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CONIFA Asian Football Cup

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CONIFA Asian Football Cup
Founded2023
RegionInternational (Asia) (Confederation of Independent Football Associations)
Current championsTamil Eelam
Most successful team(s)Tamil Eelam (2 titles)
2025 CONIFA Asian Football Cup

The CONIFA Asian Football Cup, also known as the CONIFA Asia Cup, is an international football tournament organized by CONIFA, an umbrella association for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA.[1]

History

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Map of ConIFA Asian Football Cup Locations

Lisbon 2023

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CONIFA announced the first Asian Cup, featuring 3 teams, would be held in August 2023 with games played at Alcochete, near Lisbon, a second stage was announced to be played in the UK was never held.[2][3][4]

London 2025

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CONIFA announced a second edition of the Asian Cup would be held in July 2025 with games played in Walton-on-Thames, near London. The tournament would again feature 3 participating teams.[5]

Results

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Ed. Year Host First place game Third place game Num.
teams
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Score Fourth
1 2023 Portugal
Tamil Eelam
3–1
Hmong FF

Tibet
3
2 2025 England
Tamil Eelam
5–0
East Turkestan

Tibet
3

Appearances

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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.

CONIFA Asian Football Cup record
Team
(Total 4 teams)
2023
Portugal
(3)
2025
England
(3)
 East Turkestan x 2nd
Hmong FF 2nd x
 Tamil Eelam 1st 1st
 Tibet 3rd 3rd

Members of CONIFA Asia

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Asia (8)
 East Turkestan
Hmong FF
Kashmir
 Kurdistan Region
Pakistan All-Stars[6]
 Panjab
 Tamil Eelam
 Tibet

References

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  1. ^ CONIFA Asia Cup 2023 (CONIFA)
  2. ^ says, Tenzin (4 July 2023). "Dalai Lama blesses team Tibet prior to CONIFA Asia Cup".
  3. ^ Brown, Kyle (8 August 2023). "Hmong Futbol Federation unites community through soccer". KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.
  4. ^ "Team Tibet bows out of CONIFA Asia Cup". 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "CONIFA Asia Cup 2025".
  6. ^ "Pakistan Football Association joins CONIFA". Retrieved 1 July 2023.