Month: August 2020

21 July 2017, Tilburg, Holland. Aerial view of soccer arena Koning Willem II Stadion of football club Willem 2. The logo of the team and the name King Side is visible on the tribune.

UEFA Europa League Finals (Soccer) Germany 2020

By Aerovista Luchtfotografie 21 July 2017, Tilburg, Holland. Aerial view of soccer arena Koning Willem II Stadion of football club Willem 2. The logo of the team and the name King Side is visible on the tribune. Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1056202133

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
10.08.2020Internazionale Milan (ITA)2Bayer Leverkusen (GER)1
10.08.2020Manchester United (ENG)1FC Cophenhagen (DEN)0 aet
11.08.2020Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG)0Sevilla FC (SPA)1
11.08.2020Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)4Basel (SWI)1
Semi-Finals
16.08.2020Sevilla FC2Manchester United1
17.08..2020Internazionale Milan5Shakhtar Donetsk0
FinalCologne, Germany
21.08.2020Sevilla3Internazionale Milan2
UEFA Europa League Finals (Soccer) Germany 2020 [Reference: 2-4]

Irish Players: Matt Doherty (IRL) played in Midfield for Wolverhampton in the Quarter-Finals.

Sevilla FC from Spain won the UEFA Europa League in 2019-20, defeating Inter Milan 3-2 in the Final, after earlier knocking out Wolves of England in the Quarter-Finals, who included two Irish players in their squad: Matt Doherty, who played in the Quarter-Final, and Callum Thompson, who did not appear in their match.

Sevilla also defeated Manchester United in the Semi-Finals. The Manchester United squad included Ethan Galbraith of Northern Ireland, although he did not appear in either of their matches.

[1] Pinterest (2020) 4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4e/e8/e9/4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd.jpg %5BAccessed 19 August 2020]

[2] UEFA (2020) UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Quarter-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001322 [Accessed 24 August 2020]

[3] UEFA (2020) UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Semi-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001323 [Accessed 24 August 2020]

[4] UEFA (2020) UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Final [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001324 [Accessed 24 August 2020]

[5] UEFA (2020) Wolves: Squad [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/53357–wolves/squad/ [Accessed 19 August 2020]

[6] UEFA (2020) Wolves v Sevilla  [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030140–wolves-vs-sevilla/ [Accessed 19 August 2020]

[7] UEFA (2020) Man. Utd: Squad [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52682–man-united/squad/  [Accessed 19 August 2020]

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.

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UEFA Women’s Champions League Finals Basque Country (Soccer) 2019-20

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
21.08.2020Glasgow CityWolfsburg
21.08.2020Atletico MadridBarcelona
22.08.2020ArsenalParis St. Germain
22.08.2020Olympique LyonBayern Munich
UEFA Women’s Champions League Finals Basque Country (Soccer) 2019-20 [Reference: 2-4]

Report

Ireland International Clare Shine, a native of Cork, played for Glasgow City FC, a cross-denominational Women’s Football Team in scotland, who will be competing in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Finals in Bilbao and San Sebastian in the Basque Country from the end of August to the beginning of September. She went missing in June of 2020, but thankfully hassince been found.

Glasgow City and Ireland’s Clare Shine [Reference: 7]

References

Images

[1] Pinterest (2020) 4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4e/e8/e9/4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd.jpg [Accessed 19 August 2020]

Websites

[2] UEFA (2020) UEFA Women’s Champions League 2019-20 Quarter-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/matches/#/rd/2001333 [Accessed 19 August 2020]

[6] Balls (2020) Ireland International Clare Shine has been found [Internet] available from: https://www.balls.ie/football/clare-shine-ireland-footballer-missing-scotland-438009 [accessed 19 August 2020]

[7] Balls (2020) ireland-international-clare-shine-has-been-found [Internet] available from: https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL21lZGlhLmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAyMFxcXC8wNlxcXC8yMTE3NDQwOVxcXC8xODY1NTU5LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjo2NDAsXCJoZWlnaHRcIjozNjAsXCJkZWZhdWx0XCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2NhY2hlLnJlc2l6ZWQuY29cXFwvbm8taW1hZ2UucG5nXCIsXCJvcHRpb25zXCI6W119IiwiaGFzaCI6ImUyNDFkMzk1Y2VlZDgzNTNkZWEwMzJiZGJlMmI1MGU2MjhmMzUwMjIifQ==/ireland-international-clare-shine-has-been-found.jpg [accessed 19 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.

