2019 CONIFA European Football Cup

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2019 CONIFA European Football Cup
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Artsakh.svg Artsakh (official)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (location)
Dates1–9 June 2019
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia
Runners-upFlag of Western Armenia.svg  Western Armenia
Third place Flag of Abkhazia.svg Abkhazia
Fourth placeUnofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg Chameria
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored59 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Ossetia.svg Batradz Gurtsiev (5 goals)
2017
2022
The South Ossetian football team won the CONIFA European Football Cup on 9 June 2019 in Stepanakert. Western Armenia - South Ossetia 0-1.jpg
The South Ossetian football team won the CONIFA European Football Cup on 9 June 2019 in Stepanakert.

The 2019 Sportsbet.io CONIFA European Football Cup was the third edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA with an affiliation to Europe, organised by CONIFA. It was hosted by Artsakh.

Contents

The goal of the tournament was scored by Sápmi player Kristoffer Edvardsen.

Tournament

On 19 August 2018, CONIFA announced that Artsakh would host the 2019 edition of the tournament. [1]

Stamp of Artsakh, CONIFA Cup 2019 Stamp of Artsakh, CONIFA Cup 2019.jpg
Stamp of Artsakh, CONIFA Cup 2019

The Artsakh postal authorities issued on 4 June 2019, a commemorative stamp for this occasion, which depicts as well the flags of participant teams in the tournament.

Venues

The tournament was held in 4 cities: Stepanakert (the capital), Askeran, Martakert and Martuni. [1]

Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh

Stepanakert Martakert Martuni Askeran
Stepanakert Republican Stadium
(artificial turf)
Vigen Shirinyan Stadium
(natural grass)
Avakyan Arena
(artificial turf)
Askeran City Stadium
(natural grass)
Stepenakert view no.2, cropped.jpg Martakert003.JPG Askeran Marzadasht 26.06.2011.jpg
39°49′16″N46°45′12″E / 39.8210541°N 46.7532527°E / 39.8210541; 46.7532527 (Stepanakert Republican Stadium) 40°13′00″N46°49′16″E / 40.2166109°N 46.8210697°E / 40.2166109; 46.8210697 (Vigen Shirinyan Stadium) 39°47′42″N47°07′07″E / 39.7949688°N 47.1187198°E / 39.7949688; 47.1187198 (Avakyan Arena) 39°56′17″N46°50′20″E / 39.9381267°N 46.8389386°E / 39.9381267; 46.8389386 (Askeran City Stadium)
Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 1,200Capacity: 1,080Capacity: 500

Participants

A total of twelve teams were scheduled to participate, with their seedings below. [2] The seeded teams are Padania (winners of the 2017 CONIFA European Football Cup) and Artsakh, as the hosts of the 2019 European Football Cup. Abkhazia and Székely Land were also drawn as top seeds in Pot 1, based on their CONIFA rankings.

Sardinia entered in 2018 in CONIFA and it was drawn in one of the groups. However, in May 2019, it withdrew from the competition. The reserve team, in case one of the below teams withdraws, was granted to Kernow, [3] but after County of Nice, Donetsk PR and Luhansk PR all withdrew, CONIFA opted to proceed with just 8 teams in 2 groups. [4]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Squads

Matches

Group stage

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

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 321052+37
Unofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg Chameria 320194+56
Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh 31115724
Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 30032860
Source: [ citation needed ]
Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg3–1Unofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg Chameria
Maskayev Soccerball shade.svg48'
Logua Soccerball shade.svg49', 74'
[ citation needed ] Prendi Soccerball shade.svg30'
Askeran City Stadium, Askeran
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed
Artsakh  Flag of Artsakh.svg32Sami flag.svg  Sápmi
Mkrtchyan Soccerball shade.svg3'
Sargsyan Soccerball shade.svg43'
Malyaka Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Zakrisson Soccerball shade.svg24'
Edvardsen Soccerball shade.svg83'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov

Chameria Unofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg41Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh
Çema Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+3'
Mziu Soccerball shade.svg85'
Gjoka Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Report Sargsyan Soccerball shade.svg83'
Avakyan Arena, Martuni
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Ivan Mrkalj
Sápmi  Sami flag.svg0–1Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia
[ citation needed ]Dgebuadze Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Vigen Shirinyan Stadium, Martakert
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed

