2014 ConIFA World Football Cup
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The 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup was the first edition of the ConIFA World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA and a successor of Viva World Cup, last held in 2012. The tournament was hosted by FA Sápmi in the Sápmi region, with all games held in the city of Östersund in Sweden.
(Host association: Sápmi)
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Sweden (Host association: Sápmi) |
| Dates | 1 June – 8 June |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  County of Nice (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ellan Vannin |
| Third place |  Arameans Suryoye |
| Fourth place |  South Ossetia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 140 (5 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Artur Elbaev (9 goals) |
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Tournament
Twelve teams took part in the tournament.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Catalonia[7] and Rapa Nui[8] were thought to be potential participants, but ultimately declined or withdrew.
Hosts
In May 2013 ConIFA announced that Sápmi had been chosen to host the inaugural ConIFA World Football Cup in Östersund, Sweden. It was an invitational tournament[9] played between 1 and 8 June 2014,[10] with all matches being held in the 6626-capacity Jämtkraft Arena.[11]
| Östersund | |
|---|---|
| Jämtkraft Arena | |
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| 63°11′41.47″N 14°39′21.05″E | |
| Capacity: 6,626 | |
In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved was held in Östersund.[12]
Participants
The twelve participating teams were drawn into the four groups of three teams each for the group stage. In preparation for this, the teams were organised into three pots.[13] The draw was made by ConIFA World President Per-Anders Blind in Östersund on 24 March 2014.
Of the twelve invited teams, eight had previously participated at the Viva World Cup.[13]
Withdrawals
The draw initially placed Quebec in Group C and Zanzibar in Group D. However, in May 2014, it was announced that both Quebec and Zanzibar had withdrawn from the tournament. The Quebec team had affiliated with the Fédération de soccer du Québec, with the intention that the FSQ eventually apply for membership of CONCACAF. To this end, the team will only play internationals against full national teams that are members of either CONCACAF or FIFA, and will no longer participate in Non-FIFA Football.[24] The Zanzibar team were unable to obtain visas to enter Sweden and were thus forced to pull out of the tournament.[25] Quebec's place was taken by South Ossetia, while Zanzibar were replaced by County of Nice.
Matches
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the quarter-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arameans Suryoye |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
 Kurdistan Region |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 3 |
 Tamil Eelam |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
| Kurdistan Region | 1–2 | Arameans Suryoye |
|---|---|---|
Shakour  38' |
Karli 78' Candemir 84' |
| Tamil Eelam | 0–2 | Arameans Suryoye |
|---|---|---|
| Aydin 36' Karli 48' |
| Tamil Eelam | 0–9 | Kurdistan Region |
|---|---|---|
| Aras 17' Ahmed 23', 35'Younes 28'Shukri 31'Ali Shakor 62', 86', 90+4' |
Group B
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Padania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 6 |
| South Ossetia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 3 |
 Darfur |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | −39 | 0 |
| Darfur | 0–19 | South Ossetia |
|---|---|---|
| Elbaev 10', 39', 42', 62', 75', 76', 82', 88' Salbiev 13', 40'Kobaldze 45' Khutiev 56', 59', 70', 79', 90'Kudziev 63' Kulov 68' Tskhovrebov 90+1' |
| South Ossetia | 1–3 | Padania |
|---|---|---|
| Elbaev 46' |
Innocenti 6' Mussi 37'Barwuah 86' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellan Vannin |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| County of Nice |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
 Nagorno-Karabakh |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Ellan Vannin | 3–2 | Nagorno-Karabakh |
|---|---|---|
| McNulty 41' Moore 88'Jones 90' |
Manasyan 27', 31' |
| Ellan Vannin | 4–2 | County of Nice |
|---|---|---|
| Morrissey 16', 31', 35' Bell 87' |
Delerue 37' Tchokounte 74' |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 0–1 | County of Nice |
|---|---|---|
| Sborgni 7' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| Padania | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| County of Nice | 2 | |||||||||
| County of Nice | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| South Ossetia | 0 | |||||||||
 Abkhazia | 0 (0) | |||||||||
| 8 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| South Ossetia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| County of Nice | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| Ellan Vannin | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| Arameans Suryoye | 0 (7) | |||||||||
| 6 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
