CONIFA is delighted to announce the match schedule for the upcoming CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup 2019. The tournament will take place between 1st-9th June in Artsakh, with 8 teams competing to take home the coveted CONIFA Sportsbet.io European Football Cup.
After the unfortunate late withdrawal of Sardinia, County of Nice, Donetsk and Luhansk, the previous four groups were merged into two, entitled A and B, and are as follows:
Group A:
Artsakh
Sapmi
Abkhazia
Chameria
Group B:
Padania
Szekely Land
Western Armenian
South Ossetia
The teams will play each other once in the group stages, with teams then progressing to semi final and placement matches. The final will take place in Stepanakert at 6:30pm on Sunday 9th June.
The schedule in full is as follows:
Saturday 1st June:
Opening ceremony
8pm, Stepanakert
Sunday 2nd June:
Abkazia v Chameria
4pm, Askeran
Padania v Szekely Land
6pm, Martakert
Western Armenia v South Ossetia
6pm, Martuni
Artsakh v Sapmi
6:30pm, Stepanakert
Monday 3rd June:
Szekely Land v Western Armenia
4pm, Askeran
Chameria v Artsakh
6pm, Martuni
Sapmi v Abkhazia
6pm, Martakert
South Ossetia v Padania
6:30pm, Stepanakert
Tuesday 4th June
South Ossetia v Szekely Land
4pm, Askeran
Artsakh v Abkhazia
6pm, Martuni
Chameria v Sapmi
6pm, Martakert
Padania v Western Armenia
6:30pm, Stepanakert
Wednesday 5th June:
Rest day
Thursday 6th June:
Group A 3rd v Group B 4th (PL1)
5pm, Martuni
Group B 3rd v Group A 4th (PL2)
5pm, Martakert
Group B 1st v Group A 2nd (SF2)
4pm, Askeran
Group A 1st v Group B 2nd (SF1)
6:30pm, Stepanakert
Friday 7th June:
Rest day
Saturday 8th June:
Loser PL1 v Loser PL2
4pm, Askeran
Winner PL2 v Winner PL1
5pm, Martuni
Loser SF2 v Loser SF1 (3rd place match)
6:30pm, Stepanakert
Sunday 9th June
Final (Winner SF1 v Winner SF2)
6:30pm, Stepanakert
The closing ceremony will follow the final. CONIFA hopes all visiting guests and media will have a wonderful time in Artsakh!
* Please note, all times are local (GMT +3)