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21 July 2017, Tilburg, Holland. Aerial view of soccer arena Koning Willem II Stadion of football club Willem 2. The logo of the team and the name King Side is visible on the tribune.

UEFA Champions League Finals Lisbon (Soccer) 2019-20

By Aerovista Luchtfotografie 21 July 2017, Tilburg, Holland. Aerial view of soccer arena Koning Willem II Stadion of football club Willem 2. The logo of the team and the name King Side is visible on the tribune. Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1056202133

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
12.08.2020Atalanta1Paris St. Germain2
13.08.2020Red Bull Leipzig2Atletico Madrid1
14.08.2020FC Barcelona2Bayern Munich8
14.08.2020Manchester City1Olympique Lyon3
Semi-Finals
18.08.2020Red Bull Leipzig 0Paris St. Germain3
19.08.2020Olympique Lyon0Bayern Munich3
Final
23.08.2020Paris St. Germain0Bayern Munich1
UEFA Champions League Finals Lisbon (Soccer) 2019-20 [Reference: 2-4]

Manchester City FC were defeated 1-3 by Olympique Lyon in the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2019-20. The Finals were held over 12 days in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, after the COVID-19 Coronavirus Epidemic cut short the season, meaning the elimination of the two legs that were to be played on separate weeks in the Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals. The Final was played between Paris St. FGermain and Bayern Munich on the 23 August 2020, with the German team winning 1-0.

The Manchester City FC squad included EDS (Reserve Team) Goalkeeper from the Republic of Ireland, Gavin Bazunu.

[1] Pinterest (2020) 4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4e/e8/e9/4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd.jpg [Accessed 19 August 2020]

[2] UEFA (2020) UEFA Champions League 2019-20 Quarter-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001327 [Accessed 19 August 2020]

[3] UEFA (2020) UEFA Champions League 2019-20 Semi-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001328 [Accessed 19 August 2020]

[4] UEFA (2020) UEFA Champions League 2019-20 Final [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001329 [Accessed 19 August 2020][Last Accessed 24 August 2020]

[5] Manchester City FC (2020) Players: EDS [Internet] available from: https://www.mancity.com/players/eds [Accessed 19 August 2020]

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.

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FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019

FIFA Club world Cup Qatar 2019 Logo [Reference: 1][Adjusted]

Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
1st Round
11.12.2019Al Sadd Sports Club (Qat)3Hienghene (NCa)1
2nd Round
14.12.2019Al Hilal (KSA)1Esperance de Tunis (Tun)0
14.12.2019Monterrey (Mex)3Al Sadd Sports Club2
5th Place
17.12.2019Al Sadd Sports Club2Esperance de Tunis6
Semi-Finals
17.09.2019CR Flamengo (Bra)3Al Hilal FC1
18.09.2019Monterrey1Liverpool FC (Eng)2
3rd Place
22.12.2019Monterrey2Al Hilal FC2
Final
21.12.2019Liverpool FC1CR Flamengo0
FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 [Reference: 1]

Report

Liverpool Fc won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019, triumphing 1-0 over Brazil’s Flamengo in the Final. Other contestants included Monterrey of Mexico, Esperance of Tunisia, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, Hienghene of New Caledonia and the hosts Al Sadd Sports cClub of Doha in Qatar.

