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The '''2014 ConIFA World Football Cup''' in [[Sápmi]] is the first edition of the [[ConIFA World Football Cup]].
The '''2014 ConIFA World Football Cup''' in [[Sápmi]] is the first edition of the [[ConIFA World Football Cup]], an international [[association football|football]] tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions [[Non-FIFA football|unaffiliated with FIFA]] organised by [[Confederation of Independent Football Associations|ConIFA]].


==Tournament==
In May 2013 ConIFA announced that [[Sápmi]] had been chosen to host the inaugural ConIFA World Football Cup in [[Östersund]], [[Sweden]]. It will be an invitational tournament<ref>"[http://actualites.sympatico.ca/sports/rds/les-quebecois-a-la-conifa-2014 Les Québécois à la ConIFA 2014]" (23 October 2013). ''sympatico.ca''. Retrieved 31 January 2014</ref> played between the 1st June and 8th June 2014,<ref name=autogenerated1/> with all matches being held in the 5092-capacity [[Jämtkraft Arena]].<ref>"[http://www2.visitostersund.se/evenemanget/a542859/conifa-world-cup-pa-jamtkraft-arena/detaljer Conifa World Cup på Jämtkraft Arena]" ''Östersund tourist information''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref>

Twelve teams will take part in the tournament.<ref>"[http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=5749914 Per Anders Blind president i nytt internationellt fotbollsförbund]". (7 January 2014). ''[[Sveriges Radio]]''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/jamtlandsnytt/laddat-for-vm-i-stan Laddat för VM i stan]" (1 November 2013). ''[[Sveriges Television]]''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref><ref>Berglund, Tone. (11 October 2013). "[http://alvsbynews.se/2013/10/alvsbybo-vald-till-varldspresident-i-conifa/ Älvsbybo vald till världspresident i CONIFA]". ''Älvsbyn''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.sotakhr.com/2006/index.php?id=21054 سفين كانبي ممثلاً لقارة آسيا في (CONiFA) وكرة المونديال في الدوري ]". Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://arogeraldes.blogspot.com/2014/01/conifa-world-cup-2014.html ConIFA World Cup 2014]". ''Arogeraldes''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.pasionlibertadores.com/noticias/El-otro-Mundial-de-futbol-que-se-juega-en-2014-20140116-0017.html El otro Mundial de fútbol que se juega en 2014]" (16 January 2014). ''Pasión Libertadores''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref> [[Catalonia national football team|Catalonia]]<ref>"[http://www.footballmercato.net/actus-transferts/news/la-conifa-organisera-sa-coupe-du-monde-en-suede La CONIFA organisera sa coupe du monde en Suède]" (3 January 2014). ''Football Mercato''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref> and [[CF Rapa Nui|Rapa Nui]]<ref>Bock, Andreas. (6 December 2013). "[http://www.11freunde.de/interview/eine-wm-mit-rapa-nui-kurdistan-und-okzitanien Das ist kein Gag!]". ''[[11 Freunde]]''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref> were thought to be potential participants, but ultimately declined or withdrew. The format of the tournament and the scheduling of matches is yet to be announced.

In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved will be held in Östersund.<ref>Adamsson, Niklas. (31 October 2013) "[http://ltz.se/sport/1.6441874-vm-i-ostersund-nastintill-ofattbart- VM i Östersund: "Nästintill ofattbart"]". ''ltz.se''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref>


==Participants==
==Participants==
The twelve participating teams were drawn into the three groups of four teams for the group stage. In preparation for this, the teams were organised into three pots.<ref name="draw">"[http://nonfifafootball.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/conifa-world-football-cup-draw-set-for.html ConIFA World Football Cup draw set for Monday]". (19 March 2014). ''Non-FIFA Football Updates''. Retrieved 19 March 2014.</ref> The draw was made by ConIFA World President Per-Anders Blind in Östersund on 24 March 2014.


