2006 Viva World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Occitania |
| Dates | 20 November – 24 November |
| Teams | 4 (from NF-Board confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 48 (12 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | All with 6: Erik Lamøy Tom Høgli Steffen Nystrøm |
Tournament Background
The Inaugural Tournament
In April 2005, the NF-Board announced that Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus had been chosen to host the inaugural VIVA World Cup, having successfully hosted a tournament to celebrate 50 years of the KTFF featuring fellow NF-Board member Sápmi and FIFA-unaffiliated Kosovo. The NF-Board hoped that sixteen teams would take part, drawn from across its membership.
Controversy
In the Spring of 2005, a new government was elected in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, keen to foster relations with other nations. The NF-Board claim that the government of Ferdi Sabit Soyer insisted on restricting which nations could and could not take part in order to head off potential political arguments. For their part, the KTFF claim that the NF-Board made unreasonable financial demands.[1]
The upshot of this was that the NF-Board decided to grant the hosting rights for the tournament to Occitania. In response, the KTFF announced that they would hold their own tournament, the ELF Cup, scheduled for the same time as the VIVA World Cup. Some NF-Board members have accepted invitations to take part in the ELF Cup.
Occitania 2006
Occitania announced that the tournament would still be held between the 19th and the 25th of November 2006, with games played at the in and around Hyères les Palmiers, near Toulon. The number of entrants was downsized to eight, in anticipation of the ELF Cup - which agreed to pay expenses - drawing NF-Board members away from the VIVA World Cup. However, a lack of suitable competitors meant that the tournament was to include six teams: Monaco, the Roma, the Sápmi, Southern Cameroons, West Papua, and the hosts.
However, the failure of West Papua and Southern Cameroon to attend the NF-Board General Assembly in September 2006, and logistical problems facing the Roma"[2], threw new doubt on the tournament, which looked as though it may go ahead with just three teams. Fortunately, Southern Cameroons were able to agree to send a team, and four teams - twelve less than initially hoped for - were set to contest the title.
There were yet more problems for the organisers when Southern Cameroons were unable to take part because of visa problems, resulting in walkovers in all their games.
By the end of the week, Sápmi had triumphed, scoring 42 goals in their three games, and lifting the first VIVA World Cup trophy.
Results
The four teams played a round-robin group stage, with the top two playing off for the title.
Teams in green qualified for the finals, while teams in red did not.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sápmi
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | +24 | 9 |
 Monaco
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 6 |
 Occitania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
 Southern Cameroons
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
| Monaco | 3-0 | Southern Cameroons |
|---|---|---|
| walkover[3] |
| Occitania | 0-7 | Sápmi |
|---|---|---|
| (Report) | Tom Høgli  2'Erik Lamøy Steffen Nystrøm Olav Råstad Torkild Nilsen Espen Bruer Team: Eilertsen, Brekke, Johansen, Sandvärn, Nilssen, Råstad, Nystrøm, Andersen, Høgli, Minde, Lamøy |
| Sápmi | 3-0 | Southern Cameroons |
|---|---|---|
| walkover |
| Occitania | 3-0 | Southern Cameroons |
|---|---|---|
| walkover |
| Sápmi | 14-0 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Trond Olsen 4' Steffen Nystrøm 4'Magnus Andersen Olav Råstad Erik Lamøy Espen Bruer Tom Høgli Jonas Johansen Team: Granstad, Brekke, Sandvärn, Johansen, Nilssen, Råstad, Høgli, Andersen, Minde (Lamøy), Nystrøm (Bruer), Olsen |
(Report) |
Final
| Sápmi | 21-1 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Lamøy 4' Tom Høgli 3'Jonas Johansen 3'Espen Bruer 2'Torkel Nilson 2'Olav Råstad 2'Trond Olsen Steffen Nystrøm Espen Minde Matti Eira Leif-Arne Brekke |
(Report) |
| 2006 VIVA World Cup Winners |
|---|
 Sápmi First Title |
The VIVA World Cup Trophy
The VIVA World Cup Trophy was designed by French sculptor Gérard Pigault, and will be named The Nelson Mandela Trophy, in honour of the former South African president.[4]
Notes
- ^ Steve Menary (October 2006). "Worlds apart". World Soccer Magazine. p. 105.
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- ^ "NF-Board Opens Registrations for the 1st Viva World Cup in Northern Cyprus". July 1st 2005.
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