FIFI Wild Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 29 May – 3 June |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Northern Cyprus (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Zanzibar |
| Third place |
 Gibraltar |
| Fourth place |
 Republic of St. Pauli |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 33 (3.3 per match) |
The FIFI Wild Cup was an alternative football World Cup held in summer 2006 in Germany. It was run by Federation of International Football Independents (FIFI). FIFI was a body made up of countries not recognized by FIFA and those whose logistics preclude them from playing representative football. The Millerntor-Stadion hosted all the tournament matches.
The tournament was sponsored by an on-line gambling consortium who saw this tournament as a way to gain publicity for itself. Hosted in the Hamburg borough of St. Pauli, Germany, this tournament enabled disputed political entities to play in international competition. According to organizer Jorg Pommeranz, FIFI had to overcome various obstacles, namely China and FIFA applying pressure to exclude Tibet and visas for the Northern Cypriot players to enter Germany.[1]
The winners were the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Spectator attendance was received relatively weak with average of 400, thus a second version was deemed unlikely.[2]
Participants
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Greenland — an autonomous region of Denmark, and under the control of the Football Association of Greenland - Northern Cyprus — an unrecognized state, under the control of Cyprus Turkish Football Federation
- Zanzibar — part of Tanzania, but member of CAF
- Gibraltar — a British Overseas Territory claimed by Spain. Gibraltar became a UEFA member in 2013
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Tibet — an autonomous region of China - Republic of St. Pauli — representing the St. Pauli area of Hamburg, the host city
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of St. Pauli |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Gibraltar |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Tibet |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cyprus |
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Zanzibar |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Greenland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
29 May 2006 |
| Northern Cyprus |
1–0 | Greenland |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Oraloglu 55' Team: Hasan Piro, Serhan Gönelli, Serkan Önet, Erdinç Borekci, Çagan Cerkez, Ayhan Demir (Coskun Ulusoy 25), Hamis Çakir (Rüstem Özmusalar 81), Ali Oraloglu, Derviş Kolcu, Kemal Uçaner (Ertaç Taşkiran 79) |
Team: Anders, Niklas Kreutzmann, Anders Petersen, Antuuaraq Enoksen, Jim Degn (Brian Thomsen 25), Peri Fleischer, John Kreutzmann, Kaaza, Kristian (Otto 72), Pelle, Salamon Thomassen (Paul 75) |
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg Referee: Tobias Mayer, Germany |
30 May 2006 |
| Northern Cyprus |
3–1 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Agrey Morris og 12' Derviş Kolcu pen 20' Çagan Cerkez 60' Team: Hasan Piro, Ayhan Demir, Çagan Cerkez, Serhan Gönelli, Hüseyin Amcaoglu, Serkan Önet, Ertaç Taşkiran (Ali Oraloglu), Erdinç Borekci (Hamis Çakir 63), Çoskun Ulusoy, Derviş Kolcu, Hüseyin Kayalilar |
Salum Ussi 43' Team: Salum Ali, Agrey Morris, Nadir Haraub, Jusuf Said, Soud, Ahmet Malik (Saud 30), Ally, Maulid, Masoud, Salum Ussi, Nassor |
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg Referee: Peter Postel, Germany |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| Northern Cyprus |
2 | ||||||
| Gibraltar |
0 | ||||||
| Northern Cyprus |
0 (4) | ||||||
| Zanzibar |
0 (1) | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| Republic of St. Pauli |
1 | Gibraltar |
2 | ||||
| Zanzibar |
2 | Republic of St.Pauli |
1 | ||||
Semi-finals
1 June 2006 |
| Northern Cyprus |
2–0 | Gibraltar |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Oraloglu 39' Dylan og 90' Team: Hasan Piro, Hamis Çakir, Serhan Gönelli, Serkan Önet, Derviş Kolcu, Coskun Ulusoy, Hüseyin Amcaoglu, Erdinç Borekci, Kemal Uçaner, Ali Oraloglu (Hüseyin Kürpeci 78 (Hüseyin Kayalar 86)), Çagan Cerkez |
Team: Kevin, Matthew (David 45), Christian, Lee, Dylan, Daniel, Robert, Colin, Joseph (Robert 60), Lee Casciaro, Graham (Roy 52) |
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg Referee: Markus Dahmas, Germany |
Third place match
Final
3 June 2006 |
| Northern Cyprus |
0–0 | Zanzibar |
|---|---|---|
| Team: Hasan Piro, Çagan Cerkez, Serhan Gönelli, Hüseyin Amcaoglu, Serkan Önet, Ertaç Taşkiran, Erdinç Borekci, Hamis Çakir, Çoskun Ulusoy, Derviş Kolcu, Hüseyin Kayalilar (Kemal Uçaner 60) |
Northern Cyprus win 4-1 on penalties | Team: Raahani, Agrey Moris, Nadir Haroub, Mwinyi, Soud Abdulla, Nassor Massoud, Salmin, Masoud Ali, Salum Ussi, Abdalla Juma (Ali Kani 70), Maulid Ibrahim |
Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg Referee: Moritz Hermann, Germany |
External links
- (German) Willkommen beim FIFI Wild Cup 2006 Official website of the tournament
- Also-rans find World of own New York Daily News article on the tournament
- The Clash of the Lilliputians Spiegel Online news article with detailed coverage of the tournament
See also
References
- ↑ "Filip Bondy: Also-rans find World of own". www.nydailynews.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2006.
- ↑ "Nordzypern feiert ausgelassen Triumph beim "Fifi Wild Cup"" (in German). welt.de. 6 June 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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