Cook Islands Football Association

Cook Islands Football Association
OFC
Short nameCIFA
Founded1971
HeadquartersAvarua
FIFA affiliation1994
OFC affiliation1994
PresidentTiraa Arere
Websitehttps://www.cookislandsfootball.com/

The Cook Islands Football Association is the governing body of football in the Cook Islands.

History

The Association was founded in 1971.[1]

In 1994, the CIFA became a member of FIFA.[1]

The Associations headquarters and Academy were opened in 2004.[1]

Presidents


Name Position Source
Cook Islands Tiraa Arere President [2]
Cook Islands Moeroa Tamangaro Vice President [2]
n/a General Secretary
Cook Islands Teina Savage Treasurer [2]
n/a Technical Director
England Alan Taylor Team Coach (Men's) [2]
Australia Gary Phillips Team Coach (Women's)
Cook Islands George Ellis Media/Communications Manager [2]
n/a Futsal Coordinator
Cook Islands Maarametua Kaukura Referee Coordinator [2]

Technical directors

Trivia

  • The CIFA, as of 2004, produced two officials to officiate in FIFA final competitions: Michael Mouauri and Teariki Goodwin.[3]
  • With a population of 15,000, the CIFA is one of FIFA's smallest member associations in terms of population, but covers an area the approximate size of Western Europe.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Cook Islands Football Association". CIFA. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "FIFA". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Ref to officiate at Olympics". CIFA. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Oceania Football Confederation (Cook Islands)". OFC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.


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