2016 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification

Football tournament stage 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification 30 May 2015 – 6 September 2015 10 1 15 56 Raetia Kastrie (6 goals) 2018 The 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup qualification was a football competition to determine some of the participants of the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup. This was the first time a qualification process was used for the ConIFA World Cup. The first qualification match was played on 30 May 2015 between the newly constituted Felvidék team and the team representing Alderney, with the first goal scored by Felvidék's Zoltán Novota. Background The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) was founded in June 2013, as an organisation to represent football associations that are not eligible or choose not to join FIFA.https://conifaofficial.wordpress.com/about/ About Us 15 June 2014 ConIFA Confederation of independent Football Associations 29 May 2015 One year later, it held its first official tournament, the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup, in Sweden, to which the twelve participating teams were invited. The success of this tournament led to the decision to make it a biannual competition, with continental tournaments taking place in between, the first of which was the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup. During the planning process for the European Football Cup, ConIFA took the decision that, in addition to finding its first European champions, the competition would also serve as a qualification tournament for the 2016 World Football Cup, with the top three teams gaining automatic entry into the WFC.https://conifaofficial.wordpress.com/european-football-cup-2015/ European Football Cup 2015 27 April 2015 ConIFA Confederation of independent Football Associations 29 May 2015 The finalised European Football Cup eventually featured a total of six teams, including both the current WFC champions, Countea de Nissea, and the runners up, Ellan Vannin. A number of the participants undertook warm-up games prior to the start of the tournament,https://conifaofficial.wordpress.com/calender/ Calendar 15 June 2014 ConIFA Confederation of independent Football Associations 29 May 2015 with Ellan Vannin planning two charity games over the weekend of the 30–31 May against Alderney.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32217166 Ellan Vannin announced ConIFA warm up plans 8 April 2015 BBC Sport BBC 29 May 2015 http://www.niamhsnextstep.com/news--events/niamh-challenge-matches-ellan-vannin-vs-alderney-fa Niamh Challenge Matches – Ellan Vannin vs. Alderney 8 April 2015 Niamh's Next Step 29 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714203256/http://www.niamhsnextstep.com/news--events/niamh-challenge-matches-ellan-vannin-vs-alderney-fa 2015-07-14 dead However, in mid-May 2015, a few weeks prior to the fixtures taking place, the fixtures were cancelled and replaced by a four team tournament called the Niamh Challenge Cup, with Ellan Vannin and Alderney joined by teams representing Felvidék and Punjab. At the same time, ConIFA announced that they were officially sanctioning the tournament, with the winners gaining automatic entry to the WFC.http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football-ellan-vannin-to-host-tournament-at-end-of-month-1-7257803 Ellan Vannin to host tournament at end of month 13 May 2015 Yorkshire Evening Post 29 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715023033/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football-ellan-vannin-to-host-tournament-at-end-of-month-1-7257803 2015-07-15 dead A second tournament, the Benedikt Fontana Cup, hosted in Switzerland by the Fussballauswahl Raetia, was announced as taking place in parallel with the EFC in June 2015, with three participants, including the hosts Raetia, Felvidék and the Chagos Islands. ConIFA announced that this too would serve as a qualification tournament for the WFC, with the winner gaining automatic entry.https://conifaofficial.wordpress.com/benedikt-fontana-cup/ Benedikt Fontana Cup 14 May 2015 ConIFA Confederation of Independent Football Associations 29 May 2015 In addition to the qualification process that ConIFA put in place, the organisation announced in May that it had reached an agreement with the football association representing the Aymara people for their team to be the first South Americans to play at the World Football Cup.https://conifaofficial.wordpress.com/2015/05/16/signing-of-team-aymara-chile-trip-of-our-south-america-director-jens-jockel/ Signing of Team Aymara – Chile-Trip of our South America Director Jockel Jens 16 May 2015 ConIFA 1 June 2015 On 7 July, ConIFA announced that Abkhazia had been selected as the host of the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup, which confirmed their participation.https://conifaofficial.wordpress.com/2015/07/07/looking-back-and-moving-forward/ Looking back and moving forward!