2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification

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2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 January 2016 –
Teams23 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored189 (3.78 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg Panushanth Kulenthiran (6 goals)
2016
2024

The 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup qualification was the process to decide a number of the teams that will play in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup. This is the second tournament to feature a qualification process, following on from the 2016 qualification. The first qualification match played was on 13 March 2016 between the Tamil Eelam team and the team representing the Romani people, with the first goal scored by Tamil Eelam's Panushanth Kulenthiran.

Contents

Background

The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) was founded in June 2013, as an organisation to represent football associations that are not eligible or choose not to join FIFA. [1] One year later, it held its first official tournament, the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup, in Sweden, to which the twelve participating teams were invited. The success of this tournament led to the decision to make it a biannual competition, with continental tournaments taking place in between, the first of which was the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup.

ConIFA published a set of qualification criteria for the World Football Cup ahead of its 2017 Annual General Meeting, setting out the various methods in which teams could qualify for the WFC. [2] This was subsequently revised into an official version for publication in June 2017. [3]

CONIFA is split into six continental zones, with the total number of places in the World Football Cup based on the number of CONIFA members from each zone. As of July2025, the distribution of places for the WFC, dependent on the size of the final tournament, is: [2]

No of finals spotsEuropeAsiaAfricaOceaniaNorth AmericaSouth America
12532110[a]
1683311

[a]: There were no South American members of ConIFA at the time of the tournament
The first qualifying process was undertaken for the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, which saw a series of friendly matches and tournaments, together with the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup, designated as qualifiers for the 2016 WFC. [4] [5] [6] However, this decision was taken at a late stage prior to the start of the European Football Cup tournament, only a year prior to the planned start of the 2016 WFC in Abkhazia. As a consequence, for its 2018 WFC tournament, ConIFA began designating planned friendly matches as qualifiers from the beginning of 2016, allowing a greater time for those teams achieving qualification to plan for the tournament. The first of these was the ConIFA Challenger Cup, held in Remscheid on 12 and 13 March 2016. [7]

Qualified teams

TeamRegionMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Previous
appearance
Previous best
performance
Notes
Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam AsiaConIFA Challenger Cup winners13 March 20162nd 2014 11th place (2014)
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia EuropeConIFA World Football Cup Winners6 June 20163rd 2016 Winners (2016)
Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék EuropeHungary Heritage Cup winners3 August 20161stN/AN/A
Flag of Western Armenia.svg Western Armenia EuropeWild Card14 January 20172nd 2016 Quarter-Final (2016)
Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg Barawa AfricaHost8 June 20171stN/AN/A
Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet AsiaWild Card8 June 20171stN/AN/A
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati OceaniaRegional qualification8 June 20171stN/AN/A
Cascadia North AmericaRegional qualification8 June 20171stN/AN/A
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania EuropeConIFA European Football Cup Winners10 June 20173rd 2016 4th Place (2016)
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus EuropeConIFA European Football Cup Runners Up10 June 20172nd 2016 3rd Place (2016)
Sikh Empire flag.svg Panjab AsiaRegional qualification2 September 20172nd 2016 2nd Place (2016)
Unification flag of Korea.svg United Koreans of Japan AsiaRegional qualification2 September 20172nd 2016 Quarter-Final (2016)
Matabeleland football flag.svg Matabeleland AfricaRegional qualification2 September 20171stN/AN/A
Flag placeholder.svg Kabylie AfricaRegional qualification2 September 20171stN/AN/A
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Ellan Vannin EuropeRegional qualification2 September 20172nd 2014 2nd Place (2014)
Flag of Szekely Land.svg Székely Land EuropeRegional qualification2 September 20172nd 2016 Placement Round (2016)

Qualification

ConIFA Challenger Cup

The ConIFA Challenger Cup was a two team competition held over two days. The two participants, Tamil Eelam and Romani people, each played a 45-minute match against a local select side from the town of Remscheid, where the tournament was being held, on the first day, before playing off against each other on the second. [8]

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)Final Tamil Eelam  Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg4–1Roma flag.svg  Romani people Stadion Reinshagen, Remscheid, Germany
19:45 CET Kulenthiran Soccerball shade.svg17', 90'
Sivanesamurthy Soccerball shade.svg23'
Navaneethakrishnan Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report Eyob Soccerball shade.svg82'
Note: Tamil Eelam qualify for WFC; Romani People – 3 qualifying points

Hungary Heritage Cup

The Hungary Heritage Cup was a four-team competition held at the beginning of August 2016 in Szarvas, celebrating the heritage of various members of the Hungarian diaspora. The four teams featured two current members of ConIFA, together with two other teams, with the winner qualifying for the World Football Cup.

