August 13, 2020

CONIFA European Football Cup 2017

CONIFA Euro 2017 North Cyprus Logo [Reference: 1]

Knockout Stages

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	7th Place
09.06.2017	Felvidek	2	South Ossetia	0
	5th Place
09.06.2017	Ellan Vannin	3 (4p)	Karaptalja	3 (5p)
	Semi-Finals
09.06.2017	Northern Cyprus	2	Szekely Land	1
09.06.2017	Padania	0 (6p)	Abkhazia	0 (5p)
	3rd Place
09.06.2017	Abkhazia	1	Szekely Land	3
	Final
09.06.2017	Northern Cyprus	1 (3p)	Padania	1 (5p)

CONIFA European Football Cup Knockout Results 2017 [Reference: 2]

Final Group Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
Northern Cyprus (Q)	3	2	1	0	9	0	7
Abkhazia (Q)	3	1	2	0	4	3	5
Karpatalya	3	1	1	1	6	4	4
South Ossetia	3	0	0	3	2	13	0
Group B
Padania (Q)	3	2	1	0	4	1	7
Szekely Land (Q)	3	1	1	1	5	4	4
Ellan Vannin	3	1	0	2	3	5	3
Felvidek	3	1	0	2	1	3	3

CONIFA European Football Cup Final Group Tables 2017 [Reference: 2]

Group Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Group A
05.06.2017	Abkhazia	2	South Ossetia	1
04.06.2017	Northern Cyprus	1	Karpatalja	0
06.06.2017	South Ossetia	0	Northern Cyprus	8
06.06.2017	Karpatalja	2	Abkhazia	2
07.06.2017	South Ossetia	1	Karpatalja	4
07.06.2017	Northern Cyprus	0	Abkhazia	0
	Group B
05.06.2017	Padania	1	Ellan Vannin	0
05.06.2017	Felvidek	1	Szekely Land	0
06.06.2017	Szekely Land	1	Padania	1
06.06.2017	Ellan Vannin	1	Felvidek	0
07.06.2017	Ellan Vannin	2	Szekely Land	4
07.06.2017	Padania	2	Felvidek	0

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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August 13, 2020

CONIFA World Football Cup Africa Qualifying 2018

CONIFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

Country/Region	P	W	D	L	Pts
Kabylie (Q)*	10	10	0	0	30
Matebeleland (Q)*	10	10	0	0	30
Somaliland *	10	10	0	0	18
Chagos Islands	4	1	0	3	18
Darfur	4	3	1	0	11
Western Sahara	1	0	1	0	2
Zanzibar	0	0	0	0	0

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:

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

Results

Country-Region/Versus	W/L	Score	Opp. Value	Result Value	Total
Chagos Islands					18
Barawa	W	3-2	3	3	9
Tamil Eelam	L	1-5	3	1	3
Barawa	L	0-3	3	1	3
Ellan Vannin	L	0-12	3	1	3
Somaliland					30
Kurdish Community in Wales	W	6-1	1	3	3
Yemen Community in Wales	W	4-2	1	3	3
Bangladesh Community in wales	W	3-0	1	3	3
Bangladesh Community	W	2-1	1	3	3
Pakistan Community	W	3-1	1	3	3
Ganadores FC	W	4-3	1	3	3
South Wales Police	W	6-2	1	3	3
Ganadores FC	W	2-1	1	3	3
Heegan FC	W	3-0	1	3	3
Heegan FC	W	4-1	1	3	3
Western Sahara					2
UN Tindouf XI	D	3-3	1	2	2
Darfur					11
Ostesunds FK Academy	W	6-1	1	3	3
Ostesunds FK Academy	W	4-1	1	3	3
Ope IF	D	1-1	1	2	2
Ostesunds FK Academy	W	3-2	1	3	3
Matabeleland					30
Eagle Life FC	W	2-1	1	3	3
Las Palmas FC	W	3-2	1	3	3
Eagle Life FC	W	4-1	1	3	3
FFA Global Maramba	W	3-2	1	3	3
Royal Stars FC	W	2-1	1	3	3
Crusaders FC	W	4-1	1	3	3
Real Rovers FC	W	8-1	1	3	3
Lobengula FC	W	5-0	1	3	3
Crusaders FC	W	3-1	1	3	3
Royal FC	W	5-0	1	3	3
Kabylie					30
Timizart	W	1-0	1	3	3
Tala Gahia	W	4-1	1	3	3
Ighil Bouchene	W	7-3	1	3	3
Ait Abdelmoumene	W	4-2	1	3	3
Timizart-Loghba	W	3-0	1	3	3
Tala Athmane	W	6-3	1	3	3
US Tiplakin	W	2-1	1	3	3
ES Ighil Bouchene	W	5-1	1	3	3
JS Air Djennad	W		1	3	3
Tamda	W		1	3	3