 Occitania | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| Arameans Suryoye | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| Ellan Vannin | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Ellan Vannin | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 8 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| Kurdistan Region | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| South Ossetia | 1 | |||||||||
| Arameans Suryoye | 4 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Padania | 1–2 | County of Nice |
|---|---|---|
| Camussi 45+1' |
Malatini 8' Tchokounte 85' |
| Abkhazia | 0–0 | South Ossetia |
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| Penalties | ||
Akhmat Agrba  Sandrik Tsveyba Dmitri Akhba Georgij Zhanava |
0–2 | Alan Khadarzev David Siukaev Taimuraz Karatsev Taimuraz Kudziev |
| Arameans Suryoye | 0–0 | Occitania |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Lukas Can Thomas Can Mattias Candemir Rabi Mourad Andreas David Marco Aydin Jakob Sauma |
7–6 | Brice Martinez Ronald Rodas Vivian Dors Pierre Bru Nabil Moussi Nicolas Dubois Joel Congré |
| Ellan Vannin | 1–1 | Kurdistan Region |
|---|---|---|
| Sharkey 80' |
Mushir 23' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Ciaran McNulty Calum Morrissey Chris Bass Jr Jack McVey |
4–2 | Khaled Mushir Sherzad Mohammed Younis Shakour Ahmed Salar |
Semi-finals
| County of Nice | 3–0 | South Ossetia |
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| Malik Tchokounte 3', 28' Kevin Puyoo 83' |
| Arameans Suryoye | 1–4 | Ellan Vannin |
|---|---|---|
| Mourad 9' |
Jones 23' McVey 60'Bass Jr. 70'McNulty 72' |
Third-place play-off
| South Ossetia | 1–4 | Arameans Suryoye |
|---|---|---|
| Siukaev 92' |
Kacho 9', 24', 73' Percin 47' |
Final
| County of Nice | 0–0 | Ellan Vannin |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Gilles Noto Baptiste Delfino Loic Malitini Frank Delerue Hichem Ferreri |
5–3 | Ciaran McNulty Calum Morrisey Chris Bass Jack McVey |
| ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 winners |
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 County of Nice First title |
Placement round
| Placement round 1 | Placement round 2 | Placings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 5th place | Padania | |||
| Tamil Eelam | 2 | Tamil Eelam | 10 | 6th place | Kurdistan Region | |
 Sápmi | 4 | Darfur | 0 | 7th place | Occitania | |
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 8th place | Abkhazia | |||
| Darfur | 0 | Sápmi | 1 | 9th place | Nagorno-Karabakh | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 12 | Nagorno-Karabakh | 5 | 10th place | Sápmi | |
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 11th place | Tamil Eelam | |||
| Padania | 3 (4) | Abkhazia | 0 | 12th place | Darfur | |
| Abkhazia | 3 (2) | Occitania | 1 | |||
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | |||||
| Occitania | 2 (4) | Padania | 1 (4) | |||
| Kurdistan Region | 2 (5) | Kurdistan Region | 1 (3) | |||
Placement round 1
| Tamil Eelam | 2–4 | Sápmi |
|---|---|---|
| Ragvan 55', 77' |
Dreyer 58', 66' (??) 79' (o.g.) |
| Darfur | 0–12 | Nagorno-Karabakh |
|---|---|---|
| Nranyan 7', 24', 45', 75' Gyozalyan 22', 39', 54', 74'Grigoryan 33', 42'Karapetyan 69'Bareghanyan 90+2' |
| Padania | 3–3 | Abkhazia |
|---|---|---|
| Mosti 41' Barwuah 48'Prandelli 90+1' |
Vardania 60', 62' Akhba 86' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Andrea Rota Luca Mosti Stefano Tignonsini Mauro Nannini Andrea Mussi |
4–2 | Ruslan Adzhindzhal Alen Ardzheniya Astamur Tarba Aleksandr Khoklov |
| Occitania | 2–2 | Kurdistan Region |
|---|---|---|
| Dors 41', 47' |
Shakor 19' Ahmed 76' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Brice Martinez Ronald Rodas Vivian Dors Pierre Bru Nabil Moussi |
4–5 | Younis Shakour Nechirvan Shukri Dozhgahr Nechjrvan Khaled Mushir |
Placement round 2
| Tamil Eelam | 10–0 | Darfur |
|---|---|---|
| Navaneethakrishnan 2', 10' Jeganthan 8'Ragvan 16', 69', 69'Balamurali 53'Vigmeswararajah 73'Gunasingham 81', 89' |
| Sápmi | 1–5 | Nagorno-Karabakh |
|---|---|---|
| Ring 68' |
Poghosyan 30', 83' Manasyan 32', 52'Petrosyan 64' |
| Padania | 1–1 | Kurdistan Region |
|---|---|---|
| Rota 64' |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Final Positions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County of Nice |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | |
| 2 | Ellan Vannin |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Arameans Suryoye |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | South Ossetia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 4 | |
| 5 | Padania |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 8 | Eliminated in the Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Kurdistan Region |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | |
| 7 | Occitania |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | |
| 8 | Abkhazia |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Nagorno-Karabakh |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | Eliminated in the First Stage |
| 10 | Sápmi |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 11 | Tamil Eelam |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Darfur |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | −61 | 0 |