2016 ConIFA World Football Cup

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2016 ConIFA World Football Cup
ConIFA WC-2016 logo.jpg
Tournament details
Host country Abkhazia
Dates29 May – 5 June
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia (1st title)
Runners-upPanjab football flag.png  Panjab
Third placeFlag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus
Fourth placeFlag of Padania.svg  Padania
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored115 (4.11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Panjab football flag.png Amar Purewal (7 goals)
2014
2018

The 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup was the second edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. The tournament was hosted by the Football Federation of Abkhazia, with the Abkhazia team becoming the first host nation to win the tournament.

Contents

Host selection

Following the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup, in which the teams from Abkhazia and South Ossetia were refused visas by the Hungarian government, ConIFA announced that they had delivered strong objections to what they saw as political interference. [1] As a consequence, in July 2015, ConIFA announced that its executive committee had unanimously voted to award the 2016 World Football Cup to Abkhazia. It stated that, in addition to the quality of the bid, the decision would send out the message that ConIFA would stand by all of its members. [1]

Hosts

Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia

Sukhumi Gagra
Dinamo Stadium Daur Akhvlediani Stadium
Daur Akhvlediani Stadium.png
43°00′18″N41°00′52″E / 43.004911°N 41.014472°E / 43.004911; 41.014472 (Dinamo Stadium) 43°17′10″N40°15′38″E / 43.2860657°N 40.2606291°E / 43.2860657; 40.2606291 (Daur Akhvlediani Stadium)
Capacity:4,300Capacity:1,500

Qualification

Partial world map showing the national teams that entered the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup. Note that the Panjab and Chagos teams largely consisted of diaspora members living in England. 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup teams.png
Partial world map showing the national teams that entered the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup. Note that the Panjab and Chagos teams largely consisted of diaspora members living in England.

The 2016 World Football Cup was the first ConIFA tournament to feature qualification, as the competitors in both the previous tournament and 2015 European Football Cup were invited. The qualification process was designed around a number of different tournaments; initially, ConIFA announced that the top three teams in the 2015 EFC would gain automatic qualification for the 2016 WFC. [2] Subsequent to this decision, ConIFA announced that it would sanction a number of friendly tournaments featuring its members as part of the qualification, with the first of these being the Niamh Challenge Cup, a four team tournament hosted by Ellan Vannin. [3] A further tournament, the Benedikt Fontana Cup was also planned to be hosted by Raetia. [4] The winners of these tournaments would gain qualification to the WFC.

In addition to the hosts, and the teams that gained entry to the tournament through the qualification process, ConIFA extended an invitation to the team representing the Aymara people to become the first South American side to participate. [5]

Qualified teams

TeamContinentMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
Notes
Aymará South AmericaInvitation13 May 20151stN/AN/ASubsequently, withdrew from competition
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Ellan Vannin EuropeNiamh Challenge Cup winners31 May 20152nd 2014 Runners-up (2014)Subsequently, withdrew from competition
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania EuropeEuropean Football Cup Winner21 June 20152nd 2014 5th Place (2014)Expelled from competition subsequent to qualification; subsequently restored following withdrawal of Romani People
Flag of the County of Nice.svg  County of Nice EuropeEuropean Football Cup Runner-up21 June 20152nd 2014 Winners (2014)Subsequently, withdrew from competition
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia EuropeHost7 July 20152nd 2014 8th Place (2014)
Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia EuropeBenedikt Fontana Cup Winners6 September 20151stN/AN/A
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland AfricaSelected9 January 20161stN/AN/A
Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands AsiaSelected9 January 20161stN/AN/A
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region AsiaSelected9 January 20162nd 2014 6th Place (2014)
Panjab football flag.png  Panjab AsiaSelected9 January 20161stN/AN/A
Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan AsiaSelected9 January 20161stN/AN/A
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus EuropeSelected9 January 20161stN/AN/A
Roma flag.svg  Romani people EuropeSelected9 January 20161stN/AN/ASubsequently, withdrew from competition
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi EuropeSelected9 January 20162nd 2014 10th Place (2014)
Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia EuropeSelected9 January 20161stN/AN/A
Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land EuropeSelected2 March 20161stN/AN/AReplaced Padania

