The Isles Federation of Association Football

The Isles Federation of Association Football is an association that describes itself as an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer. The IFAF is responsible for the organization of football's major international tournaments, notably The Isles Cup which commenced in 1928, and the Women's Isles Cup which commenced in 1985. Founded in 1902 to oversee competitions between various nations across the wider region, its initial headquarters was in -TBD- before it relocated to the International District in 2017, where it remains to this day. Its membership contains 62 national associations as of 2022, grouped into 6 regional confederations: the Gael Football Association, the Raedlon Regional Football Federation, the Union of Argean Football Associations, the Mesder Sea Football Confederation, the Confederation of Eternan Football Associations, and the Southern Sea Football Alliance.

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History
The general history of the IFAF begins with the introduction of Association Football by English colonists to various states and colonies in the Isles in the 1870s, bringing the Laws of the Game with them. The first games of association football were played in the Thromsaan colony of York around 1886, though other nations, namely other English nations, continue to dispute the claim of the first game played in the Isles. From Thromsa, the game spread across Gael, establishing itself in the cultures of many nations, most notably Dormill and Stiura, a continuing football powerhouse in the Isles. As English settlement reached its peak in the early 1900s, Football became entrenched in many more nations, with the first international matches played between Dormill and Stiura's Cour Rouge Athletic Club and Townside's Borough Football Club in 1900 and various other teams across the Isles.

The first international football organization, the Isles International Association Football Conference, was formed in 1902 between several nations to formally regulate the Laws of the Game across international borders, and though it has been defunct, its impact remains seen as its original members are among the top nations featured in the modern IFAF. Other international associations, such as the Gael Football Association and the North Argus Football Union, would also be formed in the early and mid-1900s. In 1928, several nations formed the Isles Cup, a closed international football tournament between nations that would be carried over into the modern cup. Following the Imperial War, and the general revival of the game, these international associations and their representing nations came together to form the IFAF in -TBD- to better facilitate international tournaments across the Isles as a whole.

In 1980, the IFAF began a major restructuring of its associations to make the process of organizing tournaments easier on the organization, creating or expanding on all of the organizations that were members. In the end, the 6 modern confederations were formed, with berths to the Isles Cup distributed based on each Confederation's membership. In the 1984 IFAF summit, the organization also established the Women's Isles Cup, to start in 1985, which plays concurrently with the Isles Cup.

In 2017, the IFAF officially moved its region-wide headquarters to the International District to avoid controversy between the member states. It remains there to this day, coordinating friendlies and tournaments on an international scale.

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Confederations

The IFAF is divided into 6 regional Confederations for ease of planning, they are: the Gael Football Association, the Raedlon Regional Football Federation, the Union of Argean Football Associations, the Mesder Sea Football Confederation, the Confederation of Eternan Football Associations, and the Southern Sea Football Alliance. Each has its own unique history in Football, and each is crucial to the function and continued success of both the IFAF and The Beautiful Game.

Headquarters: Gran Teran, San Jimenez
Membership: (8)

Bragenn
Lancenshire
Najimam
Razzgriz
Renet
Townside
Tricklandia
Wangano

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Headquarters: Kapolder, Dormill and Stiura
Membership: (12)

Ainslie
Balnik
Biaten
Dormill and Stiura
Great Altera
Lesva
Oflia
Reann
Roendavar
Thromsa
Warfburg
Yektov

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The Gael Football Association is the oldest continuous Confederation of the IFAF, having been formed between Gael nations in 1930. It was also the least affected by the 1980 Restructuring. Its headquarters are in Kapolder, Dormill and Stiura which is the most recent of the GFA's headquarters; it has formerly been headquartered in Valdevesti, Roendavar; Arborai, Ainslie; and Ashar, Karrin Isles. Ainslie was the most recent host of an IFAF cup, hosting the 2015 Isles Cup. Its most successful team is [NATION], having won X cups.

Headquarters: Domanania or Ioudaia
Membership: (7)

Bravashan
Domanania
Havalland
Ioudaia
Kaskalma
Kravato
Saint Ardor del Alba

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Headquarters: Solaryia or Nhoor
Membership: (7)

Belantica
Esterazdravo
Nhoor
Skilles
Solaryia
Takiv
Vadrana

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Headquarters: Mariland or Verska
Membership: (2)

Mariland
Verska

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Last Isles Cup Champion: Corindia (2021)

Headquarters: Fortez, The United Partitions
Membership: (11)

Baumes
Costavozka
Kilomere
Martenyika
Rarovia
San Montagna
The Tsunterlands
United Partitions
Vacrus
Vancouvia
Wellsia

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The Western Isles Cup
The Western Isles Cup (sometimes simply called "The Isles Cup") is a yearly Men's Association Football international tournament where 32 national teams from the IFAF's 4 Confederations come together to determine the best team that year. The winner of that year's Cup is awarded the Isles Cup, with other awards also given for performances throughout the tournament. The host of each year's tournament is selected by a simple majority vote of the IFAF's members in the months preceding that year's competition. Although the Isles Cup has existed for 93 years, there have only been 86 Cups to date, interrupted by the Imperial War (1941 - 1947). Below is a brief history of the Western Isles Cup.

Year	Host	Winner
2018	2018	2018
2019	2019	2019
2020	Roendavar	2020
2021	Altera-Roendavar	2021
2022	United Partitions	2022
2023	2023	2023
2024	Solaryia	2024