Ellan Vannin football team

Not to be confused with Isle of Man official football team or F.C. Isle of Man.

Ellan Vannin

Association	Manx International Football Alliance
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	Chris Bass
Captain	Frank Jones
Most caps	Frank Jones (30)
Top scorer	Frank Jones Calum Morrissey (11)
Home stadium	The Bowl
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Ellan Vannin 10–0 Monaco   (Douglas, Isle of Man; 6 April 2014)
Biggest win
Ellan Vannin 14–0 Chagos Islands   (Douglas, Isle of Man; 13 August 2017)
Biggest defeat
Occitania 5–1 Ellan Vannin   (Toulouse, France; 30 December 2014)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2014 )
Best result	Runners-up (2014)
ConIFA European Football Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015 )
Best result	Semi-finals (2015)

The Ellan Vannin Football Team is a football team that represents the Isle of Man. It is not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA, and therefore cannot compete in the FIFA World Cup or in the UEFA European Championship.

Unlike the Isle of Man official football team which selects players who play in for clubs in the Manx league regardless of nationality, the Ellan Vannin team selects those of Manx nationality no matter where they are based.

They competed first at the ConIFA World Football Cup in 2014, where they won their group and became runners-up to the County of Nice. ^[1]

History

Ellan Vannin – Felvidék – Debrecen, 2015.06.21

Formation and early games

Formed in 2013, the Ellan Vannin team was created by the newly formed Manx International Football Alliance (MIFA) in order to enter ConIFA and compete at the ConIFA World Football Cup. As opposed to the official Isle of Man team (run by the Isle of Man FA), which is composed entirely of Isle of Man Football League players – regardless of nationality, Ellan Vannin will allow only those with Manx ties to play for them, in line with FIFA eligibility rules.

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the MIFA and Isle of Man FA, intended to set out a working relationship between the two organisations, the MIFA announced that the first international to be played by Ellan Vannin would be a home game against Monaco on 6 April 2014, to be played at The Bowl in Douglas. ^[2] Ellan Vannin won their first international 10–0. ^[3]

Entry into ConIFA and 2014 ConIFA World Cup

Ellan Vannin were invited to participate in the first ConIFA World Football Cup in Sápmi, in 2014. Despite being a previously unknown quantity, they reached the final of the inaugural tournament, losing on penalties to County of Nice despite winning 4–2 over them in the Group Stage thanks to a Calum Morrissey hattrick.

2015 ConIFA European Cup and 2016 ConIFA World Cup

While the Isle of Man was originally set to host the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup in June 2015, logistical problems eventually led to the tournament being moved to Székely Land. ^[4] Here, despite defeat to Padania in the Group Stage, they still achieved a semi-final place where they were again defeated by the County of Nice. A penalty win over Felvidék in the play-off saw them finish third. The next year, Ellan Vannin was set to appear in the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, but withdrew after being advised by the British Home Office not to travel to Abkhazia, where the tournament was to be held.

2017 European Football Cup, 2018 World Football Cup and Expulsion

The team returned to ConIFA activity in 2017 for the 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus, finishing 6th. However, the team qualified for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup to be held in London (hosted by Barawa). In late 2017 it was announced that they would become the first opponents of the new Yorkshire national football team on 28 January 2018. After Yorkshire's membership to ConIFA was confirmed at the beginning of January, it meant that it would become an officially sanctioned friendly that would provide qualification points for future competitions. In May that year they took part in the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup in London. However, after being knocked out by Barawa in the group stage, the MIFA protested at their opponents' alleged use of an ineligible player. After the other competing clubs voted to reject their appeal, Ellan Vannin withdrew from the tournament, and following a number of accusations made by the MIFA on social media against ConIFA, they were provisionally expelled from the organisation on 7 June 2018. Ellan Vannin were reinstated as full members at ConIFA's 2019 AGM in January 2019.

Fixtures and Results

2014

Ellan Vannin v   Monaco

6 April 2014Friendly	Ellan Vannin	10–0	Monaco	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund
	Ciaran McNulty 1' Calum Morrissey 2', 45' Julian Ringham ?' Sean Quaye 66' Chris Bass Jr 69' Joey Morling ?' Sam Caine ?', ?'			Attendance: The Bowl, Douglas

Ellan Vannin v   Artsakh

1 June 2014 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup	Ellan Vannin	3–2	Artsakh	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund
19:00	Ciaran McNulty 41' Antony Moore 88' Frank Jones 90'		Mihran Manasyan 27', 31'

Ellan Vannin v   County of Nice

2 June 2014 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup	Ellan Vannin	4–2	County of Nice	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund
19:00	Calum Morrissey 16', 31', 35' Daniel Bell 87'		Frank Delerue 37' Malik Tchokounte 74'

