Tournament details | |
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Host country | Sápmi (official) Sweden (location) |
Dates | 1 June – 8 June |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | County of Nice (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ellan Vannin |
Third place | Arameans Suryoye |
Fourth place | South Ossetia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 140 (5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Artur Elbaev (9 goals) |
The 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup was the first edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA and a successor of Viva World Cup, last held in 2012. The tournament was hosted by FA Sápmi in the Sápmi region, with all games held in the city of Östersund in Sweden.
Twelve teams took part in the tournament. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Catalonia [7] and Rapa Nui [8] were thought to be potential participants, but ultimately declined or withdrew.
In May 2013 ConIFA announced that Sápmi had been chosen to host the inaugural ConIFA World Football Cup in Östersund, Sweden. It was an invitational tournament [9] played between 1 and 8 June 2014, [10] with all matches being held in the 6626-capacity Jämtkraft Arena. [11]
Östersund | |
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Jämtkraft Arena | |
63°11′41.47″N14°39′21.05″E / 63.1948528°N 14.6558472°E | |
Capacity: 6,626 | |
In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved was held in Östersund. [12]
The twelve participating teams were drawn into the four groups of three teams each for the group stage. In preparation for this, the teams were organised into three pots. [13] The draw was made by ConIFA World President Per-Anders Blind in Östersund on 24 March 2014.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Of the twelve invited teams, eight had previously participated at the Viva World Cup. [13]
The draw initially placed Quebec in Group C and Zanzibar in Group D. However, in May 2014, it was announced that both Quebec and Zanzibar had withdrawn from the tournament. The Quebec team had affiliated with the Fédération de soccer du Québec, with the intention that the FSQ eventually apply for membership of CONCACAF. To this end, the team will only play internationals against full national teams that are members of either CONCACAF or FIFA, and will no longer participate in Non-FIFA Football. [24] The Zanzibar team were unable to obtain visas to enter Sweden and were thus forced to pull out of the tournament. [25] Quebec's place was taken by South Ossetia, while Zanzibar were replaced by County of Nice.
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Arameans Suryoye | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Kurdistan Region | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 3 |
Tamil Eelam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Kurdistan Region | 1–2 | Arameans Suryoye |
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Younis Shakour 38' | Musa Karli 78' Mattias Candemir 84' |
Tamil Eelam | 0–2 | Arameans Suryoye |
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Marco Aydin 36' Musa Karli 48' |
Tamil Eelam | 0–9 | Kurdistan Region |
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Aras 17' Ahmed 23', 35' Younes 28' Nechirvan Shukri 31' Ali Farhan Shakor 62', 86', 90+4' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Abkhazia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Occitania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Sápmi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Abkhazia | 1–1 | Occitania |
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Gerome Hernandez 83' (o.g.) | Brice Martinez 68' |
Abkhazia | 2–1 | Sápmi |
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Amal Vardania 19' Vladimir Argun 72' | Jirijoonas Kanth 51' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Padania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 6 |
South Ossetia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 3 |
Darfur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | −39 | 0 |
Darfur | 0–20 | Padania |
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Marco Garavelli 2', 13', 24' Giacomo Innocenti 4', 10', 27', 39' Andrea Rota 11', 26' Mauro Nannini 16' Luca Mosti 46' Matteo Prandelli 48', 57', 81', 87' Enoch Barwuah 50', 54' Andrea Mussi 62', 64', 69' |
Darfur | 0–19 | South Ossetia |
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Artur Elbaev 10', 39', 42', 62', 75', 76', 82', 88' Vladimir Salbiev 13', 40' Romeo Kobaladze 45' Rustam Khutiev 56', 59', 70', 79', 90' Taimuraz Kudziev 63' Georgi Kulov 68' Murat Tskhovrebov 90+1' |
South Ossetia | 1–3 | Padania |
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Artur Elbaev 46' | Giacomo Innocenti 6' Andrea Mussi 37' Enoch Barwuah 86' |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ellan Vannin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
County of Nice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Nagorno-Karabakh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Ellan Vannin | 3–2 | Nagorno-Karabakh |
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Ciaran McNulty 41' Antony Moore 88' Frank Jones 90' | Mihran Manasyan 27', 31' |
Ellan Vannin | 4–2 | County of Nice |
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Calum Morrissey 16', 31', 35' Daniel Bell 87' | Frank Delerue 37' Malik Tchokounte 74' |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
Padania | 1 | |||||||||
6 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
County of Nice | 2 | |||||||||
