Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 January 2016 – |
Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 50 |
Goals scored | 189 (3.78 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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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.
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 spots | Europe | Asia | Africa | Oceania | North America | South America |
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12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0[a] |
16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
[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]
Team | Region | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Previous appearance | Previous best performance | Notes |
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![]() | Asia | ConIFA Challenger Cup winners | 13 March 2016 | 2nd | 2014 | 11th place (2014) | |
![]() | Europe | ConIFA World Football Cup Winners | 6 June 2016 | 3rd | 2016 | Winners (2016) | |
![]() | Europe | Hungary Heritage Cup winners | 3 August 2016 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
![]() | Europe | Wild Card | 14 January 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | Quarter-Final (2016) | |
![]() | Africa | Host | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
![]() | Asia | Wild Card | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
![]() | Oceania | Regional qualification | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
Cascadia | North America | Regional qualification | 8 June 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
![]() | Europe | ConIFA European Football Cup Winners | 10 June 2017 | 3rd | 2016 | 4th Place (2016) | |
![]() | Europe | ConIFA European Football Cup Runners Up | 10 June 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | 3rd Place (2016) | |
![]() | Asia | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | 2nd Place (2016) | |
![]() | Asia | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | Quarter-Final (2016) | |
![]() | Africa | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
![]() | Africa | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 1st | N/A | N/A | |
![]() | Europe | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2014 | 2nd Place (2014) | |
![]() | Europe | Regional qualification | 2 September 2017 | 2nd | 2016 | Placement Round (2016) |
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 2016Final | Tamil Eelam ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Stadion Reinshagen, Remscheid, Germany |
19:45 CET | Kulenthiran ![]() Sivanesamurthy ![]() Navaneethakrishnan ![]() | Report | Eyob ![]() | |
Note: Tamil Eelam qualify for WFC; Romani People – 3 qualifying points |
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 2016Semi-final | Felvidék ![]() | 1–1 (5–4 p) | ![]() | Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary |
17:45 CEST | Renczes ![]() | Report | ? ![]() | |
Note: Felvidek – 9 qualifying points; Kárpátalja – 3 qualifying points |
1 August 2016Semi-final | Délvidék ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Erzsébet-ligeti Sporttelep, Szarvas, Hungary |
15:00 CEST | Mindlecz ![]() Pozsár ![]() Könyves ![]() | Report | Bajkó ![]() | |
Note: Délvidék – 9 qualifying points; Székely Land – 3 qualifying points |
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 2016Group stage | Barawa ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
18:00 BST | Kasthuran ![]() Jan ![]() Navaneethakrishnan ![]() Kulenthiran ![]() | |||
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
26 August 2016Group stage | Barawa ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
18:15 BST | Sufi ![]() ![]() | Bhujan ![]() Robertson ![]() Sooprayen ![]() | ||
Note: Chagos Islands – 9 qualifying points; Barawa – 3 qualifying points |
27 August 2016Group stage | Chagos Islands ![]() | P–P | ![]() | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
19:30 BST |
28 August 2016Final | Chagos Islands ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
18:45 BST | Gaspard ![]() | Navaneethakrishnan ![]() Sivanesamurthy ![]() Kulenthiran ![]() Chandran ![]() | ||
Note: Chagos Islands – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
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 | |
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Teams that advanced to the semi-finals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
4 June 2017 | Northern Cyprus ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Nicosia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Yasinses ![]() | Stadium: Atatürk Stadium |
5 June 2017 | Abkhazia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Kyrenia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Kortava ![]() Shoniya ![]() | Kadjaev ![]() | Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
6 June 2017 | South Ossetia ![]() | 0–8 | ![]() | Kyrenia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Yasinses ![]() Taskiran ![]() ![]() ![]() Çıdamlı ![]() ![]() Turan ![]() Gok ![]() | Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
6 June 2017 | Kárpátalja ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Nicosia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Robert ![]() Roman ![]() | Semyonov ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Atatürk Stadium |
7 June 2017 | South Ossetia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Famagusta, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Kochiev ![]() | Mile ![]() ![]() Baksa ![]() Tibor ![]() | Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium |
