Antigua and Barbuda Football Association

Antigua and Barbuda Football Association
CONCACAF
Founded	1928
Headquarters	Saint John's
FIFA affiliation	1970
CONCACAF affiliation	between 1961 and 1973
President	Everton Gonsalves
Website	http://antiguafootball.com/

The Antigua and Barbuda Football Association is the governing body of football in Antigua and Barbuda.^[3] They control the Antigua and Barbuda national football team.

Association staff[]

Name	Position	Source
	President	^[4]^[5]
	Vice-president	^[4]
	2nd Vice-president	^[4]
	3rd Vice-president	^[4]
	4th Vice-president	^[4]
	General Secretary	^[4]^[5]
	Treasurer	^[4]
n/a	Technical Director
Tom Curtis	Team Coach (Men's)	^[4]
Lisa Cole	Team Coach (Women's)	^[4]
	Media/Communications Manager	^[4]
	Futsal Coordinator	^[4]
	Referee Coordinator	^[4]

Competitions[]

The ABFA oversees the administration of Antigua and Barbuda's football leagues; the Premier Division, , and the as well as the Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup.

National Stadium[]

The ABFA's official national stadium is the Antigua Recreation Ground which have recently been approved to host World Cup 2010 qualifying matches. An attempt to have the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium approved for matches was rebuffed due to "ongoing works."^[6]

References[]

^ CONCACAF was founded in 1961.
^ "Abrahams likely to head CONCACAF". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 13 February 1973.
"The Caribbean CONCACAF members are Jamaica, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic."
^ http://www.antiguaobserver.com/abfa-improving-coaching-skills/
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l FIFA.com. "Member Association - Antigua and Barbuda - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b "ANTIGUA and BARBUDA". Concacaf. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

External links[]

Official website
Antigua and Barbuda at the FIFA website.
Antigua and Barbuda at CONCACAF site

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[1] CONCACAF was founded in 1961.

[2] "Abrahams likely to head CONCACAF". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 13 February 1973.
"The Caribbean CONCACAF members are Jamaica, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Netherland Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic."

[3] ttp://www.antiguaobserver.com/abfa-improving-coaching-skills/

[:0-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l FIFA.com. "Member Association - Antigua and Barbuda - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.

[ANTIGUA_and_BARBUDA-5] "ANTIGUA and BARBUDA". Concacaf. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[6] "FIFA Approves the ARG". ABFA. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.

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