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{{Infobox football tournament
| name             	= {{nowrap|Independent Associations Championship}}
| image            	= [[File:IAC generic logo.png|center|250px]]
| alt              	=
| caption          	=
| organiser        	= IAC Organising Committee
| title            	=
| founded          	= {{Start date and age|2016|11|24|df=yes}}
| abolished        	=
| region           	= All {{small|(except [[Anaia]], [[Arrosia]], [[Esportiva]], [[Mandalanusa]] and [[Rushmore]])}}
| number of teams  	= varies
| qualifier for    	=
| current champions	= {{fb|Reçueçn}} (2nd&nbsp;title)
| most successful team = {{ublist|{{fb|Poafmersia}}|{{fb|HUElavia}}}}(3 titles each)
| broadcasters     	=
| motto            	=
| website          	=
| current          	= [[Independent Associations Championship 25]]
}}
The '''Independent Associations Championship''' ('''IAC'''), also known as the '''Independents Cup''', is an {{wp|association football}} tournament open to nations outside of the "Big Four" sporting regions of [[Arrosia]], [[Rushmore]], [[Esportiva]] and [[Anaia]]. Created to allow nations outside then-"Big Three" additional opportunities to compete for silverware during the [[World Cup]] off-season, the tournament is usually considered equivalent to the regional championships and generally occurs during the same timeframe.

[[Poafmersia national football team|Poafmersia]] and [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]] are the most successful teams in the tournament with three titles, with the latter having contested the most finals with nine final appearances. The current champions are [[Reçueçn national football team|Reçueçn]], who defeated [[HUElavia national football team|HUElavia]] in the [[Independent Associations Championship 25 Final]].

==Name==
The tournament has officially gone by two very different names over the course of its history: "Independent Associations Championship" and "Independents Cup". The mixed use of these two names has been a source of confusion that culminated in the ninth edition of the tournament erroneously being called the "Independent Associations Cup", a mistake that has since slipped into common usage.

==Format==
The format varies depending on the number of participating teams, but has generally featured a [[w:Round-robin tournament|round-robin group stage]], followed by a [[w:Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination knockout stage]]. In the most typical format, the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage, often with the addition of a select number of third-place teams depending on the number of groups, if the number of groups is not a {{wp|power of two}}.

Since [[IAC X]], ranking systems incorporating the [[KPB ranking system|KPB rankings]] and results of the last three Championships have been used to seed the draw for the first stage of the competition; before IAC X, seeding was determined entirely via the KPB rankings, with IAC results not taken into account.

