# CONIFA European Football Cup

The CONIFA European Football Cup is an international football tournament organized by CONIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA, planned to be held every two years beginning with 2015. The 2017 edition was in Northern Cyprus.

## History
### Hungary 2015

In June 2014 CONIFA announced plans to organize the ConIFA European Football Cup. 3 FAs applied to host the tournament: Abkhazia, Ellan Vannin and Nagorno Karabakh. Ellan Vannin was announced as host on August 6. However, in March 2015, at the draw for the competition, the tournament was moved as a result of logistical issues; Székely Land was announced as the replacement host, with the competition to be held in Hungary.

### Northern Cyprus 2017

In January 2017 CONIFA announced that the 2017 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup would take place in Northern Cyprus. The competition featured 8 teams, 2 more than in 2015.

### Republic of Artsakh 2019

In August 2018, ConIFA announced the 2019 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup took place in Nagorno Karabakh and featured 12 teams, 4 more than in 2017. However, this was revised down to 8 teams following the late withdrawal of 4 teams.

### County of Nice 2021

In January 2021, ConIFA announced the 2021 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup took place in Nice, France and featured 12 teams, 4 more than in the 2017 and 2019 editions. This was announced in a backdrop of the, at the time, ongoing COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

### Northern Cyprus 2023

In September 2022, ConIFA announced the 2023 edition of the CONIFA European Football Cup would take place in Northern Cyprus. It was suspended following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, to enable Northern Cyprus to focus on supporting humanitarian efforts in Turkey. No replacement host was announced.

## Results

| Ed. | Year | Host | First place game | First place game | First place game | Third place game | Third place game | Third place game | Num. teams |
| Ed. | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third | Score | Fourth | Num. teams |
| 1 | 2015 | Debrecen | Padania | 4–1 | County of Nice | Ellan Vannin | 1–1 5–3 (p) | Felvidék | 6 |
| 2 | 2017 | Northern Cyprus | Padania | 1–1 3–2 (p) | Northern Cyprus | Székely Land | 3–1 | Abkhazia | 8 |
| 3 | 2019 | Artsakh | South Ossetia | 1–0 | Western Armenia | Abkhazia | 0–0 5–4 (p) | Chameria | 8 |
| 4 | 2022 | County of Nice | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | 12 |
| 4 | 2023 | Northern Cyprus | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | Suspended | 12 |

### Notes

* ↑ Postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19 Pandemic, Cancelled after host later withdrew
* ↑ Cancelled due to 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake

## Appearances
### Legend

* 1st — Champions
* 2nd — Runners-up
* 3rd — Third place
* 4th — Fourth place
* GS — Group Stage
* q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
* •• — Qualified but withdrew
* • — Did not qualify
* × — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by CONIFA
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2015 (6) | 2017 (8) | 2019 (8) | Total participations |
| Abkhazia | •• | 4th | 3rd | 2/3 |
| Artsakh | × | × | GS | 1/3 |
| Chameria | × | × | 4th | 1/3 |
| County of Nice | 2nd | •• | •• | 1/3 |
| Ellan Vannin | 3rd | GS | × | 2/3 |
| Felvidék | 4th | GS | • | 2/3 |
| Kárpátalja | • | GS | • | 1/3 |
| Northern Cyprus | •• | 2nd | • | 1/3 |
| Padania | 1st | 1st | GS | 3/3 |
| Romani people | GS | • | • | 1/3 |
| Sápmi | •• | •• | GS | 1/3 |
| South Ossetia | •• | GS | 1st | 2/3 |
| Székely Land | GS | 3rd | GS | 3/3 |
| Western Armenia | • | • | 2nd | 1/3 |

## Members of CONIFA Europe

As of January 2025
* Europe (18)
* Abkhazia
* Artsakh
* Canton Ticino
* Chameria
* Cornwall
* Ellan Vannin
* Gozo
* Kárpátalja
* Northern Cyprus
* Occitania
* Padania
* Raetia
* Sápmi
* Sardinia
* South Ossetia
* Székely Land
* Two Sicilies
* Western Armenia