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.

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CONIFA World Football Cup 2018

CONIFA Logo [Reference: 1]

Final Standings

Position	Country	P	W	D	L
1	Karpatalya	6	4	2	0
2	Northern Cyprus	6	3	3	0
3	Padania	6	4	1	1
4	Szekely Land	6	3	0	3
5	Panjab	6	2	2	2
6	Cascadia	6	3	1	2
7	West Armenia	6	3	1	2
8	Barawa	6	2	0	4
9	Abkhazia	6	4	1	1
10	Kabylia	6	2	1	3
11	United Koreans	6	1	4	1
12	Tibet	6	1	1	4
13	Matebeleland	6	3	0	3
14	Tamil Eelam	6	1	0	5
15	Tuvalu	6	1	0	5
16	Ellan Vannin	6	2	0	4

CONIFA Football World Cup Final Standings 2018 [Reference: Compiled from results in 1]

Knockout Stages

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Quarter-Finals		Upper Bracket
05.06.2018	Barawa	0	Northern Cyprus	8
05.06.2018	Padania	2	Panjab	0
05.06.2018	Cascadia	1	Karpatalya	3
05.06.2018	Szekely Land	4	West Armenia	0
	Quarter-Finals		Lower Bracket
05.06.2018	Ellan Vannin	scr	Tibet	w/o
05.06.2018	Matebeleland	0 (3p)	Kabylia	0 (4p)
05.06.2018	Tamil Eelam	0	Abkhazia	6
05.06.2018	Tuvalu	0	United Koreans	5
	Semi-Finals		13th-16th
07.06.2018	Tamil Eelam	4	Tuvalu	3
07.06.2018	Ellan Vannin	scr	Matabeleland	w/o
	Semi-Finals		9th-12th
07.06.2018	Tibet	1	Kabylia	8
07.06.2018	Abkhazia	2	United Koreans	0
	Semi-Finals		5th-8th
07.06.2018	Barawa	0	Panjab	5
07.06.2018	Cascadia	4	West Armenia	0
	Semi-Finals		1st-4th
07.06.2018	Northern Cyprus	3	Padania	2
07.06.2018	Karpatalya		Szekely Land
	Finals		15th-16th
09.06.2018	Tuvalu	w/o	Ellan Vannin	scr
	Finals		13th-14th
09.06.2018	Tamil Eelam	0	Matebeleland	1
	Finals		11th-12th
09.06.2018	Tibet	1 (1p)	United Koreans	1 (4p)
	Finals		9th-10th
09.06.2018	Kabylia	0	Abkhazia	2
	Finals		7th-8th
09.06.2018	Barawa	0	West Armenia	7
	Finals		5th-6th
09.06.2018	Panjab	3 (4p)	Cascadia	3 (3p)
	Finals		3rd-4th
09.06.2018	Padania	0 (5p)	Szekely Land	0 (4p)
	Finals		1st-2nd
09.06.2018	Karapatalya	0 (3p)	Northern Cyprus	0 (2p)

CONIFA Football World Cup Knockout Stages 2018 [Reference: 1]

