Category: World Soccer

September 1, 2020

United Soccer Association 1967

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Eastern Division
Washington Whips	12	5	5	2	19	11	15
Cleveland Stokers	12	5	4	3	19	13	14
Toronto City	12	4	5	3	23	17	13
Detroit Cougars	12	3	6	3	11	18	12
New York Skyliners	12	2	6	4	15	17	10
Boston Rovers	12	2	3	7	12	26	7
Western Division
Los Angeles Wolves	12	5	5	2	21	14	15
San Francisco Gales	12	5	3	4	25	19	13
Chicago Mustangs	12	3	7	2	20	14	13
Houston Stars	12	4	4	4	19	18	12
Vancouver Royal Canadians	12	3	5	4	20	28	11
Dallas Tornado	12	3	3	6	14	23	9

United Soccer Association Final Standings 1967 [Reference: 1-2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Championship
10.07.1967	Los Angeles Wolves	6	Washington Whips	5 sdet

United Soccer Association Championship 1967 [Reference: 3]

Note: 2 Pts Win, 1 Pt Draw, 0 Pts Loss; Teams were actually teams from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Italy, Netherlands and Uruguay representing US cities on a Summer Schedule in between their normal Winter Schedules back home. See Below for Teams.

Note 2: After the season Toronto City and New York Skyliners folded, and San Francisco Gales were absorbed by Vancouver Royal Canadians., and the League merged with the NPSL to form the North American Soccer League.

USA Teams

USA Team	European/South American Team
Boston Rovers	Shamrock Rovers (Dublin, Ireland)
Chicago Mustangs	Cagliari (Italy)
Cleveland Stokers	Stoke City (England)
Dallas Tornado	Dundee United (Scotland)
Detroit Cougars	Glentoran (Northern Ireland)
Houston Stars	Bangu (Brazil)
Los Angeles Wolves	Wolverhampton Wanderers (England)
New York Skyliners	Cerro (Montevideo, Uruguay)
San Francisco Gales	AD) (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Toronto City	Hibernian (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Vancouver Royal Canadians	Sunderland (England)
Washington Whips	Aberdeen (Scotland)

United Soccer Association Teams 1967 [Reference: 3]

Report

There were two professional soccer leagues in North America in 1967, both attempting at the same time to bring Pro Soccer to USA & Canada. The United Soccer Association was the FIFA-sponsored league and featured teams from Europe and South America guesting as North American teams over a Summer Schedule in between their normal Winter schedules. It included Shamrock Rovers (playing as Boston Rovers) and Glentoran (playing as Detroit Cougars). The other league was the National Professional Soccer League, and after the season the two leagues merged in 1968 to form the North American Soccer League which lasted until 1984.

Among the Rovers players over in Boston were Liam Tuohy, Frank O’Neill, Paddy Mulligan, Davy Pugh ad Tommy Kelly.

The side also included Carlos Metidieri, A Brazilian-born USA International, as gueat player, and his younger brother, Gilson.

After the merger with the NPSL, the Boston Rovers side became the Boston Beacons, a team in its own right, but kept the link with Shamrock Rovers. Paddy Mulligan was loaned out to the Beacons side in 1968 by Shamrock Rovers, but most of the team returned, and the side lost its mainly Irish make-up. [Reference: 4]

Boston Rovers Roster 1967

Boston Rovers Team Photo 1967 [Reference: 10]

No.	Name	Pos	P	G	A	Pts	Born/Citizen
1	Pat Dunne	G	12	0	0	0	Ireland
1	Mick Smyth	G					Ireland
1	John Brookes	M					Ireland
2,5	Ronnie Nolan	M	9	0	1	1	Ireland
2	John Keogh	D					Ireland
3	Patrick Courtney	D					Ireland
4	John Fullam	D					Ireland
4,6	Mike Kearin	M/D					Ireland
5	David Pugh	M	14			0	Ireland
5,6	Patrick Mulligan	M	6	1	0	2	Ireland
6	Sean Core	D					Ireland
4,6,12	Doug Wood	M					Scotland
7,9	Frank O’Neill	F	12	3	4	10	Ireland
7,11	Tommy Kinsella	M	4	0	2	2	Ireland
8	Billy Dixon	F	11			0	Ireland
9	Bobby Gilbert	F	6	1	1	3	Ireland
9	Eric Barber	F					Ireland
8,10	Michael Leech	F	5	2	0	4	Ireland
10,11	Liam Tuohy	F	9	3	0	6	Ireland
11	Carlos Matidieri	F					Brazil
12	Alexander Wood	M
	Orest Banach	G					Germany/USA
	Jorge Benitez	F					Peru
	Tommy Farrell						Ireland
	Gilson Metidieri	F					Brazil

