Football tournament
The
CONIFA European Football Cup
is an international football tournament organized by
CONIFA
, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions
unaffiliated with FIFA
, planned to be held every two years beginning with 2015. The 2017 edition was in Northern Cyprus.
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History
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Map of ConIFA European Football Cup Locations
Hungary 2015
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In June 2014 CONIFA announced plans to organize the ConIFA European Football Cup. 3 FAs applied to host the tournament:
Abkhazia
,
Ellan Vannin
and
Nagorno Karabakh
.
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Ellan Vannin was announced as host on August 6.
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However, in March 2015, at the draw for the competition, the tournament was moved as a result of logistical issues;
Szekely Land
was announced as the replacement host, with the competition to be held in
Hungary
.
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Northern Cyprus 2017
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In January 2017 CONIFA announced that the 2017 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup would take place in
Northern Cyprus
.
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The competition featured 8 teams, 2 more than in 2015.
Republic of Artsakh 2019
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In August 2019, ConIFA announced the 2019 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup took place in Nagorno Karabakh and featured 12 teams, 4 more than in 2017. However, this was revised down to 8 teams following the late withdrawal of 4 teams.
County of Nice 2021
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In January 2021, ConIFA announced the 2021 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup took place in
Nice
,
France
and featured 12 teams, 4 more than in the 2017 and 2019 editions. This was announced in a backdrop of the, at the time, ongoing
COVID-19 Global Pandemic
.
Northern Cyprus 2023
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In September 2022, ConIFA announced the 2023 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup would take place in
Northern Cyprus
. It was suspended following the
2023 Turkey?Syria earthquake
, to enable Northern Cyprus to focus on supporting humanitarian efforts in Turkey. No replacement host was announced.
Results
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Appearances
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- Legend
- 1st
? Champions
- 2nd
? Runners-up
- 3rd
? Third place
- 4th
? Fourth place
- GS ? Group Stage
- q ? Qualified for upcoming tournament
- ??
? Qualified but withdrew
- ?
? Did not qualify
- ×
? Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by CONIFA
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? Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Members of CONIFA Europe
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As of October 2023
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References
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