2021 CONIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup

The 2021 ConIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup was the first futsal tournament organized by the Confederation of Independent Football Associations.[2] It was hosted in Sanremo and won by the County of Nice national football team.

2021 ConIFA No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySanremo (Italy)
Dates11 September
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions County of Nice
Runners-up Sardinia
Third place Elba
Fourth place Sicily
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored44 (4.89 per match)
Top scorer(s) Federico Todella[1]
(6 goals)

Tournament

The tournament was organized by the CONIFA No Limits area directed by Francesco Zema. It was part of a socio-cultural exhibition co-organized by the project "Calci: Comunità Resilienti" with the collaboration of the Principality of Seborga.[2]

The event took place on 11 September 2021 and was broadcast on internet thanks to the media partner WeSport.it.[3]

Participants
CONIFA teams Invited teams
  •  County of Nice
  •  Elba
  •  Sardinia
  •  Sicily
  •  Seborga[3]
  • Terra Brigasca[3]

The participants have been drawn into 2 groups of 3. The top teams from each group advanced to the final.[4][5]

The tournament marked the official debut of the national teams of Sicily and Elba in a CONIFA competition.[6][1]

Matches

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 County of Nice 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Sicily 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Seborga 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: WeSport.it
Sicily 1 – 0 Seborga
Seborga 1 – 5 County of Nice
County of Nice 2 – 1 Sicily

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sardinia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6
 Elba 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
Tera Brigasca 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: WeSport.it
Sardinia 5 – 0 Terra Brigasca
Terra Brigasca 1 – 4 Elba
Elba 0 – 2 Sardinia

Fifth-Place play-off
Terra Brigasca 3 – 4 Seborga

Third-Place play-off
Sicily 4 – 4 Elba
Penalties
4 – 6

Final
Sardinia 2 – 5 County of Nice

References
  1. "Successo inaspettato per la FA Isola d'Elba a Sanremo" (in Italian). elbareport.it. 13 September 2021.
  2. "CONIFA makes history with No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup". CONIFA official website. 27 August 2021.
  3. "Torneo di calcio tra le "nazioni non riconosciute": sabato in gara anche la Terra brigasca e il Principato di Seborga" (in Italian). La Stampa. 10 September 2021.
  4. "No Limits Mediterranean Futsal Cup: Schedule Announcement". CONIFA official website. 8 September 2021.
  5. "Futsal, la selezione siciliana alla Mediterranean Cup 2021" (in Italian). tempostretto.it. 8 September 2021.
  6. "La "prima volta" della Sicilia F.A." (in Italian). WeSport.it. 16 September 2021.
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