The 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup was the first edition of the
ConIFA World Football Cup, an international
football
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tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions
unaffiliated with FIFA organised by
ConIFA
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are non-FIFA international football, not affiliated with FIFA.
Competitions
Men's competitions
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and a successor of
Viva World Cup, last held in
2012
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Events January
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. The tournament was hosted by
FA Sápmi in the
Sápmi
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region, with all games held in the city of
Östersund
Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-larg ...
in
Sweden
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.
Tournament
Twelve teams took part in the tournament.
Catalonia
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and
Rapa Nui
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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
Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-larg ...
,
Sweden
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. It was an invitational tournament played between 1 and 8 June 2014,
[ with all matches being held in the 6626-capacity ]Jämtkraft Arena
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The official tenants are Östersunds FK and Östersunds D ...
.
In parallel with the tournament, a festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the teams involved was held in Östersund.
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.
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
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. To this end, the team will only play internationals against full national teams that are members of either CONCACAF or FIFA
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, and will no longer participate in Non-FIFA Football.South Ossetia
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, while Zanzibar were replaced by County of Nice
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.
Matches
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third-place play-off
Final
Placement round
Placement round 1
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Placement round 2
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Final Positions
See also
* Viva World Cup
References
External links
Official website
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CONIFA World Football Cup
International association football competitions hosted by Sweden
2014 in men's association football
2014 in Swedish football
Sports competitions in Östersund
May 2008 sports events in Europe
June 2008 sports events in Europe
21st century in Jämtland County