The 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup was 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 and a successor of Viva World Cup, last held in 2012. The tournament was hosted by FA Sápmi in the Sápmi region, with all games held in the city of Östersund in Sweden.
Tournament Twelve teams took part in the tournament."Per Anders Blind president i nytt internationellt fotbollsförbund". (7 January 2014). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 25 January 2014."Laddat för VM i stan " (1 November 2013). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 25 January 2014.Berglund, Tone. (11 October 2013). "Älvsbybo vald till världspresident i CONIFA". Älvsbyn. Retrieved 25 January 2014."سفين كانبي ممثلاً لقارة آسيا في (CONiFA) وكرة المونديال في الدوري ". Retrieved 25 January 2014."ConIFA World Cup 2014". Arogeraldes. Retrieved 25 January 2014."El otro Mundial de fútbol que se juega en 2014 " (16 January 2014). Pasión Libertadores. Retrieved 25 January 2014. Catalonia"La CONIFA organisera sa coupe du monde en Suède " (3 January 2014). Football Mercato. Retrieved 25 January 2014. and Rapa NuiBock, Andreas. (6 December 2013). "Das ist kein Gag! ". 11 Freunde. Retrieved 25 January 2014. were thought to be potential participants, but ultimately declined or withdrew.
Hosts In May 2013 ConIFA announced that Sápmi had been chosen to host the inaugural ConIFA World Football Cup in Östersund, Sweden. It was an invitational tournament"Les Québécois à la ConIFA 2014 " (23 October 2013). sympatico.ca. Retrieved 31 January 2014 played between 1 and 8 June 2014, with all matches being held in the 6626-capacity Jämtkraft Arena."Conifa World Cup på Jämtkraft Arena " Östersund tourist information. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
ÖstersundJämtkraft ArenaCapacity: 6,626
In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved was held in Östersund.Adamsson, Niklas. (31 October 2013) "VM i Östersund: "Nästintill ofattbart" ". ltz.se. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
Participants The twelve participating teams were drawn into the four groups of three teams each for the group stage. In preparation for this, the teams were organised into three pots."ConIFA World Football Cup draw set for Monday". (19 March 2014). Non-FIFA Football Updates. Retrieved 19 March 2014. The draw was made by ConIFA World President Per-Anders Blind in Östersund on 24 March 2014.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3"سەرۆكی یەكێتی تۆپی پێی كوردستان بوو بەبەرپرسی ئاسیا لەرێكخراوی(CONIFA) ". Rizgary Press. Retrieved 25 January 2014. Darfur Ellan Vannin
Of the twelve invited teams, eight had previously participated at the Viva World Cup.
Withdrawals The draw initially placed Quebec in Group C and Zanzibar in Group D. However, in May 2014, it was announced that both Quebec and Zanzibar had withdrawn from the tournament. The Quebec team had affiliated with the Fédération de soccer du Québec, with the intention that the FSQ eventually apply for membership of CONCACAF. To this end, the team will only play internationals against full national teams that are members of either CONCACAF or FIFA, and will no longer participate in Non-FIFA Football. The Zanzibar team were unable to obtain visas to enter Sweden and were thus forced to pull out of the tournament. Quebec's place was taken by South Ossetia, while Zanzibar were replaced by County of Nice.
Matches
Group stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the quarter-finals
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Placement round Placement round 1Placement round 2Placings5 June – Östersund7 June – Östersund5th place2106th place4 Darfur 07th place5 June – Östersund7 June – Östersund8th place Darfur019th place12510th place5 June – Östersund7 June – Östersund11th place3 (4)012th place Darfur3 (2)15 June – Östersund7 June – Östersund2 (4)1 (4)2 (5)1 (3)
Placement round 1
Placement round 2
Final Positions
See also Viva World Cup
References
External links Official website