Boston Rovers 1967 Roster [Reference: 7]

Detroit Cougars [Glentoran FC] Roster 1967

Detroit Cougars 1967 Team Photo [Reference: 11]

No.	Name	Pos.	P	G	A	Pts	Born/Citizen
1	John Kennedy	G	12	0	0	0	Northern Ireland
1	Sammy Kydd	G	1	0	0	0	Ireland
2	Harry Chreighton	D				0	Northern Ireland
3	Billy McKeag	D	3				Northern Ireland
4	Roy Borne	D					Northern Ireland
10	Tommy Jackson	M				0	Northern Ireland
11	Billy McCullough	D				0	Northern Ireland
12	Walter Bruce	M				0	Northern Ireland
14	Arthur Stewart	M	12	2	0	4	Northern Ireland
15	Billy Sinclair	M	10	0	1	1	Scotland
20	Trevor Thompson	D	4	3	0	6	Northern Ireland
21	Jim Weatherup	F	9	2	1	5	Northern Ireland
22	John Colrain	F	3	1	0	2	Scotland
23	Alan McNeill	M					Northern Ireland
24	Eric Ross	F	7	0	1	1	Northern Ireland
25	Danny Trainor	F	8	2	2	6	Northern Ireland
30	Jimmy Johnston	M					Northern Ireland
31	Sammy Lunn						Northern Ireland
32	Tommy Morrow	F	8	1	1	3	Northern Ireland
33	Maurice Wright						Northern Ireland
	Albert Finaly	G					Northern Ireland

Detroit Cougars [Glentoran FC] Roster 1967 [Reference: 8]

Refernces

Bibliography

[1] Jose, Colin “The Complete Record of the North American Soccer League”.

[2] Litterer, David A. & RSSSF (1995/2018) North American Soccer League [Internet] Available from: http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl.html[Accessed 7 February 2020]

[3] Litterer, David A. & RSSSF (1995/2018) North American Soccer League 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/nasl67.html [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[4] The Wild Geese (2012) Boston Rovers [Internet] Available from: http://irishfootballersineurope.blogspot.com/2012/09/boston-rovers.html [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[5] The Wild Geese (2011) Eric Barber [Internet] Available from: http://irishfootballersineurope.blogspot.com/2011/12/eric-barber.html [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[6] NASL Jerseys (2020) Joe Haverty [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/H/Haverty.Joe.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[7] NASL Jerseys (2020) Boston Rovers [Shamrock Rovers] Roster 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Rovers_Rosters.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[8] NASL Jerseys (2020) Detroit Cougars [Glentoran] Roster 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Cougars_Rosters.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[9] NASL Jerseys (2020) Chicago Spurs Roster 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Spurs_Rosters.htm [Accessed 7 February 2020]

Images

[10] The Wild Geese (2020) Boston Rovers Team Photo 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sSApbL9Wwx8/UEis7XjGZTI/AAAAAAAAAiM/68xISgaPi68/s320/c88e_1.jpg [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[11] The Wild Geese (2020) Detroit Cougars Team Photo 1967 [Internet] Available from: http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/Cougars/Cougars%2067%20Road%20Team_small.JPG [Accessed 7 February 2020]

[12] Wikiwand (2020) United Soccer Association 1967 [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/United_Soccer_Association_1967_logo.gif [Accessed 7 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jason Caldwell & Paul Foley.