The Liverpool Squad included the Republic of Ireland’s Caoimhin Kellehar, the back-up Goalkeeper.

References

Images

[1] FIFA (2020) 283878_w [Internet] Available from: https://api.fifa.com/api/v1/picture/tournaments-sq-4/283878_w [Accessed 19 August 2020][Adjusted]

Websites

[2] FIFA (2020) FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 Matches [Internet] Available from: https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/ [Accessed 19 August 2020]

[3] FIFA (2020) Liverpool FC Overview: Players [Internet] Available from: https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/clubs/club/1896634/ [Accessed 19 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.

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Last Updated: 19 August 2020

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CONIFA European Football Cup 2017

CONIFA Euro 2017 North Cyprus Logo [Reference: 1]

Knockout Stages

DateHome TeamAway Team
7th Place
09.06.2017Felvidek2South Ossetia0
5th Place
09.06.2017Ellan Vannin3 (4p)Karaptalja3 (5p)
Semi-Finals
09.06.2017Northern Cyprus2Szekely Land1
09.06.2017Padania0 (6p)Abkhazia0 (5p)
3rd Place
09.06.2017Abkhazia1Szekely Land3
Final
09.06.2017Northern Cyprus1 (3p)Padania1 (5p)
CONIFA European Football Cup Knockout Results 2017 [Reference: 2]

Final Group Tables

PWDLFAPts
Group A
Northern Cyprus (Q)3210907
Abkhazia (Q)3120435
Karpatalya3111644
South Ossetia30032130
Group B
Padania (Q)3210417
Szekely Land (Q)3111544
Ellan Vannin3102353
Felvidek3102133
CONIFA European Football Cup Final Group Tables 2017 [Reference: 2]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
05.06.2017Abkhazia2South Ossetia1
04.06.2017Northern Cyprus1Karpatalja0
06.06.2017South Ossetia0Northern Cyprus8
06.06.2017Karpatalja2Abkhazia2
07.06.2017South Ossetia1Karpatalja4
07.06.2017Northern Cyprus0Abkhazia0
Group B
05.06.2017Padania1Ellan Vannin0
05.06.2017Felvidek1Szekely Land0
06.06.2017Szekely Land1Padania1
06.06.2017Ellan Vannin1Felvidek0
07.06.2017Ellan Vannin2Szekely Land4
07.06.2017Padania2Felvidek0
CONIFA European Football Cup Group Results 2017 [Reference: 2]

Report

Padania won the CONIFA European Football Cup in 2017, defeating the hosts Northern Cyprus on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Irish interest in the competition came in the form of Ellan Vannin, the Manx name for the Isle of Man, and one of six Celtic Nations in Europe.

Padania is an alternative name for the once-Celtic region of Northern Italy around the Pado Valley, including Veneto, Trentino, Lombardia, Emilia Romagna, Vallee d’Aoste, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Piedmont, all f whom have significant Friulian, German, or French-speaking minorities.

Szekely Land, Karpatalya, and Felvidek are the Hungarian names for the Hungarian-speaking minority areas of Romania, Ukraine, and Slovakia respectively.

Northern Cyprus is an Independent Turkish-speaking country recognised only by Turkey. South Ossetia and Abkhazia are independent, once minority-areas of Georgia, that are recognised only by Rissia and its allies such as Venezuela and Nicaragua.

References

Images

[1] CONIFA Euro 2017 (2020) logo-CONIFA-Euro-2017-sm [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/logo-CONIFA-Euro-2017-sm.png [Accessed 13 August 2020]

Websites

[2] CONIFA Euro 2017 (2020) European Football Cup 2017 Results [Internet] Available from: http://conifaeuro2017.com/?page_id=13 [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[3] CONIFA (2020) About Us [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/about-us/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[4] CONIFA (2020) Abkhazia [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/abkhazia/  [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) Felvidek [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/felvidek/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) Ellan Vannin [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/ellan-vannin/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) Karpatalya[Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/karpatalya/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) Northern Cyprus [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/northern-cyprus/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) Padania [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/padania/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) South Ossetia [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/south-ossetia/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) Szekely Land [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/szekely-land/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emmanuel, Francesco & Caroline Mitchell.

