2023 CONIFA Asian Football Cup

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2023 CONIFA Asian Football Cup
Tournament details
Host country Alcochete (Portugal)
DatesAugust 4-8
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
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The 2023 CONIFA Asian Football Cup was the first edition of the CONIFA Asian Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA with an affiliation to Asia, organised by CONIFA. [1] Tamil Eelam won the men's tournament beating Hmong FF to in their first title. [2]

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Tournament

On August 2nd, 2023, CONIFA announced that Alcochete, Portugal will host the 2nd edition of the tournament and the schedule was provided for the tournament. [3] A pre-tournament press conference was held on August 3rd 2023. [4] A second stage of the tournament between Kashimir FA and the Pakistan All-Stars was supposed to be held later in the summer, but was cancelled. [5]

Participating Teams

A total of three teams participated in the tournament. [5]

Team
Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet [6] [7]
Hmong Flag (UNPO).svg Hmong FF
Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam [8]

Group Stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg  Tamil Eelam 220062+46Advance to the final
2Hmong Flag (UNPO).svg Hmong FF 210167−13
3Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 200258−30
Source: CONIFA

Matches

Tamil Eelam  Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg3–0Hmong Flag (UNPO).svg Hmong FF
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Alcochete, Portugal
Tibet  Flag of Tibet.svg4–5Hmong Flag (UNPO).svg Hmong FF
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Alcochete, Portugal
Tamil Eelam  Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg3–1Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet
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Alcochete, Portugal

Final

Tamil Eelam  Bicolor flag of Tamil Eelam.svg3–1Hmong Flag (UNPO).svg Hmong FF
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Alcochete, Portugal
2023 CONIFA Asian Football Cup
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Tamil Eelam
1st title

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "Team Tibet bows out of CONIFA Asia Cup". 7 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Eelam FA: Asia Champions 2025". CONIFA. 2025-07-05. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  3. ↑ Admin, TEFA (2023-08-02). "ASIA CUP 2023 - Tamil Eelam FA" . Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  4. ↑ "Post by Per-Anders Blind". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  5. 1 2 "CONIFA Asia Cup 2023". CONIFA. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  6. ↑ "Depleted squad leads to Team Tibet's early CONIFA Asia Cup exit – Tibet". 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2025-08-29.
  7. ↑ says, Tenzin (4 July 2023). "Dalai Lama blesses team Tibet prior to CONIFA Asia Cup".
  8. ↑ Brown, Kyle (8 August 2023). "Hmong Futbol Federation unites community through soccer". KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.
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