The 2021 Sportsbet.io CONIFA European Football Cup, later renamed CONIFA Euro 2022 is the planned fourth edition of the
CONIFA European Football Cup, an international
football
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tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions
unaffiliated with FIFA with an affiliation to Europe, organised by
CONIFA
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.
Competitions
Women's football
All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...
. It will be hosted by
Nice
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in
France
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.
Initially to be played from 9 to 19 June, it was postponed to 7–17 July due to the
ongoing pandemic, and finally cancelled on 6 May 2021. The organisers stated that they were hoping to make a decision to hold the competition in 2022, by August 2022.
On 10 January 2022, CONIFA announced on social media, that the competition would be taking place between 3–12 June 2022 and had been renamed CONIFA Euro 2022 - in Nice as previously planned.
Less than 1 month before the tournament was due to begin CONIFA announced organisation problems with regards to hosts Nice. The tournament was not officially declared cancelled, but no alternative host was announced.
Tournament
Venues
Participants
A total of twelve teams were scheduled to participate, with their seedings below.
Northern Cyprus
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withdrew from the tournament after the draw.
It was replaced by a reserve team of the tournament,
Two Sicilies
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.
There are two additional reserve teams in case further teams withdraw from the tournament, and .
In April 2022, , and
Chameria
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all withdrew. The official reason given was "organizational issues". They were replaced by ,
Elba Island
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and .
In May 2022, withdrew from the tournament due to "safety reasons".
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Squads
Matches
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
Final
Placement round
Placement round 1
Placement round 2
Final positions
Top scorers
References
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CONIFA European Football Cup
CONIFA European Football Cup
Sport in Nice
Sport in France
Football competitions in France