Final Group Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group A
Barawa (Q)	3	2	0	1			6
Cascadia (Q)	3	2	0	1			6
Ellan Vannin	3	2	0	1			6
Tamil Eelam	3	0	0	3			0
Group B
Karpatalja (Q)	3	2	1	0			7
Northern Cyprus (Q)	3	1	2	0			5
Abkhazia	3	1	1	1			4
Tibet	3	0	0	3			0
Group C
Padania (Q)	3	3	0	0			9
Szekely Land (Q)	3	2	0	1			6
Matabeleland	3	1	0	2			3
Tuvalu	3	0	0	3			0
Group D
West Armenia (Q)	3	2	1	0			7
Panjab (Q)	3	1	1	1			4
United Koreans	3	0	3	0			3
Kabylia	3	0	1	2			1

CONIFA Football World Cup Group Standings 2018 [Reference: 1]

Group Stage Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		Away Team
	Group A
31.05.2018	Ellan Vannin	4	Cascadia	1
31.05.2018	Barawa	4	Tamil Eelam	0
02.06.2018	Barawa	1	Cascadia	2
02.06.2018	Ellan Vannin	2	Tamil Eelam	0
03.06.2018	Tamil Eelam	0	Cascadia	6
03.06.2018	Barawa	2	Ellan Vannin	0
	Group B
31.05.2018	Abkhazia	3	Tibet	0
31.05.2018	Northern Cyprus	1	Karpatalya	1
02.06.2018	Abkhazia	0	Karpatalya	2
02.06.2018	Northern Cyprus	3	Tibet	1
03.06.2018	Abkhazia	2	Northern Cyprus	2
03.06.2018	Karpatalya	5	Tibet	1
	Group C
31.05.2018	Tuvalu	0	Szekely Land	4
31.05.2018	Padania	6	Matebeleland	1
02.06.2018	Szekely Land	5	Matebeleland	0
02.06.2018	Padania	8	Tuvalu	0
03.06.2018	Tuvalu	1	Matebeleland	3
03.06.2018	Padania	3	Szekely Land	1
	Group D
31.05.2018	United Koreans	0	West Armenia	0
31.05.2018	Panjab	8	Kabylia	0
02.06.2018	United Koreans	0	Kabylia	0
02.06.2018	Panjab	0	West Armenia	1
03.06.2018	West Armenia	4	Kabylia	0
03.06.2018	Panjab	1	United Koreans	1

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.

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August 4, 2020

Ireland National Street Soccer Team 2016

Results Homeless World Cup, Glasgow 2016

Date	Versus	W/L	Score
2016	Lithuania	W	(pens)
2016	Bulgaria	W	11-L
2016	United States of America	W	13-L
2016	Greece	W	15-1
2016	Sweden	W	14-1

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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August 4, 2020

Vatican City Football 1972-Present

Vatican Men’s National Team Results

Date	Versus	W/L	Score
	Non-FIFA National Teams
	Monaco	L
	Monaco	L
	Monaco	L
	Monaco	L
	Monaco	L
	San Marino
	Club Teams
	St. Pauli	L
2006	SV Vollmond (Swi)	W	5-1
2015	Lutherstadt Wittenberg (Ger)	W	1-0
	Azzurri Schaan (Lie)	L	1-8
	Weisweiler Elf (Ger)	L	1-8
	Non-FIFA Autonomous Provinces
2019	Raetia	D	2-2

Vatican Men’s National Team Results [Reference: 1-2]

Vatican City Women’s National Team Results

Date	Versus	W/L	Score
2019	Mariahilf (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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August 1, 2020

South American Soccer Club World Tours 1968

Santos (Brazil)

Date	Versus	W/L	Score	Attendance
21.06.1968	Napoli (Italy) (at Yankee Stadium, NY)	W	4-2	43,002
26.06.1968	Napoli (at Downing Stadium, NY)	W	6-2	7,237
28.06.1968	Napoli (at Varsity Stadium, Toronto)	W	5-2	15,514
30.06.1968	St. Louis Stars	W	3-2	20,116
04.07.1968	Kansas City Spurs	W	4-1	19,296
06.07.1968	Necaxa (Mexico) (at Los Angeles)	W	4-3	12,418
08.07.1968	Boston Beacons	W	7-1	18.411
10.07.1968	Cleveland Stokers	L	1-2	16,205
12.07.1968	New York Generals	L	3-5	15,645
14.07.1968	Washington Whips	W	3-1	20,189