7 June 2017 | Northern Cyprus ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Morphou, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Stadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
5 June 2017 | Padania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Morphou, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Rota ![]() | Stadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium |
5 June 2017 | Felvidék ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Famagusta, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Krizan ![]() | Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium |
6 June 2017 | Székely Land ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Famagusta, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Szőcs ![]() | ? ![]() | Stadium: Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium |
6 June 2017 | Ellan Vannin ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Morphou, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Bass ![]() | Stadium: Üner Berkalp Stadium |
7 June 2017 | Ellan Vannin ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Kyrenia, N. Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | McNulty ![]() ![]() | Bajko ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Mete Adanır Stadium |
9 June 2017Semi-final 1 | Northern Cyprus ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Atatürk Stadium, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Onet ![]() Turan ![]() | Petru ![]() |
9 June 2017Semi-final 2 | Padania ![]() | 0–0 (6–5 p) | ![]() | Mete Adanır Stadium, Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | ||||
Penalties | ||||
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10 June 2017Final | Northern Cyprus ![]() | 1–1 (2–3 p) | ![]() | Atatürk Stadium, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus |
20:00 EEST | Turan ![]() | Pllumbjai ![]() | ||
Penalties | ||||
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Note: Padania and Northern Cyprus qualify for WFC |
The following is a list of games not part of sanctioned ConIFA tournaments for which teams have accrued qualifying points: α
6 January 2016Friendly | Olympique de Marseille (CFA) | 3–2 | ![]() | Stade Roger Lebert, Marseille, France |
16:00 CET | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Militosyan ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Western Armenia – 1 qualifying point |
20 February 2016Friendly | Leicester City FC International Academy | 2–2 | ![]() | Belvoir Drive, Leicester, England |
12:00 BST | ![]() ![]() | Virk ![]() Minhas ![]() | ||
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points |
20 March 2016Friendly | Manchester International Football Academy | 1–9 | ![]() | Salford Sports Village, Salford, England |
13:00 BST | ![]() | Singh ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Singh ![]() ![]() Shanker ![]() Purewal ![]() Riaz ![]() | ||
Note: Panjab – 3 qualifying points |
24 April 2016International Friendly | Panjab ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster, England |
15:00 BST | ![]() ![]() | |||
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points |
16 May 2016International Friendly | Romani people ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Arena Civica, Milan, Italy |
21:00 CET | Rota ![]() Rosset ![]() | |||
Note: Padania – 9 qualifying points; Romani People – 3 qualifying points |
19 May 2016International Friendly | Abkhazia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Dinamo Stadium, Sukhumi, Abkhazia |
20:00 GET | ||||
Note: Donetsk PR – 6 qualifying points; Abkhazia – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
19 June 20162016 Europeada Group C | Carinthian Slovenes ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | St Johann, Ahrntal, Italy |
15:00 CET | Lagos ![]() | |||
Note: Felvidék – 6 qualifying points |
19 June 20162016 Europeada Group D | Occitania ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy |
15:00 CET | Irigoyemboyde ![]() Natal ![]() Lafuente ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ||
Note: Occitania – 6 qualifying points |
19 June 20162016 Europeada Group E | South Tyrol ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy |
15:00 CET | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 2 qualifying points |
20 June 20162016 Europeada Group C | Sorbs ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Waldstadion, Mühlwald, Italy |
16:00 CET | Sauer ![]() Domaschke ![]() | Meszlenyi ![]() David ![]() | ||
Note: Felvidék – 4 qualifying points |
20 June 20162016 Europeada Group E | Ellan Vannin ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Fussballplatz, Niederdorf, Italy |
16:00 CET | Davies ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 2 qualifying points |
20 June 20162016 Europeada Group D | Occitania ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | St Johann, Ahrntal, Italy |
18:30 CET | Bertini ![]() ![]() Massare ![]() Irigoyemborde ![]() | ![]() | ||
Note: Occitania – 6 qualifying points |
21 June 20162016 Europeada Group C | North Schleswig Germans ![]() | 0–10 | ![]() | Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy |
16:00 CET | Zoli ![]() Meszlenyi ![]() ![]() Kalmar ![]() Pragai ![]() Zoller ![]() ![]() Jozsef Katona ![]() Meszaros ![]() ? ![]() | |||
Note: Felvidék – 6 qualifying points |
21 June 20162016 Europeada Group E | Ellan Vannin ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy |
16:00 CET | Jones ![]() Doyle ![]() | |||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 6 qualifying points |
21 June 20162016 Europeada Group D | Occitania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Waldstadion, Mühlwald, Italy |
18:30 CET | Barremaecker ![]() | ![]() | ||
Note: Occitania – 4 qualifying points |
