CONIFA Asia Cup
| Founded | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Region | International (Asia) (Confederation of Independent Football Associations) |
| Current champions | Tamil Eelam |
| Most championships | Tamil Eelam (2 titles) |
 2025 CONIFA Asian Football Cup | |
The CONIFA Asia Cup is a continental football tournament organized by CONIFA for representative teams of nations, minorities, and isolated regions within Asia that are unaffiliated with FIFA.[1] While the tournament focuses on the Asian continent, it has a global scope with participating ethnic communities from North America and Europe.[2]
History
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Lisbon 2023
[edit]CONIFA announced the first Asia 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.[3][4]
London 2025
[edit]CONIFA announced a second edition of the Asia 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
[edit]| Ed. | Year | Host | First place game | Third place game | Num. teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Champion |
Score |  Runner-up |
 Third |
Score | Fourth | ||||
| 1 | 2023 |  Portugal |
 Tamil Eelam FA |
2-0 |  Hmong FF |
 Tibetan NSA |
N/a | 3 | |
| 2 | 2025 |  England |
Tamil Eelam FA |
5–0 |  East Turkistan FA |
Tibetan NSA |
N/a | 3 | |
Appearances
[edit]- 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 (3) |
2025 (3) |
| East Turkistan FA |
x | 2nd |
| Hmong FF |
2nd | x |
| Tamil Eelam FA |
1st | 1st |
| Tibetan NSA |
3rd | 3rd |
Members of CONIFA Asia
[edit]| Asia (11) |
|---|
| East Turkistan FA |
| Girl Power FA (Afghanistan) |
| Hmong FF |
 Kashmir FA |
 Kurdistan FA |
 Pakistan All-Stars[6] |
 Palestinian Refugee FI |
 Panjab FA |
| Rojava FA |
| Tamil Eelam FA |
| Tibetan NSA |
References
[edit]- ↑ CONIFA Asia Cup 2023 (CONIFA)
- ↑ Brown, Kyle (8 August 2023). "Hmong Futbol Federation unites community through soccer". KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.
- ↑ says, Tenzin (4 July 2023). "Dalai Lama blesses team Tibet prior to CONIFA Asia Cup".
- ↑ "Team Tibet bows out of CONIFA Asia Cup". 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "CONIFA Asia Cup 2025".
- ↑ "Pakistan Football Association joins CONIFA". Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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