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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North American Soccer League Clubs World Tours 1967-68

Records

Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
Dallas Tornado	44	10	9	25	29
Chicago Mustangs	16	5	1	10	11
Detroit Cougars	3	3	0	0	6
Vancouver Royals	4	2	0	2	4
Toronto Falcons	2	0	2	0	2

North American Soccer Clubs World Tours 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Dallas Tornado Results 1967-68

Versus	W/L	Score
Fenerbahce (Turkey)	D
Australia (National Team)	D
Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)	L	1-3
Puntarenas (Costa Rica)	D	3-3
San Carlos (Costa Rica)	L	0-2

Dallas Tornado Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Chicago Mustangs

Versus	W/L	Score
AFE (Ecuador) (in Miami, Florida)	W	3-1
Bogota All-Stars (Colombia) (in Miami, Fl.)	W	5-2
Porkenir Lima (Peru) (in Miami, Fl.)	L	1-2
Huachipato Concepcion (Chile)	W	2-1
Antofagasta (Chile)	L	0-2
Universidad Catolica (Chile)	L	1-4
Arica (Amateur Team) (Chile)	W	6-1
Slavia Prague (Czechoslovakia)	L	1-8
Wacker Innsbruck (Austria)	L	2-5
Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia)	L	0-4
Svoboda Tetovo Uzice (Bulgaria)	L	0-3
Radnicki (Yugoslavia)	D	2-2
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	L	3-4
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	L	0-1
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	L	2-4
Houston Stars (USA) (in Sarasota, Florida)	W	5-3

Chicago Mustangs Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Vancouver Royals

Versus	W/L	Score
Racing Club de Buenos Aires (Argentina)	L	0-4
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)	W	1-0
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)	W	2-1
Bonsucesso (Rio de Janeiro) (Brazil)	L	1-3

Vancouver Royals Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Toronto Falcons

Versus	W/L	Score
Unknown Team (El Salvador)	D
Unknown Team (El Salvador)	D

Toronto Falcons Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Detroit Cougars

Versus	W/L	Score
Jamaica (National Team)	W	4-0
Jamaica (National Team)	W	4-1
Violette Club (Haiti)	W	3-1

Detroit Cougars Friendly Results 1967-68 [Reference: 1]

Report

With the formation of the North American Soccer League in 1968 after the merger of the two competing League in 1967 (United Soccer Association, and the National Premier Soccer League – the latter featuring European and South American Teams guesting as American teams in a Summer League in USA), a number of the NASL clubs went on expended World Tours over the Winter of 1967-68 (during the North American off-season).

Dallas Tornado, under the stewardship of Bob Kap, who in the 1970s would go on to try and bring Professional American Football to Europe (see Intercontinental Football League 1970-1978 ), went on a 44-game tour, which resulted in 10 Wins 9 Draws and 25 Losses.

Other tours included Chicago Mustangs playing 9 games in Europe and South America, as well as playing in a preseason tournament in Florida against South American opposition, and the two Canadian Clubs, Vancouver Royals (who gave a good account of themselves in a 0-4 loss to the unofficial World Club Champions, Racing Club of Argentina), and Torinto Falcons.

Detroit Cougars managed big wins against the Jamaican National Team and a Haitian Club side, and St. Louis had a tour lined up that was to take in Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

References

Magazines

[1] Jose, Colin (1968) “Dallas Test Strength” World Soccer. May 1968. pg. 11.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martin Slattery

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Chilean Octagonal Tournament (Soccer) 1968

Final Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Santos (Brazil) (C)	7	6	0	1	22	7	12
East Germany	7	4	2	1	22	`14	10
Universidad Catolica (Chile)	7	5	0	2	17	15	10
Vasas Varga (Hungary)	7	3	2	2	13	14	8
Czechoslovakia	7	3	1	3	11	13	7
Universidad de Chile	7	1	2	4	9	15	4
Colo Colo (Chile)	7	1	1	5	9	18	3
Racing Club (Argentina)	7	0	2	5	6	13	2

Chilean Octagonal Tournament (Soccer) Final Table 1968 [Reference: 1]