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September 1, 2020

American Soccer League II Champions 1933-1967

American Soccer League 1933-1983 Logo [Reference: 3]

Champions

Year	Champions
1933-34	Kearney Irish
1934-35	Philadelphia German-Americans
1935-36	New York Americans
1936-37	Kearny Scots
1937-38	Kearny Scots
1938-39	Kearny Scots
1939-40	Kearny Scots
1940-41	Kearny Scots
1941-42	Philadelphia Americans
1942-43	Brooklyn Hispano
1943-44	Philadelphia Americans
1944-45	Brookhattan
1945-46	Baltimore Americans
1946-47	Philadelphia Americans
1947-48	Philadelphia Americans
1948-49	Philadelphia Nationals
1949-50	Philadelphia Nationals
1950-51	Philadelphia Nationals
1951-52	Philadelphia Americans
1952-53	Philadelphia Nationals
1953-54	New York Americans
1954-55	Uhrik Truckers Philadelphia
1955-56	Uhrik Truckers Philadelphia
1956-57	New York Hakoah
1957-58	New York Hakoah
1958-59	New York Hakoah
1959-60	Colombo
1960-61	Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1961-62	Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1962-63	Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1963-64	Ukrainian Nationals Phildelphia
1964-65	Hartford SC
1965-66	Roma SC
1966-67	Baltimore St. Gerards

American Soccer League II Champions 1933-1967 [References: 1]

Report

Kearney Irish won the American Soccer League in 1933-34 – usually called ASL II as there was an American Soccer League from 1921 to 1933 which was a different League despite the same name. It was the first season of the new League which was to be dominated by teams referencing immigrant groups.

Kearny scots won the League from 1936 to 1941 and from 1941 to 1953 Philadelphia Nationals and Philadelphia Americans won 9 Championships between them. New York Hakoah, a Jewish-American team won from 1956-1958 and from 1960 to 1964 the winners were Ukrainian Nationals Philadelphia.

The last winners of the American Soccer League II as a Major League were the Baltimore St. Gerards, who may also have had Irish connections.

While the ASL II operated as the Men’s Major Soccer League in the USA from 1933 to 1967 it was superceded by the North American Soccer League which ran from 1967 to 1983. The ASL II continued to operate as a second level also until 1983.

Bibliography

[1] Mantz, Gabriel (2020) “National Competitions Table of Honours” North & Central American Football Yearbook 2019-2020. pg. 452-453

[2] Cuttone, Charles & Cuttone, Linda (2020) “Men’s Pro Leagues” North American Soccer Guide 2020. Sports Vue Interactive LLC, USA. 387-388.

Images

[3] Wikipedia (2016) 200px-American_Soccer_League_(1933–83) [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8c/American_Soccer_League_%281933%E2%80%9383%29.png/200px-American_Soccer_League_%281933%E2%80%9383%29.png [Accessed 1 September 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: 1 September 2020

September 1, 2020

CONCACAF North American Soccer Final Tables 2019-20

Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) 2019

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Eastern Conference
*New York City	34	18	10	6	63	42	64
*Atlanta United	34	18	4	12	58	43	58
*Philadelphia Union	34	16	7	11	58	50	55
*Toronto FC	34	13	11	10	75	52	50
*DC United	34	13	11	10	43	38	50
*New York Red Bulls	34	14	6	14	53	51	48
*New England Revolution	34	11	12	11	50	57	45
Chicago Fire	34	10	12	12	55	47	42
Montreal Impact	34	12	5	17	47	60	41
Columbus Crew	34	10	8	16	39	47	38
Orlando City SC	34	9	10	15	44	52	37
FC Cincinnati	34	6	6	22	31	75	24
Western Conference
*Los Angeles FC	34	21	9	4	85	37	72
*Seattle Sounders	34	16	8	10	52	49	54
*Real Salt Lake	34	16	5	13	46	41	53
*Minnesota United	34	15	8	11	52	43	53
*Los Angeles Galaxy	34	16	3	15	58	59	51
*Portland Timbers	34	14	7	13	52	49	51
*FC Dallas	34	13	9	12	54	46	48
San Jose Earthquakes	34	13	5	16	52	55	44
Colorado Rapids	34	12	6	16	58	63	30
Houston Dynamo	34	12	4	18	49	59	38
Sporting Kansas City	34	10	8	16	49	67	38
Vancouver Whitecaps	34	8	10	16	37	59	34

Major League Soccer Final Table 2019 [Reference: 1]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs 1st Round
19.10.2019	Atlanta United	1	New England Revolution	0
19.10.2019	Real Salt Lake	2	Portland Timbers	1
19.10.2019	Seattle Sounders	4	FC Dallas	3 aet
19.10.2019	Toronto FC	5	DC United	1
20.10.2019	Minnesota United	1	Los Angeles Galaxy	2
20.10.2019	Philadelphia Union	4	New York Red Bulls	3 aet
	Quarter-Finals
23.10.2019	New York City	1	Toronto FC	2
23.10.2019	Seattle Sounders	2	Real Salt Lake	0
24.10.2019	Atlanta United	2	Philadelphia Union	0
24.10.2019	Los Angeles FC	5	Los Angeles Galaxy	3
	Semi-Finals
29.10.2019	Los Angeles FC	1	Seattle Sounders	3
30.10.2019	Atlanta United	1	Toronto FC	2
	MLS Cup
10.11.2019	Seattle Sounders	3	Toronto FC	1