1 August 2016 (2016-08-01)Semi-final Felvidék Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png 1–1
(5–4 p)
Flag of Transcarpathian Oblast.svg Kárpátalja Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary
17:45 CEST Renczes Soccerball shade.svg30' Report ? Soccerball shade.svg42'
Note: Felvidek – 9 qualifying points; Kárpátalja – 3 qualifying points
1 August 2016 (2016-08-01)Semi-final Délvidék Zastava Osjecko-baranjske zupanije.png 3–1 Flag of Szekely Land.svg Székely Land Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary
15:00 CEST Mindlecz Soccerball shade.svg16'
Pozsár Soccerball shade.svg63'
Könyves Soccerball shade.svg77'
Report Bajkó Soccerball shade.svg78'
Note: Délvidék – 9 qualifying points; Székely Land – 3 qualifying points
3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)Final Délvidék Zastava Osjecko-baranjske zupanije.png 1–2 Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary
16:45 CEST Nagy Soccerball shade.svg Report Érsek Soccerball shade.svg
Magyar Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Délvidék – 3 qualifying points; Felvidek qualify for WFC

World Unity Cup 2016

The World Unity Cup was planned as a four-team tournament held at the end of August 2016 in Sutton. The competition was organised jointly by three ConIFA members representing displaced peoples, with the winner qualifying for the World Football Cup. [9]

Subsequent to the announcement, both Darfur and Ellan Vannin withdrew, and the tournament was reorganized as a three-team event, with the Barawa team replacing them. [10]

25 August 2016 (2016-08-25)Group stage Barawa  Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg0–5Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England
18:00 BST Kasthuran Soccerball shade.svg28'
Jan Soccerball shade.svg30'
Navaneethakrishnan Soccerball shade.svg52'
Kulenthiran Soccerball shade.svg75', 84'
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC)
26 August 2016 (2016-08-26)Group stage Barawa  Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg2–3Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England
18:15 BST Sufi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgBhujan Soccerball shade.svg
Robertson Soccerball shade.svg
Sooprayen Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Chagos Islands – 9 qualifying points; Barawa – 3 qualifying points
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27)Group stage Chagos Islands  Flag of CSSC.svgP–PBicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England
19:30 BST
28 August 2016 (2016-08-28)Final Chagos Islands  Flag of CSSC.svg1–5Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England
18:45 BST Gaspard Soccerball shade.svg48'Navaneethakrishnan Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)
Sivanesamurthy Soccerball shade.svg8', 11'
Kulenthiran Soccerball shade.svg68'
Chandran Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)
Note: Chagos Islands – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC)

ConIFA European Football Cup 2017

The 2017 European Football Cup was announced in January 2017 with a total of eight teams due to take part. The winner of the competition was guaranteed a place at the World Football Cup.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus (Q)321090+97
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia (Q)312043+15
Flag of Transcarpathian Oblast.svg  Kárpátalja 311164+24
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia 3003214120
Source: [ citation needed ]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
7 June 2017 Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg0–0Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Morphou, N. Cyprus
20:00 EESTStadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania (Q)321041+37
Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land (Q)311154+14
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Ellan Vannin 31023523
Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png  Felvidék 31021323
Source: [ citation needed ]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
5 June 2017 Padania  Flag of Padania.svg1–0 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Ellan Vannin Morphou, N. Cyprus
20:00 EEST Rota Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium
7 June 2017 Padania  Flag of Padania.svg2–0 Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék Nicosia, N. Cyprus
20:00 EEST Rota Soccerball shade.svg
Rosset Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Atatürk Stadium

Knockout stages

9 June 2017Semi-final 2 Padania  Flag of Padania.svg0–0
(6–5 p)
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Mete Adanır Stadium, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus
20:00 EEST
Penalties
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Soccerball shade cross.svg
10 June 2017Final Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg1–1
(2–3 p)
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania Atatürk Stadium, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus
20:00 EEST Turan Soccerball shade.svg Pllumbjai Soccerball shade.svg
Penalties
Soccerball shad check.svg
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Note: Padania and Northern Cyprus qualify for WFC

Qualification points standing

The following is a list of games not part of sanctioned ConIFA tournaments for which teams have accrued qualifying points: α