= 7 July 2015 ConIFA Confederation of Independent Football Associations 7 July 2015 In December 2015, following advice from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office over security concerns regarding travel to Abkhazia, the Manx Independent Football Alliance announced that the Ellan Vannin team would withdraw from the World Football Cup, and instead take part in the 2016 Europeada Championship in Italy.http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/football-news/ellan-vannin-set-for-new-european-adventure-1-7629393 Ellan Vannin set for new European adventure 17 December 2015 IOM Today 17 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164955/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/football-news/ellan-vannin-set-for-new-european-adventure-1-7629393 2015-12-22 dead Qualified teams Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance Notes20px AymaráInvitation13 May 20151stN/AN/ASubsequently, withdrew from competitionIsle of Man Ellan VanninNiamh Challenge Cup winners31 May 20152nd2014Runners-up (2014)Subsequently, withdrew from competitionPadaniaEuropean Football Cup Winner21 June 20152nd20145th place (2014)Initially expelled from competition, but subsequently restoredCounty of NiceEuropean Football Cup Runner Up21 June 20152nd2014Winners (2014)Subsequently, withdrew from competitionAbkhaziaHost7 July 20152nd20148th place (2014)RaetiaBenedikt Fontana Cup Winners6 September 20151stN/AN/A Qualification In the qualification process, Ellan Vannin and Felvidek had two opportunities to qualify; through the Niamh Challenge Cup and the ConIFA European Football Cup. Niamh Challenge Cup The Niamh Challenge Cup was a four-team knockout tournament held over two days; the winners of the two games played on the first day advanced to the final, with the winner of that game qualifying automatically for the WFC. 2015 5 30 y 11:30 BST Match 1 Alderney 23px Felvidék 1–2 Concacnen 60 Novatar 40 Dalonky 61 The Bowl, Douglas 2015 5 30 y 15:00 BST Match 2 Ellan Vannin Isle of Man Panjab 8–1 Quaye 11 37McNulty 15Doyle 44Jones 50 55Davies 67Doyle 75 ? 28 The Bowl, Douglas Andrew Lodge (Isle of Man) 2015 5 31 y 17:30 BST Final Felvidék 23px Isle of Man Ellan Vannin 1–3 Dalnoky 72 McNulty 20 Caine 25 Doyle 88 The Bowl, Douglas Report 2015 European Football Cup The 2015 European Football Cup featured a total of six teams, divided into two groups of three for the first round. The top two in each group advanced to the semi-finals. The winner of the tournament, runner-up and team that finished third were automatically awarded places in the 2016 World Football Cup. Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the semi-finals Group A Group AGroup B Group B 20 June 2015 15:00 CEST Semi-final 1 County of Nice 3–1 Isle of Man Ellan Vannin Delerue Floridi Girand Jones Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen 20 June 2015 18:00 CEST Semi-final 2 Padania 5–0 23px Felvidék Prandelli Mazzotti De Peralta Baruwah Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen 21 June 2015 13:00 CEST 3rd place match Ellan Vannin Isle of Man 1–1 23px Felvidék Bass Magyar Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen 5–3 21 June 2015 16:00 Final County of Nice 1–4 Padania Delerue Tignonsini De Peralta Prandelli Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen Benedikt Fontana Cup The Benedikt Fontana Cup was planned as a two-game tournament held over two days in June 2015 between Raetia and the Chagos Islands, with the winners automatically qualifying for the World Football Cup. The competition was originally planned as a three-team tournament, with Panjab and Felvidek due to take part alongside the hosts. Panjab were forced to withdraw in May 2015, and were replaced by the Chagos Islands.http://www.faraetia.ch/?p=251 Chagos ersetzt Panjab 22 May 2015 FA Raetia 29 May 2015 German https://web.archive.org/web/20150529203057/http://www.faraetia.ch/?p=251 2015-05-29 dead Subsequently, Felvidek also withdrew, leaving it as a two-legged tie, with the winner (and qualification place) decided by the aggregate score. In June 2015, just prior to the event taking place, the competition was cancelled by the Raetia FA as a result of the Chagos team pulling out, and rescheduled for August 2015.https://www.facebook.com/FARaetia/photos/a.205292326258251.43848.203981849722632/778503442270467/ Mit Bedauern muss die FA Raetia mitteilen... 14 June 2015 Facebook Raetia FA 15 June 2015 German The Raetia FA announced that the tournament would be played as a single game against Franconia on Sunday 6 September.http://www.faraetia.ch/?p=257 Neues Datum Benedikt Fontana Cup: 6. September 2015 6 July 2015 FA Raetia 14 July 2015 German https://web.archive.org/web/20150706203959/http://www.faraetia.ch/?p=257 2015-07-06 dead ConIFAOfficial 2015 9 6 y 13:00 CET Raetia Franconia 6–0 Kastrie Fussballplätze Ringstrasse, Chur References 2 2016 Category:International association football competitions hosted by Hungary Category:International association football competitions hosted by Switzerland Category:2015 in men's association football Category:2014–15 in Hungarian football Category:2015 in Swiss sport Con Category:Football competitions in the Isle of Man Category:Sport in Debrecen