23 June 20162016 Europeada QF | Occitania ![]() | 0–0 (5–3 p) | ![]() | Sommersportzone, Olang, Italy |
18:00 CET | ||||
Penalties | ||||
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Note: Occitania – 9 qualifying points; Felvidek – 3 qualifying points |
23 June 20162016 Europeada SF | Occitania ![]() | A–A | ![]() | 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 20162016 Europeada Final | South Tyrol ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Sporthalle-Palasport, Sand in Taufers, Italy |
16:00 CET | ![]() ![]() | Martinez ![]() | ||
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points |
7 August 2016Friendly | Barawa ![]() | 1–5 | Cricklewood Wanderers FC | Silver Jubilee Stadium, London, England |
14:30 BST | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Barawa – 1 qualifying point |
13 August 2016International Friendly | Donetsk PR ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Metallurg Stadium, Yenakiyevo, Donetsk People's Republic |
20:00 EEST | Klyuyev ![]() | Titarenko ![]() | ||
Note: Donetsk PR – 6 qualifying points; Luhansk PR – 6 qualifying points |
28 August 2016Friendly | Barawa ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Borough Sports Ground, Sutton, England |
16:00 BST | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points |
25 October 2016Friendly | Östersunds FK Academy | 1–6 | ![]() | Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, Sweden |
20:00 CEST | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Darfur – 3 qualifying points |
26 November 2016International Friendly | Ryūkyū ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() | Gosamaru Field, Nakagusuku, Japan |
12:00 JST | Tae ![]() ![]() ![]() Gomi ![]() ![]() Seong-cheol ![]() Awe ![]() Kaijin ![]() Yoshiaki ![]() | |||
Note: United Koreans of Japan – 9 qualifying points; Ryūkyū – 3 qualifying points |
4 March 2017Friendly | Leicester City FC International Academy | 4–3 | ![]() | Belvoir Drive, Leicester, England |
13:00 GMT | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Panjab – 1 qualifying point |
12 March 2017International Friendly | Raetia ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Sportplatz Gufalons, Trübbach, Switzerland |
13:00 CET | Kulenthiran ![]() ![]() Prashanth ![]() Prabashan ![]() ? ![]() | |||
Note: Raetia – 3 qualifying points; Tamil Eelam – N/A (already qualified for WFC) |
9 April 2017Friendly | Barawa ![]() | 4–3 | Tokyngton Harvest FC | Coles Park Stadium, London, England |
18:45 BST | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Barawa – 3 qualifying points |
23 April 2017International Friendly | Jersey ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Springfield Stadium, Saint Helier, Jersey |
12:45 BST | Purewal ![]() Sandhu ![]() | |||
Note: Panjab – 6 qualifying points |
6 May 2017Friendly | Peckham Town FC | 4–0 | ![]() | Menace Arena, London, England |
15:00 BST | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Note: Somaliland – 1 qualifying point |
6 May 2017Friendly | Occitania ![]() | 2–2 | Sélection Quartiers | Stade Borderouge, Toulouse, France |
17:00 CET | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points |
27 May 2017Friendly | Stockport Town FC | 0–7 | ![]() | Stockport Sports Village, Woodley, England |
14:30 BST | Doyle ![]() ![]() Whitley ![]() Simpson ![]() Quaye ![]() Cowin ![]() ? ![]() | |||
Note: Ellan Vannin – 3 qualifying points |
28 May 2017International Friendly | Panjab ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Damson Park, Solihull, England |
15:00 BST | Virk ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Panjab – 2 qualifying points |
3 June 2017Friendly | Rodez AF | 2–2 | ![]() | Stade Paul Ligon, Rodez, France |
18:00 CET | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Occitania – 2 qualifying points |
17 June 2017Friendly | Western Sahara ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Local Field, Tindouf, Algeria |
18:00 AST | Boglaida ![]() ![]() Mohammed ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Note: Western Sahara – 2 qualifying points |
25 June 2017 2017 Island Games Group B | Greenland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Gutavallen, Visby, Sweden |
17:00 CEST | Svane ![]() Zeeb ![]() Bistrup ![]() | |||
Note: Greenland – 6 qualifying points |
26 June 2017 2017 Island Games Group B | Frøya ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Fardhem IP, Hemse, Sweden |
17:00 CEST | ![]() ![]() | Mathæussen ![]() Juhl ![]() | ||
Note: Greenland – 4 qualifying points |
27 June 2017 2017 Island Games Group B | Gotland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Visborgsvallen, Visby, Sweden |
17:00 CEST | Mathæussen ![]() | |||
Note: Greenland – 6 qualifying points |
29 June 2017 2017 Island Games SF | Greenland ![]() | 1–1 (3–1 p) | ![]() | Björkome IP, Väskinde, Sweden |
13:00 CEST | Juhl ![]() | ![]() | ||
Penalties | ||||
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Note: Greenland – 4 qualifying points |
30 June 2017 2017 Island Games Final | Greenland ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Gutavallen, Visby, Sweden |
13:00 CEST | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Note: Greenland – 2 qualification points |
10 December 2017International Friendly | Matabeleland ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | White City Stadium, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
Note: The game was cancelled due to travel problems. |
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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]
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At the Executive Committee meeting, held in Northern Cyprus on 8 June 2017, Tibet were awarded the Wild Card place.