3. Confederation Flashcards
- CONFEDERATION:
What is a confederation?
A confederation is formed by member associations that belong to the same continent, which are recognised by FIFA.
These are:
i) Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol - CONMEBOL,
ii) Asian Football Confederation - AFC,
iii) Union des associations européennes de football - CAF,
iv) Confédération of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football - CONCACAF,
v) Oceania Football Confederation - OFC.
- CONFEDERATIONS:
Respective confederation have the following rights and obligations:
a) to comply and enforce compliance with the Statues, regulations and decisions of FIFA,
b) to work closely with FIFA in every domain so as to achieve the objectives of FIFA and to organise international competitions,
c) to organise its own interclub competitions, in compliance with the international match calendar,
d) to organise all of its own international competitions in compliance with the international match calendar,
e) to ensure that international leagues or any other such groups of clubs or leagues shall not be formed without its consent and the approval of FIFA,
f) at the request of FIFA, to grant associations applying for membership the status of a provisional member.
This status shall grant associations the right to take part in the confederations competitions and conferences.
Any other rights and obligations of the provisional member shall be regulated by the confederations statues and regulations. Provisional members may not take part in FIFA final competitions,
g) to nurture relations and cooperation with FIFA actively and constructively for the good of the game through consultative meetings and to discuss and resolve any problems relating to the interests of the confederations and FIFA,
h) to ensure that the representatives appointed to FIFA bodies or elected to the Council carry out their activities on these bodies with mutual respect, solidarity, recognition and fair play, and in accordance with the Statues and any related regulations issued by FIFA,
i) to set up committees that work closely together with the corresponding committees at FIFA,
j) exceptionally to allow, with FIFAs consent, an association from another confederation (or clubs belonging to that association) to participate in a competition that it is organising,
k) with the mutual cooperation of FIFA, to take any action considered necessary to develop the fame of football on the continent concerned, such as arranging development programmes, courses, conferences etc.,
l) to set up the bodies necessary to fulfill the duties incumbent upon it and
m) to procure the funds necessary to fulfill its duties.
- CONFEDERATIONS:
The confederations statutes must comply with the principles of good governance, and shall in particular contain, at a minimum, provisions relating to the following matters:
a) to be neutral in matters of politics and religion,
b) to prohibit all forms of discrimination,
c) to be independent and avoid any form of political interference,
d) to ensure that judicial bodies are independent (separation of powers),
e) all relevant stakeholder must agree to respect the Laws of the Game, the principles of loyalty, integrity, sportsmanship and fair play as well as the Statutes, regulations and decisions of FIFA and of the respective confederation,
f) all relevant stakeholders must agree to recognise the jurisdiction and authority of CAS and give priority to arbitration as a means of dispute resolution,
g) regulation of matters relating to refereeing, the fight against doping, club licensing, the imposition of disciplinary measures, including for ethical misconduct, and measures required to protect the integrity of competitions,
h) definition of the competences of the decision-making bodies,
i) to avoid conflicts of interests in decision-making,
j) legislative bodies must be constituted in accordance with the principles of representatives democracy and taking into account the importance of gender equality in football and
k) yearly independent audits of accounts.