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%;"
!rowspan="2" width="6%"|Edition
!rowspan="2" width="12%"|Host(s)
!colspan="3"|Final
!colspan="3"|Third-place match
!rowspan="2" width="6%"|Number of teams
|-
!style="width:14%; background:gold;"|Champions
!width=10%|Score and venue
!style="width:14%; background:silver;"|Runners-up
!style="width:14%; background:#c96;"|Third place
!width=10%|Score and venue
!style="width:14%; background:#9acdff;"|Fourth place
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 1|IAC 1]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Bonesea}} [[Boreal Islands]]
|'''{{fb-big|Schottia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 1 Final|4–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Stadion Taxhavn]], {{nowrap|[[St. Bernadine]]}}</small>
|{{fb-big|Veldgouwen}}
|{{fb-big|Abanhfleft}}
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}<br/><small>[[St. Tara Field]], {{nowrap|[[Hill o’ Tara]]}}</small>
|{{fb-big|Barunia}}
|24
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 2|IAC 2]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Schottia}}<br/>{{flag|Mercedini}}
|'''{{fb-big|Bonesea}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 2 Final|2–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Schottia}}
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}<br/><small>[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Flardania}}
|32
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 3|IAC 3]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Spaam}}<br/>{{flag|Kel Assuk}}
|'''{{fb-big|Schottia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 3 Final|2–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Paatukar National Stadium]], [[Paatukar]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}
|{{fb-big|Aggrey-Fynn Land}}
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}<br/><small>[[Queen Dihya Sports Complex]], [[Marandet]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Bojikstan}}
|32
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 4|IAC 4]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Schottia}}
|'''{{fb-big|Free Republics}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 4 Final|3–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Harbour Hill Stadium]], [[Handon]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{fb-big|Mercedini}}
|{{UICAscore|3–3|4–3}}<br/><small>[[Lochend Stadium]], [[Lochend]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Alpine Union}}
|28
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 5|IAC 5]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Free Republics}}
|'''{{fb-big|Mercedini}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 5 Final|3–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Olympic Stadium (Baseton)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Baseton]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{fb-big|Free Republics}}
|{{UICAscore|2–2|3–2}}<br/><small>[[AllMartDome]], [[Reco]]</small>
|{{fb-big|North Prarie}}
|40
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 6|IAC 6]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Mercedini}}
|'''{{fb-big|Drawkland}}'''
|{{UICAscore|2–2|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 6 Final|2–2]]'''|4–3}}<br/><small>[[Zoloroni Sports City Stadium]], [[Zoloroni]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Omerica}}
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}<br/><small>[[Langtree Metropolitan Stadium]], [[Langtree]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}
|32
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 7|IAC 7]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Drawkland}}
|'''{{fb-big|Omerica}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 7 Final|3–2]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Seven Stars Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Centivar County]]}}</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}<br/><small>[[Castle Stadium]], [[Raikennax]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Kavagrad}}
|24
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 8|IAC 8]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Reçueçn}}
|'''{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 8 Final|3–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[National Stadium (Reçueçn)|National Stadium]], [[Reçueçn City|Reçueçn]]</small>
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}
|{{fb-big|Squornshelan Remnant States}}
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}<br/><small>[[Arena der Alpen]], [[Heldingen]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|36
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 9|IAC 9]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|HUElavia}}
|'''{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 9 Final|4–3]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]</small>
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}
|{{fb-big|Port Ember}}
|{{UICAscore|3–3|3–3|3–2}}<br/><small>[[Estadio Hueti]], [[Jinaqa]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}
|32
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 10|IAC X]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Omerica}}
|'''{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|2–2|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 10 Final|3–2]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Stade de la République]], [[Romainbourg]]</small>
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}<br/><small>[[RS Amphitheatre]], {{nowrap|[[Port-des-Saints]]}}</small>
|{{fb-big|Tequilo}}
|40
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 11|IAC 11]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Havynwilde}}
|'''{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 11 Final|3–2]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]</small>
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}
|{{fb-big|New Lusitania}}
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}<br/><small>[[Uvenstadion Superparc]], [[Keflavɨk]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Megistos}}
|50
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 12|IAC 12]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Muralos}}<br/>{{flag|Almuzahara}}
|'''{{fb-big|Tequilo}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 12 Final|3–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Komcatt Arena]], [[Urbego]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}
|
|{{UICAscore|4–0}}<br/><small>[[Stadium of the Revival]], [[Althuwar]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Silver Beach}}
|48
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 13|IAC 13]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Poafmersia}}
|'''{{fb-big|Indusse}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 13 Final|3–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Libira National Stadium]], {{nowrap|[[Fiskadaha City]]}}</small>
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}
|{{fb-big|Felinetopia}}
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}<br/><small>[[Mancodas Complex]], {{nowrap|[[Greater Mancodas]]}}</small>
|{{fb-big|Quintessence of Dust}}
|44
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 14|IAC 14]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Belnegau}}
|'''{{fb-big|Adab}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 14 Final|2–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}
|{{UICAscore|6–2}}<br/><small>[[Ziegelstein Castle Keep]], [[Ziegelstein]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Kriegiersien}}
|36
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 15|IAC 15]]
|style="text-align:left;"|''16 countries''{{efn|Pan-multiverse edition hosted by 16 countries: Almuzahara, Britonisea, Drawkland, HUElavia, Indusse, Montana Verde, Poafmersia, Saterun, Space, Squidroidia, Squornshelan Remnant States, StrayaRoos Barrier Islands, Sudilia, TJUN-ia, Trolleborg and United Adaikes.}}
|'''{{fb-big|HUElavia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|2–2|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 15 Final|4–4]]'''|4–3}}<br/><small>[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}
|{{UICAscore|4–4|5–4}}<br/><small>[[1st December Stadium]], [[Trolleborg City]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}
|48
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 16|IAC 16]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Drawkland}}<br>{{flag|Juvencus}}
|'''{{fb-big|HUElavia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 16 Final|1–0]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Seven Stars Stadium]], [[Centivar County]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}<br/><small>[[Il Nuovo Stadio Olimpico Della Pomena]], [[Pomena]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Geektopia}}
|40
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 17|IAC 17]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Quintessence of Dust}}<br>''10 associate host countries''{{efn|Pan-multiverse edition co-hosted by Quintessence of Dust and 10 other countries: Elmyia, Harry Islands, Ile de Richelieu, Indusse, Kriegiersien, Montaña Verde, Squidroidia, Trolleborg, Valentine Z, and West Barack and East Obama.}}
|'''{{fb-big|Squidroidia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 17 Final|1–0]]'''}}<br/><small>[[BobBank SkyPark]], [[Quintessence of Dust]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}
|{{fb-big|Juvencus}}
|{{UICAscore|2–2|3–2}}<br/><small>[[Eli F. Baker Memorial Stadium]], [[Quintessence of Dust]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|50
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 18|IAC 18]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Poafmersia}}
|'''{{fb-big|Juvencus}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 18 Final|2–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Libira National Stadium]], [[Fiskadaha City]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}
|{{fb-big|Delaclava}}
|N/A{{efn|The final stage of IAC 18 was played in a double-elimination format. Delaclava and Belnegau are considered to have finished third and fourth by virtue of their defeats in the lower bracket final and lower bracket semifinal respectively.}}
|{{fb-big|Belnegau}}
|40
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 19|IAC 19]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Poafmersia}}
|'''{{fb-big|Poafmersia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 19 Final|6–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Libira National Stadium]], [[Fiskadaha City]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Harry Islands}}
|{{fb-big|Saterun}}
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}<br/><small>[[Camp of Power]], [[Mancodas]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Trolleborg}}
|36
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 20|IAC 20]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|HUElavia}}
|'''{{fb-big|Saterun}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 20 Final|2–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Estadio Nacional]], [[Curumba]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Delte}}
|{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}
|{{UICAscore|1–0}}<br/><small>[[Estadio Capital]], [[Curumba]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Juvencus}}
|40
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 21|IAC 21]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Tanirinthia}}
|'''{{fb-big|Delte}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 21 Final|2–0]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Oak Stadium]], [[Faywharf Island]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Juvencus}}
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}
|{{UICAscore|3–1}}<br/><small>[[Alder Stadium]], [[Faywharf Island]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Sudilia}}
|32
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 22|IAC 22]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Britonisea}}
|'''{{fb-big|HUElavia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 22 Final|2–0]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Stadium Strata]], [[Telm City]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{fb-big|Saterun}}
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}<br/><small>[[Stade Doportedas]], [[Doportedas]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Aphrilia}}
|42
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 23|IAC 23]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Reçueçn}}
|'''{{fb-big|Juvencus}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 23 Final|2–1]]'''}}<br/><small>[[Stade National]], [[Reçueçn]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Crpostran}}
|{{fb-big|Aphrilia}}
|{{UICAscore|2–1}}<br/><small>[[Stade Carl III]], [[Reçueçn]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Ile de Richelieu}}
|40
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 24|IAC 24]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|Saterun}}
|'''{{fb-big|Aphrilia}}'''
|{{UICAscore|1–1|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 24 Final|1–1]]'''|3–1}}<br/><small>[[The Hycanthenium]], [[Tammen]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{fb-big|Edsmontik}}
|{{UICAscore|2–0}}<br/><small>[[Adam Antwerp Arena]], [[Daxler]]</small>
|{{fb-big|Indusse}}
|40
|-
![[Independent Associations Championship 25|IAC 25]]
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flag|HUElavia}}<br>''11 associate host countries''{{efn|Pan-multiverse edition co-hosted by HUElavia and 11 other countries: Chromatika, Indusse, Natkr, Crpostran, Aphrilia, Drawkland, Sudilia, Taxhavn, Britonisea, Free Republics, Solgavden.}}
|'''{{fb-big|Reçueçn}}'''
|{{UICAscore|'''[[Independent Associations Championship 25 Final|2–0]]'''}}<br/><small>Estadio Nacional<br>Curumba, HUElavia</small>
|{{fb-big|HUElavia}}
|{{fb-big|Drawkland}}
|{{UICAscore|1–1|2–1}}<br/><small>Grand Manchbury<br>Manchbury, Sudilia</small>
|{{fb-big|Sel Appa}}
|48
|}