Ellan Vannin v   Kurdistan Region

4 June 2014 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup	Ellan Vannin	1–1 (4–2 p)	Kurdistan Region	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund
19:00	Seamus Sharkey 80'		Khaled Mushir 23'
	Penalties
	Ciaran McNulty Calum Morrissey Chris Bass Jr Jack McVey		Khaled Mushir Sherzad Mohammed Younis Shakour Ahmed Salar

Arameans Suryoye   v Ellan Vannin

6 June 2014 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup	Arameans Suryoye	1–4	Ellan Vannin	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund
19:00	Rabi Mourad 9'		Frank Jones 23' Jack McVey 60' Chris Bass Jr 70' Ciaran McNulty 72'

County of Nice   v Ellan Vannin

8 June 2014 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup	County of Nice	0–0 (5–3 p)	Ellan Vannin	Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund
13:00		Report
	Penalties
	Gilles Noto Baptiste Delfino Loic Malitini Frank Delerue Hichem Ferreri		Ciaran McNulty Calum Morrisey Chris Bass Jack McVey

Occitania   v Ellan Vannin

30 December 2014Friendly

Occitania

5–1

Ellan Vannin

Toulouse

2015

Ellan Vannin v   Panjab

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)Niamh Challenge Cup	Ellan Vannin	8–1	Panjab	The Bowl, Douglas
15:00 BST	Sean Quaye 11', 37' Ciaran McNulty 15' Conor Doyle 44' Frank Jones 50', 55' Furo Davies 67' Liam Doyle 75'		? 28'	Referee: Andrew Lodge (Isle of Man)

Felvidék v Ellan Vannin

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)Niamh Challenge Cup Final	Felvidék	1–3	Ellan Vannin	The Bowl, Douglas
17:30 BST	Attila Dálnoky 72'	Report	Ciaran McNulty 20' Sam Caine 25' Conor Doyle 88'

Romani people v Ellan Vannin

18 June 2015 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup	Romani people	1–3	Ellan Vannin	Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen
16:00	Irhas 29'	Report	Sharkey 11' Jones 49' Bass 55'

Padania   v Ellan Vannin

19 June 2015 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup	Padania	1–0	Ellan Vannin	Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen
15:00	Prandelli

County of Nice   v Ellan Vannin

20 June 2015 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup	County of Nice	3–1	Ellan Vannin
15:00	Delerue Floridi Girand		Jones

Ellan Vannin v Felvidék

21 June 2015 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup	Ellan Vannin	1–1 (5–3 p)	Felvidék
13:00	Bass		Magyar

2017

Padania   v   Ellan Vannin

5 June 2017 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup	Padania	1–0	Ellan Vannin	Üner Berkalp Stadium, Morphou
20:00 EEST	Rota 70'

Ellan Vannin   v   Felvidék

6 June 2017 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup	Ellan Vannin	1–0	Felvidék	Üner Berkalp Stadium, Morphou
20:00 EEST	Bass 52'

Ellan Vannin   v   Székely Land

7 June 2017 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup	Ellan Vannin	2–4	Székely Land	Mete Adanır Stadium, Kyrenia
20:00 EEST	McNultey 79', 86'		Bajkó 13', 36', 69' (pen.), 75'

Kárpátalja   v   Ellan Vannin

9 June 2017 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup	Kárpátalja	3–3 (5–4 p)	Ellan Vannin	Üner Berkalp Stadium, Morphou
20:00 EEST	Kelly 2' (o.g.) Fodor 30' Kész 61'		Cown 23' Cannell 61' Doyle 83'

Ellan Vannin v   Barawa

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)Niamh Challenge Cup

Ellan Vannin

6–2

Barawa

London

Ellan Vannin v   Chagos Islands

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)Niamh Challenge Cup

Ellan Vannin

14–0

Chagos Islands

London

2018

Yorkshire   v   Ellan Vannin

28 January 2018 Friendly	Yorkshire	1–1	Ellan Vannin	Fitzwilliam, England
15:30 GMT	Coduri 54'		Davies 48'	Stadium: Yorkshire NuBuilds Stadium Attendance: 627 Referee: Steve Lynch

Ellan Vannin   v   Panjab

29 April 2018 Friendly	Ellan Vannin	2–1	Panjab	Sandbach, England
	Gale 22' Simpson 72'	Report	90'	Stadium: Sandbach Community Football Centre

Ellan Vannin   v   Cascadia

31 May 2018 2018 ConIFA WFC Group A	Ellan Vannin	4–1	Cascadia	Sutton, England
12:00 BST	Whitley 15' Jones 41' Caine 62' McVey 70'	Report	Doughty 18'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane

Ellan Vannin   v   Tamil Eelam

2 June 2018 2018 ConIFA WFC Group A	Ellan Vannin	2–0	Tamil Eelam	Carshalton, England
14:00 BST	Whitley 47' Caine 57'	Report		Stadium: Colston Avenue Attendance: 276 Referee: Guastafierro Mario

