Category: Non-FIFA Football

December 24, 2020

VIVA World Football Cup 2006

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final
11.2006	Sapmi	21	Monaco	1

[Reference: 1]

Final Group Table

VIVA World Cup 2006	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Sapmi (F)	3	3	0	0	42	1	9
Monaco (F)	3	2	0	1	6	16	6
Occitania	3	1	0	2	5	10	3
Southern Cameroon	3	0	0	3	0	9	0

[Reference: Compiled from Results in 1]

Group results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
11.2006	Occitania	0	Sapmi	7
11.2006	Monaco	3	Southern Cameroon	0 #
11.2006	Sapmi	14	Monaco	0
11.2006	Occitania	3	Southern Cameroon	0 #
11.2006	Occitania	2	Monaco	3
11.2006	Sapmi	3	Southern Cameroon	0 #

[Reference: 1]

Report

Sapmi representing the Native Sami people of Scandinavia (Northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia), won the inaugural VIVA World Cup for non-FIFA countries, small island nations, and Nations and regions that have either not gained independence or recognition from FIFA. The original plan was for a 16-team World Cup held in the Turkish-speaking Northern Cyprus, which is only officially recognised by Turkey.

However, the organisers fell out with VIVA and the event split in two. Northern Cyprus held its own ELF Cup (Egalite, Liberte, Fratenite), and VIVA rescheduled the VIVA World Cup for Occitania (the region of South France where people speak Langue d’Oc rather than French). Six teams were in the original draw, but West Papua and the team representing the Roma (European Gypsies) pulled out, and on the eve of the event Southern Cameroon were unable to travel, forfeiting all fixtures 3-0.

Sapmi defeated Occitania 7-0 and Monaco (an amateur side representing the Principality rather than AS Monaco the professional team in the French League) 14-0. After Monaco defeated Occitania 3-2, the Monegasques met Sapmi again in the final, but due to rough play had 2 players sent off, and Sapmi ran riot, scoring 21 goals to Monaco’s 1.

About the VIVA World Cup

The VIVA World Cup was first played in 2006 between countries, island nations and regions of FIFA Countries that have not gained independence or official recognition from FIFA. It was superceeded in 2014 by CONIFA.

References

Websites

[2] Steve Menary (2007) “Then there were three…” World Soccer. February 2007. pg. 69.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Emmanuel, 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: 24 December 2020

November 9, 2020

CONADI & ANPO National Soccer Championship of Native Peoples (Chile) 2012

CSANF Logo [Reference: 1]

Final

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Final
2012	Rapa Nui	W (p)	Mapuche	L

CONADI & ANPO National Soccer Championship of Native Peoples (Chile) 2012 [Reference: 2]

Report

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) won the first National Soccer Championship of Native Peoples in Chile in 2012 by defeating Mapuche on penalties in the Final.

Mapuche Football Team [Reference: 3][Photo Credit: CSANF]

About

The CSANF (the Regional Body for Non-FIFA Football in South America) was founded in 2007 for the promotion of sport and culture for Nations, Islands, Communities, Territories and Minorities that are not members of FIFA. As part of the CSANF, CONADI & ANPO (National association of Indigineous Peoples) organised the first National Championship of Indigineous Peoples in Chile in 2012.

References

Logos

[1] CONADI (2013) csanf-logo [Internet] Available from: http://csanf.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/csanf-logo.png [Accessed 9 November 2020]

Websites

[2] CONADI (2013) CONADI and ANPO launched the Second National Soccer Championship of Native Peoples [Internet] Available from: http://csanf.net/conadi-y-anpo-lanzaron-el-segundo-campeonato-nacional-de-futbol-de-pueblos-originarios/ [Accessed 9 November 2020]

Images

[3] CONADI (2013) mapuche-futbol-300×234 [Internet] Available from: http://csanf.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mapuche-futbol-300×234.jpg [Accessed 9 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Francesco, Emmanuel and Caroline Mitchell.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 November 2020

November 9, 2020

IIGA International Island Games Association 5-a-side Soccer Isle of Man 1985

IIGA Isle of Man ’85 Logo [References: 2]

Final Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Froya (Nor)	6	3	3	0	8	3	9
Anglesey (Wal)	6	1	5	0	6	3	7
Orkney (Sco)	6	2	2	2	9	9	6
Guernsey (ChI)	6	2	2	2	4	7	6
Hitra (Nor)	6	2	1	3	6	5	5
Isle of Man (Cel)	6	2	1	3	5	10	5
Jersey (ChI)	6	1	2	3	5	6	4

IIGA International Island Games Association 5-a-side Soccer Isle of Man 1985 [Reference: 3]

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
1985	Isle of Man	2	Jersey	0
1985	Hitra	0	Froya	1
1985	Isle of Man	1	Orkney	1
1985	Angelesy	0	Jersey	0
1985	Guernsey	1	Hitra	0
1985	Froya	2	Orkney	1
1985	Anglesey	3	Isle of Man	0
1985	Hitra	1	Jersey	0
1985	Guernsey	1	Froya	0
1985	Anglesey	1	Orkney	1
1985	Guernsey	0	Isle of Man	2
1985	Froya	0	Jersey	0
1985	Anglesey	1	Hitra	1
1985	Guernsey	2	Orkney	1
1985	Froya	3	Isle of Man	0
1985	Orkney	3	Jersey	2
1985	Anglesey	1	Froya	1
1985	Guernsey	0	Jersey	3
1985	Hitra	3	Isle of Man	0
1985	Anglesey	0	Guernsey	0
1985	Hitra	1	Orkney	2

IIGA International Island Games Association 5-a-side Soccer Isle of Man 1985 [References: 3]

Report

The Norwegian Island of Froya won the Inaugural Island Games 5-a-side Soccer Championship in 1985. They won 3 and drew three of their matches, finishing two points ahead of the Welsh Island of Anglesey, which drew five and won one of its matches. Other Islands included the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, the Celtic Sea Island of the Isle of Man, the North Sea Island of Orkney, and another Norwegian Island, Hitra.

About the IIGA

International Island Games association Logo [Reference: 1]

Initially just between 7 islands in Norway and the United Kingdom, the International Island Games Association has grown to include members as far away as Aland Islands (Finland), Bermuda (North Atlantic), Greenland and Gibraltar. It holds the IIGA Island Games every second year, including events in many of the sports, both individual and team, that the Summer Olympic Games holds.

References

Logos

[1] IIGA (2020) logo [Internet] Available from: https://www.iiga.org/images2015/logo.jpg [Accessed 9 November 2020]

[2] IIGA (2020) iom_85__________wihe120moscalebgwhite [Internet] Available from: https://www.iiga.org/thumbnails/games_logos/iom_85__________wihe120moscalebgwhite.jpg [Accessed 9 November 2020]

Websites / PDF Booklets

[3] IIGA (2020) Isle of Man 1985 [Internet] Available from: https://www.iiga.org/media/1985/1985_soccer_5side.pdf [Accessed 9 November 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Mulcahy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 November 2020

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.

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

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.

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

August 13, 2020

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.

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

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]

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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]

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

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[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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