2019 CONIFA European Football Cup
The 2019 Sportsbet.io CONIFA European Football Cup was the third edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA with an affiliation to Europe, organised by CONIFA. It was hosted by Artsakh.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Artsakh (official) Azerbaijan (location) |
| Dates | 1–9 June 2019 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Ossetia |
| Runners-up |  Western Armenia |
| Third place |  Abkhazia |
| Fourth place |  Chameria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 59 (2.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Batradz Gurtsiev (5 goals) |
The goal of the tournament was scored by Sápmi player Kristoffer Edvardsen.
Tournament
On 19 August 2018, CONIFA announced that Artsakh would host the 2019 edition of the tournament.[1]
The Artsakh postal authorities issued on 4 June 2019, a commemorative stamp for this occasion, which depicts as well the flags of participant teams in the tournament.
Venues
The tournament was held in 4 cities: Stepanakert (the capital), Askeran, Martakert and Martuni.[1]
| Stepanakert | Martakert | Martuni | Askeran |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stepanakert Republican Stadium (artificial turf) |
Vigen Shirinyan Stadium (natural grass) |
Avakyan Arena (artificial turf) |
Askeran City Stadium (natural grass) |
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| 39.8210541°N 46.7532527°E | 40.2166109°N 46.8210697°E | 39.7949688°N 47.1187198°E | 39.9381267°N 46.8389386°E |
| Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 1,200 | Capacity: 1,080 | Capacity: 500 |
Participants
A total of twelve teams were scheduled to participate, with their seedings below.[2] The seeded teams are Padania (winners of the 2017 CONIFA European Football Cup) and Artsakh, as the hosts of the 2019 European Football Cup. Abkhazia and Székely Land were also drawn as top seeds in Pot 1, based on their CONIFA rankings.
Sardinia entered in 2018 in CONIFA and it was drawn in one of the groups. However, in May 2019, it withdrew from the competition. The reserve team, in case one of the below teams withdraws, was granted to Kernow,[3] but after County of Nice, Donetsk PR and Luhansk PR all withdrew, CONIFA opted to proceed with just 8 teams in 2 groups.[4]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
Squads
Matches
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Chameria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
| Artsakh |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
 Sápmi |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Ossetia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Western Armenia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
 Padania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
 Székely Land |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| Padania | 4–0 | Székely Land |
|---|---|---|
Tignonsini  7'Corno 53', 78'Rota 61' |
Report |
| Western Armenia | 1–2 | South Ossetia |
|---|---|---|
| Aslanyan 79' |
Gurtsiev 29', 56' |
| Székely Land | 0–5 | Western Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Badoyan 20' Hovsepyan 52' (pen.)Bakalyan 70'Minasyan 81'Aslanyan 90+1' |
| South Ossetia | 2–1 | Padania |
|---|---|---|
| Gurtsiev 55' Bazayev 80' |
Report | Ravasi 89' (pen.) |
| South Ossetia | 2–2 | Székely Land |
|---|---|---|
| Gurtsiev 72', 84' |
Vékás 54' B. Kovács 82' |
| Padania | 1–1 | Western Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Colombo 69' |
Report | Yedigaryan 67' |
Semi-finals
| South Ossetia | 0–0 | Chameria |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 6–5 | ||
Third-place play-off
Final
| Western Armenia | 0–1 | South Ossetia |
|---|---|---|
| Bazayev 65' |
Final positions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Ossetia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 | Western Armenia |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Abkhazia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 4 | Chameria |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 |
| 5 | Artsakh |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| 6 | Padania |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
| 7 | Sápmi |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
| 8 | Székely Land |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 1 |
Player of the tournament: Batradz Gurtsiev Young player of the tournament: Kristoffer Edvardsen
Top scorers
- 5 goals
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Player of the tournament: Batradz Gurtsiev
Young player of the tournament: Kristoffer Edvardsen
References
- "Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to host 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup". CONIFA. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- "CONIFA European Football Cup 2019". Sportsbet.io. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- "CONIFA European Football Cup 2019: live draw announced!". CONIFA. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- Match schedule: CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup 2019 Archived 2019-05-25 at archive.today ConIFA. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.