2017 CONIFA European Football Cup explained

Tourney Name:2017 ConIFA European Football Cup
Size:150px
Dates:4 June – 10 June
Num Teams:8
Venues:4
Cities:4
Champion:Padania
Second:Northern Cyprus
Matches:18
Goals:51
Top Scorer: Barna Bajko
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2019

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

NicosiaKyreniaFamagustaMorphou
Lefkoşa Atatürk StadıMete Adanır StadyumuDr. Fazıl Küçük StadıÜner Berkalp Stadyumu
35.2136°N 33.3378°W35.3469°N 33.2611°W35.1194°N 33.9517°W35.2061°N 32.9919°W
Capacity: 28,000Capacity: 1,500Capacity: 7,000Capacity: 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.

Withdrawals

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

Matches

Group stage

The results of the group stage draw:

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

Top scorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Own goals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teams announced for 2017 CONIFA European Football Cup in Northern Cyprus . Wheelock . Noah . 27 February 2017 . ConIFA . 6 March 2017 . 6 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210944/http://www.conifa.org/en/2017/02/27/teams-announced-for-2017-conifa-european-football-cup-in-northern-cyprus/ . dead .
  2. Paul Moulton . 2 March 2017 . CONIFA announce Hosts . 2 March 2017 .