The 2019 Atlantic Heritage Cup was the first edition of the Atlantic Heritage Cup, and is a qualification tournament for the

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were announced in March 2019 as hosts, with

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, Ellan Vannin and Kernow also originally set to participate. All 4 teams are either part of the

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, or are

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. However, Ellan Vannin and Kernow both pulled out for undisclosed reasons, being replaced by

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and reducing the tournament to a 3 team format.

Format

The tournament is a round-robin, with each team playing each other once. This means a total of 3 games to be played over 3 days, at two stadiums (Ingfield Stadium, the home of Ossett United, and the CNG Stadium, home of Harrogate Town. The winner was due to be offered a place at the

, which in the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Standings

''All times are local.''

Results

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Top scorers

;3 goals * Tom Harris * Kieran Lester ;2 goals * Steven Leelah * Karl Hinds ;1 goal * Luke Watson * Brodie Litchfield

Controversy

The decision by

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to host the 2020 World Football Cup in

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was met with criticism by some, with James Scott, the president of Parishes of Jersey FC, telling the

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that he would not accept the place at the final tournament if his side won the Atlantic Heritage Cup. The comments were met with a backlash from CONIFA, who criticised inaccurate reporting and defended the decision to host the World Football Cup in Somaliland. The hosting of the 2020 World Football Cup was later transferred to

, with Parishes of Jersey and Chagos Islands due to participate, before the event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
BBC Sport. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

References

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