{| class="wikitable" style="width:98%"
Below are the teams who have confirmed their place at the tournament -
|-
{{col-begin}}
!width=33%|Pot 1
{{col-break}}
!width=33%|Pot 2
*{{fb|Abkhazia}}
!width=33%|Pot 3
*{{fb|Aramean Suryoye}}
|-
*{{fb|Darfur}}
|
*{{fb|Ellan Vannin}}
*{{fb|Kurdistan}}<ref>"[http://www.rizgarypress.com/warzsh/item/999-%D8%B3%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%86%D9%83%DB%8C-%DB%8C%DB%95%D9%83%DB%8E%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%86%D9%BE%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8E%DB%8C-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%88-%D8%A8%DB%95%D8%A8%DB%95%D8%B1%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C-%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D9%84%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%8E%D9%83%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8Cconifa سەرۆكی یەكێتی تۆپی پێی كوردستان بوو بەبەرپرسی ئاسیا لەرێكخراوی(CONIFA)]". ''Rizgary Press''. Retrieved 25 January 2014.</ref>
{{col-break}}
*{{fb|Iraqi Kurdistan}}
*{{fb|Nagorno-Karabakh}}
*{{fb|Occitania}}
*{{fb|Padania}}
{{col-break}}
*{{fb|Quebec}}
*{{fb|Sápmi}}
*{{fb|Tamil Eelam}}
*{{fb|Zanzibar}}
{{col-end}}


*{{fb|Padania}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.padaniasports.it/novit%C3%A0/ |title=Novità - Padaniasports |publisher=Padaniasports.it |date= |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>
==See also==


*{{fb|Sápmi}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/sapmi/stiller-lag-i-conifa-world-cup-1.11465704 |title=Stiller lag i Conifa World Cup - NRK Sápmi |publisher=Nrk.no |date=2014-01-13 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>
{{Uncategorized|date=April 2014}}

*{{fb|Zanzibar}}<ref name=autogenerated1 />

|
*[[File:Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.svg|23px]] [[Aramean Syriac football team|Aramean Suryoye]]<ref name=autogenerated1 />

*{{fb|Nagorno-Karabakh}}<ref name=autogenerated1 />

*{{fb|Occitania}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasetmana.fr/articles-lectors/98-actualitats/5878-l-aof-acaba-2013-sus-una-victoria |title=L'AOF acaba 2013 sus una victòria |publisher=Lasetmana.fr |date= |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lepetitjournal.net/011016-103469-La-selection-occitane-de-football-finit-2013-par-une-victoire.html_47 |title=Actualités |publisher=Lepetitjournal.net |date=2014-01-17 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>

*{{fb|Quebec}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/soccer/201310/23/01-4702737-le-quebec-ira-au-championnat-du-monde-conifa-de-soccer.php |title=Le Québec ira au Championnat du monde ConIFA de soccer &#124; Marc Tougas &#124; Soccer |publisher=Lapresse.ca |date= |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quebecsoccer.com/nouvelles/quebec/ |title=Quebec - Québec Soccer |publisher=Quebecsoccer.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ledevoir.com/sports/soccer/390776/soccer-les-quebecois-iront-au-mondial-des-nations-sans-etat |title=Soccer : les Québécois iront au Mondial des nations sans État |publisher=Le Devoir |date= |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>

|
*{{fb|Abkhazia}}<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|author=World Championship 2014 |url=http://www.conifa.org/events/conifa-wc-2014 |title=World Championship 2014 &#124; Conifa World football |publisher=Conifa.org |date=2013-10-06 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>

*[[File:Bandera Darfur.svg|23px]] [[Darfur national football team|Darfur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://darfurunited.com/2013/08/road-world-cup-2/ |title=On the Road to Another World Cup |publisher=Darfurunited.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>

*[[File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg|23px]] [[Ellan Vannin football team|Ellan Vannin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isleofman.com/news/video/60729/manx-independent-football-association |title=Manx Independent Football Association &#124; Isle of Man News |publisher=isleofman.com |date=2014-01-10 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref>