===Winners===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Titles
!Runners-up
!Third place
!Fourth place
!Total
|-
|{{flag|HUElavia}}
|3 (15, 16, 22)
|6 (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 25)
|1 (21)
|0
|10
|-
|{{flag|Poafmersia}}
|3 (10, 11, 19)
|0
|0
|1 (9)
|4
|-
|{{flag|Juvencus}}
|2 (18, 23)
|1 (21)
|1 (17)
|1 (20)
|5
|-
|{{flag|Schottia}}
|2 (1, 3)
|1 (2)
|0
|0
|3
|-
|{{flag|Reçueçn}}
|2 (8, 25)
|0
|2 (7, 20)
|0
|4
|-
|{{flag|Drawkland}}
|1 (6)
|6 (4, 5, 7, 15, 22, 24)
|2 (16, 25)
|2 (8, 17)
|11
|-
|{{flag|Mercedini}}
|1 (5)
|1 (3)
|2 (2, 4)
|0
|4
|-
|{{flag|Squidroidia}}
|1 (17)
|1 (12)
|2 (10, 15)
|0
|4
|-
|{{flag|Indusse}}
|1 (13)
|1 (18)
|1 (14)
|2 (15, 24)
|5
|-
|{{flag|Delte}}
|1 (21)
|1 (20)
|0
|0
|2
|-
|{{flag|Omerica}}
|1 (7)
|1 (6)
|0
|0
|2
|-
|{{flag|New Lusitania}}
|1 (9)
|0
|2 (6, 11)
|0
|3
|-
|{{flag|Saterun}}
|1 (20)
|0
|2 (19, 22)
|0
|3
|-
|{{flag|Aphrilia}}
|1 (24)
|0
|1 (23)
|1 (22)
|3
|-
|{{flag|Free Republics}}
|1 (4)
|0
|1 (5)
|0
|2
|-
|{{flag|Tequilo}}
|1 (12)
|0
|0
|1 (10)
|2
|-
|{{flag|Adab}}
|1 (14)
|0
|0
|0
|1
|-
|{{flag|Bonesea}}
|1 (2)
|0
|0
|0
|1
|}

==See also==
*[[Federation of Football Independents]]
*[[AOCAF Cup]]
*[[Arrosia Regional Championship]]
*[[CAFA Cup]]
*[[Campionato Esportiva]]
*[[Copa Rushmori]]
*[[CMFA Mandalanusa Cup]]

==Notes==
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