2017 CONIFA European Football Cup

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2017 ConIFA European Football Cup
ConIFA EC-2017 Northern Cyprus.jpg
Tournament details
Host country Northern Cyprus
Dates4 June – 10 June
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Padania
Runners-up Northern Cyprus
Third place Székely Land
Fourth place Abkhazia
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored51 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Székely Land Barna Bajko
(5 goals)
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The 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup was the second edition of the ConIFA European Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. It was hosted in Northern Cyprus.

Tournament[]

Following the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup, the next tournament was announced to take place between 4–11 June 2017 in Northern Cyprus at the organization's Annual General Meeting in February 2017.[1] A total of eight teams were announced as taking part in the tournament, planned to be held across four locations.[2]


Hosts[]

 Northern Cyprus

Nicosia Kyrenia Famagusta Morphou
Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadı Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadı Üner Berkalp Stadyumu
Nicosia Ataturk Stadium.jpg
35°12′49″N 33°20′16″E / 35.213611°N 33.337778°E / 35.213611; 33.337778 (Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadı) 35°20′49″N 33°15′40″E / 35.346948°N 33.26114124°E / 35.346948; 33.26114124 (Mete Adanır Stadyumu) 35°07′10″N 33°57′06″E / 35.1194332°N 33.9517383°E / 35.1194332; 33.9517383 (Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadı) 35°12′22″N 32°59′31″E / 35.2061244°N 32.9918883°E / 35.2061244; 32.9918883 (Zafer Stadı)
Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 7,000

Participants[]

A total of eight teams were announced as participating – both the current European Football Cup holders Padania and reigning World Football Cup champions Abkhazia were automatically qualified, with the remainder voted on by ConIFA members.[1]

Withdrawals[]

Subsequent to the announcement of the eight participants, three then withdrew:

Squad[]

Main article: 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup squads

Matches[]

Group stage[]

The results of the group stage draw:

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the semi-finals

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Northern Cyprus (Q) 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7
 Abkhazia (Q) 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Kárpátalja 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
 South Ossetia 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source:[citation needed]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Northern Cyprus 1–0 Kárpátalja
Goal 89'
Abkhazia 2–1 South Ossetia
Kortava Goal 1'
Shoniya Goal 90+1'		 Goal 61'
South Ossetia 0–8 Northern Cyprus
Goal 13'
Goal 15', 20', 58'
Goal 57', 68'
Turan Goal 62' (pen.)
Goal 88'
Kárpátalja 2–2 Abkhazia
Goal 33'
Goal 77'		 Anatoli Semyonov Goal 20', 50'
South Ossetia 1–4 Kárpátalja
Goal 85' Goal 20'
Baksa Goal 33'
Goal 45+1'
Goal 62'
Northern Cyprus 0–0 Abkhazia

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Padania (Q) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Székely Land (Q) 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Ellan Vannin 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
 Felvidék 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Padania 1–0 Ellan Vannin
Goal 70'
Felvidék 1–0 Székely Land
Križan Goal 55'
Székely Land 1–1 Padania
Szőcs Goal 81' Goal 8'
Ellan Vannin 1–0 Felvidék
Goal 52'
Ellan Vannin 2–4 Székely Land
Goal 79', 86' Goal 13', 36', 69' (pen.), 75'
Padania 2–0 Felvidék
Goal 62'
Goal 90'

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 June – Kyrenia
 
 
  Padania 0 (6)
 
10 June – Nicosia
 
  Abkhazia 0 (5)
 
  Padania 1 (3)
 
9 June – Nicosia
 
  Northern Cyprus 1 (2)
 
  Northern Cyprus 2
 
 
  Székely Land 1
 
Third place
 
 
10 June – Kyrenia
 
 
  Abkhazia 1
 
 
  Székely Land 3

Placement round[]

South Ossetia 0–2 Felvidék
Molnár Goal 5', 42'
Kárpátalja 3–3 Ellan Vannin
Goal 2' (o.g.)
Goal 30'
Goal 61'		 Goal 23'
Goal 61'
Doyle Goal 83'
Penalties
5–4

Semi-finals[]

Northern Cyprus 2–1 Székely Land
Goal 16'
Turan Goal 83'		 Goal 49'
Padania 0–0 Abkhazia
Penalties
6–5

Third-place play-off[]

Székely Land 3–1 Abkhazia
Goal 9'
Szőcs Goal 24'
Goal 36'		 Goal 3'

Final[]

Padania 1–1 Northern Cyprus
Goal 23' Turan Goal 52'
Penalties
4–2

Final positions[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Padania 5 2 3 0 5 2 +3 9
2  Northern Cyprus 5 3 2 0 12 2 +10 11
3  Székely Land 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 7
4  Abkhazia 5 1 3 1 5 6 −1 6
5  Kárpátalja 4 1 2 1 9 7 +2 5
6  Ellan Vannin 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
7  Felvidék 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6
8  South Ossetia 4 0 0 4 2 16 −14 0
Source:[citation needed]

Top scorers[]

5 goals
  • Székely Land Barna Bajkó
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Own goals

  • Isle of Man Marc Kelly (in match Kárpátalja – Ellan Vannin)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Wheelock, Noah (27 February 2017). "Teams announced for 2017 CONIFA European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus". ConIFA. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ Paul Moulton (2 March 2017). CONIFA announce Hosts. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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