*{{fb|Tamil Eelam}}<ref name=autogenerated1 />
|}

Of the twelve invited teams, eight had previously participated at the [[Viva World Cup]].<ref name="draw" />
==Matches==
===Group A===
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{{Fb cl2 team |t=[[File:Flag of the Syriac-Aramaic People.svg|23px]] [[Aramean Syriac football team|Aramean Suryoye]] |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Tamil Eelam}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
|}
===Group B===
{{Fb cl2 header navbar}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Sápmi}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Occitania}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Abkhazia}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
|}
===Group C===
{{Fb cl2 header navbar}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Padania}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Quebec}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t=[[File:Bandera Darfur.svg|23px]] [[Darfur national football team|Darfur]] |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
|}
===Group D===
{{Fb cl2 header navbar}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Zanzibar}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t={{fb|Nagorno-Karabakh}} |w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
{{Fb cl2 team |t=[[File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg|23px]] [[Ellan Vannin football team|Ellan Vannin]]|w=0 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=0 |ga=0 |bc=}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Viva World Cup]]
[[Category:ConIFA World Football Cup]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014 ConIFA World Football Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014 ConIFA World Football Cup}}

Revision as of 16:39, 8 April 2014

2014 ConIFA World Football Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySápmi
Dates1 June - 8 June
Teams12

The 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup in Sápmi is 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.


Tournament

In May 2013 ConIFA announced that Sápmi had been chosen to host the inaugural ConIFA World Football Cup in Östersund, Sweden. It will be an invitational tournament[1] played between the 1st June and 8th June 2014,[2] with all matches being held in the 5092-capacity Jämtkraft Arena.[3]

Twelve teams will take part in the tournament.[4][5][6][7][8][9] Catalonia[10] and Rapa Nui[11] were thought to be potential participants, but ultimately declined or withdrew. The format of the tournament and the scheduling of matches is yet to be announced.

In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved will be held in Östersund.[12]

Participants

The twelve participating teams were drawn into the three groups of four teams 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]

Matches

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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References

  1. ^ "Les Québécois à la ConIFA 2014" (23 October 2013). sympatico.ca. Retrieved 31 January 2014
  2. ^ a b c d e f World Championship 2014 (2013-10-06). "World Championship 2014 | Conifa World football". Conifa.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Conifa World Cup på Jämtkraft Arena" Östersund tourist information. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Per Anders Blind president i nytt internationellt fotbollsförbund". (7 January 2014). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Laddat för VM i stan" (1 November 2013). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. ^ Berglund, Tone. (11 October 2013). "Älvsbybo vald till världspresident i CONIFA". Älvsbyn. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  7. ^ "سفين كانبي ممثلاً لقارة آسيا في (CONiFA) وكرة المونديال في الدوري ". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. ^ "ConIFA World Cup 2014". Arogeraldes. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. ^ "El otro Mundial de fútbol que se juega en 2014" (16 January 2014). Pasión Libertadores. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. ^ "La CONIFA organisera sa coupe du monde en Suède" (3 January 2014). Football Mercato. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  11. ^ Bock, Andreas. (6 December 2013). "Das ist kein Gag!". 11 Freunde. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  12. ^ Adamsson, Niklas. (31 October 2013) "VM i Östersund: "Nästintill ofattbart"". ltz.se. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  13. ^ a b "ConIFA World Football Cup draw set for Monday". (19 March 2014). Non-FIFA Football Updates. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  14. ^ "سەرۆكی یەكێتی تۆپی پێی كوردستان بوو بەبەرپرسی ئاسیا لەرێكخراوی(CONIFA)". Rizgary Press. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Novità - Padaniasports". Padaniasports.it. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  16. ^ "Stiller lag i Conifa World Cup - NRK Sápmi". Nrk.no. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  17. ^ "L'AOF acaba 2013 sus una victòria". Lasetmana.fr. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  18. ^ "Actualités". Lepetitjournal.net. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  19. ^ "Le Québec ira au Championnat du monde ConIFA de soccer | Marc Tougas | Soccer". Lapresse.ca. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  20. ^ "Quebec - Québec Soccer". Quebecsoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  21. ^ "Soccer : les Québécois iront au Mondial des nations sans État". Le Devoir. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  22. ^ "On the Road to Another World Cup". Darfurunited.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  23. ^ "Manx Independent Football Association | Isle of Man News". isleofman.com. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-25.

See also