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Last Updated: 13 August 2020

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CONIFA World Football Cup Africa Qualifying 2018

CONIFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

Country/RegionPWDLPts
Kabylie (Q)*10100030
Matebeleland (Q)*10100030
Somaliland *10100018
Chagos Islands410318
Darfur431011
Western Sahara10102
Zanzibar00000
CONIFA World Football Cup Africa Qualifying Final Standings 2018 [Reference: 2]

Note: 3Pts for a Win, 2 Pts for a Draw, 1 Pt for a Loss, with weighting for each result multiplied by x1, x2 or x3. Best 10 results included.

Note 2: *As Kabylie, Matabeleland and Somaliland were all tied on Points, a decision was taken to include all matches played, including those exceeding the 10-match limit:

  1. No of wins: Kabylie 11, Matabeleland 10, Somaliland 10
  2. No. of Draws: Matabeleland, Somaliland 0.

Results

Country-Region/VersusW/LScoreOpp. ValueResult ValueTotal
Chagos Islands18
BarawaW3-2339
Tamil EelamL1-5313
BarawaL0-3313
Ellan VanninL0-12313
Somaliland30
Kurdish Community in WalesW6-1133
Yemen Community in WalesW4-2133
Bangladesh Community in walesW3-0133
Bangladesh CommunityW2-1133
Pakistan CommunityW3-1133
Ganadores FCW4-3133
South Wales PoliceW6-2133
Ganadores FCW2-1133
Heegan FCW3-0133
Heegan FCW4-1133
Western Sahara2
UN Tindouf XID3-3122
Darfur11
Ostesunds FK Academy W6-1133
Ostesunds FK AcademyW4-1133
Ope IFD1-1122
Ostesunds FK AcademyW3-2133
Matabeleland30
Eagle Life FCW2-1133
Las Palmas FCW3-2133
Eagle Life FCW4-1133
FFA Global MarambaW3-2133
Royal Stars FCW2-1133
Crusaders FCW4-1133
Real Rovers FCW8-1133
Lobengula FCW5-0133
Crusaders FCW3-1133
Royal FCW5-0133
Kabylie30
TimizartW1-0133
Tala GahiaW4-1133
Ighil BoucheneW7-3133
Ait AbdelmoumeneW4-2133
Timizart-LoghbaW3-0133
Tala AthmaneW6-3133
US TiplakinW2-1133
ES Ighil BoucheneW5-1133
JS Air DjennadW133
TamdaW133
CONIFA World Football Cup Africa Qualifying 2018 [Reference: 2]

Report

Kabylie qualified for the CONIFA World Cup 2018 from the Africa Zone along with Matabeleland.

Kabylie, from the North African community of Amazigh speakers between the Tell Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. There are 10 million Kabylie, of whom 2 Million live abroad.

Matabeleland is named after the Ndebele people of Zimbabwe.

References

Images

[1] CONIFA (2020) CONIFA_Website_Header-copy [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CONIFA_Website_Header-copy.png [Accessed 13 August 2020]

Websites

[2] CONIFA (2020) World Football Cup 2018 Africa Qualification Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/wfc-2018/qualification/#africa [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[3] CONIFA (2020) About Us [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/about-us/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[4] CONIFA (2020) Kabylia [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/kabylia/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[5] CONIFA (2020) Matabeleland [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/members/matabeleland/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emmanuel, Francesco & Caroline Mitchell.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 13 August 2020

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You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