Results Grid

	San	EG	UCat	Vas	CZ	UCh	CC	RC
Santos	xxx	3-1	4-1	4-0	4-1	1-2	4-1	2-1
East Germany	1-3	xxx	2-0	3-3	2-2	5-2	5-2	4-2
Universidad Catolica	1-4	0-2	xxx	4-3	4-1	2-1	4-3	2-1
Vasas Varga	0-4	3-3	3-4	xxx	3-1	2-1	1-0	1-1
Czechoslovakia	1-4	2-2	1-4	1-3	xxx	2-0	2-0	2-0
Universidad de Chile	2-1	2-5	1-2	1-2	0-2	xxx	2-2	1-1
Colo Colo	1-4	2-5	3-4	0-1	0-2	2-2	xxx	1-0
Racing Club	1-2	2-4	1-2	1-1	0-2	1-1	0-1	xxx

Chilean Octagonal Tournament (Soccer) Results Grid 1968 [Reference: 1]

Report

Santos, best remembered in 1960s soccer as Pele’s Club, won the Chilean Octagonal Tournament, a significant achievement, as the tournament included the National Teams of Czechoslovakia and East Germany. Santos won all their games with the exception of a 1-2 loss to Universidad de Chile. Included in the victories was a 3-1 win over East Germany and a 4-1 win over Czechoslovakia. East Germany finished second, and Universidad Catolica (Chile) third.

Other notable players were Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas, playing for Vasas in the Octagonal Tournament, who was one of the stars of the great Hungary team that finished runners-up in the World Cup in 1958, and who also shone in England in 1966. Another star was Czechoslovakian sensation Masopust, at the special request of the Chilean organisers, on account of the role he played in guiding Czechoslovakia to the Final of the 1962 World Cup in Chile.

References

Magazines

[4] Gordon, Jeffery (1992) “Despite Racing, are Santos still top?” World Soccer. May 1968. pg. 21.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Martin Slattery.

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UEFA European Amateur Championship 1967

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Final Group Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Group 1
Turkey (Q)	4	2	0	2	3	2	4
West Germany	4	1	2	1	4	4	4
Yugoslavia	4	1	2	1	4	5	4
Group 2
Spain (Q)	4	4	0	0	10	3	8
France	4	2	0	2	7	8	4
Italy	4	0	0	4	3	9	0
Group 3
Austria (Q)	4	3	0	1	7	4	6
England	4	2	1	1	3	3	5
Netherland	4	0	1	3	2	5	1
Group 4
Scotland (Q)	4	3	1	0	11	1	7
Wales	4	1	1	2	3	5	3
Republic of Ireland	4	1	0	3	2	10	2

UEFA Amateur Championship Group Tables 1967 [Reference: 1]

Finals

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals		Palma de Mallorca (Spa)
06.1967	Scotland	3	Spain	1
06.1967	Austria	1	Turkey	0
	3rd Place Playoff		Palma de Mallorca (Spa)
06.1967	Spain	2	Turkey	0
	Final		Palma de Mallorca (Spa)
06.1967	Austria	2	Scotland	1

UEFA Amateur Championship Finals 1967 [Reference: 1]

Group Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Group 1
1967	Yugoslavia	1	Turkey	0
1967	West Germany	1	Turkey	0
1967	Yugoslavia	0	West Germany	0
1967	Turkey	2	Yugoslavia	0
1967	Turkey	1	West Germany	0
1967	West Germany	3	Yugoslavia	3
	Group 2
1967	Italy	1	France	2
1967	Spain	2	Italy	0
1967	France	1	Spain	2
1967	Spain	4	France	1
1967	Italy	1	Spain	2
1967	France	3	Italy	1
	Group 3
1967	Netherlands	1	Austria	2
1967	Netherlands	0	England	0
1967	Austria	2	Netherlands	1
1967	Austria	3	England	0
1967	England	2	Austria	0
1967	England	1	Netherlands	0
	Group D
1967	Scotland	2	Wales	0
1967	Rep. Ireland	0	Scotland	4
1967	Scotland	4	Rep. Ireland	0
1967	Wales	0	Rep. Ireland	1
1967	Rep. Ireland	1	Wales	2
1967	Wales	1	Scotland	1

UEFA Amateur Championship Group Results 1967 [Reference: 1]

Report

Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA European Amateur Championship in 1967, which was designed to run alongside the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and was for the Amateur National Teams of Countries with Professional or Semi-Professional Soccer Leagues, therefore confining the tournament to Non-Communist Block Countries, which had sent what was essentially their full National Teams to the Olympic Tournament.

