IGLFA Unity Cup

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IGLFA Unity Cup
Tournament details
City Miami Beach (Flag of the United States.svg  United States)
Dates29 May – 2 June 2017
Teams17 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
Champions SAFG (D1)
Stockholm Sinpers/Pan Fobold (D2)
Runners-upSeattle Stonewall (D1)
London Titans (D2)
Third placeLos Dogos DAG (D1)
(D2)
Fourth placeLondon/Toronto Stonewall F.C. (D1)
(D2)
Tournament statistics
Matches played48

The 2017 IGLFA Unity Cuty was a special international tournament for the IGLFA. It was held in Miami Beach from May 29 through June 2 as part of the 2017 World OutGames. This was the first official IGLFA tournament to be played as part of the World OutGames after the OutGames spun off from the Gay Games, in which the IGLFA usually has its officially recognized world championship events.

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The tournament was won by the Seleccion Argentina Futbolistas Gay, their third IGLFA title after a shared Div. 2 win at the 19th IGLFA championship (played as part of the 2010 Gay Games) in Cologne and an outright Div. 1 win at the 20th IGLFA championship in Mexico City. [1] It was the highest-attended international IGLFA tournament by number of clubs (17, from 8 countries) since the 19th IGLFA championship, though had less total teams (16) than the 21st IGLFA championship played as part of the 2014 Gay Games in Ohio.

Organization

As the tournament was already being run mainly by the IGLFA, soccer was just one of three sports to have survived when the OutGames officials announced the morning that the OutGames were to begin that most sporting events and all non-sporting events of the OutGames were to be cancelled, due to a combination of poor turnout for other sports and poor organizational skills by the OutGames officials. [2] [3]

Tournament structure

The Unity Cup ended up unique among IGLFA tournaments in that the "divisions" normally used by IGLFA were determined by the results of the first round of play, as opposed to teams playing in separate divisions based on registration.

The teams were divided into two groups of three and two groups of five. The teams in groups A and B (three teams each) played all opponents in both groups A and B, for five total group stage games. The teams in groups C and D (five teams each) played all opponent in the opposite group, also for five total group stage games.

The four first-place teams at the end of the group stage qualified for the Div. 1 semifinals, while the four second-place teams qualified for the Div. 2 semifinals. Both sets of semifinals were A vs C and B vs D. [4]

This was not the original structure of the tournament, based on the list shown at the Miami OutGames Soccer page [5] which does show registered divisions; the change is likely a function of the collapse of the OutGames. The groups and playoffs structure still reflect this original structure, as the original Division 1 had just six teams, with the Division 1 playoffs being listed on official posters on the A/B half (three teams per group).

Participating clubs

Three teams had originally registered for the tournament but ultimately did not participate: two registered Men's/Mixed Div.2 teams (Burkina Initiative and the San Diego Sparks) and one registered women's team (Malideni). One participating team – Pan Copenhagen – does not appear to have originally registered. All four teams that qualified for the Div.1 playoffs had originally registered as Div.1 teams; a fifth qualified for and won the Div.2 playoffs.

TeamReg. Div.Div. 1Div. 2Open
Didesex AC2 Flag of Mexico.svg •
Lobos Mexico2 Flag of Mexico.svg •
Los Dogos DAG 1 Flag of Argentina.svg •
London Titans2 Flag of England.svg ••
Philadelphia Falcons 2 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Pennsylvania.svg • [6]
SAFG 1 Flag of Argentina.svg •
San Francisco Spikes 2 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of California.svg •
Seattle Stonewall1 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Washington.svg •
Shooting Stars2???•
Stockholm Snipers 1
Pan Fobold Copenhagen NA		 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Denmark.svg 		•
Stonewall F.C. 1
Toronto1		 Flag of England.svg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Ontario.svg 		•
Storm United2 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Florida.svg •
Sydney Rangers1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg •
Village Manchester FC2 Flag of England.svg •
Zorros Mexico2 Flag of Mexico.svg •

Results

Group stage

[4] [7]

Note: Scores for the fifth and final matches in group play are generally unavailable. Unless explicitly referenced, the results of the final matches are inferred from knowing which teams made the playoffs.

Los Dogos DAG Flag of Argentina.svg 0-0 Flag of England.svg London Titans 2 Brewers
Field 1, Miami Beach
Los Dogos DAG Flag of Argentina.svg 3-1 Flag of the United States.svg Storm United
Field 1, Miami Beach
Los Dogos DAG Flag of Argentina.svg 3-0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of England.svg London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.
Field 1, Miami Beach
Los Dogos DAG Flag of Argentina.svg 6-0 Flag of Mexico.svg Zorros Mexico
Field 1, Miami Beach
Los Dogos DAG Flag of Argentina.svg DAG Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Falcons
[6]
Field 1, Miami Beach
Seattle Stonewall Flag of the United States.svg 0-3 Flag of Argentina.svg SAFG
Field 1, Miami Beach
Seattle Stonewall Flag of the United States.svg 3-0 Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 1, Miami Beach
Seattle Stonewall Flag of the United States.svg 3-0 Flag of Mexico.svg Lobos Mexico
Field 1, Miami Beach
Seattle Stonewall Flag of the United States.svg 5-0Shooting Stars
Field 1, Miami Beach
Seattle Stonewall Flag of the United States.svg v Flag of England.svg Village of Manchester
Field 1, Miami Beach
^A Either a draw or loss for Zorros as they had been in 1st place 1pt ahead of Stonwall after 4 matches but ultimately placed 2nd in group B
^B Either a draw or loss for Lobos as they had been in 2nd place 2pts ahead of Stockholm/Copenhagen after 4 matches but ultimately missed the playoffs
^C A win for Stockholm/Copenhagen as they had been in 3rd place 2pts behind of Lobos after 4 matches but ultimately qualified for the playoffs

Playoffs

Division 1

SFs: SAFG over London/Toronto (3–1), [9] Seattle over Dogos (--)

Bronze: Dogos over London/Toronto (--) [10]

Gold: SAFG over Seattle (1–0) [11]

Division 2

SFs: Stockholm/Copenhagen over Zorros (--), Titans 2 over Spikes (1–0) [12]

Bronze: Spikes TBC Zorros (--)

Gold: Stockholm/Copenhagen over Titans 2 (1–0) [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Hayon, Alejandra. "Tercera copa mundial fuera del closet - La Selección Argentina de Fútbol Gay ganó una vez más el campeonato del mundo".
  2. ↑ "The OutGames are canceled". 26 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "'Distressed and disgusted': LGBT athletes pissed after OutGames canceled with no notice". 26 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "London Titans FC on Twitter".
  5. ↑ "Soccer - World Out Games". 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Philadelphia Falcons on Twitter".
  7. ↑ "London Titans FC on Twitter".
  8. ↑ "StonewallFC on Twitter".
  9. ↑ "Deportes FALGBT on Twitter".
  10. ↑ "StonewallFC on Twitter".
  11. ↑ "VMFC on Twitter".
  12. ↑ "London Titans FC on Twitter".
  13. ↑ "London Titans FC on Twitter".
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