Barawa   v   Ellan Vannin

3 June 2018 2018 ConIFA WFC Group A	Barawa	2–0	Ellan Vannin	Haringey, England
14:00 BST	Bettamer 40' Ismail 56'	Report		Stadium: Coles Park

Personalities of Ellan Vannin's football team

Squad

The following players were called up to the 22 man squad for the 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup to commence on 31 May 2018. ^[5] Caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2018 after the game against Barawa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Andy Perry	(1982-05-19)19 May 1982 (aged 36)	14	0	Ramsey AFC
25	1 GK	Dean Kearns	(1993-06-17)17 June 1993 (aged 24)	5	0	Rushen United
14	2 DF	Jack McVey	(1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 27)	21	3	St Georges
2	2 DF	Sam Caine	(1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 30)	18	4	St Georges
4	2 DF	Sean Quaye	(1984-08-19)19 August 1984 (aged 33)	17	3	St Georges
17	2 DF	Cameron Lee	(1993-08-22)22 August 1993 (aged 24)	3	0	Corinthians
15	2 DF	Darren Cain	(1988-04-02)2 April 1988 (aged 30)	2	0	Corinthians
7	2 DF	Tom Callister	(1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 24)	1	0	Corinthians
24	2 DF	Andrew Burkitt	(2000-08-03)3 August 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	Laxey
8	3 MF	Frank Jones (captain)	(1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 30)	30	17	St Georges
11	3 MF	Joey Morling	(1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 21)	12	3	St Georges
18	3 MF	Dan Bell	(1986-01-26)26 January 1986 (aged 32)	10	2	Peel
21	3 MF	Mike Williams	(1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 23)	7	3	Rushen United
5	3 MF	Daniel Simpson	(1995-07-28)28 July 1995 (aged 22)	7	2	Corinthians
10	3 MF	Alex Holden	(1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 22)	6	3	Bottesford Town
3	3 MF	Joel Ibañez	(2000-10-02)2 October 2000 (aged 17)	4	0	St Georges
6	3 MF	Joey Quayle	(1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 19)	4	0	St Georges
22	3 MF	Brodie Patience	(1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (aged 20)	2	0	Corinthians
12	3 MF	Ryan Burns	(1994-03-18)18 March 1994 (aged 24)	1	0	Corinthians
9	4 FW	Ciaran McNulty	(1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 30)	13	8	St Georges
16	4 FW	Stephen Whitley	(1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 23)	9	5	Corinthians
20	4 FW	Furo Davies	(1988-12-21)21 December 1988 (aged 29)	8	6	St Georges
23	4 FW	Sean Doyle	(1994-07-11)11 July 1994 (aged 23)	7	3	Corinthians

Recent callups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Séamus Sharkey	(1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 35)	9	2	Glenavon	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
DF	Julian Ringham	(1984-06-03)3 June 1984 (aged 33)	5	0	St Georges	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
DF	Conor Doyle	(1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 35)	7	1	Elite FC Dubai	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Thomas Smith	(1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27)	3	0	Corinthians	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
DF	Sam Ingham	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 (age 34)	1	0	St Johns United	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
MF	Lee Gale	(1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 34)	4	5	Peel	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup WD
MF	Stephen Riding	(1988-04-30) 30 April 1988 (age 37)	5	0	Rushen United	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
MF	Rhys Oates	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 30)	4	0	St Johns United	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE
FW	Stephen Priestnal	(1984-01-04) 4 January 1984 (age 41)	0	0	St Mary's	2018 ConIFA World Football Cup PRE

Managers

N°	Manager	Period	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %
1	Lee Dixon	2014–2015	13	7	3	3	053.8
2	Alan Rogers	2016	5	3	0	2	060.0
3	Christopher Bass Snr	2017–2018	12	7	2	3	058.3
Totals			30	17	5	8	56.66

Presidents of the Manx International Football Alliance

N°	Name	Périod
1	Malcolm Blackburn	2014–?

Competitive Record

ConIFA World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2014	Final	2nd	5	3	2	0	12	6
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Group Stage	16th	3	2	0	1	6	3
2020	Did not qualify

ConIFA European Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2015	Semi Final	3rd	4	1	1	2	5	6
2017	Group Stage	6th	4	1	1	2	6	8
2019	Did not qualify
2022	Did not qualify

Honours

Non-FIFA competitions

• CONIFA World Football Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2014
• CONIFA European Football Cup
  • Third place (1): 2015

References

1. "Ellan Vannin". CONIFA. 23 September 2013.
2. "Ellan Vannin announce Monaco friendly". Non-FIFA Football Updates. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
3. "Ellan Vannin thrash Monaco 10–0 on international debut". BBC News. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
4. "Island to host ConIFA Euros". IOM Today. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
5. 2018 Team Squads CONIFA.