Association Football Around The World
Most European countries have two principal association football competitions: a more prestigious league which is typically a double round-robin tournament restricted to the elite clubs, and a cup which is a single-elimination tournament open to both the elite and lesser clubs. In the Americas, leagues are often organised as either multi-stage tournaments or separate Apertura and Clausura stages. For overviews of women's football see "Women's association football around the world".
Read more about Association Football Around The World: Africa (CAF), Asia (AFC), Europe (UEFA), North America, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF), South America (CONMEBOL), Oceania (OFC), Nouvelle Fédération-Board (NF-Board)
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