Draw

The twelve participating teams were divided into three pots of four for the group stage, which would see them drawn into four groups of three. The draw was made by ConIFA World President Per-Anders Blind in Luleå on 1 April 2016: [6]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Withdrawals

In December 2015, following advice from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office over security concerns regarding travel to Abkhazia, the Manx Independent Football Alliance announced that the Ellan Vannin team would withdraw from the World Football Cup, and instead take part in the 2016 Europeada Championship in Italy. [7] Subsequently, both the Aymará team, and County of Nice also withdrew.

In March 2016, ConIFA announced that Padania had been expelled from the tournament due to procedural irregularities, to be replaced by Székely Land. [8]

In May 2016, three weeks prior to the start of the tournament, ConIFA announced that the Romani team had been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to difficulties in obtaining travel documents for their squad. Padania, who had been expelled, were invited to take the place of the Romani team. [9]

Matches

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Team advanced to the quarter-finals
Team in the 9th-12th-place play-offs

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 2200100+106
Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia 2101121+113
Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands 2002021210
Source: [ citation needed ]
Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg9–0Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands
Dmitri Kortava Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Vladimir Argun Soccerball shade.svg19'
Dmitri Akhba Soccerball shade.svg34'
Albert Prus Soccerball shade.svg39', 43'
Ruslan Shoniya Soccerball shade.svg47', 57'
Astamur Tarba Soccerball shade.svg50'
Victor Pimpia Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
Chagos Islands  Flag of CSSC.svg0–12Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia
Report David Ghandilyan Soccerball shade.svg3', 20', 30', 34', 45', 53'
Tamaz Avolian Soccerball shade.svg55'
Armen Kapikiyan Soccerball shade.svg58', 81'
Ruslan Trapizoyan Soccerball shade.svg64'
Vahagn Militosyan Soccerball shade.svg69'
Hiraç Yagan Soccerball shade.svg73'

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region 220060+66
Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan 21011323
Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land 20020440
Source: [ citation needed ]
Kurdistan Region  Flag of Kurdistan.svg3–0Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land
Farhang Wriya Soccerball shade.svg34'
Farhan Shakor Soccerball shade.svg55'
Hunar Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg73'
Report
United Koreans in Japan  Unification flag of Korea.svg1–0Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land
Lee Son-chon Soccerball shade.svg60'
United Koreans in Japan  Unification flag of Korea.svg0–3Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region
Report Diyar Rahman Soccerball shade.svg27'
Miran Khesro Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
Hunar Ahmad Soccerball shade.svg73'

Group C

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 220091+86
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 210172+53
Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia 2002013130
Source: [ citation needed ]
Padania  Flag of Padania.svg1–2Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus
Matteo Prandelli Soccerball shade.svg48' Report Ünal Kaya Soccerball shade.svg62'
Halil Turan Soccerball shade.svg67'
Raetia  Flag of Raetia.svg0–6Flag of Padania.svg  Padania
Matteo Prandelli Soccerball shade.svg23', 35', 54', 61'
Nicolo Mercorillo Soccerball shade.svg21'
Andrea Rota Soccerball shade.svg80'
Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg7–0Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia
Esin Sonay Soccerball shade.svg5', 13', 48'
Tansel Ekingen Soccerball shade.svg60'
Hüseyin Sadiklar Soccerball shade.svg73'
Halil Turan Soccerball shade.svg81', 87'