Major League Soccer Playoffs 2019 [Reference: 1]

Liga MX (Mexico) Apertura 2019

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Santos Laguna	18	11	4	3	40	25	37
Leon	18	9	6	3	38	23	33
UANL	18	8	8	2	26	14	32
Queretaro	18	9	4	5	31	19	31
Necaxa	18	9	4	5	33	23	31
America	18	8	7	3	32	22	31
M. Morelia	18	8	3	7	31	26	27
Monterrey	18	8	3	7	27	23	27
Pachuca	18	7	4	7	32	26	25
Guadalajara	18	7	4	7	28	28	25
Tijuana	18	7	3	8	26	36	24
Cruz Azul	18	5	8	5	25	24	23
Pumas	18	6	5	7	21	20	23
Atlas	18	6	3	9	19	26	21
Club Atletico de San Luis	18	6	2	10	22	31	20
FC Juarez	18	5	3	10	17	27	18
Toluca	18	4	5	9	16	26	17
Puebla FC	18	4	5	9	20	31	17
Veracruz	18	1	5	12	11	45	8

Liga MX (Mexico) Final Soccer Table Apertura 2019 [Reference: 3]

Team 1	Team 2	1st Leg	2nd Leg	Agg
Cuartos
Monarcas Morelia	Leon	3-3	2-1	5-4
Necaxa	Queretaro	3-0	3-2	6-2
Rayados de Monterrey	Santos Laguna	5-2	1-1	6-3
America	Tigres de UANL	1-2	4-2	5-4
Semifinal		0
Rayados de Monterrey	Necaxa	2-1	1-0	3-1
Monarcas Morelia	Club America	2-0	0-2	2-2
Final
Rayados de Monterrey	Club America	2-1

Liga MX Apertura Playoffs 2019-20 [Reference: 6]

Liga MX (Mexico) Clasura 2020

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Cruz Azul FC CDMX	10	7	1	2	24	14	22
Club Leon FC	10	7	0	3	23	14	21
Club Santos Laguna Torreon	10	5	2	3	14	14	17
CF America CDMX	10	5	2	3	11	11	17
CD Guadalajara	10	4	4	2	13	11	16
Club Universidad Nacional CDMX	10	4	3	3	20	19	15
CF Tigres de los UA Nuevo Leon	10	4	2	4	13	10	14
FC Juarez	10	4	2	4	20	18	14
CA Monarcas Morelia	10	4	2	4	17	18	14
Puebla FC	10	4	2	4	7	7	14
CF Pachuca	10	4	2	4	11	12	14
Queretaro FC	10	4	2	4	13	15	14
CA de San Luis	10	3	4	3	11	15	13
ID Necaxa Aguascalientes	10	3	2	5	17	16	11
Deportivo Toluca FC	10	2	4	4	16	18	10
Club Tijuana	10	2	3	5	10	16	9
CSD Atlas Guadalajara	10	3	0	7	9	16	9
CF Monterrey	10	0	5	5	10	17	5

Liga MX (Mexico) Clasura 2020 [Reference: ]

Canadian Premier League 2019

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Spring Competition
*Cavalry FC (Calgary)	10	8	0	2	16	7	24
Forge FC (Hamilton)	10	6	1	3	15	7	19
FC Edmonton	10	4	2	4	8	9	14
HFX Wanderers	10	3	2	5	8	11	11
Pacific FC (Victoria)	10	3	2	5	11	15	11
York9 FC	10	2	5	3	9	11	11
Valour FC (Winnipeg)	10	3	0	7	8	15	9
Fall Championship
*Cavalry FC (Calgary)	18	11	5	2	35	12	38
+Forge FC (Hamilton)	18	11	4	3	30	19	37
York9 FC	18	7	2	9	30	26	23
Pacific FC (Victoria)	18	5	5	8	24	31	20
Valour FC	18	5	4	9	22	37	19
FC Edmonton	18	4	6	8	19	24	18
HFX Wanderers	18	3	8	7	13	24	17

Canadian Premier League Final Tables 2019 [Reference: 4]

*Qualify for Final as Spring & Fall Champions / +Qualify for Final as Best Runner-Up.

