The 2022 CONIFA South America Football Cup, also referred to as 2022 CONIFA Copa America, was the first edition of the CONIFA South America Football Cup,[1] an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA with an affiliation to South America, organised by CONIFA. It was hosted by Chile.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Chile (location) |
| Dates | 17–19 June 2022 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Maule Sur |
| Runners-up |  Mapuche |
| Third place |  Aymara |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 6 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gabriel Loncomilla (2 goals) |
Tournament edit
On 24 January 2022, CONIFA announced that Chile would host the first edition of the CONIFA South America Football Cup.[3]
Venues edit
The tournament was held in the city of Linares and all games are realized in the Estadio Fiscal de Linares.[4]
Mascot edit
The tournaments official mascot is Dromig, representing one of the 4 marsupials that live in Chile, its name derives from Dromiciops griloides.[5]
Participants edit
A total of four teams were scheduled to participate:[4]
| Team |
|---|
| Aymara
|
| Mapuche
|
| Maule Sur
|
 São Paulo FAD
|
On 11 June, a draw was held to define the competition brackets.[6]
Matches edit
Bracket edit
The tournament's original formula would be held with semi-finals and final
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 June – Linares | ||||||
| Mapuche | 0 | |||||
| 19 June – Linares | ||||||
| Maule Sur | 1 | |||||
| Maule Sur | ||||||
| 18 June – Linares | ||||||
| Aymara | ||||||
| São Paulo FAD | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 June – Linares | ||||||
| Mapuche | ||||||
Semi-finals edit
| Aymara | Cancelled | São Paulo FAD |
|---|---|---|
Third-Place play-off edit
| Mapuche | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
Final edit
| Maule Sur | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
- ^ Due to the excess of ice on the roads that connect the south of Chile, São Paulo FAD team was not able to arrive in time for the competition dispute, therefore the dispute form was changed to a triangular one with simple round-robin.
Round-robin edit
After the non-attendance of São Paulo FAD the tournament was decided in a single round-robin format. The match between Maule Sur and Mapuche, initially valid for one of the semi-finals, started to be considered as the first round of the dispute.[7]
| Team | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maule Sur
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Top scorers edit
- 2 goals
Gabriel Loncomilla
- 1 goal
Luis Álvares- Yerson Tramanil
Erick Acuña- Cristián Arrue
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "CONIFA organizará su primera Copa América en 2022". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Copa América da Conifa começa nesta sexta-feira em Linares, no Chile". O Curioso do Futebol (in Portuguese). 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Featured Events". Conifa (official website). Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Inicia en Chile la primera Copa América de CONIFA". mexico.as.com (in Spanish). 17 June 2022.
- ^ @FarAwayFootball (May 31, 2022). "Introducing Dromig, The @CONIFAOfficial Copa America Mascot!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @CONIFAOfficial (June 11, 2022). "Watch #CopaAmerica2022 draw ceremony NOW:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Maule Sur – Copa America Champions 2022". Conifa (official website). 21 June 2022.