IGLFA Unity Cup

The 2017 IGLFA Unity Cuty was a special international tournament for the IGLFA. It was held in Miami Beach from May 29 through June 2 as part of the 2017 World OutGames. This was the first official IGLFA tournament to be played as part of the World OutGames after the OutGames spun off from the Gay Games, in which the IGLFA usually has its officially recognized world championship events.

IGLFA Unity Cup
Tournament details
CityMiami Beach ( United States)
Dates29 May – 2 June 2017
Teams17 (from 8 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSAFG (D1)
Stockholm Sinpers/Pan Fobold (D2)
Runners-upSeattle Stonewall (D1)
London Titans (D2)
Third placeLos Dogos DAG (D1)
(D2)
Fourth placeLondon/Toronto Stonewall F.C. (D1)
(D2)
Tournament statistics
Matches played48

The tournament was won by the Seleccion Argentina Futbolistas Gay, their third IGLFA title after a shared Div. 2 win at the 19th IGLFA championship (played as part of the 2010 Gay Games) in Cologne and an outright Div. 1 win at the 20th IGLFA championship in Mexico City.[1] It was the highest-attended international IGLFA tournament by number of clubs (17, from 8 countries) since the 19th IGLFA championship, though had less total teams (16) than the 21st IGLFA championship played as part of the 2014 Gay Games in Ohio.

Organization

As the tournament was already being run mainly by the IGLFA, soccer was just one of three sports to have survived when the OutGames officials announced the morning that the OutGames were to begin that most sporting events and all non-sporting events of the OutGames were to be cancelled, due to a combination of poor turnout for other sports and poor organizational skills by the OutGames officials.[2][3]

Tournament structure

The Unity Cup ended up unique among IGLFA tournaments in that the "divisions" normally used by IGLFA were determined by the results of the first round of play, as opposed to teams playing in separate divisions based on registration.

The teams were divided into two groups of three and two groups of five. The teams in groups A and B (three teams each) played all opponents in both groups A and B, for five total group stage games. The teams in groups C and D (five teams each) played all opponent in the opposite group, also for five total group stage games.

The four first-place teams at the end of the group stage qualified for the Div. 1 semifinals, while the four second-place teams qualified for the Div. 2 semifinals. Both sets of semifinals were A vs C and B vs D. [4]

This was not the original structure of the tournament, based on the list shown at the Miami OutGames Soccer page[5] which does show registered divisions; the change is likely a function of the collapse of the OutGames. The groups and playoffs structure still reflect this original structure, as the original Division 1 had just six teams, with the Division 1 playoffs being listed on official posters on the A/B half (three teams per group).

Participating clubs

Three teams had originally registered for the tournament but ultimately did not participate: two registered Men's/Mixed Div.2 teams (Burkina Initiative and the San Diego Sparks) and one registered women's team (Malideni). One participating team – Pan Copenhagen – does not appear to have originally registered. All four teams that qualified for the Div.1 playoffs had originally registered as Div.1 teams; a fifth qualified for and won the Div.2 playoffs.

TeamReg. Div. Div. 1 Div. 2 Open
Didesex AC2Mexico
Lobos Mexico2Mexico
Los Dogos DAG1Argentina
London Titans2England
Philadelphia Falcons2United StatesPennsylvania [6]
SAFG1Argentina
San Francisco Spikes2United StatesCalifornia
Seattle Stonewall1United StatesWashington (state)
Shooting Stars2???
Stockholm Snipers1
Pan Fobold CopenhagenNA
Sweden
Denmark
Stonewall F.C.1
Toronto1
England
CanadaOntario
Storm United2United StatesFlorida
Sydney Rangers1Australia
Village Manchester FC2England
Zorros Mexico2Mexico

Results

Group stage

[4][7]

Note: Scores for the fifth and final matches in group play are generally unavailable. Unless explicitly referenced, the results of the final matches are inferred from knowing which teams made the playoffs.

Los Dogos DAG Argentina0-0England London Titans 2 Brewers
Field 1, Miami Beach
Storm United United States0-2Mexico Zorros Mexico
Field 2, Miami Beach
London/Toronto Stonewall F.C. CanadaEngland1-1United States Philadelphia Falcons
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG Argentina3-1United States Storm United
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers England2-1United States Philadelphia Falcons
Field 2, Miami Beach
London/Toronto Stonewall F.C. CanadaEngland2-0Mexico Zorros Mexico
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG Argentina3-0CanadaEngland London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers England1-1United States Storm United
Field 2, Miami Beach
Philadelphia Falcons United States0-1Mexico Zorros Mexico
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG Argentina6-0Mexico Zorros Mexico
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers England1-1CanadaEngland London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.
Field 2, Miami Beach
Storm United United States2-3United States Philadelphia Falcons
Field 3, Miami Beach

Los Dogos DAG ArgentinaDAGUnited States Philadelphia Falcons
[6]
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans 2 Brewers EnglandTBCMexico Zorros Mexico
A
Field 2, Miami Beach
Storm United United States1-3EnglandCanada London/Toronto Stonewall F.C.
[8]
Field 3, Miami Beach
Seattle Stonewall United States0-3Argentina SAFG
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL England0-2England Village of Manchester
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes United States1-0Shooting Stars
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC Mexico0-3Mexico Lobos Mexico
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers Australia0-2SwedenDenmark Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall United States3-0SwedenDenmark Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL England1-3Mexico Lobos Mexico
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes United States1-0England Village of Manchester
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex ACMexico0-3Shooting Stars
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers Australia0-3Argentina SAFG
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall United States3-0Mexico Lobos Mexico
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL England5-0Shooting Stars
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes United States0-1SwedenDenmark Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC Mexico0-3Argentina SAFG
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers Australia3-1England Village of Manchester
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall United States5-0Shooting Stars
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL England1-1SwedenDenmark Stockholm/Copenhagen
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes United States0-8Argentina SAFG
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC Mexico0-3England Village of Manchester
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers Australia0-1Mexico Lobos Mexico
Field 5, Miami Beach

Seattle Stonewall United StatesvEngland Village of Manchester
Field 1, Miami Beach
London Titans XXL EnglandvArgentina SAFG
Field 2, Miami Beach
San Francisco Spikes United StatesvMexico Lobos Mexico
B
Field 3, Miami Beach
Didesex AC MexicoS/CSwedenDenmark Stockholm/Copenhagen
C
Field 4, Miami Beach
Sydney Rangers AustraliavShooting Stars
Field 5, Miami Beach
^A Either a draw or loss for Zorros as they had been in 1st place 1pt ahead of Stonwall after 4 matches but ultimately placed 2nd in group B
^B Either a draw or loss for Lobos as they had been in 2nd place 2pts ahead of Stockholm/Copenhagen after 4 matches but ultimately missed the playoffs
^C A win for Stockholm/Copenhagen as they had been in 3rd place 2pts behind of Lobos after 4 matches but ultimately qualified for the playoffs

Division 1

SFs: SAFG over London/Toronto (3–1),[9] Seattle over Dogos (--)

Bronze: Dogos over London/Toronto (--)[10]

Gold: SAFG over Seattle (1–0)[11]

Division 2

SFs: Stockholm/Copenhagen over Zorros (--), Titans 2 over Spikes (1–0)[12]

Bronze: Spikes TBC Zorros (--)

Gold: Stockholm/Copenhagen over Titans 2 (1–0)[13]

References

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