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Final 1st Leg
26.10.2019	Forge FC	1	Cavalry FC	0
	Final 2nd Leg
02.11.2019	Cavalry FC	0	Forge FC	1
	(Forge FC won 2-0 on Agg)

Canadian Premier League Finals [Reference: 5]

United Soccer League Championship 2019 (USA 2nd Division)

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Eastern Conference
*Pittsburgh Riverhounds	34	19	11	4	58	30	68
*Nashville Sc	34	20	7	7	59	26	67
*Indy Eleven	34	19	6	9	48	29	63
*Louisville City FC	34	17	9	8	58	41	60
*Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	16	10	8	61	33	58
*New York Red Bulls II	34	17	6	11	74	51	57
*North Carolina FC	34	16	8	10	57	37	56
*Ottawa Fury FC	34	14	10	10	50	43	52
*Charleston Battery	34	11	13	10	44	44	46
*Birmingham Legion FC	34	12	7	15	35	51	43
Saint Louis FC	34	11	9	14	40	41	42
Loudoun United FC	34	11	6	17	59	65	39
Charlotte Independence	34	9	11	14	42	53	38
Atlanta United FC 2	34	9	8	17	45	77	35
Memphis 901 FC	34	9	7	18	37	52	34
Bethlehem Steel FC	34	8	7	19	49	78	31
Hartford Athletic	34	8	5	21	49	80	29
Swope Park Rangers	34	6	8	20	46	80	26
Western Conference
*Phoenix Rising FC	34	24	6	4	89	36	78
*Reno 1868 FC	34	18	6	10	72	51	60
*Fresno FC	34	16	9	9	58	44	57
*Real Monarchs SLC	34	16	8	10	71	53	56
*Orange County FC	34	15	9	10	54	43	54
*El Paso Locomotive	34	13	11	10	42	36	50
*Sacramento Republic FC	34	14	6	14	50	43	48
*Austin Bold FC	34	13	9	10	53	52	48
*Los Angeles Galaxy II	34	12	12	10	59	62	48
*New Mexico United	34	11	13	10	59	57	46
San Antonio FC	34	12	9	13	62	57	45
Rio Grande Valley Toros	34	11	8	15	50	58	41
Las Vegas Lights FC	34	11	8	15	46	56	41
Portland Timbers 2	34	10	8	16	65	71	38
Oklahoma City Energy FC	34	9	11	14	45	58	38
Tulsa Roughnecks	34	8	10	16	45	69	34
Tacoma Defiance	34	8	7	19	42	82	31
Colorado Springs Switchbacks	34	7	6	21	31	65	27

United Soccer League Championship 2019 [References: 6]

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Play-In Round
23.10.2019	North Carolina FC	2	Birmingham Legion FC	3
23.10.2019	Ottawa Fury FC	1 (4p)	Charleston Battery	1 (5p)
23.10.2019	Sacramento Republic FC	2	New Mexico United	1
23.10.2019	Austin Bold FC	2	Los Angeles Galaxy II	0
	Conference Quarter-Finals
26.10.2019	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	7	Birmingham Legion FC	0
26.10.2019	Nashville SC	3	Charleston Battery	1
26.10.2019	Indy Eleven	1	New York Red Bulls II	0
26.10.2019	Louisville City	2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	1
26.10.2019	Phoenix Rising FC	0 (8p)	Austin Bold FC	0 (7p)
26.10.2019	Reno 1868 FC	1	Sacramento Republic FC	3
26.10.2019	Fresno FC	2	El Paso Locomotive FC	3
26.10.2019	Real Monarchs SLC	6	Orange County SC	2
	Conference Semi-Finals
03.11.2019	Piitsburgh Riverhounds SC	1	Louisville City FC	2
03.11.2019	Nashville SC	0	Indy Eleven	1
03.11.2019	Phoenix Rising FC	1	Real Monarchs SLC	2
03.11.2019	El Paso Locomotive FC	3	Sacramento Republic FC	0
	Conference Semi-Finals
09.11.2019	Indy Eleven	1	Louisville City FC	3
09.11.2019	Real Monarchs SLC	2	El Paso Locomotive FC	1
	USL Championship Final		Lynn Stadium, Louisville
17.11.2019	Real Monarchs SLC	3	Louisville City FC	1