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Panjab football flag.png  Panjab 220060+66
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 210151+43
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland 2002010100
Source: [ citation needed ]
Sápmi  Sami flag.svg5–0Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland
Lars Iver Strand Soccerball shade.svg15'
Jarkko Lahdenmäki Soccerball shade.svg50'
Jon Steinar Eriksen Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stein Arne Mannsverk Soccerball shade.svg70'
Hans Åge Yndestad Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
Sápmi  Sami flag.svg0–1Panjab football flag.png  Panjab
Report Gurjit Singh Soccerball shade.svg2'
Somaliland  Flag of Somaliland.svg0–5Panjab football flag.png  Panjab
Amar Purewal Soccerball shade.svg30', 67', 80'
Arjun Purewal Soccerball shade.svg38'
Gurjit Singh Soccerball shade.svg74'

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
1 June – Sukhumi
 
 
Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan 1 (2)
 
4 June – Sukhumi
 
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 1 (4)
 
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 0
 
1 June – Sukhumi
 
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 2
 
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 2
 
5 June – Sukhumi
 
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 0
 
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 1 (6)
 
2 June – Sukhumi
 
Panjab football flag.png  Panjab 1 (5)
 
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region 2 (6)
 
4 June – Sukhumi
 
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 2 (7)
 
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 0
 
2 June – Sukhumi
 
Panjab football flag.png  Panjab 1Third place
 
Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia 2
 
5 June – Sukhumi
 
Panjab football flag.png  Panjab 3
 
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 0
 
 
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 2
 

Quarter-finals

United Koreans in Japan  Unification flag of Korea.svg1–1Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus
On Song-tae Soccerball shade.svg54'Ünal Kaya Soccerball shade.svg31'
Penalties
Kim Kwang-woo Soccerball shade cross.svg
On Song-tae Soccerball shad check.svg
Kim Su-yong Soccerball shad check.svg
An Suug-tae Soccerball shade cross.svg
2–4Soccerball shad check.svg Esin Sonay
Soccerball shad check.svg Halil Turan
Soccerball shad check.svg Ünal Kaya
Soccerball shad check.svg Ibrahim Çıdamlı
Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg2–0Sami flag.svg  Sápmi
Dmitri Kortava Soccerball shade.svg35', 73' (pen.)
Kurdistan Region  Flag of Kurdistan.svg2–2Flag of Padania.svg  Padania
Matteo Prandelli Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
Jassim Mohammed Haji Soccerball shade.svg25'
Luca Ferri Soccerball shade.svg13'
Marco Garavelli Soccerball shade.svg71'
Penalties
Kosrat Baiz Soccerball shade cross.svg
Kamaran Ali (?) Soccerball shad check.svg
Khalid Mushir Soccerball shad check.svg
Diyar Rahman Soccerball shad check.svg
Farhan Shakor Soccerball shad check.svg
Hunar Ahmad Soccerball shad check.svg
(?) Soccerball shad check.svg
Miran Khesro Soccerball shade cross.svg
6–7Soccerball shad check.svg Matteo Prandelli
Soccerball shad check.svg Marco Garavelli
Soccerball shad check.svg Alex Mazzocca
Soccerball shad check.svg Luca Mosti (?)
Soccerball shade cross.svg Luca Ferri
Soccerball shad check.svg Stefano Tignonsini (?)
Soccerball shad check.svg Gianluca Rolandone (?)
Soccerball shad check.svg Antonio Pizzolla
Western Armenia  Flag of Western Armenia.png2–3Panjab football flag.png  Panjab
Tamaz Avolian Soccerball shade.svg67'
Raffi Kaya Soccerball shade.svg79'
Amar Purewal Soccerball shade.svg2', 36', 44'

Semi-finals

Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg0–2Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia
Levan Logua Soccerball shade.svg9'
Ruslan Shoniya Soccerball shade.svg69'
Padania  Flag of Padania.svg0–1Panjab football flag.png  Panjab
Omar Rio Riaz Soccerball shade.svg76'