Artsakh  Flag of Artsakh.svg11Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia
Mkrtchyan Soccerball shade.svg33' Report Logua Soccerball shade.svg8'
Avakyan Arena, Martuni
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov
Chameria Unofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg4–0Sami flag.svg  Sápmi
Mziu Soccerball shade.svg5'
Hoxha Soccerball shade.svg22', 45'
Çema Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Vigen Shirinyan Stadium, Martakert
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ivan Mrkalj

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia 321064+27
Flag of Western Armenia.svg  Western Armenia 311173+44
Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 311163+34
Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land 301221191
Source: [ citation needed ]
Padania  Flag of Padania.svg4–0Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land
Tignonsini Soccerball shade.svg7'
Corno Soccerball shade.svg53', 78'
Rota Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report
Vigen Shirinyan Stadium, Martakert
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Ivan Mrkalj
Western Armenia  Flag of Western Armenia.svg12Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia
Aslanyan Soccerball shade.svg79'[ citation needed ]Gurtsiev Soccerball shade.svg29', 56'
Avakyan Arena, Martuni
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed

Székely Land  Flag of Szekely Land.svg05Flag of Western Armenia.svg  Western Armenia
Report Badoyan Soccerball shade.svg20'
HovsepyanSoccerball shade.svg52' (pen.)
Bakalyan Soccerball shade.svg70'
Minasyan Soccerball shade.svg81'
Aslanyan Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Askeran City Stadium, Askeran
Attendance: 500
Referee: Arkadi Akobyan
South Ossetia  Flag of South Ossetia.svg2–1Flag of Padania.svg  Padania
Gurtsiev Soccerball shade.svg55'
Bazayev Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report Ravasi Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov

South Ossetia  Flag of South Ossetia.svg2–2Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land
Gurtsiev Soccerball shade.svg72', 84'[ citation needed ]Vékás Soccerball shade.svg54'
B. Kovács Soccerball shade.svg82'
Askeran City Stadium, Askeran
Attendance: 500
Referee: Arkadi Akobyan
Padania  Flag of Padania.svg11Flag of Western Armenia.svg  Western Armenia
Colombo Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Yedigaryan Soccerball shade.svg67'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg1–1Flag of Western Armenia.svg  Western Armenia
Khugayev Soccerball shade.svg10'[ citation needed ] Manoyan Soccerball shade.svg32' (pen.)
Penalties
0–3
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ivan Mrkalj
South Ossetia  Flag of South Ossetia.svg0–0Unofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg Chameria
[ citation needed ]
Penalties
6–5
Askeran City Stadium, Askeran
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ahmed Sabah Radha Ahmed

Third-place play-off

Abkhazia  Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg0–0Unofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg Chameria
Penalties
5–4
Stepanakert Republican Stadium, Stepanakert
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov

Final

Western Armenia  Flag of Western Armenia.svg01Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia
Bazayev Soccerball shade.svg65'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov, Vitalii Mazin, Valerii Kravchenko, Aleksandr Demenko, Ivan Mrkalj

Placement round

Placement round 1

Padania  Flag of Padania.svg4–0Sami flag.svg  Sápmi
Colombo Soccerball shade.svg4'
Corno Soccerball shade.svg45', 73'
Ravasi Soccerball shade.svg46' (pen.)
Report
Vigen Shirinyan Stadium, Martakert
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: René Jacobi
Artsakh  Flag of Artsakh.svg21Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land
Sargsyan Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
Danielyan Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Report Vékás Soccerball shade.svg62'
Avakyan Arena, Martuni
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Dmitrii Zhukov

Placement round 2

Sápmi  Sami flag.svg3–2Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land
Zakrisson Soccerball shade.svg17'
Laitila Soccerball shade.svg19', 75'
Balint Soccerball shade.svg35'
Kovacs Soccerball shade.svg55' (pen.)
Askeran City Stadium, Askeran
Attendance: 500
Referee: René Jacobi
Padania  Flag of Padania.svg02Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh
Sargsyan Soccerball shade.svg58'
Malyaka Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Ivan Mrkalj

Final positions

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia 532074+311
2Flag of Western Armenia.svg  Western Armenia 512285+35
3Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia 523063+39
4Unofficial flag of Cham Albanians.svg Chameria 522194+58
5Flag of Artsakh.svg  Artsakh 531198+110
6Flag of Padania.svg  Padania 5212105+57
7Sami flag.svg  Sápmi 510451493
8Flag of Szekely Land.svg  Székely Land 5014516111
Source: [ citation needed ]

Player of the tournament: Batradz Gurtsiev Young player of the tournament: Kristoffer Edvardsen

Top scorers

5 goals

Player of the tournament: Batradz Gurtsiev

Young player of the tournament: Kristoffer Edvardsen

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