[fifa]
  Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), 1904
  World
  www.fifa.com
  en.wikipedia: FIFA
  # Zürich, Switzerland
  # 209 members
  #  see www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/associations.html

  # note: 13 teams are members or associate members
  #  of one of the FIFA affiliated continental confederations,
  # but who are not members of FIFA
  # - Northern Mariana Islands (Asia)
  # - Réunion (Africa)
  # - Zanzibar (Africa)
  # - French Guiana (Southamerica /CONCACAF)
  # - Bonaire  (Caribbean / CONCACAF)
  # - Guadeloupe (Caribbean / CONCACAF)
  # - Martinique (Caribbean / CONCACAF)
  # - Saint-Martin (Caribbean / CONCACAF)
  # - Sint Maarten (Caribbean / CONCACAF)
  # - Kiribati (Pacific)
  # - Niue (Pacific)
  # - Tuvalu (Pacific)
  # - Gibraltar (Europe)


  # note: 7 unaffiliated sovereign states (not fifa or confederation)
  # - Federated States of Micronesia
  # - Nauru
  # - Palau
  # - Marshall Islands (only state w/ no national football team) 
  # - United Kingdom  (only for olympics otherwise england, walles,etc.)
  # - Monaco
  # - Vatican City


## assume all upcase is Abbreviation
## assume all downcase w/ only [a-z] (if not last entry) is parent assoc (e.g. fifa)


[uefa]
  Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), 1954
  Europe
  www.uefa.com
  en.wikipedia:UEFA
  fifa
  # note: last tag list entry ( e.g. fifa or fifa|uefa etc. assumed as parent assocs - find better style?  use header line for all? use [uefa/fifa] ?
  # Nyon, Switzerland
  # 54 members

# note: incl. Israel, Kazakhstan (from Asia)


[conmebol]
  Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL), 1916
  South America
  www.conmebol.com
  en.wikipedia:CONMEBOL
  fifa
  # Asunción, Paraguay  (Luque)
  # 10 members


[concacaf]
  Confederation of North\, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), 1961
  North America\, Central America & Caribbean Islands
  www.concacaf.com
  en.wikipedia:CONCACAF
  fifa
  # Miami, Florida, United States
  # 41 members
  # - 31 from the Caribbean
  # - 7 from Central America
  # - 3 from North America

# note: incl. French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname members (from South America) 


[caf]
  Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), 1957 
  Africa
  www.cafonline.com
  en.wikipedia:Confederation_of_African_Football
  fifa
  # Cairo, Egypt (6th of October City)
  # 56 members

[afc]
  Asian Football Confederation (AFC), 1954
  Asia      # incl. Middle East, Australia
  www.the-afc.com
  en.wikipedia:Asian_Football_Confederation
  fifa
  # Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  # 46+1 members

# note: incl. Australia member since 2006 (from Pacific/Oceania)


[ofc]
  Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), 1966
  Pacific   # Oceania
  www.oceaniafootball.com
  en.wikipedia:Oceania_Football_Confederation
  fifa
  # Auckland, New Zealand
  # 14 members (11 full)


############################
# more sub confederations


#####
# CONCACAF - 3 regions

[nafu]
  North American Football Union (NAFU) / North American Zone
  # 3 members
  en.wikipedia:North_American_Football_Union
  concacaf
  # note: has no org structure (just "informal"); no longer any competions

[uncaf]
  Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol (UNCAF) / Central American Zone
  www.uncafut.com
  en.wikipedia:Central_American_Football_Union
  concacaf
  # 7 members

[cfu]
  Caribbean Football Union (CFU) / Caribbean Zone
  www.cfufootball.org
  en.wikipedia:Caribbean_Football_Union
  concacaf
  # 31 members

#########
# CAF (Africa) - 5 regions

[cecafa]
  Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
  Eastern Africa
  www.cecafafootball.org
  en.wikipedia:Council_for_East_and_Central_Africa_Football_Associations
  # 12 members
  # East Africa and some nations of Central Africa


[cosafa]
  Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA)
  Southern Africa
  www.cosafa.com
  en.wikipedia:Council_of_Southern_Africa_Football_Associations
  # 14 members
  # Southern Africa plus island states off the coast of Southern Africa

[wafu]
  West African Football Union (WAFU)
  Western Africa
  en.wikipedia:West_Africa_Football_Union
  # Zone A - 9 members
  # Zone B - 7 members


[unaf]
  Union of North African Federations (UNAF)
  Northern Africa
  en.wikipedia:Union_of_North_African_Football_Federations
  # Tunis, Tunisia
  # 5 members


[uniffac]
  Union des Fédérations du Football de l'Afrique Centrale (UNIFFAC)
  Central Africa
  en.wikipedia:Central_African_Football_Federations'_Union
  # 8 members

############
# AFC / Asia
#
# - AFC is subdivided into four sub-federations

[waff]
  West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), 2001
  West Asia (Middle East)
  www.the-waff.com
  en.wikipedia:West_Asian_Football_Federation
  # 13 members
  # represents nations at the western extremity of the continent

[eaff]  
  East Asian Football Federation (EAFF), 2002
  East Asia
  www.eaff.com
  en.wikipedia:East_Asian_Football_Federation
  # Tokyo, Japan
  # 10 members
  # represents nations in Northeast Asia, plus Guam and Northern Mariana Islands

[csaff]
  Central and South Asian Football Federation (CSAFF)
  Central and South Asia
  en.wikipedia:Central_and_South_Asian_Football_Federation
  # 12 members
  # represents nations in Central Asia and South Asia

[aff]
  Association of South East Asian Nations Football Federation (AFF), 1984
  Southeast Asia & Australia
  www.aseanfootball.org
  en.wikipedia:ASEAN_Football_Federation
  # Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
  # 12 members
  # represents nations in Southeast Asia, plus Australia


#######################
# inter-continental

[uafa]
  Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), 1974
  Arab League / League of Arab States
  www.uafaonline.com
  en.wikipedia:Union_of_Arab_Football_Associations
  # Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  # 22 members
  #  AFC members (asia/middle east) + CAF (africa) members