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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Dates | 1 June – 8 June | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 | 
| Goals scored | 140 (5 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | |
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.
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 / 63.1948528°N 14.6558472°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.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | 
|---|---|---|
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Quebec in Group C and Zanzibar in Group D. However, in May 2014, it was announced that both Quebec and Zanzibar had withdrawn from the tournament.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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | 
| Kurdistan Region  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Younis Shakour  | 
Musa Karli  Mattias Candemir  | 
| Tamil Eelam  | 0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aras  Ahmed Younes Nechirvan Shukri Ali Farhan Shakor  | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 
| Abkhazia  | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Amal Vardania  Vladimir Argun  | 
Jirijoonas Kanth  | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | −39 | 0 | 
| Darfur  | 0–20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Marco Garavelli  Giacomo Innocenti Andrea Rota Mauro Nannini Luca Mosti Matteo Prandelli Enoch Barwuah Andrea Mussi  | 
| Darfur  | 0–19 | |
|---|---|---|
| Artur Elbaev  Vladimir Salbiev Romeo Kobaladze Rustam Khutiev Taimuraz Kudziev Georgi Kulov Murat Tskhovrebov  | 
| South Ossetia  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Artur Elbaev  | 
Giacomo Innocenti  Andrea Mussi Enoch Barwuah  | 
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 
| Ellan Vannin  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ciaran McNulty  Antony Moore Frank Jones  | 
Mihran Manasyan  | 
| Ellan Vannin  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Calum Morrissey  Daniel Bell  | 
Frank Delerue  Malik Tchokounte  | 
| Nagorno-Karabakh  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Olivier Sborgni  | 
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 (0) | ||||||||||
| 8 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 0 (2) | ||||||||||
| 0 (5) | ||||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 0 (3) | ||||||||||
| 0 (7) | ||||||||||
| 6 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 0 (6) | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 4 | Third place | |||||||||
| 1 (4) | ||||||||||
| 8 June – Östersund | ||||||||||
| 1 (2) | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Padania  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Camussi  | 
Loïc Malatini  Malik Tchokounte  | 
| Abkhazia  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Akhmat Agrba  Sandrik Tsveyba Dmitri Akhba Georgij Zhanava  | 
0–2 | |
| Arameans Suryoye  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Lukas Can  Thomas Can Mattias Candemir Rabi Mourad Andreas David Marco Aydin Jakob Sauma  | 
7–6 | |
| Ellan Vannin  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seamus Sharkey  | 
Khaled Mushir  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Ciaran McNulty  Calum Morrissey Chris Bass Jr Jack McVey  | 
4–2 | |
Semi-finals
| County of Nice  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malik Tchokounte  Kevin Puyoo  | 
| Arameans Suryoye  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rabi Mourad  | 
Frank Jones  Jack McVey Chris Bass Jr Ciaran McNulty  | 
Third-place play-off
| South Ossetia  | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| David Siukaev  | 
George Kacho  Volkan Percin  | 
Final
| County of Nice  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
|---|
County of Nice First title  | 
Placement round
| Placement round 1 | Placement round 2 | Placings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 5th place | ||||
| 2 | 10 | 6th place | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 7th place | ||||
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 8th place | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 9th place | ||||
| 12 | 5 | 10th place | ||||
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | 11th place | ||||
| 3 (4) | 0 | 12th place | ||||
| 3 (2) | 1 | |||||
| 5 June – Östersund | 7 June – Östersund | |||||
| 2 (4) | 1 (4) | |||||
| 2 (5) | 1 (3) | |||||
Placement round 1
| Tamil Eelam  | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prashanth Ragvan  | 
Steffen Dreyer  | 
| Darfur  | 0–12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gevorg Nranyan  Norayr Gyozalyan Grigoryan Samvuel Karapetyan Aram Bareghamyan  | 
| Padania  | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luca Mosti  Enoch Barwuah Matteo Prandelli  | 
Amal Vardania  Dmitri Akhba  | 
|
| Penalties | ||
| Andrea Rota Luca Mosti Stefano Tignonsini Mauro Nannini Andrea Mussi  | 
4–2 | Ruslan Adzhindzhal  Alen Ardzheniya Astamur Tarba Aleksandr Khoklov  | 
| Occitania  | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Vivian Dors  | 
Farhan Shakor  Ahmed  | 
|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gvinthan Navaneethakrishnan  Mayooran Jeganthan Prashanth Ragvan Gajendran Balamurali Prasanth Vigneswararajah Christman Gunasingham  | 
| Sápmi  | 1–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Arle Ivar Ring  | 
Gevorg Poghosyan  Mihran Manasyan Armen Petrosyan  | 
| Padania  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rota 64' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Final Positions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 8 | Eliminated in the Quarterfinals  | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 6 | Eliminated in the First Stage  | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | −61 | 0 | 
See also
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