The 2024 CONIFA Women's World Football Cup is the second edition of the CONIFA Women's World Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by CONIFA.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sapmi (official) Norway (location) |
| City | Bodø |
| Dates | 4–8 June 2024 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Venue(s) | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sápmi (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tamil Eelam |
| Third place |  Székely Land |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.29 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Karoline Fosli Eva-Alida Eliasson (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Dilaxsika Sundararajah |
Participants
editThe following teams were initially announced to participate in the tournament;
Székely Land
Tamil Eelam
Sápmi (hosts)
Withdrawn
editAfter initially being announced as participants, 
Kashmir and 
Northern Cyprus later withdrew from the competition with no official reason given.[2] 
Tibet would also be removed from the tournament on the opening day after the team was unable to secure visa to travel aboard on time.[3] These withdrawals would result in the tournament being reduced from the originally announced 6 participants to 3.
Host
editThe tournament will be played above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. The city of Bodø became selected as the European Capital of Culture in 2024 and as a part of the celebration, the city is hosting the CONIFA WWFC2024.[1]
Venues
editThe group stage will be played at Mørkvedlia idrettspark, 15 minutes outside the city center. The area is closely connected to the Bodø University College.The final will be played in the home ground of FK Bodø/Glimt, the Aspmyra Stadium.[1][4]
| Mørkvedlia idrettspark | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Capacity: 1,500[1] | Capacity: 8,270[5] |
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Group stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sápmi (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 12 | Advance to the final |
| 2 | Tamil Eelam
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | |
| 3 | Székely Land
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
Matches
edit| Tamil Eelam | 2–2 | Székely Land |
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Report |
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| Tamil Eelam | 0–8 | Sápmi |
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Final
edit| Sápmi | 2–1 | Tamil Eelam |
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Top goalscorers
edit4 goals
edit- Karoline Fosli
- Eva-Alida Eliasson
3 goals
edit- Dilaxsika Sundararajah
2 goals
edit- Wilma Ritzen
- Thea Norkyn Nygård
1 goal
edit- Tímea Krall
- Anita Kis
- Klara Norlemann
- Dayaniah S.
- Hilda Sundqvist
- Ylva Johnsen
- Jenny Marie Mannsverk
- Marja Sofe Holmestrand Hætta
References
edit- ^ a b c d "CONIFA Women World Football Cup 2024". conifa.org. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ https://richlaverty.substack.com/p/conifa-president-looks-ahead-to-second
- ^ "Tibetan women's football team withdraws from CONIFA 2024 after visa roadblock". phayul.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "CONIFA Women's World Cup". nord.no. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Nye tribuner klare til bruk på Aspmyra". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 6 April 2022.