Third-Place play-off

Padania  Flag of Padania.svg0–2Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus
Halil Turan Soccerball shade.svg50'
Tansel Ekingen Soccerball shade.svg79'

Final

Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg1–1Panjab football flag.png  Panjab
Ruslan Shoniya Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Amar Purewal Soccerball shade.svg57'
Penalties
Anri Khagba Soccerball shad check.svg
Anri Khagush Soccerball shade cross.svg
Dmitriy Akhba Soccerball shade cross.svg
Tarash Khagba Soccerball shad check.svg
Ruslan Shoniya Soccerball shad check.svg
Alan Khugaev Soccerball shad check.svg
Shabat Logua Soccerball shad check.svg
Vladimir Argun Soccerball shad check.svg
6–5Soccerball shad check.svg Amar Purewal
Soccerball shad check.svg Radjpal Virk
Soccerball shad check.svg Terlochan Singh
Soccerball shade cross.svg Karum Shanker
Soccerball shade cross.svg Jhai Dhillon
Soccerball shad check.svg Aran Basi
Soccerball shad check.svg Amarvir Sandhu
Soccerball shade cross.svg Aaron Minhas
 ConIFA World Football Cup 2016 winners 
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg
Abkhazia

First title

Placement Rounds

Placement round 1Placement round 2Placings
2 June – Gagra 3 June – Gagra Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 5th place
Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands 2Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands 3 (2)Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia 6th Place
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland 3Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia 3 (3)Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan 7th Place
2 June – Gagra 3 June – Gagra Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region 8th Place
Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land 7Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland 3Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land 9th place
Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia 0Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land 10Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland 10th place
3 June – Sukhumi 4 June – Gagra Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia 11th place
Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan 1Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan 1 (4)Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands 12th place
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 2Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region 1 (2)
3 June – Sukhumi 4 June – Gagra
Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region 0 (5)Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 3
Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia 0 (6)Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia 0

Placement Round 1

United Koreans in Japan  Unification flag of Korea.svg1–2Sami flag.svg  Sápmi
Kim Su-yong Soccerball shade.svg2'? Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
 ? Soccerball shade.svg61'
Kurdistan Region  Flag of Kurdistan.svg0–0Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia
Penalties
Miran Khesro Soccerball shad check.svg
Farhan Shakor Soccerball shad check.svg
Hunar Ahmad Soccerball shade cross.svg
Farhang Wriya Soccerball shad check.svg
Diyar Rahman Soccerball shad check.svg
Aras Mustafa Soccerball shad check.svg
Znar Faidhi Soccerball shade cross.svg
5–6Soccerball shad check.svg Hiraç Yagan
Soccerball shade cross.svg Raffi Kaya
Soccerball shad check.svg Tamaz Avolian
Soccerball shad check.svg Loris Berberian
Soccerball shad check.svg Jules Tepelian
Soccerball shad check.svg Herant Yagan
Soccerball shad check.svg Denis Oz

Placement Round 2

United Koreans in Japan  Unification flag of Korea.svg1–1Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region
An Suug-tae Soccerball shade.svg90+5'? Soccerball shade.svg80'
Penalties
Kim Su-yong Soccerball shade cross.svg
An Suug-tae Soccerball shad check.svg
Kim Kwang-woo Soccerball shad check.svg
Huo Yang Soccerball shad check.svg
Shin Yong-ki Soccerball shad check.svg
4–2Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg

Final Positions

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsResult
1Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 5410151+1413
2Panjab football flag.png  Panjab 5410113+813
3Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 5311124+810
4Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 511397+24
5Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 5302104+69Eliminated
in the
Quarterfinals
6Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia 5113147+74
7Unification flag of Korea.svg  United Koreans in Japan 51224735
8Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region 523093+69
9Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land 4202177+106Eliminated
in the
First Stage
10Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland 4103622163
11Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia 4013323201
12Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands 4013527221
Source: [ citation needed ]

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