FIFA assigns a three-letter country code to each of its member and non-member countries. These are the official codes used by FIFA and its continental confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) as name abbreviations of countries and dependent areas, in official competitions.

FIFA member codes

See also: Geography of association football

There are currently 211 FIFA members, each with its own unique country code:[1][2]

CountryCode
AFG
ALB
ALG
ASA
AND
ANG
AIA
ATG
ARG
ARM
ARU
AUS
AUT
AZE
BAH
BHR
BAN
BRB
BLR
BEL
BLZ
BEN
BER
BHU
BOL
BIH
BOT
BRA
VGB
BRU
BUL
BFA
BDI
CAM
CMR
CAN
CPV
CAY
CTA
CHA
CHI
CHN
TPE
COL
COM
CGO
COK
CRC
CRO
CUB
CUW
CYP
CZE
CountryCode
DEN
DJI
DMA
DOM
COD
ECU
EGY
SLV
ENG
EQG
ERI
EST
SWZ
ETH
FRO
FIJ
FIN
FRA
GAB
GAM
GEO
GER
GHA
GIB
GRE
GRN
GUM
GUA
GUI
GNB
GUY
HAI
HON
HKG
HUN
ISL
IND
IDN
IRN
IRQ
ISR
ITA
CIV
JAM
JPN
JOR
KAZ
KEN
KOS
KUW
KGZ
LAO
LVA
CountryCode
LBN
LES
LBR
LBY
LIE
LTU
LUX
MAC
MAD
MWI
MAS
MDV
MLI
MLT
MTN
MRI
MEX
MDA
MNG
MNE
MSR
MAR
MOZ
MYA
NAM
NEP
NED
NCL
NZL
NCA
NIG
NGA
PRK
MKD
NIR
NOR
OMA
PAK
PLE
PAN
PNG
PAR
PER
PHI
POL
POR
PUR
QAT
IRL
ROU
RUS
RWA
SKN
CountryCode
LCA
VIN
SAM
SMR
STP
KSA
SCO
SEN
SRB
SEY
SLE
SGP
SVK
SVN
SOL
SOM
RSA
KOR
SSD
ESP
SRI
SDN
SUR
SWE
SUI
SYR
TAH
TJK
TAN
THA
TLS
TOG
TGA
TRI
TUN
TUR
TKM
TCA
UGA
UKR
UAE
USA
URU
VIR
UZB
VAN
VEN
VIE
WAL
YEM
ZAM
ZIM

Non-FIFA member codes

The following codes refer to countries or dependent territories that are currently not affiliated with FIFA, but whose codes either appear in the FIFA results database, or are used regularly by confederation websites:

CountryCodeConfederation
BonaireBES[3]CONCACAF
BOE[4]
French GuianaGUF[5]CONCACAF
GuadeloupeGLP[6]CONCACAF
KiribatiKIR[2]OFC
MartiniqueMTQ[7]CONCACAF
NiueNIU[8]OFC
MNPMNP[9]AFC
NMI
RéunionREU[10]CAF
Saint MartinMAF[11]CONCACAF
SMN[12]
Sint MaartenSXM[13]CONCACAF
SMA[14]
TuvaluTUV[15]OFC
ZanzibarZANCAF

Irregular codes

The following codes refer to countries or dependent areas that are currently not affiliated with FIFA. Even though they are members or associate members of their regional confederations, these codes are not regularly used in.

Sovereign state

CountryCode
Great BritainGBR[2]
MHLMHL[2]
FSMFSM[16]
MCOMON[17]
MCO
NRUNRU[2]
PalauPLW[18]
Vatican CityVAT

State with limited recognition

CountryCode
AbkhaziaABH
SomalilandSMD
South OssetiaOSS
Northern CyprusNCY
TRNC
PMRPMR
ESHESH
SADR

Dependencies territories

CountryCode
Basque CountryBSQ
CATCAT
Falkland IslandsFLK
FIS
GRLGRL
GuernseyGGY
JerseyJER
Isle of ManIOM
BLMBLM
SPMSPM
Saint HelenaSHN
TOKTOK
WLFWLF
WAF

IIGA Member

CountryCode
ÅlandALA
GozoGOZ

Obsolete country codes

The following codes are obsolete because a country has ceased to exist (e.g. by merging into another or splitting into several countries), changed its name or its code:

CountryCode
BohemiaBOH
British GuianaBGU
British IndiaBIN
BurmaBUR
Central African RepublicCAF
CeylonCEY
CISCIS
CzechoslovakiaTCH
DahomeyDAH
Dutch East IndiesINH
East GermanyGDR
Gold CoastGOC
IrelandEIR
KosovoKVX
LebanonLIB
CountryCode
MalayaMAL
NetherlandsHOL
Netherlands AntillesANT
New HebridesHEB
North VietnamVNO
North YemenYAR
Northern RhodesiaNRH
Palestine, British MandatePAL
RhodesiaRHO
RomaniaROM
SaarSAA
Serbia and MontenegroSCG
SiamSIA
SingaporeSIN
South VietnamVSO
CountryCode
South YemenYMD
Southern RhodesiaSRH
Soviet UnionURS
SudanSUD
Dutch GuianaNGY
TaiwanTAI
Tanganyika (1961–1964)TAA
United Arab RepublicUAR
Upper VoltaUPV
West GermanyFRG
Western SamoaWSM
YugoslaviaYUG
FR Yugoslavia
ZaireZAI

See also

References

  1. ^ FIFA.com. "Associations and Confederations". FIFA. Archived 22 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jeffree, Iain. "FIFA Country Codes". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  4. ^ "BONAIRE". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  5. ^ "FRENCH GUIANA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ^ "GUADELOUPE". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  7. ^ "MARTINIQUE". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  8. ^ "Niue". Fifa. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  9. ^ "Northern Mariana Islands". Fifa. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  10. ^ "Réunion". Fifa. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  11. ^ "Saint Martin". Archived 2023-06-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  12. ^ "SAINT-MARTIN". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  13. ^ "SINT MAARTEN". Fifa. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  14. ^ "SINT MAARTEN". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  15. ^ "Tuvalu". Fifa. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  16. ^ "Micronesia". Archived 2023-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ "Monaco". Archived from the original on 2020-01-12.
  18. ^ "Palau". Archived 2023-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.
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