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.[1]
| Organising body | CONIFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Region | Europe (CONIFA) |
| Number of teams | 27 |
| Current champions |  South Ossetia (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Padania (2 titles) |
 2023 CONIFA European Football Cup | |
History edit
Hungary 2015 edit
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.[2] Ellan Vannin was announced as host on August 6.[3] However, in March 2015, at the draw for the competition, the tournament was moved as a result of logistical issues; Székely Land was announced as the replacement host, with the competition to be held in Hungary.[4]
Northern Cyprus 2017 edit
In January 2017 CONIFA announced that the 2017 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup would take place in Northern Cyprus.[5] The competition featured 8 teams, 2 more than in 2015.
Republic of Artsakh 2019 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Ed. | Year | Host | First place game | Third place game | Num. teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Champion
|
Score |  Runner-up
|
 Third
|
Score | Fourth | ||||
| 1 | 2015 |  Debrecen
|
 Padania |
4–1 |  County of Nice |
 Ellan Vannin |
1–1 5–3 (p) |
 Felvidék |
6 |
| 2 | 2017 |  Northern Cyprus
|
Padania |
1–1 3–2 (p) |
 Northern Cyprus |
 Székely Land |
3–1 |  Abkhazia |
8 |
| 3 | 2019 |  Artsakh
|
 South Ossetia |
1–0 |  Western Armenia |
Abkhazia |
0–0 5–4 (p) |
 Chameria |
8 |
 County of Nice |
Suspended | ||||||||
| Northern Cyprus |
Suspended | ||||||||
Appearances edit
- 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
- — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2015 (6) |
2017 (8) |
2019 (8) |
2023 (12) |
Total participations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abkhazia
|
•• | 4th | 3rd | q | 3/4 |
| Artsakh
|
× | × | GS | × | 1/4 |
 Chameria
|
× | × | 4th | × | 1/4 |
| County of Nice
|
2nd | •• | •• | × | 1/4 |
 Ellan Vannin
|
3rd | GS | × | × | 2/4 |
 Felvidék
|
4th | GS | • | × | 2/4 |
 Kárpátalja
|
• | GS | • | q | 2/4 |
| Northern Cyprus
|
•• | 2nd | • | q | 2/4 |
| Padania
|
1st | 1st | GS | q | 4/4 |
 Romani people
|
GS | • | • | × | 1/4 |
 Sápmi
|
•• | •• | GS | q | 2/4 |
| South Ossetia
|
•• | GS | 1st | q | 3/4 |
| Székely Land
|
GS | 3rd | GS | q | 4/4 |
 Western Armenia
|
• | • | 2nd | × | 1/4 |
Members of CONIFA Europe edit
As of October 2023 [6]
| Team |
|---|
| Abkhazia
|
| Artsakh
|
 Canton Ticino
|
| Chameria
|
 Cornwall
|
 Elba Island
|
| Ellan Vannin
|
| Kárpátalja
|
| Northern Cyprus
|
| Padania
|
 Raetia
|
| Sápmi
|
 Sardinia
|
| Székely Land
|
 Two Sicilies
|
| Western Armenia
|
References edit
- ^ "CONIFA (@CONIFAOfficial) - Twitter". twitter.com.
- ^ "Three FAs apply to host the European Football Cup '15". 16 June 2014.
- ^ "The 1st European Football Cup will be hosted by MIFA on the Isle of Man". 6 August 2014.
- ^ "European Football Cup 2015 ultimately moved to Budapest!". 15 March 2015.
- ^ CONIFA (28 January 2017). "The @CONIFAOfficial is pleased to announce that our 2017 European Football Cup will be held from 4-11 June in Northern Cyprus #conifaAGMpic.twitter.com/3QYggUPj96".
- ^ "Members".