6 January 2016 (2016-01-06)Friendly Olympique de Marseille (CFA) 3–2Flag of Western Armenia.png  Western Armenia Stade Roger Lebert, Marseille, France
16:00 CET Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Militosyan Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Western Armenia – 1 qualifying point
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20)Friendly Leicester City FC International Academy 2–2 Sikh Empire flag.svg Panjab Belvoir Drive, Leicester, England
12:00 BST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Virk Soccerball shade.svg
Minhas Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24)International Friendly Panjab Sikh Empire flag.svg 0–2Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster, England
15:00 BST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points
16 May 2016 (2016-05-16)International Friendly Romani people  Roma flag.svg0–2Flag of Padania.svg  Padania Arena Civica, Milan, Italy
21:00 CET Rota Soccerball shade.svg
Rosset Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Padania – 9 qualifying points; Romani People – 3 qualifying points
19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)International Friendly Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg0–0 Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg Donetsk PR Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi, Abkhazia
20:00 GET
Note: Donetsk PR – 6 qualifying points; Abkhazia – N/A (already qualified for WFC)
19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)2016 Europeada Group C Carinthian Slovenes Flag of Karnten.svg 0–1 Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék St Johann, Ahrntal, Italy
15:00 CET Lagos Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Felvidék – 6 qualifying points
19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)2016 Europeada Group D Occitania  Flag of Occitania (with star).svg4–1 Aromanian flag.svg Aromanians Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy
15:00 CET Irigoyemboyde Soccerball shade.svg
Natal Soccerball shade.svg
Lafuente Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Occitania – 6 qualifying points
19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)2016 Europeada Group E South Tyrol Flag of South Tyrol.svg 3–0 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Ellan Vannin Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy
15:00 CET Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Ellan Vannin – 2 qualifying points
20 June 2016 (2016-06-20)2016 Europeada Group C Sorbs Flag of Sorbs.svg 2–2 Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék Waldstadion, Mühlwald, Italy
16:00 CET Sauer Soccerball shade.svg
Domaschke Soccerball shade.svg
Meszlenyi Soccerball shade.svg
David Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Felvidék – 4 qualifying points
20 June 2016 (2016-06-20)2016 Europeada Group E Ellan Vannin Flag of the Isle of Man.svg 2–3 Nordfriesischeflagge.svg North Frisians Fussballplatz, Niederdorf, Italy
16:00 CET Davies Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Ellan Vannin – 2 qualifying points
20 June 2016 (2016-06-20)2016 Europeada Group D Occitania  Flag of Occitania (with star).svg4–1 Coat of arms of Slovakia.svg Slovaks in Hungary St Johann, Ahrntal, Italy
18:30 CET Bertini Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Massare Soccerball shade.svg
Irigoyemborde Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Occitania – 6 qualifying points
21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)2016 Europeada Group C North Schleswig Germans Flag of Schleswig-Holstein.svg 0–10 Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy
16:00 CET Zoli Soccerball shade.svg
Meszlenyi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Kalmar Soccerball shade.svg
Pragai Soccerball shade.svg
Zoller Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Jozsef Katona Soccerball shade.svg
Meszaros Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Felvidék – 6 qualifying points
21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)2016 Europeada Group E Ellan Vannin Flag of the Isle of Man.svg 2–0 Flagge Preussen - Provinz Oberschlesien.svg Germans in Upper Silesia Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy
16:00 CET Jones Soccerball shade.svg
Doyle Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Ellan Vannin – 6 qualifying points
21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)2016 Europeada Group D Occitania  Flag of Occitania (with star).svg1–1 Bandera danesos Slesvig Sud.svg Danes in Germany Waldstadion, Mühlwald, Italy
18:30 CET Barremaecker Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Occitania – 4 qualifying points
23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)2016 Europeada QF Occitania  Flag of Occitania (with star).svg0–0
(5–3 p)
Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy
18:00 CET
Penalties
Soccerball shad check.svg
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Note: Occitania – 9 qualifying points; Felvidek – 3 qualifying points
23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)2016 Europeada SF Occitania  Flag of Occitania (with star).svgA–A Flag of the Croat minority in Serbia and Montenegro.svg Croats in Serbia Ciamp dal sport Pradel, San Martin de Tor, Italy
15:30 CET
Note: Match abandoned after 41 minutes because of unsportmanlike behavior; Occitania awarded 3–0 victory; [11] Occitania – 6 qualifying points
25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)2016 Europeada Final South Tyrol Flag of South Tyrol.svg 2–1Flag of Occitania (with star).svg  Occitania Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy
16:00 CET Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Martinez Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)Friendly Barawa  Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg1–5 Cricklewood Wanderers FC Silver Jubilee Stadium, London, England
14:30 BST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Barawa – 1 qualifying point
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)International Friendly Donetsk PR Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg 1–1 Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg Luhansk PR Metallurg Stadium, Yenakiyevo, Donetsk People's Republic
