FIFI Wild Cup

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2006 FIFI Wild Cup
Tournament details
Host country Republic of St. Pauli (official)
Flag of Germany.svg Germany (location)
Dates29 May–3 June
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Third placeFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Fourth place Republic of St. Pauli
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored33 (3.3 per match)

The FIFI Wild Cup was an alternative to the FIFA World Cup, held from May 29 to June 3, 2006 in Hamburg, Germany, prior to the official FIFA World Cup which started one week later. It was run by the Federation of International Football Independents (FIFI).

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FIFI was a body composed of countries not recognized at the time by FIFA and those whose logistics or political disputes prevented them from playing representative football. [1] The Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg hosted all the tournament matches. [2] The tournament was sponsored by a German online gambling consortium called myBet, as well as Goool.de Sportswear GmbH, who paid a combined €750,000 to fund the tournament. The tournament had 2 mascots, Schäfer and Schmitz. Media patronage was provided by TV stations DSF and ProSieben. The tournament was organized by Essen Agencies, Carat Sponsorship GmbH, and Western Star GmbH.

According to organizer Jorg Pommeranz, FIFI had to overcome various obstacles, such as China and FIFA applying pressure to exclude Tibet, and difficulties for players representing Northern Cyprus obtaining visas to enter Germany. [3]

The tournament winners were the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Spectator attendance was reported as “relatively weak”, with an average of 400 fans per match, although this could have been affected by poor weather. [4] Consequently, a second edition of the tournament was deemed to be unlikely, although they considered a 2010 edition to be hosted by Greenland. [5]

Participants

Monaco was invited but withdrew before the tournament began. [4]

Group stage

Group A

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Republic of St. Pauli 4211081+7
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 4211061+5
Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet 02002012−12
Republic of St. Pauli 1–1Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Hakan Demirci Soccerball shade.svg?' Lee Casciaro Soccerball shade.svg?'
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400

Republic of St. Pauli 7–0Flag of Tibet.svg  Tibet
Abdul Yilmaz Soccerball shade.svg?', ?', ?', ?'
Hakan Demirci Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'
Dennis Daube Soccerball shade.svg?'
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400

Tibet  Flag of Tibet.svg0–5Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400

Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 6220041+3
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 32101550
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 0200225−3
Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg1–0Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Ali Oraloğlu Soccerball shade.svg55'
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400
Referee: Tobias Mayer, Germany

Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg3–1Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Agrey Morris Soccerball shade.svg12' (o.g.)
Derviş Kolcu Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Çagan Çerkez Soccerball shade.svg60'
Salum Ussi Hamad Soccerball shade.svg43'
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400
Referee: Peter Postel, Germany

Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg2–4Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Kaassannguaq Zeeb Soccerball shade.svg?'
Anders Cortsen Soccerball shade.svg?'
Alek Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'
Abdallah Juma Ally Soccerball shade.svg?', ?'
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 2
 
 
 
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 0
 
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus 0 (4)
 
 
 
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 0 (1)
 
Republic of St. Pauli 1
 
 
Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar 2
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2
 
 
Republic of St. Pauli 1

Semi-finals

Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg2–0Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Ali Oraloğlu Soccerball shade.svg39'
Dylan Soccerball shade.svg90+2' (o.g.)
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400
Referee: Markus Dahmas, Germany

Republic of St. Pauli 1–2Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Sierra Mauni Soccerball shade.svg13'Coaui Maise Soccerball shade.svg10', 90'
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400

Third-place match

Republic of St. Pauli 1–2Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: ~400

Final

Northern Cyprus  Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg0–0Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Penalties
Amcaoglu Soccerball shad check.svg
Taşkıran Soccerball shad check.svg
Uçaner Soccerball shad check.svg
Ulusoy Soccerball shad check.svg
4–1Abdulla Soccerball shad check.svg
Mwinyi Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ali Soccerball shade cross.svg
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: Moritz Hermann, Germany

Goalscorers

Note: Some goalscorers from Gibraltar and Republic of St. Pauli are not listed because there is incomplete information on those games.

4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
Own goals

Final Standings

TeamRankPldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Northern Cyprus144006151.000
Zanzibar24202761.500
Gibraltar34211844.625
Republic of St. Pauli441121055.375
Greenland5200225-3.000
Tibet62002012-12.000

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