CONIFA World Football Cup 2018

CONIFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

PositionCountryPWDL
1Karpatalya6420
2Northern Cyprus6330
3Padania6411
4Szekely Land6303
5Panjab6222
6Cascadia6312
7West Armenia6312
8Barawa6204
9Abkhazia6411
10Kabylia6213
11United Koreans6141
12Tibet6114
13Matebeleland6303
14Tamil Eelam6105
15Tuvalu6105
16Ellan Vannin6204
CONIFA Football World Cup Final Standings 2018 [Reference: Compiled from results in 1]

Knockout Stages

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-FinalsUpper Bracket
05.06.2018Barawa0Northern Cyprus8
05.06.2018Padania2Panjab0
05.06.2018Cascadia1Karpatalya3
05.06.2018Szekely Land4West Armenia0
Quarter-FinalsLower Bracket
05.06.2018Ellan VanninscrTibetw/o
05.06.2018Matebeleland0 (3p)Kabylia0 (4p)
05.06.2018Tamil Eelam0Abkhazia6
05.06.2018Tuvalu0United Koreans5
Semi-Finals13th-16th
07.06.2018Tamil Eelam4Tuvalu3
07.06.2018Ellan VanninscrMatabelelandw/o
Semi-Finals9th-12th
07.06.2018Tibet1Kabylia8
07.06.2018Abkhazia2United Koreans0
Semi-Finals5th-8th
07.06.2018Barawa0Panjab5
07.06.2018Cascadia4West Armenia0
Semi-Finals1st-4th
07.06.2018Northern Cyprus3Padania2
07.06.2018KarpatalyaSzekely Land
Finals15th-16th
09.06.2018Tuvaluw/oEllan Vanninscr
Finals13th-14th
09.06.2018Tamil Eelam0Matebeleland1
Finals11th-12th
09.06.2018Tibet1 (1p)United Koreans 1 (4p)
Finals9th-10th
09.06.2018Kabylia0Abkhazia2
Finals7th-8th
09.06.2018Barawa0West Armenia7
Finals5th-6th
09.06.2018Panjab3 (4p)Cascadia3 (3p)
Finals3rd-4th
09.06.2018Padania0 (5p)Szekely Land0 (4p)
Finals1st-2nd
09.06.2018Karapatalya0 (3p)Northern Cyprus0 (2p)
CONIFA Football World Cup Knockout Stages 2018 [Reference: 1]

Final Group Tables

PWDLFAPts
Group A
Barawa (Q)32016
Cascadia (Q)32016
Ellan Vannin32016
Tamil Eelam30030
Group B
Karpatalja (Q)32107
Northern Cyprus (Q)31205
Abkhazia31114
Tibet30030
Group C
Padania (Q)33009
Szekely Land (Q)32016
Matabeleland31023
Tuvalu30030
Group D
West Armenia (Q)32107
Panjab (Q)31114
United Koreans 30303
Kabylia30121
CONIFA Football World Cup Group Standings 2018 [Reference: 1]

Group Stage Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
31.05.2018Ellan Vannin4Cascadia1
31.05.2018Barawa4Tamil Eelam0
02.06.2018Barawa1Cascadia2
02.06.2018Ellan Vannin2Tamil Eelam0
03.06.2018Tamil Eelam0Cascadia6
03.06.2018Barawa2Ellan Vannin0
Group B
31.05.2018Abkhazia3Tibet0
31.05.2018Northern Cyprus1Karpatalya1
02.06.2018Abkhazia0Karpatalya2
02.06.2018Northern Cyprus3Tibet1
03.06.2018Abkhazia2Northern Cyprus2
03.06.2018Karpatalya5Tibet1
Group C
31.05.2018Tuvalu0Szekely Land4
31.05.2018Padania6Matebeleland1
02.06.2018Szekely Land5Matebeleland0
02.06.2018Padania8Tuvalu0
03.06.2018Tuvalu1Matebeleland3
03.06.2018Padania3Szekely Land1
Group D
31.05.2018United Koreans0West Armenia0
31.05.2018Panjab8Kabylia0
02.06.2018United Koreans0Kabylia0
02.06.2018Panjab0West Armenia1
03.06.2018West Armenia4Kabylia0
03.06.2018Panjab1United Koreans1
CONIFA Football World Cup Group Stage Results 2018 [Reference: 1]

Report

Karpatalya, in Eastern Europe won the CONIFA World Football Cup in 2018, triumphing 3-2 on penalties against Northern Cyprus in the Final after a 0-0 draw.