20:00 EEST Klyuyev Soccerball shade.svg Titarenko Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Donetsk PR – 6 qualifying points; Luhansk PR – 6 qualifying points
28 August 2016 (2016-08-28)Friendly Barawa  Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg3–2 Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg UK Tamil XI Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England
16:00 BST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points
25 October 2016 (2016-10-25)Friendly Östersunds FK Academy 1–6Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, Sweden
20:00 CEST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Darfur – 3 qualifying points
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)International Friendly Ryūkyū Flag of None.svg0–9 Unification flag of Korea.svg United Koreans of Japan Gosamaru Field, Nakagusuku, Japan
12:00 JST Tae Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Gomi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Seong-cheol Soccerball shade.svg
Awe Soccerball shade.svg
Kaijin Soccerball shade.svg
Yoshiaki Soccerball shade.svg
Note: United Koreans of Japan – 9 qualifying points; Ryūkyū – 3 qualifying points
4 March 2017 (2017-03-04)Friendly Leicester City FC International Academy 4–3 Sikh Empire flag.svg Panjab Belvoir Drive, Leicester, England
13:00 GMT Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Panjab – 1 qualifying point
12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)International Friendly Raetia  Flag of Raetia.svg0–5Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam Sportplatz Gufalons, Trübbach, Switzerland
13:00 CET Kulenthiran Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Prashanth Soccerball shade.svg
Prabashan Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Raetia – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC)
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)Friendly Barawa  Flag of Ogaden National Liberation Front(2).svg4–3 Tokyngton Harvest FC Coles Park Stadium, London, England
18:45 BST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points
23 April 2017 (2017-04-23)International Friendly Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg0–2 Sikh Empire flag.svg Panjab Springfield Stadium, Saint Helier, Jersey
12:45 BST Purewal Soccerball shade.svg
Sandhu Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Panjab – 6 qualifying points
6 May 2017 (2017-05-06)Friendly Peckham Town FC 4–0Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland Menace Arena, London, England
15:00 BST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Somaliland – 1 qualifying point
6 May 2017 (2017-05-06)Friendly Occitania  Flag of Occitania (with star).svg2–2 Sélection Quartiers Stade Borderouge, Toulouse, France
17:00 CET Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points
27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)Friendly Stockport Town FC 0–7 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Ellan Vannin Stockport Sports Village, Woodley, England
14:30 BST Doyle Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Whitley Soccerball shade.svg
Simpson Soccerball shade.svg
Quaye Soccerball shade.svg
Cowin Soccerball shade.svg
? Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)
Note: Ellan Vannin – 3 qualifying points
28 May 2017 (2017-05-28)International Friendly Panjab Sikh Empire flag.svg 1–2 Flag of England.svg England "C" Damson Park, Solihull, England
15:00 BST Virk Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points
3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)Friendly Rodez AF 2–2Flag of Occitania (with star).svg  Occitania Stade Paul Ligon, Rodez, France
18:00 CET Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points
17 June 2017 (2017-06-17)Friendly Western Sahara  Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg3–3 Flag of the United Nations.svg UN Select XI Local Field, Tindouf, Algeria
18:00 AST Boglaida Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Western Sahara – 2 qualifying points
25 June 2017 (2017-06-25) 2017 Island Games Group B Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg3–0Western Isles Council Flag.svg  Western Isles Gutavallen, Visby, Sweden
17:00 CEST Svane Soccerball shade.svg
Zeeb Soccerball shade.svg
Bistrup Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Greenland – 6 qualifying points
26 June 2017 (2017-06-26) 2017 Island Games Group B Frøya  Flag of Froya.svg2–2Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Fardhem IP, Hemse, Sweden
17:00 CEST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Mathæussen Soccerball shade.svg
Juhl Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Greenland – 4 qualifying points
27 June 2017 (2017-06-27) 2017 Island Games Group B Gotland  Gotland kommunvapen.svg0–1Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Visborgsvallen, Visby, Sweden
17:00 CEST Mathæussen Soccerball shade.svg
Note: Greenland – 6 qualifying points
29 June 2017 (2017-06-29) 2017 Island Games SF Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg1–1
(3–1 p)
Bandera de Menorca.svg  Menorca Björkome IP, Väskinde, Sweden
13:00 CEST Juhl Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Penalties
Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shad check.svg
Soccerball shade cross.svg
Soccerball shade cross.svg
Note: Greenland – 4 qualifying points
30 June 2017 (2017-06-30) 2017 Island Games Final Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg0–6 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man Gutavallen, Visby, Sweden
13:00 CEST Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Note: Greenland – 2 qualification points
10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)International Friendly Matabeleland Matabeleland football flag.svg CancelledFlag of Darfur.svg  Darfur White City Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Note: The game was cancelled due to travel problems.
Key:Qualification for WFC
Ranking [12] EuropeAsiaAfricaNorth AmericaOceaniaQualification points
Opposition Factor (OF)Result Factor (RF)
1Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Ellan Vannin (52 pts) Unification flag of Korea.svg United Koreans of Japan (27 pts) Kabylie (30 pts) Cascadia (0 pts)

Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (0 pts)

Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati (0 pts)

Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu (0 pts)

ConIFA Member = 3Win = 3
2 Flag of Szekely Land.svg Szekely Land (39 pts) Panjab football flag.png Panjab (18 pts) Matabeleland football flag.svg Matabeleland (30 pts)Other international opposition = 2Draw = 2
3 Flag of Transcarpathian Oblast.svg Kárpátalja (36 pts) Flag of Kurdistan.png Iraqi Kurdistan (15 pts) Flag of Somaliland.svg Somaliland (30 pts)Any other opposition = 1Loss = 1
4 Flag of Occitania.svg Occitania (34 pts)Flag of None.svg Ryūkyū (3 pts) Islas chagos.png Chagos Islands (18 pts)Points for a single match = OF × RF
5 Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland (32 pts) Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.svg Arameans Suryoye (0 pts)

Kokbayraq flag.svg Uyghurs (0 pts)

Lezgian flag.svg Lezgians (0 pts)

Rohingya flag.svg Rohingya (0 pts)

Flag of Tibet.svg Tibet (0 pts)

Flag of Darfur.svg Darfur (5 pts)
  • Matches played in WFC do not count towards qualification points totals.
  • Only the first two matches between teams accrue points.
  • Additional matches are only considered if played as part of a tournament.
  • Only the ten matches where a team accrued the most points are considered.
  • If a member hosts a continental championship during the qualifying period,
    it receives additional points (number of participants × 3).
6 Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg Donetsk PR (21 pts) Flag of Western Sahara.png Western Sahara (2 pts)
7 Zastava Osjecko-baranjske zupanije.png Delvidek (15 pts) Flag tz-sansibar 2005.png Zanzibar (0 pts)

Barotseland Royal Flag.jpg Barotseland (0 pts)

8 Flag of South Ossetia.svg South Ossetia (12 pts)
9 Flag of Raetia.svg Raetia (9 pts)
10 Flag of the Lugansk People's Republic (Official).svg Luhansk PR (6 pts)
11 Flag of the Romani people.svg Romani people (6 pts)
12 Comte de Nice flag.svg County of Nice (3 pts)
13 Flag of Western Armenia.svg Western Armenia (1 pt)
14 Flagge franken.svg Franconia (0 pts)

Flag of Helgoland.svg Heligoland (0 pts)

Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco (0 pts)

Flag of Artsakh.svg Nagorno-Karabakh (0 pts)

Sami flag.svg Sapmi (0 pts)

Skanska flaggan.svg Skåneland (0 pts)

Flag of Transnistria (state).svg Transnistria (0 pts)

ConIFA World Rankings
1.Flag of Occitania (with star).svg  Occitania
2. Sikh Empire flag.svg Panjab
3.Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus
4.Flag of the County of Nice.svg  County of Nice
5.Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia
6.Flag of Kurdistan.svg  Kurdistan Region
7.Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
8.Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.svg  Arameans Suryoye
9.Flag of Padania.svg  Padania
10. Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Ellan Vannin
11.Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh
12.Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
13.Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
14.Sami flag.svg  Sápmi
15. Unification flag of Korea.svg United Koreans of Japan
16. Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg Luhansk PR
17. Szekelyzaszlo(SZNT).png Székely Land
Flag of Western Armenia.png Western Armenia
19.Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam
20.Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
21. Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png Felvidék
22.Roma flag.svg  Romani people
23. Flag of Franconia.svg Franconia
24.Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia
25.Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland
26.Flag of CSSC.svg  Chagos Islands
27.Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia
28.Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
29.Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur
30.Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet

:1. Teams that have already qualified no longer accrue qualification points

Wild Card

In May 2017, CONIFA announced on its website that five of its members had completed the necessary process to be considered for the WFC Wild Card place by the deadline of 2 May 2017. The wild card spot was decided at the CONIFA Executive Committee meeting, held during the European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus. The five teams under consideration were: [13]

TeamZone
Flag of Darfur.svg  Darfur Africa
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati Oceania
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet Asia

At the Executive Committee meeting, held in Northern Cyprus on 8 June 2017, Tibet were awarded the Wild Card place.

Top goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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