryum | St. John's |
ArubaEdit
- Football association: Arubaanse Voetbal Bond
- Top-level league: Aruban Division di Honor
As of 2019–20 season:
BahamasEdit
- Football association: Bahamas Football Association
- Top-level league:BFA Senior League
As of 2017–18 season:
BarbadosEdit
- Football association: Barbados Football Association
- Top-level league: Digicel Premier League
As of 2017 season:
BelizeEdit
- Football association: Football Federation of Belize
- Top-level league: Premier League of Belize
As of 2015–16 season:[citation needed]
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| BDF FC | San Ignacio, Cayo |
| Belmopan Bandits | Belmopan, Cayo |
| Placencia Assassins FC | |
| Police Utd. | Belize City, Belize |
| Wagiya FC | |
| Verdes FC | Benque, Cayo |
BermudaEdit
- Football association: Bermuda Football Association
- Top-level league: Cingular Wireless Premier Division[2]
As of 2016–17 season:
The club below played in a league consisting mostly of clubs from the United States.
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Bermuda Hogges – (USL Premier Development League) | Hamilton |
BonaireEdit
- Football association: Bonaire Football Federation
- Top-level league: Bonaire League
As of 2017–18 season:
Bonaire League
British Virgin IslandsEdit
- Football association: British Virgin Islands Football Association
- Top-level league:British Virgin Islands Championship
As of 2018 season:
CanadaEdit
- Country:
Canada - Football association: Canadian Soccer Association
- Top-level league: Canadian Premier League
As of 2021 season:
The following clubs participate in Major League Soccer, the top-division football league of the United States. They contest the Canadian Championship for the Voyageurs Cup, along with Canadian Premier League teams to determine Canada's entrant into the CONCACAF Champions League.
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| CF Montréal | Montreal, Quebec |
| Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Cayman IslandsEdit
- Football association: Cayman Islands Football Association
- Top-level league: Cayman Island League
As of 2016–17 season:
Costa RicaEdit
- Football association: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
- Top-level league: Primera División
As of 2017 season:
CubaEdit
- Football association: Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba
- Top-level league: Campeonato Nacional
As of 2016 season:
CuraçaoEdit
- Football association: Curaçao Football Federation
- Top-level league: Curaçao League First Division
As of 2017 season:
Sekshon Pagá
DominicaEdit
- Football association: Dominica Football Association
- Top-level league: Dominica Premiere League
As of 2011–12 season:
Dominican RepublicEdit
- Football association: Federación Dominicana de Fútbol
- Top-level league: Liga Mayor
As of 2016 season:[3]
El SalvadorEdit
- Football association: Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
- Top-level league: Salvadoran Primera División
As of 2017–18 season:
French GuianaEdit
- Football association: Ligue de Football de La Guyane Française
- Top-level league: Championnat National
As of 2016–17 season:
GrenadaEdit
- Football association: Grenada Football Association
- Top-level league: Digicel Premier Division
As of 2016 season:
GuadeloupeEdit
- Football association: Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football
- Top-level league: Division d'Honneur
As of 2012 season:
GuatemalaEdit
- Football association: FedefutGuate
- Top-level league: Liga Nacional de Guatemala
As of 2019–20 season:
GuyanaEdit
- Football association: Guyana Football Federation
- Top-level leagues:GFF National Super League
As of 2017 season:
HaitiEdit
- Football association: Fédération Haïtienne de Football
- Top-level league: Championnat de Premiere Division
As of 2016–17 season:
HondurasEdit
- Football association: FENAFUTH
- Top-level league: Liga Nacional
As of 2017–18 season:
JamaicaEdit
- Football association: Jamaica Football Federation
- Top-level league: Red Stripe Premier League
As of 2016–17 season:
MartiniqueEdit
- Football association: Ligue de Football de Martinique
- Top-level league: Championnat National
As of 2015–16 season:
MexicoEdit
- Country:
Mexico - Football association: Mexican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación)
- Top-level league: Liga MX (men), Liga MX Femenil (women)
As of 2020–21 season:
MontserratEdit
- Football association: Montserrat Football Association
- Top-level league: Montserrat Championship
As of 2003–04 season:[c]
NicaraguaEdit
- Football association: Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol
- Top-level league: Primera División de Nicaragua
As of 2017–18 season:
PanamaEdit
- Football association: Federación Panameña de Fútbol
- Top-level league: ANAPROF
As of 2013–14 season:
Puerto RicoEdit
- Football association: Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol
- Top-level league:[d] Puerto Rico Soccer League and Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
As of 2021-22 season: Liga PR
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Atlético Levittown | Levittown, Toa Baja |
| Bayamón FC | Bayamón |
| Criollos | Caguas |
| EFBR | Caguas |
| Fraigcomar | San Juan |
| Guayama FC | Guayama |
| Sevilla | Juncos |
This team played in the North American Soccer League in the United States.