United Soccer League Championship 2019 [References: 6]

Liga de Ascenso MX (Mexico 2nd Level) Apertura 2019

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
*Alebrijes de Oaxaca FC	13	7	4	2	18	15	27
*CF Atlante Cancun	13	6	6	1	15	9	26
*Tampico Madero FC	13	5	5	3	18	13	23
*Club Leones Negros de Univ. Guadalajara	13	7	0	6	17	17	22
*Club Atletico Zacatepec	13	5	4	4	18	18	21
*Celaya FC	13	5	2	6	14	11	19
*CD Mineros de Zacatecas	13	4	6	3	13	11	19
Cefateleros de Chiapas	13	4	5	4	17	16	18
CSD Dorados de Sinaloa	13	3	7	3	13	12	17
Cimarrones de Sonora FC	13	4	4	5	10	11	17
Club Loros de Univ de Colima	13	3	5	5	16	18	16
Potros de UA Estado de Mexico	13	3	4	6	18	21	15
Venados FC Merida	13	3	3	7	12	20	14
Correcaminos de UA Tamaulipas	13	2	5	6	12	19	11

Liga de Ascenso MX Apertura 2019 [References: 6]

Team 1	Team 2	Leg 1	Leg 2	Agg
Quarter-Finals
CD Mineros de Zacatecas	CF Atlante Cancun	2-1	0-2	2-3
Celaya FC	Tampico Madero FC	1-0	0-0	1-0
Club Atletico Zacatepec	Club Leones Negros UG	1-0	1-0	2-0
Semi-Finals
Celaya FC	Alebrijes de Oaxaca FC +	1-0	0-1	1-1
Club Atletico Zacatepec	Atlante Cancun FC	0-0	1-0	1-0
Final
Club Atletico Zacatepec	Alebrjes de Oaxaca FC	1-3	2-2	3-5

Liga de Ascenso MX Apertura 2019 [References: 6]

Liga de Ascenso MX (Mexico 2nd Level) Clasura 2020

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
CD Mineros de Zacatecas	8	6	2	0	18	14	22
Correcaminos de UA Tamaulipas	8	5	1	2	16	10	21
Celaya FC	8	4	1	3	7	7	17
Club Atletico Zacatepec	8	4	1	3	13	12	16
Club Leones Negros de Univ Guadalajara	8	4	1	3	14	14	14
Tampico Madero FC	8	3	3	2	9	8	14
Venados FC Merida	8	4	1	3	8	11	13
CF Atlante Cancun	8	3	2	3	6	7	12
Cimarrones de Sonora FC	8	2	2	4	6	11	9
Alebrijes de Oaxaca FC	8	1	3	4	6	9	6
CSD Dorados de Sinaloa	8	0	5	3	13	18	5
Cefateleros de Chiapas	8	1	0	7	9	14	3

Liga de Ascenso MX Clasura 2020 [References: 6]

Irish Players and Trainers

Name	Team	Position	D.O.B	Games	Goals
Chris McCann	DC United (MLS)	Midfielder	21.07.1987	6	–
James O’Connor	Orlando City SC (MLS)	Trainer	01.09.1979	34	–

Irish Players and Trainers [References: 6]

Report

Chris McCann of the Republic of Ireland played 6 games in Midfield for DC United in Major League Soccer, the highest level in the USA in 2019, as the team finished 5th in the Eastern Conference and reached the first round of the playoffs.

James O’Connor, also of Republic of Ireland, who was appointed on 29th June 2018, was trainer (manager) for Orlando City SC, also in the MLS as they finished 11th in the Eastern Conference also of the MLS. After the 11th place finish Orlando City SC let James O’Connor go, their third trainer in five years, suggesting the problems were deeper than the trainer.

