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Categoría Primera A
Categoría Primera A (Liga BetPlay Dimayor), Colombia's top football division run by DIMAYOR since 1948; 20 clubs play two short tournaments per year, with relegation to Primera B and Libertadores qualification.
Celtic F.C. Women
Celtic F.C. Women, informally known as the Ghirls, are the women's football team of Celtic Football Club in Glasgow, founded in 2007 and playing in SWPL 1.
CFU Club Shield
CFU Club Shield, formerly Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield, annual Caribbean knockout club football cup run by the Caribbean Football Union since 2024; its two finalists qualify for the Concacaf Caribbean Cup. Reigning champion: Mount Pleasant FA (2026).
Championnat National 2
Championnat National 2 (National 2, N2), France's fourth-tier men's football championship run by the FFF and LFA; founded 1993-94, CFA 1998-2017, 48 clubs in 3 groups of 16 from 2024-25, renamed National 1 in 2026-27.
Chilean Primera División
Chilean Primera División (Liga de Primera), Chile's top professional football league since 1933, run by the ANFP; 2026 format is a 30-round tournament with two relegated clubs and Libertadores and Sudamericana qualification.
China women's national football team
China women's national football team (中国国家女子足球队), the Steel Roses; founded 1983, nine Asian Cup titles, 1999 World Cup runner-up; currently 16th in FIFA women's ranking under Australian coach Ante Milicic.
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Super League, known in Chinese as 中超, is the highest level of professional football in China, launched in 2004 and dominated by Guangzhou Evergrande's eight titles.
CIS national football team
The CIS national football team represented the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1992 after the Soviet Union dissolved, playing ten matches including UEFA Euro 1992 before Russia inherited its record.
Club of the Year (France Football)
The Club of the Year is an annual football award by France Football honoring the best men's and women's club of the previous season, awarded since 2021.
College cup
The Men's College Cup is the semifinal-and-final round of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, the single-elimination tournament deciding the national collegiate men's soccer champion of the United States.
College Football All-America Team
College Football All-America Team: annual honor roll of top college football players, first chosen by Walter Camp at Yale in 1889; the Walter Camp team is the oldest, with NCAA consensus status determined by five recognized selectors including AP and AFCA.
College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame: NFF-founded (1951) museum honoring college football players and coaches; Atlanta since 2014, previously Ohio and South Bend; strict All-America-based selection.
College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS
College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS: no NCAA-awarded title; selected by polls (1936-1997), BCS (1998-2013), and the College Football Playoff (2014, 12 teams since 2024). Alabama, Yale, Notre Dame lead title counts; Ohio State (2025) and Indiana (2026 game) are recent champions.
College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is the postseason tournament that crowns the national champion of NCAA Division I FBS college football, beginning with the 2014 season.
College Football Playoff National Championship
College Football Playoff National Championship: annual FBS title game since 2015, Monday night, rotating cities. Four-team field 2014-2023, 12 teams since 2024; Indiana won the 2026 game in Miami Gardens.
Colombia women's national football team
Colombia women's national football team, the Superpoderosas, CONMEBOL side that debuted in 1998, finished 2022 Copa América runners-up to Brazil, and topped Group H at the 2023 Women's World Cup behind Linda Caicedo.
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship: Concacaf's beach soccer title and FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier, founded 2006. Mexico leads with four titles; El Salvador won the 2025 edition in Nassau, Bahamas.
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Concacaf Champions Cup: Concacaf's annual knockout club tournament for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean; 27 clubs, five rounds, single-leg final; renamed from Champions League in 2024; winner qualifies for FIFA Club World Cup; Cruz Azul defending champion.
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup (Concacaf Gold Cup), biennial men's national team championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean, first held 1991; 16 teams, Mexico record 9 titles, USA 7, Canada 1.
CONCACAF League
The CONCACAF League, officially the Scotiabank Concacaf League, was Concacaf's annual second-tier club football knockout competition, running from 2017 to 2022 and qualifying clubs for the Concacaf Champions League.
CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League (CNL), Concacaf's men's national team competition launched in 2018 for all 41 member associations; three leagues (A, B, C) with promotion, relegation, and Gold Cup qualification; fifth edition runs 2026-27.
CONCACAF qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup
CONCACAF qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup runs through the Concacaf W Qualifiers and W Championship, whose 2026 edition sends four semi-finalists directly to the 2027 World Cup.
CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Concacaf W Champions Cup, the annual women's continental club championship of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, launched 2024; first champion Gotham FC; sole Concacaf route to FIFA Women's Club World Cup and Women's Champions Cup.
Confederation of Independent Football Associations
CONIFA (Confederation of Independent Football Associations), Swedish-registered non-profit founded 2013 by Per-Anders Blind and Sascha Düerkop, runs World, European and Asia football cups for non-FIFA teams such as Karpatalja, Tamil Eelam and Tibet; 48 members in 2025.
CONMEBOL qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup
CONMEBOL qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup is how South American teams earn places, via the Copa América Femenina and, from 2027, the Women's Nations League.
Continental club football competitions
Continental club football competitions are championships for football clubs organized by FIFA's six confederations. These tournaments include flagship events like the UEFA Champions League and the AFC Champions League Elite.
Copa América
Copa América (CONMEBOL Copa América), oldest national team football tournament, first played 1916 in Buenos Aires; 48 editions; Argentina leads with 16 titles, Uruguay 15, Brazil 9; 2024 champion Argentina.
Copa América Centenario
Copa América Centenario, a one-off 2016 centenary edition of the Copa América, the 45th, first held outside South America, in the United States, June 3–26, 2016; 16 teams (10 CONMEBOL, 6 CONCACAF); Chile beat Argentina on penalties for its second title.
Copa América records and statistics
Copa América records and statistics: the world's oldest national team tournament, 48 editions 1916-2024. Argentina leads with 16 titles and 483 goals, Uruguay with 15 titles and 212 matches; Messi holds appearance and assist records.
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey (Copa de S.M. el Rey), Spain's annual knockout football cup founded in 1903, run by the RFEF. FC Barcelona leads with 32 titles; the winner qualifies for the Europa League and Supercopa de España.