The 2006 ELF Cup took place in the
North Cyprus between November 19 and 25. Initially announced for non-FIFA teams only, the 2006 tournament also found places for three teams from the
Asian Football Confederation -
Tajikistan,
Kyrgyzstan and
Afghanistan. However, under pressure from FIFA, Afghanistan withdrew from the tournament.
Controversy Initially, it was announced that the
North Cyprus were to hold the inaugural
VIVA World Cup tournament, organised by the
NF-Board as a bi-annual competition for the best non-FIFA nations. However, a dispute between the NF-Board and a new regime at the
KTFF led to the tournament being taken away and granted to
Occitania. The NF-Board claimed that the new government of the
North Cyprus insisted on restricting which nations could and could not take part. The KTFF, however, claimed that the NF-Board made unreasonable financial demands. In response, the KTFF announced that the ELF Cup would be held at the same time as the VIVA World Cup, and have promised to pay travelling expenses to the participants, which has attracted some NF-Board members. The KTFF hope that the tournament will bring
North Cyprus further into the international arena.
Competitors • '''''' – representing the
Crimean Tatars. • '''''' –
Gagauzia, an autonomous region of
Moldova. • '''''' – an autonomous region of
Denmark, and nominally under the control of the
Danish Football Association and is a
NF-Board member. • '''''' – a member of the
AFC and
FIFA, represented here by
their futsal team. • '''''' – a member of the
AFC and
FIFA, represented here by
their futsal team. • '''''' – an autonomous region of
China, in exile and is a
NF-Board member. • '''''' – the hosts, an internationally unrecognised state and is a
NF-Board member. • '''''' – autonomous region of
Tanzania, but with membership of the
CAF and of the
NF-Board, represented here by their under-20 national team.
Results The eight participants were drawn into two groups of four, with the top two from each group progressing to the knockout stage.
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Golden Team ==Scorers==