Republic of Ireland’s James O’Connor Orlando City SC Trainer 2018-2019 [Reference: 8]

References

Websites

[1] Major League Soccer (2019) Standings | 2019 [Internet] Available from: https://www.mlssoccer.com/standings [Accessed 27 December 2019]

[3] Liga MX (2019) Estadistica | Tablas Apertura 2019 | Tabla General [Internet] Available from: https://ligamx.net/cancha/tablas/tablaGeneralClasificacion/sp/8934b8c89a62e0 [Accessed 27 December 2019]

[6] Liga MX (2019) Partidos | Tablas Apertura 2019-20 [Internet] Available from: https://ligamx.net/cancha/partidos [Accessed 27 December 2019]

[4] Canadian Premier League (2019) Standings [Internet] Available from: https://canpl.ca/standings/ [Accessed 27 December 2019]

[5] Canadian Premier League (2019) Schedule [Internet] Available from: https://canpl.ca/schedule [Accessed 27 December 2019]

Magazines

[2] World Soccer (2019) “World Service: Club Football | CONCACAF” December 2019. pg. 78-79.

Bibliography

[6] Mantz, Gabriel (2020) North & Central American Football Yearbook 2019-2020.

Images

[7] MLS (2020) Why Orlando City parted ways with James O’Connor and what comes next [Internet] Available from: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/10/07/why-orlando-city-parted-ways-james-oconnor-and-what-comes-next [Accessed 1 September 2020]

Images

[8] MLS (2020) joc-o [Internet] Available from: https://league-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/styles/image_landscape/s3/images/joc-o.png?5JXEu.w81KbHkQ6s8QmQfSiEjPs6hZsm&itok=vKqmv2RN&c=08ce797bb0b111f4ccfb5e64e152df15 [Accessed 1 September 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: 1 September 2020

August 24, 2020January 6, 2024

UEFA Europa League Finals (Soccer) Germany 2020

Header Image Credit

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

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Quarter-Finals
10.08.2020	Internazionale Milan (ITA)	2	Bayer Leverkusen (GER)	1
10.08.2020	Manchester United (ENG)	1	FC Cophenhagen (DEN)	0 aet
11.08.2020	Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG)	0	Sevilla FC (SPA)	1
11.08.2020	Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)	4	Basel (SWI)	1
	Semi-Finals
16.08.2020	Sevilla FC	2	Manchester United	1
17.08..2020	Internazionale Milan	5	Shakhtar Donetsk	0
	Final		Cologne, Germany
21.08.2020	Sevilla	3	Internazionale Milan	2

UEFA Europa League Finals (Soccer) Germany 2020 [Reference: 2-4]

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

Report – Irish Connections

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.

References

Images

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

Websites

[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]

Acknowledgements

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

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August 19, 2020

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

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*	*Away Team*
	Quarter-Finals
21.08.2020	Glasgow City	Wolfsburg
21.08.2020	Atletico Madrid	Barcelona
22.08.2020	Arsenal	Paris St. Germain
22.08.2020	Olympique Lyon	Bayern 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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August 19, 2020January 6, 2024

UEFA Champions League Finals Lisbon (Soccer) 2019-20

Header Image Credit

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	Quarter-Finals
12.08.2020	Atalanta	1	Paris St. Germain	2
13.08.2020	Red Bull Leipzig	2	Atletico Madrid	1
14.08.2020	FC Barcelona	2	Bayern Munich	8
14.08.2020	Manchester City	1	Olympique Lyon	3
	Semi-Finals
18.08.2020	Red Bull Leipzig	0	Paris St. Germain	3
19.08.2020	Olympique Lyon	0	Bayern Munich	3
	Final
23.08.2020	Paris St. Germain	0	Bayern Munich	1

UEFA Champions League Finals Lisbon (Soccer) 2019-20 [Reference: 2-4]

Report

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.

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 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]

Acknowledgements

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

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August 19, 2020

FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019

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

Results

*Date*	*Home Team*		*Away Team*
	1st Round
11.12.2019	Al Sadd Sports Club (Qat)	3	Hienghene (NCa)	1
	2nd Round
14.12.2019	Al Hilal (KSA)	1	Esperance de Tunis (Tun)	0
14.12.2019	Monterrey (Mex)	3	Al Sadd Sports Club	2
	5th Place
17.12.2019	Al Sadd Sports Club	2	Esperance de Tunis	6
	Semi-Finals
17.09.2019	CR Flamengo (Bra)	3	Al Hilal FC	1
18.09.2019	Monterrey	1	Liverpool FC (Eng)	2
	3rd Place
22.12.2019	Monterrey	2	Al Hilal FC	2
	Final
21.12.2019	Liverpool FC	1	CR Flamengo	0

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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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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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