Comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes
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This table compares IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes.
Former countries and former country names [change]
Codes are shown with their last year of use.
| Flag | Country | IOC | FIFA | ISO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
British Honduras | HBR
1972 |
BHO
|
|
 |
Burma | BIR
1988 |
BUR
1989 |
BUR
1989 |
 |
Ceylon | CEY
1972 |
CEY
1972 |
|
 |
Dahomey | DAH
1972 |
DAH
1975 |
DHY
1977 |
 |
Czechoslovakia | TCH
1992 |
TCH
1993 |
CSK
1993 |
 |
East Germany | GDR
1988 |
DDR
1989 |
DDR
1989 |
 |
Khmer Republic | KHM
1976 |
?
1975 |
|
 |
Malaya | MAL
1960 |
?
1963 |
|
 |
Netherlands Antilles | AHO
active[22] |
ANT
active[23] |
ANT
2010 |
 |
North Borneo | NBO
1956 |
NBO
1963 |
|
 |
North Yemen | YAR
1988 |
NYE
1990 |
YEM
1990 |
 |
Northern Rhodesia | NRH
1964 |
NRH
1964 |
|
 |
Rhodesia | RHO
1972 |
RHO
1980 |
RHO
1980 |
 |
Serbia and Montenegro | SCG
2006 |
SCG
2006 |
SCG
2006 |
 |
South Yemen | YMD
1988 |
SYE
1990 |
YMD
1990 |
 |
Soviet Union | URS
1988 |
URS
1991 |
SUN
1992 |
 |
Upper Volta | VOL
1984 |
UPV
1984 |
HVO
1984 |
 |
Viet-Nam, Democratic Republic of | VNO
1975 |
VDR
1977 |
|
 |
Viet Nam, Republic of | VNM
1976 |
VSO
1975 |
VNM
1977 |
 |
West Germany | FRG
1988 |
FRG
1989 |
DEU
1989 |
 |
Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of | YUG
2002 |
YUG
2003 |
YUG
2003 |
 |
Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of | YUG
1992 |
YUG
1992 |
YUG
1992 |
 |
Zaire | ZAI
1996 |
ZAI
1997 |
ZAR
1997 |
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The name "Samoa" as political sense contains only the Independent States of Samoa and excludes American Samoa.
- ↑ In Olympic Games, Virgin Islands means the United States Virgin Islands not British Virgin Islands.
- ↑ Mainland China (People's Republic of China except Hong Kong and Macau) is designated as the "People's Republic of China", ("China" for short) in Olympic Games, and as "China PR", ("China" for short) in soccer matches.
- ↑ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as the "DR Congo" in Olympic Games, and as "Congo DR" in soccer matches.
- ↑ The Republic of the Congo is abbreviated as "Congo" in Olympic Games and soccer matches.
- ↑ The Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominica) is abbreviated as "Dominica" in Olympic Games and soccer matches.
- ↑ "GB-ENG" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
- ↑ Competes as "Tahiti" in soccer
- ↑ Hong Kong is designated as "Hong Kong, China" by IOC and EAFF, and "Hong Kong" by FIFA and AFC.
- ↑ It coveres only the Republic of Ireland in the Olympic Games and soccer matches. In FIFA, the name "Republic of Ireland" is used in order to distinguish from Ireland as a former home nation of the United Kingdom.
- ↑ North Korea is designated as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea", abbreviated to "DPRK", in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea DPR" in soccer matches.
- ↑ South Korea is designated as "Korea" in Olympic Games, and as the "Korea Republic" in soccer matches.
- ↑ Macau is designated as "Macau, China" by IOC and EAFF, and "Macau" by FIFA and AFC.
- ↑ The Republic of Macedonia is designated as the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" in Olympic Games and soccer matches. See also Macedonia naming dispute.
- ↑ "GB-NIR" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
- ↑ "GB-SCT" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
- ↑ TW and TWN is defined as "Taiwan, Province of China" in the ISO 3166 codes list. The Republic of China is designated as "
Chinese Taipei" in Olympic Games and soccer matches. See also Chinese Taipei and the Political status of Taiwan. - ↑ Timor-Leste is generally known as "East Timor". West Timor is a part of Indonesia.
- ↑ The United Kingdom's short names generally used in the Olympic Games are "Great Britain and Northern Ireland" or just "Great Britain" not the "United Kingdom".[source?]
- ↑ United States Virgin Islands is designated as just Virgin Islands in Olympic Games.
- ↑ "GB-WLS" is its ISO 3166-2 code. See also ISO 3166-2:GB.
- ↑ The Netherlands Antilles dissolved on 10 October 2010. Although its ISO 3166 code has been deleted, the National Olympic Committee has yet to dissolve.
- ↑ The Netherlands Antilles dissolved on 10 October 2010. Although its ISO 3166 code has been deleted, the national football confederation has yet to dissolve.