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Puerto Rico FC – (North American Soccer League) | Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón |
Saint Kitts and NevisEdit
- Football association: Saint Kitts and Nevis Football Association
- Top-level league: Saint Kitts and Nevis Premier Division
As of 2011–12 season:
Saint LuciaEdit
- Country:
Saint Lucia - Football association: Saint Lucia National Football Union
- Top-level league: Saint Lucia Gold Division
As of 2011 season:
Saint-MartinEdit
- Football association: Comité de Football des Îles du Nord[e]
- Top-level leagues: Saint-Martin Première Division, Saint-Barthélemy League
As of 2004–05 season: Saint-Martin Première Division
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| FC Concordia | Concordia, Saint-Martin |
| ST Martin Mixte stars | Cheuvrise, Saint-Martin |
| Junior Stars | Marigot, Saint-Martin |
| Juventus de Saint-Martin | Marigot, Saint-Martin |
| FC Marigot | Marigot, Saint-Martin |
| Orleans Attackers | Orleans, Saint-Martin |
| Sporting Club | Marigot, Saint-Martin |
| St-Louis Stars | St Louis, Saint-Martin |
| Tigers | Marigot, Saint-Martin |
| United Stars | Marigot, Saint-Martin |
As of 2005–06 season: Saint-Barthélemy League
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEdit
- Football association: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation
- Top-level league: National Championship
As of 2006–07 season:
Sint MaartenEdit
- Football association: Sint Maarten Soccer Association
- Top-level league: Sint Maarten League[f]
As of 2005–06 season:
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| C&D | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten |
| NAGICO | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten |
| Para Boys | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten |
SurinameEdit
- Country:
Suriname - Football association: Surinaamse Voetbal Bond
- Top-level league: Topklasse
As of 2015–16 season:
Trinidad and TobagoEdit
- Country:
Trinidad and Tobago - Football association: Trinidad and Tobago Football Association
- Top-level league: TT Pro League
As of 2012–13 season:
Turks and Caicos IslandsEdit
- Football association: TCIFA
- Top-level league: MFL League
As of 2006–07 season:
United StatesEdit
- Country:
United States - Football association: United States Soccer Federation
- Top-level league: Major League Soccer (men), National Women's Soccer League (women)
As of the 2021 Major League Soccer season:[4]
As of the 2021 National Women's Soccer League season:[5]
- ^ Club also finished with the best regular-season record in the last completed league season in 2019.
- ^ Known as Seattle Reign FC through the 2018 season; rebranded as Reign FC in 2019 after moving from Seattle to Tacoma; renamed again in 2020 after the team was purchased by the parent company of Olympique Lyonnais.
- ^ Barring disruptions due to COVID-19, the Spirit plan to play seven of their 12 scheduled home games in Washington and five in Leesburg.
United States Virgin IslandsEdit
- Football association: Soccer VI
- Top-level leagues:[g] St Croix Soccer League, St Thomas League
As of 2006–07 season:
St Croix Soccer League
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| Helenites | |
| Rovers | |
| Skills |
St Thomas Soccer League
| Club | City |
|---|---|
| La Raza | |
| New Vibes | |
| Positive Vibes | |
| UWS Gunners | |
| Waitikubuli |
See alsoEdit
- List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
- List of second division football clubs in AFC countries
- List of top-division football clubs in CAF countries
- List of top-division football clubs in CONMEBOL countries
- List of top-division football clubs in OFC countries
- List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries
- List of second division football clubs in UEFA countries
- List of top-division football clubs in non-FIFA countries
FootnotesEdit
- ^ a b c The following nations play on an Apertura and Clausura schedule: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.
- ^ Several CONCACAF nations use a play-off system culminating the regular season to determine their champion. In several nations, the regular season champion is recognized.
- ^ No data exists beyond this season
- ^ Puerto Rico has two top leagues, one professional and one semiprofessional.
- ^ Also responsible for football on the island of Saint-Barthelemy
- ^ It is unclear just how many teams comprise the Sint Maarten League – RSSSF lists just first, second and third places for the 2005/06 season
- ^ The US Virgin Islands Soccer Championship is decided by a tournament featuring the top two teams from both the St Croix and St Thomas Soccer Leagues
NotesEdit
- ^ Although the Premier Division is the country's top division, Antigua Barracuda FC plays in USL Pro, part of the league system in the United States.
- ^ Although the Premier Division is the country's top division, the Bermuda Hogges play in the USL Second Division, part of the league system in the United States.
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ "Clubs". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "Clubs". Archived from the original on 2013-03-04.
ReferencesEdit
- CONCACAF. Last accessed November 2, 2006.
- The RSSSF Archive - Domestic Results (America), Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Last accessed November 2, 2006.
- World Football Database, North America, World Football Organization. Last accessed November 2, 2006.