Of Irish Interest in the CONIFA World Cup in 2018 was Ellan Vannin, the Manx name for Isle of Man, which belongs to the Gaelic-speaking branch of the Celtic languages. they finished last after winning two of their three group games, but not participating in the knockout rounds.

CONIFA is the Federation of Independent Football Associations, and is a global not-for-profit organisation for Football teams from Nations, De Facto Nations, Regions, Minority Peoples and Sports Isolated Territories.

References

Images

[1] CONIFA (2020) CONIFA_Website_Header-copy [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CONIFA_Website_Header-copy.png [Accessed 13 August 2020]

Websites

[2] CONIFA (2020) WFC Results & Tables [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/wfc-2018/wfc-results-tables-2/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

[3] CONIFA (2020) About Us [Internet] Available from: http://www.conifa.org/en/about-us/ [Accessed 13 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco & Caroline Mitchell.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 13 August 2020

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Ireland National Street Soccer Team 2016

Results Homeless World Cup, Glasgow 2016

DateVersusW/LScore
2016LithuaniaW(pens)
2016BulgariaW11-L
2016United States of AmericaW13-L
2016GreeceW15-1
2016SwedenW14-1
Ireland National Street Soccer Team Results Homeless World Cup, Glasgow 2016 [Reference: 1]

Report

Ireland defeated Lithuania on Penalties in the first game at the Homeless World Cup in Glasgow in 2016, before going on a goal-spree, putting 11 past Bulgaria, 13 past USA, and then defeating Greece 15-1 and Sweden 14-1. 64 teams from 52 Nations entered the Homeless World Cup in Glasgow, home of the World Street Soccer Federation. It was played in specially built pitches.

The Irish team was made up of players from the Irish Homeless Street Leagues, and was managed by Sean Kavanagh and coached by Thomas Morgan.

Ireland Homeless World Cup Team 2016 [Reference: 2]

References

Websites

[1] The 42.ie (2016) Irish team excel at the 2016 Homeless World Cup and rack up fifth consecutive win [Internet] Aavailable from: https://www.the42.ie/ireland-homeless-world-cup-2016-2875188-Jul2016/ [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Images

[2] The 42.ie (2016) irelandwc-390×285 [Internet] Aavailable from: https://c1.thejournal.ie/media/2016/07/irelandwc-390×285.png [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch, Maurice Lynch, Dylan Brennan; Eoin O’Fearghaill, Jason, Simon Williams.

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Last Updated: 14 March 2020

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Vatican City Football 1972-Present

Vatican Men’s National Team Results

DateVersusW/LScore
Non-FIFA National Teams
MonacoL
MonacoL
MonacoL
MonacoL
MonacoL
San Marino
Club Teams
St. PauliL
2006SV Vollmond (Swi)W5-1
2015Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Ger)W1-0
Azzurri Schaan (Lie)L1-8
Weisweiler Elf (Ger)L1-8
Non-FIFA Autonomous Provinces
2019RaetiaD2-2
Vatican Men’s National Team Results [Reference: 1-2]

Vatican City Women’s National Team Results

DateVersusW/LScore
2019Mariahilf (Aut)postponed
Vatican Women’s National Team Results [Reference: 1]

Report

The Vatican City plays its own brand of soccer, with a blue card introduced in the 8-team Vatican City Football League to combat persistent fouling, whereby a player receiving the card spends 5 minutes in the sin-bin.

