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.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Northern Cyprus |
| Dates | 4 June – 10 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| 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 played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 51 (2.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Barna Bajko (5 goals) |
← 2015 2019 → | |
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
| Nicosia | Kyrenia | Famagusta | Morphou |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadı | Mete Adanır Stadyumu | Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadı | Üner Berkalp Stadyumu |
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| 35.213611°N 33.337778°E | 35.346948°N 33.26114124°E | 35.1194332°N 33.9517383°E | 35.2061244°N 32.9918883°E |
| 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:
- Sapmi withdrew and were replaced by South Ossetia.
- County of Nice withdrew and were replaced by Felvidék.
- Occitania withdrew and were replaced by Kárpátalja.
Squad
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 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1–0 | Kárpátalja |
|---|---|---|
Yaşınses  89' |
| Abkhazia | 2–1 | South Ossetia |
|---|---|---|
| Kortava 1' Shoniya 90+1' |
Kadjaev 61' |
| South Ossetia | 0–8 | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Yaşınses 13' Taşkıran 15', 20', 58'Çıdamlı 57', 68'Turan 62' (pen.)Gök 88' |
| Kárpátalja | 2–2 | Abkhazia |
|---|---|---|
| Szabó 33' Roman 77' |
Anatoli Semyonov 20', 50' |
| South Ossetia | 1–4 | Kárpátalja |
|---|---|---|
| Kochiev 85' |
Mile 20' Baksa 33'Barta 45+1'Kész 62' |
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 |
| Padania | 1–0 | Ellan Vannin |
|---|---|---|
| Rota 70' |
| Felvidék | 1–0 | Székely Land |
|---|---|---|
| Križan 55' |
| Székely Land | 1–1 | Padania |
|---|---|---|
| Szőcs 81' |
Rota 8' |
| Ellan Vannin | 1–0 | Felvidék |
|---|---|---|
| Bass 52' |
| Ellan Vannin | 2–4 | Székely Land |
|---|---|---|
| McNultey 79', 86' |
Bajkó 13', 36', 69' (pen.), 75' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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 5', 42' |
| Kárpátalja | 3–3 | Ellan Vannin |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly 2' (o.g.) Fodor 30'Kész 61' |
Cown 23' Cannell 61'Doyle 83' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Semi-finals
| Northern Cyprus | 2–1 | Székely Land |
|---|---|---|
| Onet 16' Turan 83' |
Silion 49' |
Third-place play-off
| Székely Land | 3–1 | Abkhazia |
|---|---|---|
| Csürös 9' Szőcs 24'Bajkó 36' |
Kortava 3' |
Final
| Padania | 1–1 | Northern Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
| Pllumbaj 23' |
Turan 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 |
Top scorers
- 5 goals
Barna Bajkó
- 3 goals
Ertaç Taşkıran- Halil Turan
Andrea Rota
- 2 goals
Dmitri Kortava- Anatoli Semyonov
Ciaran McNultey
Attila Molnár
Tibor Kész- László Szőcs
- İbrahim Çıdamlı
- Mustafa Yaşınses
- 1 goal
- Ruslan Shoniya
- Chriss Bass, Jr
- Liam Cowin
- Chris Cannell
- Sean Doyle
- Richard Križan
- Ferenc Barta
- Krisztián Mile
- Roland Szabó
- Ohar Roman
- Zoltán Baksa
- Norbert Fodor
- Uğur Gök
- Serhan Önet
- Ersid Plumbaj
- William Rosset
Alan Kadjaev- Solsan Kochiev
- Attila Csürös
- Petru Silion
Own goals
- Marc Kelly (in match Kárpátalja – Ellan Vannin)
References
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