County of Nice | 3 | |||||||||
4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
South Ossetia | 0 | |||||||||
Abkhazia | 0 (0) | |||||||||
8 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
South Ossetia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
County of Nice | 0 (5) | |||||||||
4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
Ellan Vannin | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Arameans Suryoye | 0 (7) | |||||||||
6 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
Occitania | 0 (6) | |||||||||
Arameans Suryoye | 1 | |||||||||
4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
Ellan Vannin | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
Ellan Vannin | 1 (4) | |||||||||
8 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
Kurdistan Region | 1 (2) | |||||||||
South Ossetia | 1 | |||||||||
Arameans Suryoye | 4 | |||||||||
Padania | 1–2 | County of Nice |
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Andrea Camussi 45+1' | Loïc Malatini 8' Malik Tchokounte 85' |
Abkhazia | 0–0 | South Ossetia |
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Penalties | ||
Akhmat Agrba Sandrik Tsveyba Dmitri Akhba Georgij Zhanava | 0–2 | Alan Khadarzev David Siukaev Taimuraz Karatsev Taimuraz Kudziev |
County of Nice | 3–0 | South Ossetia |
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Malik Tchokounte 3', 28' Kevin Puyoo 83' |
Arameans Suryoye | 1–4 | Ellan Vannin |
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Rabi Mourad 9' | Frank Jones 23' Jack McVey 60' Chris Bass Jr 70' Ciaran McNulty 72' |
South Ossetia | 1–4 | Arameans Suryoye |
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David Siukaev 92' | George Kacho 9', 24', 73' Volkan Percin 47' |
County of Nice | 0–0 | Ellan Vannin |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Gilles Noto Baptiste Delfino Loic Malitini Frank Delerue Hichem Ferreri | 5–3 | Ciaran McNulty Calum Morrisey Chris Bass Jack McVey |
ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 winners |
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County of Nice First title |
Placement round 1 | Placement round 2 | Placings | ||||
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5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 5th place | Padania | |||
Tamil Eelam | 2 | Tamil Eelam | 10 | 6th place | Kurdistan Region | |
Sápmi | 4 | Darfur | 0 | 7th place | Occitania | |
5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 8th place | Abkhazia | |||
Darfur | 0 | Sápmi | 1 | 9th place | Nagorno-Karabakh | |
Nagorno-Karabakh | 12 | Nagorno-Karabakh | 5 | 10th place | Sápmi | |
5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 11th place | Tamil Eelam | |||
Padania | 3 (4) | Abkhazia | 0 | 12th place | Darfur | |
Abkhazia | 3 (2) | Occitania | 1 | |||
5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | |||||
Occitania | 2 (4) | Padania | 1 (4) | |||
Kurdistan Region | 2 (5) | Kurdistan Region | 1 (3) |
Tamil Eelam | 2–4 | Sápmi |
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Prashanth Ragvan 55', 77' | Steffen Dreyer 58', 66', ??' 79' (o.g.) |
Darfur | 0–12 | Nagorno-Karabakh |
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Gevorg Nranyan 7', 24', 45', 75' Norayr Gyozalyan 22', 39', 54', 74' Grigoryan 33', 42' Samvuel Karapetyan 69' Aram Bareghamyan 90+2' |
Padania | 3–3 | Abkhazia |
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Luca Mosti 41' Enoch Barwuah 48' Matteo Prandelli 90+1' | Amal Vardania 60', 62' Dmitri Akhba 86' | |
Penalties | ||
Andrea Rota Luca Mosti Stefano Tignonsini Mauro Nannini Andrea Mussi | 4–2 | Ruslan Adzhindzhal Alen Ardzheniya Astamur Tarba Aleksandr Khoklov |
Occitania | 2–2 | Kurdistan Region |
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Vivian Dors 41', 47' | Farhan Shakor 19' Ahmed 76' | |
Penalties | ||
Brice Martinez Ronald Rodas Vivian Dors Pierre Bru Nabil Moussi | 4–5 | Younis Shakour Nechirvan Shukri Dozhgahr Nechjrvan Khaled Mushir |
Tamil Eelam | 10–0 | Darfur |
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Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan 2', 10' Mayooran Jeganthan 8' Prashanth Ragvan 16', 69', 69' Gajendran Balamurali 53' Prasanth Vigneswararajah 73' Christman Gunasingham 81', 89' |
Sápmi | 1–5 | Nagorno-Karabakh |
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Arle Ivar Ring 68' | Gevorg Poghosyan 30', 83' Mihran Manasyan 32', 52' Armen Petrosyan 64' |
Padania | 1–1 | Kurdistan Region |
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Rota 64' | ||
Penalties | ||
4–3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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1 | County of Nice | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
2 | Ellan Vannin | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | |
3 | Arameans Suryoye | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
4 | South Ossetia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 4 | |
5 | Padania | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 8 | Eliminated in the Quarterfinals |
6 | Kurdistan Region | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | |
7 | Occitania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | |
8 | Abkhazia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
9 | Nagorno-Karabakh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
10 | Sápmi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
11 | Tamil Eelam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 | |
12 | Darfur | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | −61 | 0 |
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