The Communist Block Countries players were officially Amateur, though in practice they were paid to play Football, and did not work in the Factories as was the intention. The Qualifying started in February 1967 in Perth, Scotland, and the Finals were played in June 1967 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Republic of Ireland were placed in a Qualifying Group alongside Scotland and Wales, losing both matches to Scotland 4-0, before defeating Wales 2-1 away, but losing the return fixture 0-1 at home. The quaility of the Scottish side is evident, as they went on to reach the Final, played in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), losing 2-1 to Austria. Host Nation, Spain, won the third place playoff 2-0 against Turkey. In all 12 Nations entered the competition.

References

Images

[1] Fandom Logos (2020) UEFA Logo 1967-1992 [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/d/d3/UEFA_Logo_1960s.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/200?cb=20160411130211 [Accessed 5 April 2020]

Magazines

[2] Jeffrey, Gordon (1967) “Seeding Method Will Be A Test” World Soccer. October 1967. pg. 24-25

Acknowledgements

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Pan-American Games Soccer Tournament 1967

Finals

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Semi-Finals
1967	Bermuda	3	Trinidad & Tobago	1
1967	Mexico	2	Canada	1
	Playoff for 3rd Place
1967	Canada	1	Trinidad & Tobago	4
	Final
1967	Mexico	4	Bermuda	0

Pan-American Games Soccer Championship Finals 1967 [Reference: 1]

Final Pool Tables

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Pool A
*Trinidad & Tobago	3	2	1	0	7	3	5
*Mexico	3	1	2	0	6	3	4
Argentina	3	1	1	1	6	3	3
Colombia	3	0	0	3	2	13	0
Pool B
*Canada	3	2	1	0	6	4	5
*Bermuda	3	1	2	0	10	6	4
United States of America	3	1	0	2	6	10	2
Chile	3	0	1	2	3	5	1

Pan-American Games Soccer Championship Pool Tables 1967 [Reference: Compiled from Results in 1]

Pool Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Pool A
1967	Mexico	2	Argentina	2
1967	Trinidad & Tobago	5	Colombia	2
1967	Mexico	1	Trinidad & Tobago	1
1967	Argentina	5	Colombia	0
1967	Mexico	3	Colombia	0
1967	Trinidad & Tobago	1	Argentina	0
	Pool B
1967	Bermuda	7	United States of America	3
1967	Canada	2	United States of America	1
1967	Canada	2	Chile	1
1967	Chile	1	United States of America	2
1967	Bermuda	2	Canada	2
1967	Bermuda	1	Chile	1

Pan-American Games Soccer Championship Pool Results 1967 [Reference: 1]

Report

Bermuda and Trinidad & Tobago caused a major surprise in the Pan-American Games Soccer Tournament in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1967, with Bermuda defeating Trinidad in the Semi-Finals before falling in extra-time to Mexico in the Final. Bermuda had finished second in their pool, having defeated USA 7-3, and drawn with both Canada and Chile.

Trinidad & Tobago had likewise caused a major upset in the Pool Stage, triumphing 5-2 over Colombia and 1-0 over Argentina. They topped the group having also drawn with CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico. The other Semi-Final qualifier were hosts, Canada.

A crowd of 11,000 watched the Semi-Final between Canada and Mexico, which saw Canada score first, before Mexico got two back for the win. Mexico dominated the Final, but were unable to score in the regulation 90 minutes, before breaking down the Bermuda defense in extra-time, opening the floodgates for a 4-0 win.

References

Magazines

[4] Jose, Colin (1992) “Mexico win in Winnipeg” World Soccer. October 1967. pg. 34.

Acknowledgements

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

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