It is not a member of FIFA, one of nine sovereign Nations that aren’t, but has played International matches against Monaco (five times, losing every time, and only scoring one goal), as well as matches against club sides, including German Anarchist team St. Pauli, and other German teams Leisweiler Elf, losing 8-1, and Lutherstadt Wittenberg, a 1-0 win.

It has also played Swiss side SV Vollmond, winning 5-1 and Liechtenstein’s 8th Division side Azzurri Schaan, losing 8-1. In 2019 the Vatican City men’s team played Raetia, a Swiss province that speaks the fourth language in Switzerland (German, French and Italian are the other three), although it has never entered the CONIFA World Cup alongside non-recognised countries such as Northern Cyprus and Kurdistan.

In 2019 the Vatican City launched a Women’s National Team, with the blessing of Pope Francis, although the team’s first match against Austrian team Mariahilf was cancelled at the last minute due to protests in the stands against the Roman Catholic Church’s stance on Gays and Women.

Contrary to popular belief, anyone who is resident in 801-strong population of the Vatican City is eligible to play in both the League and National teams, not just Catholic Priests. [References: 1-2]

Vatican City team before the match with Raetia in 2019 [Reference: 3]

References

Websites

[1] Goal (2019) “Lose well rather than win badly” [Internet] Available from: https://www.goal.com/en-ie/news/lose-well-rather-than-win-badly-how-vatican-city-are-taking/1u4d1m5lgfts14s8ykzbjl6j2 [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Magazines

[2] Anon. (2011) “Vatican City” World Soccer December 2011. pg.

Images

[3] Goal (2019) “vatican-city-raetia-2019” [Internet] Available from: https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/GOAL/a4/bb/vatican-city-raetia-2019_12zpmmrubs0gf1l8oy4kvjovsf.jpg?t=1426553537&quality=60&w=800 [Accessed 4 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Conville, Conor Lynch, Maurice Lynch, Simon Brennan and Gordon Brennan.

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South American Soccer Club World Tours 1968

Santos (Brazil)

DateVersusW/LScoreAttendance
21.06.1968Napoli (Italy) (at Yankee Stadium, NY)W4-243,002
26.06.1968Napoli (at Downing Stadium, NY)W6-27,237
28.06.1968Napoli (at Varsity Stadium, Toronto)W5-215,514
30.06.1968St. Louis StarsW3-220,116
04.07.1968Kansas City SpursW4-119,296
06.07.1968Necaxa (Mexico) (at Los Angeles)W4-312,418
08.07.1968Boston BeaconsW7-118.411
10.07.1968Cleveland StokersL1-216,205
12.07.1968New York GeneralsL3-515,645
14.07.1968Washington WhipsW3-120,189
Santos (Brazil) Tours of North America 1968 [Reference: 1]

Report

Santos, with star attraction, Pele, went on a 10-game month-long tour of North America during June and July 1968. The tour started with three games against Italian side Napoli in New York and Toronto, attracting crowds of 43,000 at Yankee Stadium, home of Baseball’s New York Yankees, before moving on to play Midwestern teams St. Louis Stars and Kansas City Spurs, and then on to the West Coast where they played Mexican side Necaxa in Los Angeles, and then back to the East Coast to play Boston Beacons, winning all seven games before perhaps tiredness kicked in and the effects of so much travel, as they lost their next two games to Cleveland Stokers and New York Generals, before finishing up the trip with a win against Washington Whips.

The North American Soccer League had been established earlier that year, with the help of FIFA and the USSF, and was the first great attempt at bringing Professional Soccer to North America. The League lasted until 1983. Santos were one of the top sides in the World at the time, and rivaled unofficial World Club Champions, Racing Club of Argentina. They are based in the City of Santos in the Brazilian State of Sao Paulo.

References

Magazines

[1] Jose, Colin (1968) “Pele, what an attraction in the States” World Soccer. September 1968. pg 16.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martin Slattery.

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